Best Printers for Linux

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Brother HL-2170W Laser

$167.00 Est. at Amazon

from jantman, www.newegg.com
also, it occasionally chokes on documents printed via cups on linux, though i don't know if this is a driver or printer problem.
from www.amazon.com
this printer works fine on linux using the hl2070n driver, which is what i really wanted when i bought it.
from Miguel, www.newegg.com
i have it set up using two different operating systems, linux ubuntu (hardy 8.04) and windows xp.
from madpuppy, www.newegg.com
plus it works in linux, so far i can tell no difference in print quality between windows and linux.
from Chris, www.newegg.com
it was actually quicker setting up on my linux boxes with cups than it was on my xp boxes.

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Positives: Great Print Quality, Fast Printing, Easy To Setup, Type: Workgroup Printers,Workgroup Printer

2 RECOMMENDED by 6 people for LINUX

Brother HL4040CN Laser

$441.00 Est. at Amazon

from A Customer from Little Rock, AR, clickfrom.buy.com
works great out of windows & linux.
from rluby126, www.shopping.com
linux support.
from pablo, www.newegg.com
i run both windows and linux ubuntu in my environment, and this printer is beautifully compatible with both.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
i use ubuntu linux x64 and had no problems with the linux drivers on brothers site.
from www.newegg.com
works very well, toner is cheap, has great drivers (including linux drivers in rpm and dpkg format!).

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Positives: Easy To Use, Nice Print Quality, Fast Printing, Type: Workgroup

3 RECOMMENDED by 7 people for LINUX

Brother HL-2140 Laser

$120.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
it is also linux compatible...
from www.amazon.com
printing is crisp and clear, and it worked straight out of the box with ubuntu linux--a big selling point for me since linux doesn't use driver disks.
from mike, www.newegg.com
quality drivers available for linux from manufacturer.
from www.amazon.com
i dual-boot windows xp and linux (xubuntu).
from Tristan98c, www.newegg.com
works well with linux(have to use old driver software) and windows.

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Positives: Fast Printing, Excellent Print Quality, Easy To Use, Type: Workgroup Printers

4 RECOMMENDED by 4 people for LINUX

Xerox Phaser 6130

$915.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i have had the printer for a couple of weeks and it has been working very well on my home network with both windows and linux computers.
from www.amazon.com
works great with mac os x and linux (haven't tried windows).
from Greg, www.newegg.com
pros: print quality is good, ethernet setup is easy, postscript printer, so it works good with linux generic postscript driver.
from Luiggi, www.newegg.com
pros: 1- arrived on time as indicated2- added printer to my hybrid network with ease3- i had to download an updated ppd file from xerox site for mandriva 2008 linux use and it works
from quick_nick, www.newegg.com
pros: very easy to install and even came with the linux cups driver.

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Positives: Excellent Print Quality, Easy To Use, Has Excellent Connectivity, Technology (Detailed): Color Laser

5 RECOMMENDED by 4 people for LINUX

Brother MFC-6490CW

$340.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i took me less than two hours to set it up and get the drivers installed on an xp desktop, a vista laptop, and xp laptop and a linux laptop [ubuntu 8.04] all using a wifi connection.
from www.amazon.com
out of the box" meaning plug it in and use it...download the linux drivers from brothers web site and just follow the installation steps.
from www.amazon.com
it works with os x and windows and should work with linux (and maybe other unix systems with some work).
from www.amazon.com
i wanted a multi-function that had decent linux support.

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Positives: Easy To Set Up, Easy To Use, Type: All-In-One Printer, Technology (Detailed): Inkjet

Canon PIXMA MP620 InkJet

$335.00 Est. at Amazon

from N/A, www.newegg.com
i need to install the latest sane cvs to get the scanner working in linux but haven't done it yet.
from www.amazon.com
the reason i did not give this five stars is thtat there does not appear to be linux driver support from canon, however there may be some recent work from the linux community that might make this
from www.amazon.com
its running on 4 computers, one is a desktop [xp] that is connected through usb, and 3 are laptops [xp, vista 32bit, linux] running wireless.
from www.amazon.com
overall this isn't too bad on it's own as there are adequate drivers for windows and linux.
from irregardlessly, www.newegg.com
cons: no linux support yet.

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Positives: Fast Printing, Excellent Print Quality, Easy To Use, Type: All-In-One Printer

MFC Canon Pixma MP970 Drucker Scanner Kopierer

$383.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
it supposedly works with linux but i haven't gotten around to testing that just yet.
from www.amazon.com
the linux machines can print greyscale, but i haven't seen a color solution and canon seems unwilling to release a linux driver, despite already having one for mac (hey, bsd aint that far away from
from www.amazon.com
my wife has a little asuseee which runs linux.
from www.amazon.com
- canon does not supply linux drivers, but i have heard that linux drivers may be available from other sources (see comments made by others about this review for more information).

