Linux.com: Six Multifunction Printers for Linux

“Have you been looking for an ‘All-in-one’ (aka known as MFP,
multi-function printer) for your Linux desktop? So have we, with
somewhat mixed results. We found no MFPs in our price range (under
$500.00) which are shipped with drivers for Linux. But we did find
a number of MFPs which are usable on Linux machines, thanks to free
software drivers available either with your Linux distribution or
on the Internet. Be warned, however, that not every feature or
function of many of the printers we found work with the free
drivers. Here’s the story on what we found, along with six specific
MFPs that work with free software drivers and Linux to consider
during your holiday shopping.

“We found no MFPs where fax (send or receive) worked with the
free software drivers for Linux. Fax is a common feature which
appears on many MFPs and so the reason for the lack of fax support
isn’t clear to me.

“Are Winmodem’s used exclusively in MFPs, or is it something
else? For that matter, why aren’t there Linux drivers provided by
the manufacturers? My own guess as to the answer for both questions
is that we won’t find out until the next anti-trust case against
Microsoft…”

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