No not directly. "Issues" may have been too strong of a word. From a Chromebook, you can print directly to a cloud enabled printer. If you have a legacy printer that isn't cloud enabled (like our cheaper Brother B&W laser), then you can still print to it if you set it up on a Windows or Mac computer and that computer is on (and the user is logged in) at the time you wish to print. It still works unless Windows updates overnight and reboots the machine, or you turn it off, then the printer appears offline until you log into that account on the computer.
Originally Posted By: Hokiefyd
Originally Posted By: kschachn
I also suggest you consider a printer that can print from the cloud, that is something that I use frequently. You can print to it from anywhere, my daughter at college can print something at home that I need to help her with. If you ever buy a Chromebook that makes printing easier too, it is possible to print to a legacy printer from a Chromebook but there are issues.
If you can use Google Cloud Print (through Chrome), I think most or all of the issues go away, as it uses the Chrome browser as the print spooler/engine. I regularly print stuff on our little Canon ink jet printer at home from my computer at work, because I'm using Chrome. I can also print to it from any of our iOS devices or our Chromebook through Chrome.
My post isn't intended to be an advertisement for Chrome, but since you mentioned the Chromebook in particular... Are you having issues printing from your 'Book using Google's Cloud Print?