Ok, so I want to be able to print while in Vegas. While the timeshare has free wi-fi, they do not have free printing. In order to print anything, I need to use the business center, which charges $7-8 for 15 minutes.
Since I may want to print coupons, itineraries, etc, I am considering buying and packing a small printer. I can buy a 'travel printer', but these are expensive and meant to be run off of battery power. All I need is a small cheap printer. I already own an all-in-one for home duty.
The added difficulty is that it should be Linux compatible.
The
Canon Pixma iP1800 was my first choice. It was $50, and had a nice rectangle shape. It was only when I went looking for Linux drivers that I found that I couldn't find information which gave me %100 certainty it would work with Ubuntu, or even Debian.
I started looking at HP, since they have
HPLIP, which supports many HP printers on Linux.
So I started looking at the
HP Deskjet D1341. At $70, it's $20 more than the Canon, which is the price I'm paying for peace of mind with the driver installation.
But I also found the
HP Deskjet 3940, this has a similar shell to the 1341, but it's half the price, mostly because of poor reviews about the size of the ink cartridge. However, i
t looks like it uses the same cartridges as the 1341. I don't understand why one printer would get tagged with that issue and another would not.
So, for about $30 I can get a Linux-capable printer which
may be more a print hog than it's newer cousin.
Since I will probably print less than th 150 pages rated for this beast on my trip, I think this will resolve my issue.
Can anyone think why I should pay the extra $39 for the 1341?