Epson. There's your problem. RIP to your Apple Laser Writer—why not get a Brother? My HL-2270DW (a model first introduced in 2011) is still going strong.
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Do I need a new iMac
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Ho thank you Carl. I didn’t know it exists. Just tried it both high performance and standard mode, seems to work well. Very interesting.
capamac
macrumors 6502a
I've found that I tend to go about 7 years before changing computers.
About half the time I change computers its due to a hardware failure, not coz I'm dissatisfied with performance.
The other half its performance-related.
2021 iMac has good performance still and probably will remain good for a few more years yet.
You can check benchmarks to get an idea of what a M4 iMac might be like: https://browser.geekbench.com/mac-benchmarks
M4 iMac scores 3256 at that site vs 2178 for M1 iMac.
IMO a doubling in speed isn't enough to warrant an upgrade. (3x or 4x or more is ideal) And the M4 isn't even twice as fast as M1.
RUGERMAN
macrumors 6502
I agree, I have a brother laser printer that I got for a little over a $100 6 or 7 years ago and I still love it. the only problem is that will not recognize wifi 5g so I have to switch back to wifi 5 in order to print, I wish there was some way to upgrade it tot 5g.
eyoungren
macrumors Nehalem
I've been using a Samsung Xpress M2020w and C430w for almost 10 years now. Both bought new. These are laser printers with WiFi, Ethernet and Airprint. They support printing from both iPhone/iPad and Android. And there was also a time where they were connected through Google so I could send a print job from work to home.
I started with them on Leopard. The drivers that came on the disc did not support Leopard (started at Snow Leopard), but I was able to take those SL drivers and install them in the Leopard print folders and make the printers work. I am now on Sonoma and the printers have been supported on every version up to that. I have to assume they'd work on Sequoia and above.
Both printers are left on 24/7 and have been rock solid.
I started with them on Leopard. The drivers that came on the disc did not support Leopard (started at Snow Leopard), but I was able to take those SL drivers and install them in the Leopard print folders and make the printers work. I am now on Sonoma and the printers have been supported on every version up to that. I have to assume they'd work on Sequoia and above.
Both printers are left on 24/7 and have been rock solid.
Non-Euclidean
macrumors 6502a
You guys just inspired me.
The wife wanted her old Toshiba laptop running again. Last week I bought a Neo for mom since her chromebook died. I let the wife check it out, she liked it. I really don't want to support more Win boxes at home so...
Ordered for $429 from OCW
Apple 12" MacBook Retina (2017) 1.4GHz Dual Core i7, Space Gray - Used, Very Good Condition
Apple 12-inch MacBook Retina, 1.4GHz Dual Core i7 "Mid 2017" Space Gray, with 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Used, Very Good Condition with 1-Year OWC Eclipse Warranty
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josehill
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What is the specific model of printer? There may be advice we can offer that is specific to it.
As for your iMac, the version of macOS that comes out in September, macOS 27 Golden Gate, will be the last one that supports it. Apple typically releases Mac security updates for a particular OS for a total of three years, so as long as you feel like your iMac is working fine, you have a few more years to go.
