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Any one has knowledge with printers?

cube said:
In some markets it is hard to find acceptable SOHO printers that don't cost a fortune. Once we had to settle for an Epson TX 300F. It accepts third party cartridges and got blocked with a paper sensor error only after several years of use.
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We got it serviced in full at some repair shop for less than the cost of the cheapest printer there and it is working again.

So combining that with my XP-850, Epson inkjet MFPs are working out quite well for us (we don't print much).
 
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It seems that nobody is making the kind of MFP that I have been buying for myself and that if I had to replace it there would be downgrades.

BTW, some "laser" printers are actually LED. Normally laser quality would be a bit better but it seems now some LEDs are as good. LED printers have fewer moving parts and use less energy.
 
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- Epson has a 6-color A3 MFP, but it does not scan A4+ and it does not have ADF
- Epson and Canon have 5-color A3 MFPs, but they do not scan A4+ and only Canon has ADF
- Epson and HP have 4-color A3+ MFPs, but they do not scan A3+ and only Epson has A3 scanning or duplex ADF. The cheap ones only have 1 tray.

MFPs bigger than that are only massive A0 and A1.
 
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OK - - printing photos/art = epson
printing letters and stuff any thing will work - but brother is a gamble
otherwise any multi office printer will be a gamble no matter what maker!!!!!
 
cube said:
- Epson has a 6-color A3 MFP, but it does not scan A4+ and it does not have ADF
- Epson and Canon have 5-color A3 MFPs, but they do not scan A4+ and only Canon has ADF
- Epson and HP have 4-color A3+ MFPs, but they do not scan A3+ and only Epson has duplex ADF. The cheap ones only have 1 tray.

MFPs bigger than that are only massive A0 and A1.
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Epson A3 MFP does do A3 scans...
 
If you print on a regular basis, an inkjet will serve you well. If you sometimes go days or even weeks without printing, an inkjet will bring you nothing but headaches. It doesn't matter what brand you get. Perhaps there is one brand that is more reliable than others, but none of them can avoid the fact that inkheads need to be run regularly in order to keep the ink from drying up and getting them stuck.

I've owned numerous inkjets and the last one I purchased was a high end Epson Inkjet that I thought would behave better than the cheap ones I've purchased. No such luck. If anything it was worse. It just drove my costs through the roof in ink costs.

My life improved so much the day I purchased a Brother B+W all-in-one printer instead.
 
smirking said:
If you print on a regular basis, an inkjet will serve you well. If you sometimes go days or even weeks without printing, an inkjet will bring you nothing but headaches. It doesn't matter what brand you get. Perhaps there is one brand that is more reliable than others, but none of them can avoid the fact that inkheads need to be run regularly in order to keep the ink from drying up and getting them stuck.

I've owned numerous inkjets and the last one I purchased was a high end Epson Inkjet that I thought would behave better than the cheap ones I've purchased. No such luck. If anything it was worse. It just drove my costs through the roof in ink costs.

My life improved so much the day I purchased a Brother B+W all-in-one printer instead.
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Our Epson inkjet MFPs seem to have been doing well in that regard for years, unlike the HP Premium that I had.

But the HP uses a black PIGMENT cartridge.
 
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What?? I just found out my XP-850 has a CD tray! :)

I actually searched for that feature before buying it with no success!
 
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An MFP able to perform quality slide and negative scans (including medium format) would be nice.
 
It seems A4 inkjet MFPs have regressed in capabilities since 2013.
 
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smirking said:
... My life improved so much the day I purchased a Brother B+W all-in-one printer instead.
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keep things simple:
usually a "all in one" printer includes 2 or 3 functions; FAX, Scanner and or course la printer
FAX:
never had a land line in the house, just email attach a pdf file and call it done
Scanner:
iPhone scanner apps have improved to the point you can depend on getting a medium+ quality scan every time. Apps are faster easier to use.

inkJet or laser; both types have very aggressive empty toner detectors.
-A lot of times the printer is lower cost than a OEM toner replacement ink cartridge.
-do a youtube for a method to spoof the cartridge level detection an you can continue using the cartridge about 3X longer
-use a disposable till you see it degrading the print quality
-for new printers they change the detection system a little so a 3 year old youtube may not work
-for some ink jet cartridges you can buy a spoof box to reset the built in chip

laser printers have TWO disposable cartridge$$:
-the toner
-the drum
 
jeyf said:
keep things simple:
usually a "all in one" printer includes 2 or 3 functions; FAX, Scanner and or course la printer
FAX:
never had a land line in the house, just email attach a pdf file and call it done
Scanner:
iPhone scanner apps have improved to the point you can depend on getting a medium+ quality scan every time. Apps are faster easier to use.

