A3 Printer Recommendation

My canon 9000 printer has died so need new - A3 Printer - Recommendation on  a printer that will operate on my old power mac G5 - OS X 10.5.8 would be very much appreciated

Welcome, Wombat!
I don't have a specific recommendation for an A#-capable unit (not a common size in my corner of the world) but can relate my experiences with finding printers for older Macs.
In helping a friend get a printer for an old Mac, we found no current multifunctions that did not require an Intel processor, something the G5 lacks. However, we did find some inexpensive print-only ink jets from Canon and Brother that, by getting drivers from their web sites, would support as far back as G3 processors and Mac OS10.3.9. We set him up with a Canon PIXMA 3100 (I think--that was about 18 months ago!).

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  • Printer RECOMMENDATIONS/Suggestions

    I would love one or all of your wireless printer recommendations.
    I had an HP and it wasn't great. Now I have a Cannon PIXMA and the colors are pale and can't scan wirelessly and just doesn't interact well with the Mac.
    What are your best suggestions for a wireless all-in-one printer?

    I've had good luck with my Epson Artisan 810.

  • WPS Printer Recommendations

    We recently purchased an HP LJ m451nw printer and have failed to get it paired correctly with our Airport Extreme WIFI network (latest firmware).   The problem is apparently with HP firmware. That's a long and unrelated frustrating story.
    My question is what WIFI printer recommendations have folks had success with, on a similar config?
    The problems I'm trying to solve:
    * Make the WIFI printer available to everyone on the Airport Extreme network
    * Also, have the printer use both network connections (LAN and WIFI, something HP cannot do)
    I probably should have inquired here first. :-)
    The environment is a medium-sized office, so that would be factored in the size and quality of printer.   B&W only is fine, too -- ours just happens to be color.
    Thank you in advance.

    When you use HP stuff.. in a network.. WPS can be a problem.. but on the apple WPS system did you try first attempt not pin.. apparently most HP will not work with pin.
    I have good reports of Brother.. I personally still use the older series HP with EIO slots.. Or MIO I think they became.. Sometimes old printers are better than new ones.
    Ethernet or wireless will make no difference.. it is a network printer.. once on the network it should be accessible to every computer..  BUT airprint only works to wireless.. so that is the more important one.
    As a work around.. there is nothing wrong with buying a cheap little TP-Link (or any of the china brands) N lite routers.. $30 or so.. and use it as AP on the network for the HP in particular or any PC .. that will still allow it to be used by any device on the network and even airprint should work.

  • Printer recommendations please.

    Hi, I need a new printer and would like recommendations as to what to buy. The last printer I bought was an HP 1220c for an Imac running OS 9. When I upgraded to OS X I lost many of the printer's features, booklet and two sided printing most frustratingly, and never regained them. I need booklet printing, two sided printing, and preferably large format printing. I am looking at two printers from HP in particular, the OfficeJet 7300 at <http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en/sm/WF06a/18972-238444-410635-12019-f51-39 1181.html>, and the Deskjet 9800 at <http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/productdetail.do?product_code=C8165A%23A2L&tab=overview&storeName=storefronts&landing=p rinters&category=inkjets&subcat1=seeall&catLevel=3#defaultAnchor>. HP claims that they are MAC compatible, but I don't trust them. If anyone has personal experience with either of these printers, I would appreciate your opinions of them.
    Thank you, Caoim
    titanium G4 powerbook 800MHz   Mac OS X (10.4.3)  
    titanium G4 powerbook 800MHz   Mac OS X (10.4.2)  

    I also have a HP DeskJet 1220c and had problems with it using OSX. I tried many solutions (selected print drivers), but ended up purchasing a print driver for the 1220c from PrintFab. http://www.printfab.net/ I had to experiment with the menus to get the best print quality, but finally got good results. I don't print two-sided, so I don't know if that would still be a problem. (There is a menu for paper handling.) You can download a demo version to try and see if it works for you. Just another option you can try before purchasing a new printer.

  • Personal, Color, Inkjet Printer -- Recommendations?

