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Title: Recommend me a good all-in-one printer
Post by: Samus Aran on August 17, 2008, 02:14:13 PM
One that is compatible with OS X and isn't terribly expensive.
Title: Re: Recommend me a good all-in-one printer
Post by: Feynman on August 17, 2008, 02:18:30 PM
http://www.brother-usa.com/mfc/ModelDetail.aspx?ProductID=MFC465CN
Title: Re: Recommend me a good all-in-one printer
Post by: Samus Aran on August 17, 2008, 02:21:17 PM
Quote from: Bassir on August 17, 2008, 02:18:30 PM
http://www.brother-usa.com/mfc/ModelDetail.aspx?ProductID=MFC465CN


That's pretty good considering it's only $30 more than your standard HP all-in-one and seems to be better.

But why have I never heard of this "Brother International" before?
Title: Re: Recommend me a good all-in-one printer
Post by: Feynman on August 17, 2008, 02:24:37 PM
Quote from: Kazmuffin on August 17, 2008, 02:21:17 PM
That's pretty good considering it's only $30 more than your standard HP all-in-one and seems to be better.

But why have I never heard of this "Brother International" before?


It's loaded. The only problem you might have is that it's pretty big.
Title: Re: Recommend me a good all-in-one printer
Post by: Samus Aran on August 17, 2008, 02:30:15 PM
Quote from: Bassir on August 17, 2008, 02:24:37 PM
It's loaded. The only problem you might have is that it's pretty big.


The one I was using already is 15 x 12 x 8.5

So yeah this one is a lot wider but otherwise it's about the same.

Quote from: Purloiner of Hares on August 17, 2008, 02:26:42 PM
I have the $50 HP that comes with macs for free

it's fucking awful at photos (like real photo printing; just printing pictures in a word document would be fine), as you'd expect, but the page-per-minute and text quality are decent and not unacceptable.

it's also a scanner (not too bad) and a copier

the only bad part is the software, which you have to use to import/inititate scans. for some reason it won't work in the Import > From Scanner menu in CS3.


The lowest-end HP that Apple is offering with Macbooks for free (after rebate of course) is $100, so it seems either you got the price wrong or they've upgraded since then.
Title: Re: Recommend me a good all-in-one printer
Post by: The artist formally known on August 17, 2008, 02:39:15 PM
hp has never been good to me.

had two hps that are completely stupid. i hate printers so much
Title: Re: Recommend me a good all-in-one printer
Post by: Samus Aran on August 17, 2008, 02:40:34 PM
Quote from: reefer on August 17, 2008, 02:39:15 PM
hp has never been good to me.

had two hps that are completely stupid. i hate printers so much


i actually hate printers too because they're kinda ugly and take up a lot of space and seem to malfunction more than any other device i've ever owned

but they're necessary so ;-;
Title: Re: Recommend me a good all-in-one printer
Post by: Placebo Headwound on August 17, 2008, 02:51:44 PM
Getting a Mac soon?
Title: Re: Recommend me a good all-in-one printer
Post by: Kalahari Inkantation on August 17, 2008, 03:18:18 PM
my shitty all-in-one hp is completely retarded
it's an all-in-one, yet a few days after installing it could no longer scan or fax
never buying another hp prouct again
Title: Re: Recommend me a good all-in-one printer
Post by: Samus Aran on August 17, 2008, 03:41:17 PM
Quote from: Thief888 on August 17, 2008, 02:51:44 PM
Getting a Mac soon?


Yeah. A Macbook.
Title: Re: Recommend me a good all-in-one printer
Post by: Selkie on August 17, 2008, 05:58:27 PM
Whatever you do don't get a Lexmark. They suck.

Id get an HP.
Title: Re: Recommend me a good all-in-one printer
Post by: Kalahari Inkantation on August 17, 2008, 06:29:20 PM
Quote from: Selkie224 on August 17, 2008, 05:58:27 PM
Whatever you do don't get a Lexmark. They suck.

i had a lexmark printer but it was just that, a simple printer
it did a damn fine job until it was replaced by the hp though thumbup;

Quote from: Selkie224 on August 17, 2008, 05:58:27 PM
Id get an HP.

why myface;
Title: Re: Recommend me a good all-in-one printer
Post by: Feynman on August 17, 2008, 06:35:22 PM
Looks like Brother is the best option. Never had a problem with mine. And I've used HP's, they always screwed up.
Title: Re: Recommend me a good all-in-one printer
Post by: Sam on August 17, 2008, 11:00:09 PM
I have the Kodak Easyshare 5100...

I have no idea what it costs or if it's compatible with anything other than XP... but I like it lots.

Also, if you're going to be looking at price, look at the different kinds of ink they take. That's the real money-eater.

This one's got good prices, generally speaking. Came with 4 color cartridges and 2 black.
Title: Re: Recommend me a good all-in-one printer
Post by: mariofreak on August 18, 2008, 12:42:01 AM
I have the same shitty exierience with HPs. We have an extremely old printer that doesn't even have a brand that exists anymore as far as I know from 96 and it works fine. No color, but whatever, all I print are pages of text for school.