Printer Recommendation Needed

My husband needs a new low-end desktop Mac, and I have a MacBook. We share a printer connected to his desktop now, but he is unhappy with his inkjet printer and wants something better with his new system.
Any recommendations for a laser - black and white or color - to connect to his new iMac and to wirelessly network to my MacBook? Both will be using 10.5.x.
Thanks!

I have a Samsung SCX-4500, a black and white laser printer that works well with Leopard. I've been able to connect to it also over my AEBS. You can probably get the same functionality out of their lower end model that doesn't include the scanner. Both are available on the Apple Store on line.

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I just bought a G4 PB, and am heading for Europe in a couple of weeks, and want to bring along the smallest, cheapest printer I can find. I only need b/w output, and a simple USB connections would be fine. Older or refurb would be fine, too.
Anybody have something that they really like?

Richard, welcome to the discussions.
Unfortunatly most printer sizes are pretty standard, I would suggest you look at any of the HP line of printers, You should be able to find any of the older 950 series to work and work well with a minimum of problems. (PLUG AND PLAY) This printer is of course USB and all the drivers are all preInstalled for either OS 9 or OSX.
You can find this printer, I am sure for under $100.00 the only downside if there is one the 78 & 45 Ink are from $25. to $32. This printer will print anything you need from B/W to Photo quality.
Bear in mind there are 100s out there, and cheap butI would opt for a little bit of quality over the bargin basement printers.
Cheers Don

New Inkjet Printer Recommendations?

My little trusty HP 932c (from the stone age) has finally given up the ghost.
I'm interested in getting something in the $200ish range to replace it, though I would consider going higher if features would warrant the additional cost.
I've only just started looking around, but a couple of things have already caught my eye about some of the new HP models. I haven't looked at others yet, though of course I'll need to try to understand the Epson line as well.
These things would be desirable:
1. Decent photo printing on 8-1/2 x 11, though larger (e.g., 11 x 17) might be nice - just not necessary. Keep in mind I considered my 932c, with its 1200 x 2400 dpi mode, to make decent prints (frankly, they look beautiful on glossy HP Premium Plus photo paper).
2. Wireless connection via my router would be nice. It would free up the necessity to have the printer located near my desktop workstation, which would be convenient.
3. Up to now I was limted to sRGB gamut printing with the old printer. Wider gamut color capability might be nice. I'm not above considering a different brand, though I can't discount the fact that this old, inexpensive inkjet worked so well for so long on so many different operating systems.
4. The ability to print decent documents occasionally on plain paper as well. In other words, this will not be just for photo printing.
Your experience and recommendations would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
-Noel

Thank you, Charles.
Lundberg, Oy right back at ya! I didn't say this was the only thing I print to. I often use labs such as Winkflash for big prints. This is a replacement for my office "quick printer" that needs to be a Jack of all trades. And perhaps it didn't occur to you that photo printing isn't the prime reason I have a powerful workstation (though I paid a good bit less than $10K for it). Hint: Running a software engineering company might have something to do with it.
I'm leaning toward an HP, e.g., Envy 120, as I've gotten long and reliable service out of my current HP. 13 years across 5 operating systems of compatibility and great looking prints tend to build brand loyalty.
-Noel

Inkjet printer recommendations wanted.

Can anyone recommend a good, photo quality inkjet printer that takes 11x17" paper, that will make good prints directly from ID?
We use an old, clunking Epson Stylus Color 3000 (and an old laptop with Tiger loaded to run the antique printer driver) for 11 x 17" from pdfs, and an Epson Stylus C120, which makes really good 8.5" x 11" almost photo quality prints directly from ID.
Just saw this Brother on sale, and am wondering if anyone has used it:
http://www.buy.com/prod/brother-mfc-j6710dw-color-inkjet-all-in-one-printer-with-up-to-11- x-17/219044384.html
Thanks,
Dianne Fiumara

Thank you, Charles.
Lundberg, Oy right back at ya! I didn't say this was the only thing I print to. I often use labs such as Winkflash for big prints. This is a replacement for my office "quick printer" that needs to be a Jack of all trades. And perhaps it didn't occur to you that photo printing isn't the prime reason I have a powerful workstation (though I paid a good bit less than $10K for it). Hint: Running a software engineering company might have something to do with it.
I'm leaning toward an HP, e.g., Envy 120, as I've gotten long and reliable service out of my current HP. 13 years across 5 operating systems of compatibility and great looking prints tend to build brand loyalty.
-Noel

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!).

When i bought this iMac i failed to register correctly and as i am trying to install a printer i need to do this when i am logging on. How can i create new password

When i bought this iMac i failed to register correctly and as i am trying to install a printer i need to do this when i am logging on. How can i create new password

See
http://osxdaily.com/2011/08/24/reset-mac-os-x-10-7-lion-password/ and
http://osxdaily.com/2011/09/19/change-password-mac-os-x-10-7-lion-without-knowin g-current-password/
which also apply to Mtn Lion and Macericks.

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.