    I need to get a new printer, and am looking for advice on a good model.
    The only things I require, is that it be:
    * inkjet
    * color printing
    * tray loading

    A few thoughts:
    - Look into the ongoing costs for ink. I have a trusty old hp G85 multifunction for which each ink cartridge cost about $50 but they're monstrously huge compared with the teeny cartridges in new inkjets. Even so, I've moved most of my printing and my family's to a big office-class printer because I was shelling out too much for ink. I'm not suggesting against ink jet, only that you look into the cost/page kinda thing for your candidates. (Although maybe you already knew that and you were just hoping to curtail the search by asking the forum)
    - If it's for more than one machine I'd absolutely recommend getting one with an Ethernet attachment. USB-attached printer sharing is not great on any OS and carries with it the restriction that the attached computer be powered up & awake. Even my G85 now is on the Ethernet (via hp 300x)
    - If it supports Postscript you won't be in driver ****, no matter what the OS and future presents.
    Q: Priority is color documents or color photos?

  • All-In-One Printer recommendations please !

    Folks, I need a replacement for my HP PSC 1210 which no longer scans under Leopard.
    Am going slightly crazy wondering whether to take a chance trusting the manufacturers' claims of compatibility or spending days reading their fine-print where there VERY often lurks that little "Sorry, no scanning" detail or some such.
    And *APPLE aren't really very much help either* with a list of supported printers that is dated May 22 2008 and was probably largely compiled before then. Half the printers on their list are only supported by Gutenprint or not at all by Modern Drivers. Maybe I'm a snob but I wouldn't mind at least starting with a driver written by the manufacturer...
    *So, any thoughts ?*
    Would like to take another chance on Epson - for the quality of their inks and colours - but their Leopard-supporting printers claims are 95% contradicted by the Apple page ! Might end up with the devil I know - HP, even though their print margins are way too large for liking.
    Light home use: occasional scanning, quick photo prints, BW docs.... there must be something out there that people are happy with, right ? ;~))
    Cheers!!!

    Woops, no - don't need faxing.
    Well, I may try and save it but I'm pretty sure that I found it on the "sorry..." list somewhere. As I say, I've managed to get good print functions back again with a funny combo of hjips, foomatic and gplgs- so maybe there's a scanning equivalent lurking out there.
    re: C7280 - that sounds like a recommendation to me ! Are you saying that all functions work as specified using the HP drivers ? COuld be a winner and its smack in the right price bracket.
    Keep 'em coming folks !

  • Looking for laser printer recommendations (please read!)

    I couldn't find a spot that fit this question and although I may not receive any answers here, this is a very active forum with members who are unafraid of new technology, so here's letting one rip...
    OK, I've not had a laser printer in a number of years - when my beloved LaserWriter II NTX gave up the ghost. I find that I am lately, however, printing more and more text-only or text-heavy documents at home and going through black ink cartridges like a hungry lumberman through flapjacks. Although I've not looked into laser technology for years, I am wondering if it may not be more economical to print these pages on a 'personal' laser printer (I know that toner cartridges are not cheap, either, but they are less expensive, from what I've read, than using inkjet to print text-heavy documents) than to continue racking up rebate dollars by selling my soul for black ink cartridges.
    So I am looking for a laser printer that can handle about 2,500-4,000 pages a month AND (here's the kicker!) have automatic duplex printing capabilities... I've never had this ability on a laser printer but I understand it's available on some models these days.
    I'm not looking for an 'office capable' printer - maybe more like a 'small office'? No real need for Ethernet, yet, if it's a standard feature, I would certainly use it. A small footprint would be nice.
    As I wander into the local Office Depot I am overwhelmed by the choices and yet stupefied to find that the 'hang tags' on many of the models don't really give too much information - page one can expect from a cartridge, connectivity options, duplexing capabilities (I seem to find none, yet am certain that I've read of their existence).
    So my criteria:
    1. monochrome
    2. PostScript emulation (unless CUPS supports lasers? It'd difficult to tell by the ad hype yet Apple does seem to have drivers or, at least, Brother and HP laser printers). I don't want to be limited to 72 typefaces...
    3. automated duplexing
    4. small footprint
    5. more economical to operate than an inkjet at 2,500-4000 pages per month
    6. networkable, though served through another CPU via USB is fine
    7. brand is not important - as long as reliability is high (and, like Brother, for instance, is supported by Apple)
    Please leave a message if you should have ANY suggestions or, if you can point me towards a website with a good overview of what's available (and with actual tests would even be better!) I would be very appreciative.

