On Mon, Jun 14, 2004 at 09:14:43AM +0100, Ted Harding wrote:
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I've come across the Lexmark Z708 inkjet, apparently available at PC World for ?29.99 (in-store). Not that I like inkjets, since the cartridge price leads to high running costs in the long term (it looks as though Lexmark cartridges, even black and white, cost over $20, i.e. nearly as much as the printer in this case). However, the price is right ... !
Know that feeling far too well. Infact, someone I knew just went and bought a new printer because it was cheaper than replacing the cartridges.
Does anyone have any experience of using the Lexmark 708, who can
a) Comment on its quality and performance
b) Comment on usability with Linux? (USB connection, by the way, which should not be a problem in principle).
Can't comment on that, but I've a nice little Epson C42UX Usb printer sitting here that just works, so USB should definately not be a problem :)
I haven't been able to suss out from websites what printer language it uses, for instance, so don't know whether ghostscript would be able to convert PS output to drive this printer.
Not sure what language it uses either, but *there is* a driver on Lexmarks site for RPM based distros. It's linked from: http://users.cybercity.dk/~dko12479/
Personally, I'd go for something that was slightly more open, and could be attacked more readily (or already had support in default distribution). It's probably worth your while taking a look at http://www.linuxprinting.org/ and finding a cheapy from the list of supported printers ;)
With thanks, and best wishes to all, Ted.
Cheers,