One of the frustrating thing about owning or recommending a mac is always printers!
gave my cousin a ibook and just realised that their xerox phaser 3116 is dont work on mac.

last time same issue with HP laserjet, arrghh!!

Agree. I can't print using my office HP laserjet so what I always do is save whatever document I need to print into PDF format and look for a windows pc and print from there. It's a shame but I can't help it too.

huhu

printer provider so lazy to create drivers for Mac

MAC = expansive printer
WIN = anything can

Applies on OSX only right?What if i'm using windows for macbook

This post has been edited by rice: Apr 18 2007, 11:58 AM

Mac driver came with the Canon AIO MP510. Am not too sure about the new PIXMA printers but the high end one which prints up to A3 size supports Mac.

Obviously, their imageRUNNER/imagePROGRAF series also support Mac

Just get a printer that's Mac compatible if u know ur gonna swap to a Mac otherwise just network ur Mac to a PC and print using the PC *grins*

yeah, its just so frustrating sometimes when you are convincing ur frens and relatives to buy a mac and u face these roadblocks.

does mac have its own printer

You need gutenprint 5 which is an opensource driver for many printers. A quick Google should get you what you need. Some Xerox Phasers are supported.

- yap

Actually, some of the printer around doest not support Mac OSX. But then again, if you happen to be using xerox, maybe you guys can just installed with samsung printer driver. Maybe google around for substitution driver will work.

I know it work for my xerox using samsung driver. If you must, check also other apple fan web such as www.macoshint.com

Am sure you will be enlighten with some other hints that we might just not yet found

next time (please!) buy a printer that supported by (not supports) Mac OS X... Canon, HP & Epson should be no problem for me so far....

This post has been edited by abgzam: Apr 30 2007, 11:30 PM

Some printer might work with GIMP driver.

And I bought my printer based on this list. Although it's meant for wireless printing, but it's a good guide because there's user report.

been using mac for ages now.. I have not encounter any printing problem though. All we need to do is google for solution. sometimes google on safari can make wonders.

my emac can print using HP Laserjet and epson. maybe you using old school printer

As far as I can remember, the only headache on printing I have is on xerox laser printer. But easily solved using samsung driver

Lets see

So far I have had four or five printers in my life

COMPAQ IJ some lame series name --> *Tested on osx 10.3 with generic lexmark drivers and it works fine*

Lexmark some AIO crap.....---> Works fine under OSX

Canon AIO series , MP500 --> It just works , even via Airport Express

the rest , are quite old..i dont remember them testing under X

in my life... i'm just using epson.. and it works for both Mac and PC