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I think it’s funny that the free printer I got with my iMac is initially incompatible it. You’d think Apple would test the compatibility before they sold it to you? The HP software CD that comes with the computer crashes in Leopard and so you can’t scan or use any of the HP software meant for the printer.
This must have been a BLOCKER bug for HP because they released beta drivers pretty quickly on Nov. 20:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareList?os=219&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&product=3192753

Those printer drivers work decently with Leopard.

I bitch about it here, and so do lots of other people: Apple Discussions: HP C4280 Incompatible with Leopard? This one’s actually HP’s fault for not providing working drivers sooner, though some of the blame goes to Apple for not selling me a compatible product.

One thing that pisses me off about HP is their false advertising. If you search for ‘hp scanjet 4370 leopard’ in google one of the top documents is a ‘WE’RE READY FOR LEOPARD” ad for HP. Both the Photosmart 4280 and the Scanjet 4370 are listed as being compatible with OS X. While the Photosmart 4280 has a Leopard compatible driver update, the Scanjet still does not. This page lists drivers released on 13 Nov 2007 with an ‘Obtain Software’ link: http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareIndex.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&prodNameId=457534&prodTypeId=15179&prodSeriesId=457533&swLang=8&taskId=135&swEnvOID=219 but if you click on it, it used to give you a 404, but now it says “Important: Support for this scanner is in development and will be available by web download in the near future. Scanning: With the introduction of Mac OS X v10.5 (Leopard) there are some problems with the install and use of your current scanner software. As these problems are addressed they will be posted to the web for your convenience. Please refer back to this web site for new updated Mac OS X v10.5 (Leopard) compatible software soon.” So instead of providing easy access to leopard drivers, you get an ad saying READY FOR LEOPARD. Ready for leopard my ass.

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