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Anyone have a wireless printer they love? (Original Post) Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2012 OP
I love my HP Deskjet 3050A All-in-one. Chan790 Mar 2012 #1
Nearly all the HP printers ship with a smaller than normal print cartridge csziggy Mar 2012 #2
It's a racket..the ink, for sure. KurtNYC sent me this tip Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2012 #8
HP is the best printer Booby Mar 2012 #15
Actually, I love my HP desktop too. Chan790 Mar 2012 #16
HP photosmart premium randr Mar 2012 #3
I have a Photosmart 8750 I use for photographic images. Love it. Scuba Mar 2012 #6
thanks ! Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2012 #9
Mine's an HP 6500A "all in one" and I'm very happy with it.... Scuba Mar 2012 #4
thanks - how dependable is the wireless? I have read that on some printers Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2012 #7
That's never happened to me. I've had zero problems, albeit only for six, seven months now. Scuba Mar 2012 #12
just thought I'd tell you thanks. Went for the HP6500A and it's been upgraded Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2012 #14
wish I could still erase this dumb comment. You can just hit "print". It is amazing Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2012 #20
Yeah. The problem is that Duer 157099 Mar 2012 #5
We've got a Brother HL-2270DW GoneOffShore Mar 2012 #10
Two - one HP C7200 (all in one) and an HP 8000 with double-sided capability. HopeHoops Mar 2012 #11
Canon MP560 quakerboy Mar 2012 #13
I used to be a big fan of HPs, but now I've gone to Brother after two HPs crapped out in short order Major Nikon Mar 2012 #17
If HP would just supply the printer driver and leave it at that. hobbit709 Mar 2012 #18
Brother MFC-7860DW elifino Mar 2012 #19
 

Chan790

(20,176 posts)
1. I love my HP Deskjet 3050A All-in-one.
Fri Mar 16, 2012, 04:50 PM
Mar 2012

My only complaint is that it eats black ink. I almost need a new black cartridge and I doubt I've printed 200 pages since I got it.

It was cheap, works well, easy to set-up, has a built in scanner/copier and configures easily to work as a network printer. Print quality is great. Unit is compact and quiet.

csziggy

(34,136 posts)
2. Nearly all the HP printers ship with a smaller than normal print cartridge
Fri Mar 16, 2012, 04:53 PM
Mar 2012

You'll probably get more pages out of a regular one. Some HP printer models have high capacity cartridges available that give even more pages per cartridge and those are worth looking for.

 

Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)
8. It's a racket..the ink, for sure. KurtNYC sent me this tip
Fri Mar 16, 2012, 05:30 PM
Mar 2012

I use Ink Jet Superstore -- compatibles for $3 each and they have more ink in them than the manufacturers cartridges.

 

Chan790

(20,176 posts)
16. Actually, I love my HP desktop too.
Mon Mar 19, 2012, 12:55 AM
Mar 2012

Though it has service issues that I knew about when I bought it, it was a clearance model that was being discontinued because they knew it had issues. So it was less than half-price and they fixed the issue with the GPU when it arose. Threw some extra RAM in it, attached an external HD and I'm happy.

randr

(12,413 posts)
3. HP photosmart premium
Fri Mar 16, 2012, 04:54 PM
Mar 2012

Seamless install, excellent scans with file extension and location choices. Use it in my office with my HP Pavillion. My Apple ProBook found it, installed the drives, and prints from any room in the house effortlessly as well.

 

Scuba

(53,475 posts)
4. Mine's an HP 6500A "all in one" and I'm very happy with it....
Fri Mar 16, 2012, 04:54 PM
Mar 2012

scan, copy, fax and wireless printing, reliable and has the PPM duty cycle I need. It's also mucho easier on toner than the circa 2002 HP "all in one" that it replaced (and cost 1/4 as much!).

 

Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)
7. thanks - how dependable is the wireless? I have read that on some printers
Fri Mar 16, 2012, 05:26 PM
Mar 2012

the connection goes in and out and your doc starts and stops.

 

Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)
14. just thought I'd tell you thanks. Went for the HP6500A and it's been upgraded
Sun Mar 18, 2012, 05:27 PM
Mar 2012

to a HP 6600 and I just set it up. All by my lonesome. It was relatively
easy.

Guess you have to be careful what you wish for. Unless I am missing
something, didn't realize you could never again just hit "print". It
means you have to save every doc of any sort to be able to
attach it to the email to eprint?

Printing a doc, was like 2 paragraphs. I think I will miss just
hitting print page on say, a travel itinerary. Guess I will
have to figure out how to save a webpage as a doc.

learning experience. haha

 

Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)
20. wish I could still erase this dumb comment. You can just hit "print". It is amazing
Mon Mar 19, 2012, 07:53 AM
Mar 2012

the instruction book never once said that. Guess you only use the eprint...sending a doc through
email if you are away from your printer?

Duer 157099

(17,742 posts)
5. Yeah. The problem is that
Fri Mar 16, 2012, 04:54 PM
Mar 2012

it is next door at my neighbor's house. I usually print out a cover sheet with my address so they know where to send it.

(and *that* is why I don't actually use wireless! I think that stuff really happens.)

GoneOffShore

(17,340 posts)
10. We've got a Brother HL-2270DW
Fri Mar 16, 2012, 05:38 PM
Mar 2012

B&W laser printer, replacing an eight year old Brother printer that wasn't wireless.

This one is wireless, prints both sides if requested and goes into a power saving sleep mode 10 mins after you print.

Love it.

It took all of 15 minutes to set up with our MacBooks. Might take a little longer with Windows but I'm not sure.

 

HopeHoops

(47,675 posts)
11. Two - one HP C7200 (all in one) and an HP 8000 with double-sided capability.
Fri Mar 16, 2012, 05:51 PM
Mar 2012

HP makes the most reliable ones and I beat the crap out of printers. Just get the model that fits your needs. They are dirt cheap because pretty much anyone is giving away the printer - they make their money on the ink cartridges.

quakerboy

(13,920 posts)
13. Canon MP560
Fri Mar 16, 2012, 06:03 PM
Mar 2012

Great little printer. I can replace the whole ink set for 10 bucks with the help of ebay. Prints with no issues. Every month or so I have to restart the router to clear some sort of wireless connection snag. But I think thats the router, not the printer, since all my internet browsing seems to slow about that point.

Major Nikon

(36,827 posts)
17. I used to be a big fan of HPs, but now I've gone to Brother after two HPs crapped out in short order
Mon Mar 19, 2012, 03:49 AM
Mar 2012

I have a HL-5370DW (black and white laser duplex printer) which works like a charm. It was easy to set up and has been working great for the last two years or so without a hitch. I recently got a MFC-J425W after my HP multifunction color printer crapped out after less than a year.

What I like about the Brother printers is they are relatively cheap, seem to be highly reliable, and ink/toner is available aftermarket or OEM at reasonable prices.

We have quite a few Lexmark printers of many various types at work which I would highly NOT recommend.

hobbit709

(41,694 posts)
18. If HP would just supply the printer driver and leave it at that.
Mon Mar 19, 2012, 05:47 AM
Mar 2012

But no, they have to bog down your system with a bunch of crapware and don't even ask if you want it when you install.
My best luck has been with Epson and Samsung.

elifino

(366 posts)
19. Brother MFC-7860DW
Mon Mar 19, 2012, 06:01 AM
Mar 2012

I am very pleased with this printer. Easy set-up, black and white laser, and will do duplex copy.

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