    Jamie,
    I just wanted to thank you once again for your suggestion of the HP LaserJet 1320. I picked one up last week at Office Depot and, after I receive my $50 mail-in rebate, my total cost will have been $139.99!
    The printer itself had an 'instant savings' of $100 off the SRP of $399.99 (and - for those who might be interested - this instant savings continues until June 30 - see the HP website for details.), bring it down to $299.99; I had an $100 Office Depot 'rewards' card plus a $10 'instant off' coupon from the previous week, bringing it down to $189.99 and there was a mail-in rebate for $50 (which, according to the paperwork, I can expect within 6 weeks) so... I was able to get a $400 printer for less than $140 (+ tax, of course).
    Still, even with $14 tax, I have to assume that I would have paid at least as much in shipping AND I only had to drive for less than 5 miles, spend 20 minutes explaining why I did not want or need either the extended warranty or the Super Special Laser Printer Official Office Depot Very Special Customer Service Box (a cable, some paper, and a few other doodads for $60) and now I've printed a couple of hundred sheets and love the thing.
    Had it not been for your recommendation, I likely would have forgotten the $100 Office Depot card until it expired and would not have sought out the printer there in the first place.
    It's such a warm and fuzzy feeling to get such a deal on such a terrific little printer... and, so, I thank you, again.

  • Laser printer recommendations please

    I need a printer that will work well with my 2008 iMac (Snow Lep) ideally wirelessly.  I need printing, scanning and copying - not huge quantities but need the quality to be good. My budget is around £150 and if I can find something that doesn't require cartridges that cost £1m each that would be a bonus!  There is so much contradictory info out there any recommendations would be gratefully received.

    got a Samsung SCX-4500W
    it's laserprinter, scanner, copy
    it's wifi
    it works on osx it works on windows8 pro
    it works on iphone and ipad (if I use the free samsung  printing app)
    or if I use the netgear Genie program running on one of the computers

  • Printer recommendations for iMAc Core Duo

    Greetings! I need a recommendation from anyone who is successfully using a multi function printer with an iMac Core Duo. I am returning an EPSON CX5800f because the scanning driver does not work. The printer works great but the scanner does not. Any success stories? Thanks Billy D

    Hello, again! I am back. I returned the EPSON today and I am looking at an HP OfficeJet 7310 for printing, faxing, and scannng on my iMac Core Duo running OS 10.4.6. Any one with good or bad experiences with the 7310? I received an email back from HP saying that the 7310 would work with Intel Macs but I see no such indication on their web site driver download page. Plus HP has not said that the scanning driver for the 7310 would work with the iMac Core Duo. Any comments? Thanks!

  • Printer recommendations for airport express

    Hi all,
    I posted a question regarding printer compatibility with airport express. I already bought two and both were glitchy. I am trialing a canon s520 with the view of buying the new model. I put up a post, and got a lot of answers. Unfortunately some say one thing and some say the other. I have noticed that when there is a serious issue with apple equipment, the answers become garbled like this. BTW the s520 hangs a lot. So canon is out. Best advice i got from a couple of posts was dont both with wireless printing via AE. Buy a printer with its own wireless set up.
    Dont get me wrong, i love the discussion groups and the advice i get.
    My question is this..
    Does airport express really work PROPERLY for wireless printing. I thought is was great feature. Would love to continue using it. But since tiger, i seem to have had a lot of time wasting problems. Is apple losing it... And surely they must have a list of recommended printers to work with AE.

    My question is this..
    Does airport express really work PROPERLY for
    wireless printing.
    Yes I have managed to get various printers working PROPERLY with my Airport base stations.
    And surely they must have a list
    of recommended printers to work with AE.
    There is the unofficial list.
    The iFelix unofficial Airport Extreme and Airport Express Printer Compatibility List
    http://www.ifelix.co.uk/tech/1013.html
    This is an unofficial list of USB printers which are are compatible with the AirPort Extreme Base Station and Airport Express. Printers in bold have been added to the original list that Apple provided. Printers in dark red are in fact the only printers I have personally tested.
    Please also note that due to changes in the firmware of both the Airport Extreme base station and the introduction of the Airport Express some printers which are in this list may no longer in fact be compatible.

  • IMac Printer recommendations and help please...

    Hi there
    I am looking for an all-in-one printer for my iMac 24. I have an older printer that i used to use with my old Windows PC, but have had issues with it on my Mac.
    Any good recommendations are most welcome. Also, I used to scan stuff into Photoshop via WIA support. I am lead to believe that Mac does not support WIA so how do you scan into photoshop / Adobe acrobat etc fomr these types of All-in-one printers????
    many thanks
    Scott

    I am a fan of HP printers, currently using a Officejet 7410 all in one. One of the reasons I like the HP's is they have several models with wireless functionality meaning using Airport I can print, scan, copy and even fax wirelessly. This gives me the freedom to put the printer where I want as well as having fewer wires. The 7410 is an older design now however you can get the 7280, L7760 and others with wi-fi build in. Setting them up is extremely easy too, I was up and running within a few minutes.
    You can go to www.hpshopping.com and do comparisons on a variety of printers and I'm sure be able to find one that meets your needs.

