If you're considering alternative operating systems...
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Anthony Scira
Linux is fine for more tech oriented people. And I have even installed a copy of Ubuntu for my parents that surf the internet on an older machine.
Yeah to get drivers to make their printer work was a PITA. It works but still lost the functionality of the scanner.
I'll pop an old 250GB drive in and test drive FreeBSD and see how well it edits the AVCHD video. Any reccomendations on programs or will there be an editor already installed ?
Take a look at the support sections of web sites of hardware vendors when you purchase printers etc. Some offer good Linux/FreeBSD support, others don't. i have 2 brother MFD's and was able to get print and scan functions working pretty easily. I don't see any information configuring the card readers on the one. Another resource is :http://www.linuxfoundation.org/colla...s/openprinting. You can enter a printer model and see if it works with open source operating systems. Gotta love the name of the printer driver database...Foomatic:D:D.