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Positives: Easy To Use, Nice Print Quality, Fast Printing, Type: All-In-One Printer

HP LASERJET P1006

$155.00 Est. at Amazon

from Cletus, www.newegg.com
i now have this printer setup on a linux print server using cups.
from Sydius, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: works fine in linux (fedora 8).
from linuxuser8, www.newegg.com
using linux?
from www.amazon.com
i'm a triple-platform guy who's done linux, mac, pc, and multiple versions of each.
from Honest Spoony, www.newegg.com
pros: prints effortlessly in ubuntu linux 7.10 using foo2xqx and windows xp 64-bit using the included drivers.

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Positives: Fast Printing, Easy To Use, Easy To Set Up, Type: Personal Printers,Personal Printer

HP LASERJET P1005

$158.00 Est. at Amazon

from DeRango, www.shopping.com
due to the compatibility with mac, windows, and linux based software almost any networked or home based operating ...
from Dan, www.newegg.com
works with linux -- see comments.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Easy To Set Up, Fast Printing, Type: Workgroup Printer

HP Photosmart C8180 All-in-One

$414.00 Est. at Amazon

from dave, www.newegg.com
haven't tried in linux yet, but know drivers are available.
from Joe from Schenectady NY, clickfrom.buy.com
connected effortlessly to my linux network, bluetooth phone, and windows computers.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Easy To Set Up, Easy To Setup, Type: All-In-One Printer,All-In-One Printers

Canon PIXMA MX850

$445.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
rumor has it that it can print under cups with cups-bnjp and "recently, louis has also worked on adding bjnp support to the sane pixma backend ..." so linux users shouldn't be left out by this one
from www.amazon.com
will not work on a linux ipp printer queue.
from www.amazon.com
my only peeves about the mx850 are that it does not support linux.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
no linux drivers or support at all.
from www.amazon.com
i've been working with computers as part of my job since 1980 and have used most of the brands of windows & dos, many versions of apple's os, and even a little unix/linux.

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Positives: Fast Printing, Excellent Print Quality, Compact, Type: All-In-One Printer

Brother MFC-490cw Color Inkjet Multi-Function

$151.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
bought this printer and received it a few days ago, this printer is great,and it is fully compatible with linux.
from www.amazon.com
linux drivers are available from brother that are model specific ...

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Positives: Fast Printing, Nice Print Quality, Compact, Type: All-In-One Printer

Brother MFC 9840CDW

$807.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
installation on 4 pcs was smooth (win xp, linux).
from doudar, www.newegg.com
linux (ubuntu) setup required a manual (command line) install.
from Nytehawq, www.newegg.com
pros: wireless, built in auto duplexing for printing, scanning, faxing and copying, great price, great overall value, works with linux.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Easy To Set Up, Compact, Type: All-In-One Printers

Canon MX850

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from www.amazon.com
my only peeves about the mx850 are that it does not support linux.
from www.amazon.com
will not work on a linux ipp printer queue.
from www.amazon.com
rumor has it that it can print under cups with cups-bnjp and "recently, louis has also worked on adding bjnp support to the sane pixma backend ..." so linux users shouldn't be left out by this one
from chris, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: i wish canon would provide linux print drivers.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
no linux drivers or support at all.

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Positives: Fast Printing, Nice Print Quality, Easy To Use, Type: All-In-One Printers

Brother HL-4070CDW

$914.00 Est. at Amazon

from Rod, www.newegg.com
good linux support.
from www.pcnation.com
works as well with linux as with windows.
from Eriksrocks, www.newegg.com
it prints fast, detailed prints, the color printing is bright and detailed, supports wireless network printing, duplexing, good size paper tray, prints directly from a usb drive, supports linux

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Positives: Easy To Use, Easy To Set Up, Easy To Setup, Type: Workgroup Printers

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Best Printers for Linux

Brother HL-2170W Laser

Brother HL4040CN Laser

Brother HL-2140 Laser

Xerox Phaser 6130

Brother MFC-6490CW

Canon PIXMA MP620 InkJet

MFC Canon Pixma MP970 Drucker Scanner Kopierer

HP LASERJET P1006

HP LASERJET P1005

HP Photosmart C8180 All-in-One

Canon PIXMA MX850

Brother MFC-490cw Color Inkjet Multi-Function

Brother MFC 9840CDW

Canon MX850

Brother HL-4070CDW

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