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    Completely untrue nowadays... (sh.itjust.works)
    submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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    They work better in Linux than Windows, not to mention backwards compatibility.

    EDIT: I may be wrong about newest printer models, 2020 and above.

    EDIT2: Hardware problems are an entirely different issue.

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    [–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    I got an amazing old HP office laser jet, a 1320n. Would Linux be able to print from it relatively easily? I had to work pretty hard to get it on W10.

    [–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

    I have a pair of LaserJet 2200dn printers, they work absolutely fine in any Linux distro but I just have to make sure to use the below driver in my case:

    HP LaserJet 2200 Foomatic/lj4dith (grayscale, 2-sided printing)

    If I use the default or hpcups drivers it takes fucking forever (over an hour!) to process the pages. Essentially if given the option go for the lj4dith driver for your LaserJet

    [–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

    You can always try a Mint LiveUSB