Naturally I have to ask you Mom's what your using these days in the Wide World of Printers for the computer. Not to print photos or color really, just an all in one, printer, scanner, fax. Bottom Feed!
I have had an AMAZING HP 950 series for the past 9+ years! SO Great!! it really was terrible on INK, but it was the fastest fax and scanner that anyone who ever used it, thought so too! Hp even said it was their Best series to date. Really I thought from a sales man right? =).. but it DID last forever with out one single problem other then the price of INK was $60 twice a year to replace, and you HAD to have a color cartridge in there to run it. Hp said they have worked out all the commom complaints now a days. its been a decade, i hope so. so obviously i would run right out and get another HP, but... I really rather ask you all first before spending an unexpected $250 on a new all in one. but i cant live i see quickly with out a printer... map quest by hand anyone! =).... so i would love to hear what printers you are all using. remember that i do not print photos and all that cool stuff, just basic black, with the occasional color!
THANKS A ZILLION as always!
HP Deskjet F4280 all-in-one. Has the fax option, but I've not ever used it. Scan and print all the time, though. Has the scan in black-and-white option; not too bad on ink. Older model, bottom feed, had it for almost 4 years with zero problems.
I love my HP.........I have a 2610 photosmart all in one.........it's awesome.........If you don't need color, or don't want it, then get one with a cartridge instead of single ink cartridges..........a Laser printer.....the cartridges cost a bit, but they last a lot longer.....my hubby has one.....he doesn't print much......and he's had his 2 years on the same cartridge.......
I vote for HP......The printer I had before was an HP all in one, and I believe it was a 950 as well.........the one I have now, the 2610 was a refurb and I've had it for over 2 years without an issue at all........got a great price on it too....
Good Luck and happy shopping............if you have a Fry's in your area, I would look there first.......even check them out on line......they have great prices usually.
We bought an Epson Workforce wireless printer in January and I have never been happier. It's an all-in-one multiuse, so printer, scanner, fax. The ink cost is considerably less than what we were used to so we are now buying new ink cartridges instead of refills. The black is $15.00 and the color is $11.00. The color cartridges are separate so you're not buying a cartridge simply because you are out of one color. You can replace them one at a time....got it at Best Buy for about $100.00....A friend from church that owns a printer cartridge store told us that an HP or Epson are the two to look at when we were shopping.
Happy hunting!
M.
I love my HP Officejet 6500. It's an all in one with multiple color cartridges so you don't have to change when you run out of one color. Have only had it a few months, though, so can't vouch for longevity yet. My last HP lasted years and years!
we have the hp 6100-6000 i am not sure which number but it works awesome we don't use fax so i can't say about that and it is a all in one. but the scanner printer and copier work fast an efficiant. the one thing i don't like about it is you have replace ink cartriages alot!! it takes like 6 colors with a black cartridge and it take color from all the colors to make black instead of using the black cartridge only so all the colors run out before the black one does. Dumb! I know if we would have known we would have got a defferent all in one from hp but they said thats how all of them are know a days so Good luck!!
I have always been pleased with Cannon printers. The ink is much more reasonable, and I have a great website (123inkjets.com) where I can get it at a fraction of the cost and it works just as well as the cannon brand of ink.
I have one of those fax/copy/scan/photo capture/print by Brother. Its the MFC-495CW and it is awesome. It's a little on the pricey side but changing the ink is easy and you can do one - three button touches to handle any of the functions. I don't think I would buy less of a printer after this because it meets all needs at once. Oh, and it's easy on ink use.
http://www.shopping.hp.com/product/printer/all-in-one/1/s...
That's the printer I have and i LOVE it. I bought mine at Sam's Club for $80 this past spring. The ink is actually refillable. i also bought the refill kit for $15 about 3 years ago, and am still using the same refill kit. So I know these cartridges are refillable with out a problem. I love that it's wireless and super easy to setup. I have it put out in another room, and no matter where I am in the house, or what computer we are on, we can print no problem at all. it does a GREAT job for scanning in photos as well. I didn't purchase for that reason at all, but since I have had it, I have learned that. i am in the process of putting all the pics my parents had onto disc. I bought one of those photo scanners and it sucked, so i tried this, and it's great.
Everything is quick and fast on it. And there are a TON of different ways to set up your printing for what is best for the printing you are doing. I don't print photos, so I don't have to buy the special ink for that. if i do print, it's for the kids only, and those get 4 pics on a piece of paper and they are excited no matter the quality.
If you had the space, consider what I did. I got a refurb laser Brother ($69?)from Fryes. The ink lasts forever and it is cheaper to run. Then I got a Canon on sale ($129) as the all in one that was wireless so I can put it further away. I would use it mostly for copies and faxes and scanning documents to my computer. And it is there for any pictures I want.
We have Epson, wireless, does everything. LOVE it. I think it is Workforce 750 or something like that.
I love doing my work whereever I want, printing and when I am ready go get my things off the printer. No cables, etc.
Our ink is pricey, I spend at least $100 for complete refills on the high end Epson ink. They do last a long time though.
