This is my anecdote, but when using crummy old printers and scanners I've had a lot more luck with Ubuntu just working out of the box with them (with maybe a se

This is my anecdote, but when using crummy old printers and scanners I've had a lot more luck with Ubuntu just working out of the box with them (with maybe a selection dialog), but I had to hunt down and download the driver software on the Internet on Windows 7. With Windows 10 I've had a better experience where it has generally found drivers through Windows Update. So drivers are mixed bag on any OS, I think.