Community weekly poll: What brand of printer do you own, and are you happy with it?
- 4/4/06 12:17 PM
parallel-port printer to a USB port
by pauleyc18938 - 11/29/07 5:25 AM In reply to: Windows Vista driver for NEC Silentwriter 95 by Richard SolomonI found a parallel-port printer to a USB port cable on ebay.
Just need to find the drivers, but it ought to work.
Definitely a work horse printer.
HP all-in-one
by Jerry747 - 4/4/06 7:08 PM In reply to: What brand of printer do you own, and are you happy with it? by Marc Bennett
I had been using Epsons for several years but decided to try the Photosmart 3310 because it was one of the few machines with a stand alone fax and the output speed is far faster than the Epson. Photo quality might be slightly better from Epson but for an all-in-one, reliability, (after four months no probs) and support, the HP is a definite winner.
Preferred printer
by JStringer - 4/4/06 7:10 PM In reply to: What brand of printer do you own, and are you happy with it? by Marc Bennett
I use a Dell 3100cn and am very pleased. Excellent printing quality in both B&W and color for both text and graphics. Print speed is very good in B&W but a little slow in color.
Dell 3100cn
by tomslage - 12/26/06 9:10 AM In reply to: Preferred printer by JStringerThe Dell 3100 is impressive that's for sure, and by a company that has by undying loyalty as far as computers go...can't beat that! The printer is fast (but like you said leaves a little to be desired on speedy color printing) and has excellent print quality. The only thing that REALLY stinks, but I suppose is unavoidable is the price of the toner. It literally costs almost as much as the printer to purchase a full set of toner ($250, check http://www.dell.com out!). And in my small office we have to replace color cartridges at least three or four times per year, which adds up quick. One thing I've tried is buying compatible ink, which though some people look down on it, it'll save you about $100 per full set purchase and I can't tell a difference in quality. The one site I use is a place called supplies guys; the dell link is: http://www.suppliesguys.com/dell-3100cn-toner-supplies.htm. Overall though, excellent printer, sweet price, and beautiful quality. Keep it up Mikie!
Canon printer
by tdlane - 4/4/06 7:11 PM In reply to: What brand of printer do you own, and are you happy with it? by Marc Bennett
I have a Canon i950, which I am very happy with. I have also owned HP and Epson printers, as well as another Canon, and I have found the Canons to be far better. The best selling point is the separate ink cartridges. It really gets old having to throw out a catridge that is half full of ink, just because you ran out of cyan. 
Love my Epson Stylus CX5400
by DrFrasierCrane - 4/4/06 7:13 PM In reply to: What brand of printer do you own, and are you happy with it? by Marc Bennett
Just finished printing out three lovely albums from the last year - over 100 pages in each - in rich photo color. The family loves them, and I love that the Stylus has been so troublefree. If only my last printer (a Brother C9300) had been so.
Epson Stylus CX5400
by Fire1946 - 5/5/06 9:05 PM In reply to: Love my Epson Stylus CX5400 by DrFrasierCraneI have just bought this printer at a local Goodwill store. (without software). I have downloaded the drivers from Epson"s website for my laptop with XP; was a pain in the a...; nothing works and scaning a pic takes ages with no possibilty to edit it, except in Paint...
If all the rest of Epson is as good as the scanner,..no more Epson.
Peter
CX5400
by danielarbib - 5/7/06 2:00 PM In reply to: Epson Stylus CX5400 by Fire1946Thank you so much for this. You may have saved me lots of angst as I was about to get one on e-bay.
Epson CX5400
by rccoffee - 11/29/06 9:14 PM In reply to: CX5400 by danielarbibYou bought a CX5400 at a Goodwill store WITHOUT the CD which has, not only the drivers, but the rest of the software!!!
It also has: Epson Smart Panel, ArcSoft PhotoImpression 5.0.
If your machine already had a digital imaging software programe, Corel or Adobe, you wouldn't need anything else.
hmmm a bit harsh wouldnt you say
by hlee - 5/7/06 10:00 PM In reply to: Epson Stylus CX5400 by Fire1946lets see .. you got a printer from goodwill for 5 bucks and you expect it to work perfectly .. further you blame epson because it doesnt .. further others and not buying epson because of your bad experience with epson (or perhaps goodwill) ...
people give things to goodwill because they either dont work or maybe they just couldnt figure out how to make them work or they are just helping out by giving things they dont need ... people buy things from goodwill to (1) help a charity (2) to take a chance on being able to make it work (thats a gamble if you are not familiar with how to fix stuff) ..
near as i know not many companies extend warranties to thrift shop purchases ... and should epson or any other company be held respossible for 2nd/3rd hand purchases ... and should someone not buy a product because another found one in the trash that didnt work ...
i doubt that your cx5400 has significant design flaws but likely is just a blown printer someone gave away.. most people cant judge if its repairable or not so you, the purchaser must make that judgment ...
and you mentioned the epson scanner as being bad also based on your experience with goodwill ... well you are putting down probably one of the best scanners around (according to many reviews) ... anyhow i am not aligned with any company but will speak up when i see what i perceive as an injustice ..
hope you get your printer working (i would even help you if i could, i do that a lot) but i dont think your issue is with epson ...
A bit harsh-Epson Printer
by Fire1946 - 5/10/06 12:14 PM In reply to: hmmm a bit harsh wouldnt you say by hleeQuite often these printers and other hardware are given to Goodwill due to the death of the last owner or out of other reasons, like having received a newer and better printer or scanner. I tested the printer before buying and then it worked fine; just amazed that after having downloaded the necessary software it suddenly did notprint at all and when I checked on the suppport website, it told me to call tech support. As I had been unable to go to the Internet for almost 2 days I did not have the time to call tech support.I will let you know about the outcome.
Peter
Epson Stylus CX5400
by rccoffee - 11/29/06 9:09 PM In reply to: Love my Epson Stylus CX5400 by DrFrasierCraneThe CX5400 seems to have a major defect. If you search CX5400, you will see that the printing heads/nozzles give out. I have a CX5400 and CX6600. After 2 years, my CX5400 stopped printing anything. But, I called Seiko-Epson and they will repair it at no charge and even pay for shipping. I was offered a "good buy" on another machine but I really like the CX5400 since it restores old photos well.
I have always used Epson inks and maintain it well.
Just throught you'd like to know.
Canon MP780
by bderou2 - 4/4/06 7:13 PM In reply to: What brand of printer do you own, and are you happy with it? by Marc Bennett
I have the Canon MP780, and all-in-one. I'm overall happy with it, but as far as printers go, I was much happier with the Epson printers I had before I had this one. The only reason I purchased this is I wanted an all-in-one that included Fax, and up until very, VERY recently, Epson didn't include Fax on any of their all-in-ones.
Question on Canon MP780
by ez2beme - 8/4/06 6:38 PM In reply to: Canon MP780 by bderou2I'm interested in the Canon MP780 and was curious as to what negative comments or experiences you've had with this model. Would you recommend any other all-in-one printer? Thanks.
HP 4600dn Color LaserJet
by George B. Lockwood - 4/4/06 7:13 PM In reply to: What brand of printer do you own, and are you happy with it? by Marc Bennett
As I don't use the LaserJet for photos I take them to Wolf Camera and have prints made there at $0.07 each. These prints will last a lifetime... Shy clear of the Wal*Mart, CVS, Walgreen's, etc as they can't match the lasting ability of the professionals.
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