inkJet or laser; both types have very aggressive empty toner detectors.
-A lot of times the printer is lower cost than a OEM toner replacement ink cartridge.
-do a youtube for a method to spoof the cartridge level detection an you can continue using the cartridge about 3X longer
-use a disposable till you see it degrading the print quality
-for new printers they change the detection system a little so a 3 year old youtube may not work
-for some ink jet cartridges you can buy a spoof box to reset the built in chip

laser printers have TWO disposable cartridge$$:
-the toner
-the drum
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- I will not scan with a camera
- I will not buy an MFP without FAX
- I will not buy an MFP without ADF
- I trust ADF or DADF more than RADF, so I will consider non-duplex if something else is better
 
I have a Canon MX922 which is wireless, scans, copies, and prints fine color prints up to 8x10, using C,M,Y,BK and XtlrgBK ink cartridges. My Sony a6000 mirrorless camera and iPad talk to it as does my iMac and my family's iPads and iMacs. Once it quits talking to itself tuning up when you turn it on, it's fast. NO problems after over three years of use. Sometimes I go for weeks without printing and the first print comes out fine.
Copier hopper takes over 20 pages. It has two paper stock input trays, one for various sizes of color photo paper, one for at least 50 sheets of copy paper. The software knows the difference perfectly.
I don't use FAX, so don't know how well it works there, but it is alleged to do FAX.
Short of the excellent 8+ ink Epson wide format color photo printers, what more could you want?
If you think any printer uses cheap ink, forget it. The secret to fine and economical printing is to not print unless you really need to, and use Canon inks.
Paper is paper and Staples sells good quality, relatively cheap copy paper.
I've been using Canon printers for thirty years with never a problem other than age. Older Canon's stopped working when 64 bits came along, killing my last Canon printer which had worked for over ten years.
If you avoid Canon printers because of unsubstantiated comments on these forums, you are missing a good buy.
I got it at Amazon.
 
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Well, that Canon sidegrade might not be a good idea in my case because of the black pigment cartridge, so I would have to downgrade to an Epson from 2015.
 
I use a Brother black and white laser printer. I love it and it gives me zero trouble.
 
history of laser printers:
did they have printers, much less laser or inkJet printers, 30 years ago?
 
WilliamDu said:
I have a Canon MX922 which is wireless, scans, copies, and prints fine color prints up to 8x10, using C,M,Y,BK and XtlrgBK ink cartridges. My Sony a6000 mirrorless camera and iPad talk to it as does my iMac and my family's iPads and iMacs. Once it quits talking to itself tuning up when you turn it on, it's fast. NO problems after over three years of use. Sometimes I go for weeks without printing and the first print comes out fine.
Copier hopper takes over 20 pages. It has two paper stock input trays, one for various sizes of color photo paper, one for at least 50 sheets of copy paper. The software knows the difference perfectly.
I don't use FAX, so don't know how well it works there, but it is alleged to do FAX.
Short of the excellent 8+ ink Epson wide format color photo printers, what more could you want?
If you think any printer uses cheap ink, forget it. The secret to fine and economical printing is to not print unless you really need to, and use Canon inks.
Paper is paper and Staples sells good quality, relatively cheap copy paper.
I've been using Canon printers for thirty years with never a problem other than age. Older Canon's stopped working when 64 bits came along, killing my last Canon printer which had worked for over ten years.
If you avoid Canon printers because of unsubstantiated comments on these forums, you are missing a good buy.
I got it at Amazon.
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i will consider canon in the future
 
The HP MFP M477fdw [laser] has been the best piece of kit I've purchased (outside of my 2012 MP) . . . two years of relatively-average use has been completely error-free (hard/soft).

The factory toner that came with it lasted longer than the entire Canon inkjet (while it worked, t'was fantastic) I used, prior.

The 4 XL toner carts did set me back just a bit more than the printer, itself, but they should last well-through 2022, so I ain't crying' ;)

Regards, splifingate
 
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