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    Printer, Scanner, Copier, Fax

    If you had to buy a new all in one Printer, Scanner, Copier, and Fax injet printer today what brand and model will you buy. My HP finally gave up. It figures too because I just bought new ink for it. It does not turn on any more. Tried unplugging to reset both ends of power chord. Disconnected computer cable and still nothing. I tried hitting it too Probably about 6 years old. Rather not have wireless, heard too many horror stories there. Prefer injet over laser for cheaper ink cartridges. Make lots of copies. I use all aspects of these devices so can not be without one or other. Does anyone know of a new unit that uses HP 02 ink cartridges??

    I will take your list and any things to specifically look for. Thanks in advance.
    John T.

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    Inkjet cheaper than Laser???????
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    In the long run yes. Do not want to compare that I will stick with inkjet. If you are giving me a brand please give me some model numbers too so I can look them up. I know all the different brands out there but do not know numbers. Thanks
    John T.

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    One problem is that many of us will have an "all-in-one" printer that's several years old. I do and I'm satisfied with it, but I doubt if this printer is even available any more because it has been replaced by a new model.

    I have an HP 7520. Copy, print, scan and fax. Wireless connection to my PCs (multiple PCs). Cost was about $100 but I may not remember correctly. I'm satisfied with it but I'd have to research what's available if I were to buy a new one today.

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    We just replaced our HP 7525 that had an error code that was too costly to repair. Go figure. Less money to replace than repair. Wound up buying an Epson WorkForce Pro WF-3720. We compared the closest HP to the Epson, and the Epson had a better ink to printed page ratio than the HP. So far I like this machine. No complaints so far, but have only had it a few months. Time will tell. As with all of them now, it only comes with a sample pack of ink in the machine. It will print 30 pages or so I believe. Ink cartridges are roughly $70 for the entire package of the XL cartridges.

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    I finally gave up and bought a Brother MFC-9130 color laser. It was less than $300. After 9 months we just replaced the factory black. We print a lot. The other colors are still fine. I bought a set(2 blk, red, blue, yellow) of 3rd party cartridges from Amazon for $70 and they actually work. I have never had any luck with 3rd party ink. I figure it will pay for itself in a little over a year.

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    I would not have an inkjet unless paid to do so. I have been using HP laser combination units for 19 years. I ran reams of paper a month through the units at my office with little problem. For the home office, we bought one of the first Brother laser printer, scanner fax copier units they made and it lasted over 12 years. It lasted through one child and Mrs going to college. Right now we have a Samsung color laser all in one for the family and just an HP black and white for my office. It is the second HP M1217nfw I have had. (the first burned in a fire) It is small, quiet and reliable. It cost $140.00 and I order after market toner refills from a place for $21.00 each for 4 at a time. The after market cartridges have worked fine in the HP, but after market cartridges do not work in the Samsung. We have the color printer for family use, printing out pictures etc. Mrs. is a nurse and developed a communication board for use with folks on trach's and she prints the boards here at home and has them laminated. So far they are in use in three hospitals. She makes up, perhaps 10 a month. So the color printer is not a high use item but necessary. The Brother we have is old as dirt and still is hooked up as a fax machine. Mr wife rarely uses the fax or scanner functions. She can take a picture with her phone and convert it to a document to be edited and printed out and can take a picture of a document and fax it directly from her phone. I have not figured that stuff out yet. Probably never will, since fewer folks are faxing these days.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mike Henderson View Post
    One problem is that many of us will have an "all-in-one" printer that's several years old. I do and I'm satisfied with it, but I doubt if this printer is even available any more because it has been replaced by a new model.

    I have an HP 7520. Copy, print, scan and fax. Wireless connection to my PCs (multiple PCs). Cost was about $100 but I may not remember correctly. I'm satisfied with it but I'd have to research what's available if I were to buy a new one today.

    Mike
    Ditto & I have the same HP printer as well.
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    How frequently do you print? If inkjets don't print fairly frequently, like once a week or every couple weeks the print heads tend dry out and need to be run through a cleaning cycle. It can take a significant part of an ink cartridge to get the head printing clean again. Some inkjets have the printhead built into the cartridge and it's sometimes possible to rub the printhead portion of the cartridge over an alcohol soaked paper towel to get it working properly again. At least some HP and Canon inkjets are like that. I'm pretty sure Brother and Epson among others use a 'permanent' printhead so the built-in cleaning function must be used and if doesn't work, a new printer is cheaper than getting the printhead repaired or replaced. Lasers don't suffer the dried ink problem. We recently bought a Brother HL-3170CDW (color, duplex, wireless) single function and it works well. After-market toner cartridges seem to work well too.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Curt Harms View Post
    Brother HL-3170CDW (color, duplex, wireless) single function and it works well. After-market toner cartridges seem to work well too.
    We also went with a Brother laser, since the cost of using inkjet was crazy over time. There's a reason you pay so little to get the hardware, as it helps you forget the cost of the ink. We've had the same Laser for several years now, and use only name brand toner (off brands are refills, and can actually cause harm to components as well as not printing properly, in our experience). Cost per page is on average about 3 times more with inkjet.
    Another advantage is laser toner doesn't smear if you rub it with your finger.

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    If I didn't need to print "real photos", I'd go with a color laser version. If I needed to stick with inkjet for photo printing, I'd buy one of the units that have the larger tanks for ink as the continual expense for cartridges on most printers is unreal, even at Costco prices and third party refills or alternatives just don't deliver good photo prints in my experience.
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    Last spring, when my color multifunction inkjet died (with a multitude of replacement cartridges, natch) I decided to convert to black & white multifunction laser jet.

    I got the Brother MFC-L2700DW (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00MFG58N6)

    I figured I'd wait until I needed color before dipping my toe back into the inkjet pool (at least to use up some of these cartridges ). Well, it's been 8 months, and I still haven't had a need to print in color. And, with Sam's (or Walmart) printing color photographs waaay cheaper than I can anyway, I may be totally past my color printer days.

    The Brother units are relatively cheap on initial purchase, and the 3rd party replacement toner kits are a very good value. It's a top-selling unit with a ton of positive reviews. I noticed that there is now a newer model (MFC-L2710DW), but I don't know if it has any improvements that justify the additional cost.

    Good Luck!

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    Just went thru the same debate but didn't want ink jet any more. Look at cost/page and yield and I think you will see that ink jet is more costly in the long run. We don't need to print "real photos" anywhere near as much as we need black copy, but we do need copy and scan capability as well as occasional color. My extensive research led me to Brother. Went over the top too with model MFC-L8900CDW. Only been a few weeks but so far very pleased.

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    Cost per page is only an issue if you print a lot. We have the aforementioned HP 7520 at my work and it just keeps going. It's in a dusty environment and it works flawlessly. Lasers are good but you have to be printing in volume to make them cost effective. We have lasers in many of our offices and they are great. Almost all are HP. They are networked so they get much higher use. That makes them cost effective there. I personally have an HP 8615 from Sam's and it's great. For the cost which I think was around $90 it took a year before I used up the original ink. Everyone has their "preferred" brand and as in every similar instance you will get suggestions for much higher priced options. Look at how much you print and decide what will best suit your needs.

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