[kwlug-disc] Linux Friendly Cost Effective Ink Jet Printer/Scanner

[Khalid Baheyeldin]

That is an awesome lead ...

I called them and they say they do fill the HP 902.

Will try that out ...

On Fri, May 31, 2019 at 1:58 PM Ron Singh <ronsingh149 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Khalid, before you start all over again with a new printer, how about
> checking with folks like these -
> https://256philliprefill.weebly.com/contact.html
> to see if their refill prices are palatable and equally important, if they
> actually fill the cartridges you have.
> This UPS shop is about 4 building away from my Waterloo office. Might be
> worth the call.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ron Singh
>
>
>
> On Fri, May 31, 2019 at 1:34 PM Khalid Baheyeldin <kb at 2bits.com> wrote:
>
>> Regarding home multi function printers/scanners.
>> We all know that HP has the best support on Linux, because of the hplip
>> package.
>>
>> For several years, I had an HP OfficeJet that I got per a recommendation
>> of someone
>> who worked for a technology store and the math was that its ink was on
>> par with laser,
>> so not high cost of consumables.
>>
>> For scanning, it had a feeder and is able to scan both sides of a page or
>> a stack of
>> pages, and can also print on both sides.
>>
>> Then, I found that the newly opened Costco, which is like a 5 minute
>> drive, fills ink
>> cartridges, but not for the model I owned. I got another printer (HP
>> OfficeJet Pro 6978)
>> which Costco can fill (HP 902 and 902XL). That worked well for a year or
>> so. It was
>> smaller and faster than the older model, but had a smaller screen (minor
>> annoyance).
>> Same features as above re: scanning and printing.
>>
>> Then suddenly, Costco said they cannot fill it anymore. They even say so
>> on their
>> web site, and say 'temporarily'. Someone I know is guessing that it is
>> pressure from
>> Costco on HP or something like that.
>>
>> https://costcoinkjetrefill.ca/
>>
>> Here are the questions:
>> - Any other printer/scanner brands that work well with Linux (Epson,
>> Brother)?
>> - Any of those have easy to refill cartridges at a low cost?
>>
>> I don't want a laser printer since I need to print in colour occasionally.
>>
>> All ideas/advice welcome.
>> --
>> Khalid M. Baheyeldin
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