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11-02-2007, 01:28 PM
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Professor Chaos
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Arkham Asylum
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Need printer suggestions
I am helping a grandma find a new printer and i would like your suggestions.
color or black and white, laser or inkjet is fine too.
the printer must be an all-in-one allowing for fax, photocopy, print and scan.
what are your thoughts? this is for a PC
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11-02-2007, 01:31 PM
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Keeper of the Reef
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Northern Indiana
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two years ago I got my wife a Cannon MP780. AWESOME!!! It's copies photos just like a professional photo place. and it uses individual ink cartraidges, so it saves on ink. That was 2 years ago... a few months my father in law got the "new" MP870 and loves it! I think it was aroune 350-400$
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11-02-2007, 01:34 PM
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I've got the REEF rash!
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: New Jersey
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I also like Cannon printers,I like the seprate inks also!
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11-02-2007, 03:46 PM
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Oh no...not again!!!
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Colorado Springs
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We got an HP all in one at my last job for a small office and used the crap out of it. It was a workhorse but might be a bit pricy in the $400.00 range.
I had a canon printer once and hated the individual ink cartridges. One always ran out and they were expensive.
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11-02-2007, 04:30 PM
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Professor Chaos
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Arkham Asylum
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she has an HP currently and for the last few times... and they all eventually (within a year or 2) gave massive print errors and died.
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11-02-2007, 06:17 PM
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P P PUPPPY POWER
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: looking for my people
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most printers are disposable, it's the ink that makes the money
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11-02-2007, 07:03 PM
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Good boy
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: Marietta, GA, USA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by know-it-all
most printers are disposable, it's the ink that makes the money
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It's a racket. It's absurd to pay $15+ for an ink cartridge that will print less than 100 pages. I would buy a printer that you can refill the cartridges.
Oh and BTW, Lexmark is the biggest POS printer there is. Sorry I'm not more helpful. 
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11-02-2007, 07:27 PM
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Super Moderator
Join Date: Jan 1999
Location: Southern Oregon
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I have the HP spc 1210 it doesnt fax tho but I believe they have a current model that does, I have refilled the cartridges at local Walgreens and get a LOT of copies from the B/W print mode, I would get a newer one if this dies
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11-02-2007, 07:28 PM
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Super Moderator
Join Date: Jan 1999
Location: Southern Oregon
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Twitterbait
she has an HP currently and for the last few times... and they all eventually (within a year or 2) gave massive print errors and died.
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Ihave had my HP going on 3 yrs and not had an issue with it, the Epsons and Lexmarks I have had werent that good 
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11-03-2007, 10:44 PM
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Moderator
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Montana
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Canon.
I got my mom the mp530 a little while ago and it does a great job. Nice photo quality prints and long lasting cartridges, around 300 pages. As with most Canons each color has a cartridge, instead of the crappy tricolor ones that clog and cost $50.
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