  • Need a printer recommendation for a small office

    hey folks, hoping someone might be able to suggest a recommendation for our business. We’ve had an OkiData color laser printer that’s lasted over 6 years but it’s been giving us some trouble over the last year and yesterday it stopped printing with an error we can’t resolve. Would have to bring a tech in to fix and we’d basically already decided that once this thing bit the dust we’d move on to something else. It’s time.
    We are looking for something in the $200-$400 range, would consider going a little higher if it was clearly worth it. We want something that connects wireless, prints quickly and reliably in Snow Leopard over an Airport Extreme network, decent color print quality is important but doesn’t have to be photo quality (we have an HP Photosmart for that kind of stuff), and it needs to have reasonable printing cost per page. We don’t print a tremendous amount of stuff, but we probably go through 100-200 pages a day and it adds up.
    Was looking at the HP OfficeJet Pro 8500 wireless and that looks like a nice unit except half the people who buy one hate it. Looks like HP quality control is lacking and if you get a good unit, great, but the odds are good you’ll get a lousy one.
    Also looking at the Brother HL-3070CW, but reviews say it has a high consumable cost.
    Basically, the more I look into this the more I head spins and now I've got myself wrapped around the axle and don’t know what to do.
    Any suggestions would be GREATLY appreciated.

    I would steer clear of the 500 express. Since you seem to be new to cisco products, I would use the opportunity and buy what most of your potential customers already have. Get yourself a pix/asa and a 2900 series switch as first poster suggested. If you are interested in certifications, you will need to learn the command line interface. The 500 express will do you no good as it is all gui. This is only my opinion of course. Oh, and did I see not expensive and cisco in the same sentence. :)

  • Black and white printer recommendation?

    I'm looking for an inexpensive workhorse printer to mainly print out text documents and such. Our old Apple Laserwriter won't network with Snow Leopard (believe me, I've tried everything) and the color cartridges for our color printer are so expensive I hate using it for this type of job. Anyone have a recommendation for something around $100 that would serve our needs? (We currently are running both Snow Leopard and Tiger in our household.)
    Thanks!

    Depending on print volume, an inkjet printer may be a good option. Many Canon printers have a separate high-capacity black ink cartridge and these can be purchased separately from the color ink cartridges. If your volume is high, then a laser printer is desirable; HP owns this market and their printers are very reliable, but you cannot get one for less than $100 (the toner cartridge will cost about that much).
    bd

  • HP or other printer recommendations???

    I've been through it (other postings) about trying to use my HP (1315xi) with my three apples (on AirPort Express) and have given up. So ... can anyone recommend an inexpensive HP model, or another reasonable brand (no $1k printers, please) that they KNOW works with all computers when plugged into the USB port on the AirPort Express?

    Another option to consider is getting a printer which has its own integrated print server, I have been pleased with my Canon iP4000r.
    iFelix

  • Laser Multi-function printer recommendation

    I know I'm probably not supposed to be asking for product recommendations here, but am not sure where else to go (if there are other good forums for this kind of thing, please let me know).
    Anyone have any recommendations on a good laser multi-function printer? I'm interested in specific models, but am more interested in brands that are actually friendly to Macs in terms of updating software, providing support, etc. My current model is an HP Laserjet 3052, for which there is still no software update to accommodate for Leopard (which was released months ago).
    Any thoughts? Thanks in advance.

    After long consideration and being fed up with issues with HP printers in he past (especially with limited functionalities with Mac OS), I bought me a Canon MP560 this summer.
    I think it's a great value for money, to refill the ink is reasonably priced (o.k., it could always be cheaper), but my most favorite feature is that I can print and scan from anywhere in the house. So far I am very pleased with both the scanning and printing results. Installation and handling of the SW suite is a child's play.
    If I had to print more I would actually look into a Laser / LED MFP... perhaps the Brother MFC-9120CN or its wireless brother MFC-9320CW, which costs actually quite a bit more.
    Unfortunately, as it seems, Canon has nothing to offer in this class of printers at reasonable prices that are also rated high.
    Just my 10 cents.

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