Best printer?

[elf69]

just so happens this showed up in my email today.

https://www.ebuyer.com/766142-xerox-workcentre-6515dni-a4-wireless-colour-multifunction-laser-printer-6515v-dni-gb?a=1&utm_content=766142&utm_campaign=5513|2017-12-29%2009&utm_source=daily_deals_0&utm_medium=email&cid=5513&mid=310084329

looks great for the price.

 

[LarryJoe33]

I have an HP Envy 4300 series. It supports air print from my phone and via wireless. It's been solid for me for the money. I think they are well under $100 now. I think the only thing I would get in my next printer is a document feeder specifically for scanning purposes. It's a pain scanning one sheet at a time on the glass.

 

[4RunnerHeaven]

Epsons clog very easy if you don't use them every day. I won't buy one again because of that. HP is where it's at.

 

[elf69]

If you have an epson or any inkjet... NEVER turn it off this is why they block!

if left on the heads are kept warm and thus clog less often!

my epson is NEVER turned off and never has an issue.

also every power cycle of an inkjet cleans the head wasting your ink and filling the waste ink tank.
when full the printer stops working (except HPs these just overflow and leak)

another reason to buy laser!
When tanks full need clean them and reset the overflow counter.

 

[4RunnerHeaven]

If you have an epson or any inkjet... NEVER turn it off this is why they block!

if left on the heads are kept warm and thus clog less often!

my epson is NEVER turned off and never has an issue.

also every power cycle of an inkjet cleans the head wasting your ink and filling the waste ink tank.
when full the printer stops working (except HPs these just overflow and leak)

another reason to buy laser!
When tanks full need clean them and reset the overflow counter.

I never turned mine off and it clogged. The key is you have to print every day for it to not clog. It's common knowledge on Epsons. I've owned 3 Epsons and never will again as every single one of them didn't last a year without clogging.

 

[elf69]

my epson not been used for 10 months!

just printed a photo with not blockages.

Best inkjets not NOT blocking is brother due to head design.

I like epsons personally but I have never had issues but know of friends who have.
Oh i'm also a printer engineer at my work.

I clean and reset many an epson/canon/brother printers for customers.
waste ink tanks not nice to clean out!

 

[Martyimac]

I never turned mine off and it clogged. The key is you have to print every day for it to not clog. It's common knowledge on Epsons. I've owned 3 Epsons and never will again as every single one of them didn't last a year without clogging.

I am on my second Epson because i wanted a new one with the precision core print heads. My old one worked for almost 3 years with minimal head cleaning needed. So far the new one is 4-5 months old and haven't cleaned the printheads once. We also sometimes go almost 2 weeks without printing something and never turn the printer off. Works just fine.

 

[4RunnerHeaven]

I am on my second Epson because i wanted a new one with the precision core print heads. My old one worked for almost 3 years with minimal head cleaning needed. So far the new one is 4-5 months old and haven't cleaned the printheads once. We also sometimes go almost 2 weeks without printing something and never turn the printer off. Works just fine.

You got lucky. I use to repair HP, Epson, Samsung, Lexmark printers. Epson was the worst for clogs.

 

[oldhifi]

I have the Brother MFC-9130 CW for a couple of years and no problems..

 

[Martyimac]

Far from it. I've had several and all of them died within a year with clogged print heads/hoses.
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You got lucky. I use to repair HP, Epson, Samsung, Lexmark printers. Epson was the worst for clogs.

Will keep this in mind when it's time to replace this one. Until then.............

 

[thisismyusername]

The best home printer is a black and white Brother laser and then just get your photos professionally printed (seriously, how many photos are you really printing that you need that functionality at your fingertips?). You can find them for close to $50 on sale. You can even get multifunction ones, like the HLL2380DW, for $100. They'll last for years and you'll never have to deal with clogs, slow prints, minutes of watching the heads move back and forth and wondering what the hell the printer is doing, overpriced ink, overpriced photo paper, dried-out ink, etc. Ink jets are terrible.

 

[4RunnerHeaven]

The best home printer is a black and white Brother laser and then just get your photos professionally printed (seriously, how many photos are you really printing that you need that functionality at your fingertips?). You can find them for close to $50 on sale. You can even get multifunction ones, like the HLL2380DW, for $100. They'll last for years and you'll never have to deal with clogs, slow prints, minutes of watching the heads move back and forth and wondering what the hell the printer is doing, overpriced ink, overpriced photo paper, dried-out ink, etc. Ink jets are terrible.

Yep, that's why I own a HP Color Laserjet Pro MFP-477dfw now and it does it all. In 2 years, I am just starting to replace the cartridges now. It may not do photos, but I don't need that which I never do anyways. If I do, Walgreens can do it.