"In a recent review article of SUSE 9.3 Professional, I discussed the advantages of using a common distribution to administer CUPS and more easily share a locally attached printer across a LAN. A reader comment about using a network-ready printer instead made me consider that alternative for multi-OS environments where a common platform is not a possibility. I am now the proud owner of a Deskjet 6840, a color inkjet printer by Hewlett-Packard (HP).
"The 6840 is a network-ready printer that can print black text at 30 pages per minute (ppm) in draft mode or 2 ppm in normal mixed text/graphics mode..."