Mac OS X 10.1: Many Third-Party Ink Jet Printer Drivers Are Included

Mac OS X 10.1 includes preinstalled drivers for many popular third-party ink jet (raster) printers.
The installation of Mac OS X 10.1 includes drivers written by Canon, Epson, and Hewlett-Packard for certain models of their respective printers. If you own one of the printers listed below, simply connect it to your Macintosh -- and Mac OS X automatically sets up Print Center to use the printer. For information on PostScript and Apple LaserWriter printers, see technical document 106516: "Mac OS X 10.1: Includes PPDs for Many PostScript Printers"

This list reflects the Mac OS X 10.1 release. Updates available via the Software Update feature of the System Preferences application include drivers for more printers.

Printer drivers included:

Canon

Epson

Hewlett-Packard


This list covers just the drivers that are included with Mac OS X 10.1. Note that these three vendors and others, such as Lexmark, have released raster drivers for Mac OS X. If your printer is not listed here, check with your printer's manufacturer to determine availability of drivers for use with Mac OS X.

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Published Date: Feb 17, 2012