PDF Printing Help Needed

I have a Windows pc only for 1 thing - printing pdfs. My problem is that Windows printer drivers allow me to have auto select paper size/tray depending on if the pdf page is standard or legal. I have not yet found anyway to do this through the mac.
I have a Brother HD-5370 laser printer and need some assistance with the paper auto select. If any one has any suggestions or an actual fix, I am all eras.
Thank You,
Dan

Dan231,
Welcome to Apple Discussions.
We are willing to help however we need you to complete your Public Profile (look to your right) so we can tell what computer you have, the version of OS X, how much RAM etc. Also letting us know where you are located could help in future posts.
Most printing issues are handled in the Printing forums. Each version of OS X has it's own printing forum. For example if you use Snow Leopard (10.6) then that forum is located at:
http://discussions.apple.com/forum.jspa?forumID=1344
However let me try and take a stab at your problem. I am guessing you are using Preview to print the PDFs so let's start there. When you print (Command-P) the printing box will appear, look under the Orientation and right below that it will probably default to Preview. Click that radio and choose paper handling to see if your printer offers more choices. You can also run Software Update to see if you have the most up-to-date drivers and retry.
Hope this starts to give you some direction.
Roger

Cloud printing & e printing is needed

hi
my printer is hp deskjet 4620 series (network)
my e mail [edited personal email]
I need to print from my mobile but i can not make any wireless printing from my mobile by my hp printer.
Please guide me & advice.
Cloud printing & e printing is needed but I dont know how to ensure my printing.
Thanks.
Mohammed

Hi Mohammed,
The Deskjet 4620 Series supports wireless printing and ePrint, it is listed as the Deskjet Ink Advantage 4625 in the list above.
If the pritner is not yet connected to your wireless network, follow the steps below to configure it by using WPS if your router supports that, otherwise it will require a computer to connect it to your wireless network:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c03161978&tmp_track_link=ot_faqs/top_issues/en_u...
Once the printer is connected to your network, folloe these steps to use the ePrint service:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c03204374&tmp_task=setupCategory&cc=us&dlc=en&lc...
If you need any further help, be sure to clarify what mobile device you are using.
Shlomi
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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. :)

Need printer recommendation

My Epson r340 printer is having gaps on my black ink even after cleaning several times. Funny is when doing the test print all the colors even the black ink would show all the lines coming out. If this can't be fixed I need a recommendation for a replacement printer that has a CD tray that can print cd/DVD. I'm not sure if I want Epson again as this is my second printer from them that's having a problem.

I switch to Canon printers ages ago and haven't looked back. Epson lost my business with poor post-purchase support and ink shenanigans. The Canon IP 7220 has been good printer for me so far and replaced the Canon IP 3600 I used for nearly 5 years and thousands of sheets of paper.

Help - need printer recommendations

I just bought a MacBook pro and need a printer for high quality photo printing that will double as an everyday document printer and won't cost me an arm and a leg. Reliability is key - my last printer was absolute crap. Your advice is much appreciated. Thanks!

i would recommend buying a simple black and white laser printer for your everyday printing needs. i bought a used HP LaserJet 4 off eBay about 5 years ago for $150 shipped. The cartridges for those are about $70-$90, but in 5 years i bought only 2, becayse they last forever. plus that printer has a network connection. The downside is that it is pretty big and ugly.
You can also find a used HP LaserJet 1100, those are way smaller than the one i have and cartridges run about $50, but you still get the same great laser quiality and dont spend nearly as much money on supplies as you would with an Ink Jet

Need Wireless Printer Recommendation

I've had consistently bad luck with wireless printers. We have 2 iMacs and 3 MacBooks in my house. I want to buy a good printer that can work with them all wirelessly. HP seems to subscribe to the "printer of the month" idea and don't offer support to older machines. Any ideas would be appreciated.

Ken,
HP comes out with new consumer models 1x per year the same as Canon, Epson and most others. They also have the broadest selection of WiFi printers to suit all different types of needs. Without knowing anything about what you really want besides wireless it's tough to recommend. Can you give us an idea of printing habits (photos, email, web pages, spreadsheets), scanning needs, guess of pages per month, do you want to save paper by having duplexing, etc...

Need a WiFi laser printer recommendation for Lion and iOS

I'm looking to get a new printer.
Here are my needs...
Home printing, maybe 10-20 pages per week
Scanner built in
Laser (I'm tired of being bled dry with HP's $30 ink jet cartridges that last only a month or two). Color is not important
WiFi and reliable, at that...my current WiFI printer goes to sleep and doesn't wake up unless you go to the printer and press a button
Budget $100-$200
While I don't regularly need to print from iDevices, if it did it would be nice, this is not a top priority.
I've done online searching and as soon as I see an attractive model, the ratings say "doesn't work with Lion"
Thanks!

I was in the same boat some months ago, and went with Brother MFC 9120CN. Its a bit over budget but fantastic, just works. They have a BW version as well which should fit your budget. (Never try Samsung had to send 5! back to factory..)
Hope that helps

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