HP used to make great printers for the Mac, but now they're junk. And they won't print unless network-connected (no USB!). I use mine as a doorstop.
My recent experience with the Epson All-in-Ones isn't very good. The first one died after 6 months or so. Very cheap, flimsy feel to the printer. Couldn't even print out its own alignment page. Returned it for another one, and this one doesn't print straight. The text is tilted about 15 degrees to the right. Worthless for any serious application. Also, there's a firmware upgrade it keeps hassling me about, but I looked it up online and it appears that if I upgrade, it disallows use of 3rd-party ink cartridges. Ugh. I haven't tried the Epson EcoTank. They average about 20% or more 1-star reviews on Amazon, so beware. -Carl > On Dec 22, 2018, at 2:44 PM, Charles Lindauer <char...@lindauermacs.com> > wrote: > > Epson EcoTank printers are great. They have ink tanks, instead of cartridges, > so ink costs are much less. The printers are a bit more, but the cost of ink > more than makes up for it. I have an ET-3750 multifunction that prints great > photo prints on glossy paper, as well as anything else I print. I’m very > please with it and recommend them to clients. > > > Charles Lindauer > Lindauer Mac Consulting > http://www.LindauerMacs.com <http://www.lindauermacs.com/> > char...@lindauermacs.com <mailto:char...@lindauermacs.com> 707-479-6170 > <tel:707-479-6170> > > On Dec 22, 2018, at 1:28 PM, Dinse, Gregg (NIH/NIEHS) [C] > <di...@niehs.nih.gov <mailto:di...@niehs.nih.gov>> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> Can someone please recommend a color inkjet printer that works well with a >> mac? Currently all of my macs are running Sierra (10.12.6), though I plan to >> upgrade to High Sierra soon. >> >> I think my first priority is that it is reliable and works well with a mac. >> Mainly I print on good quality 8.5x11 sheets of paper, though 4x6 photo >> printing (from a separate tray) would be good. An ethernet connection in >> addition to USB and WiFi would be nice, though not mandatory. Inexpensive >> OEM ink refills would be great, or else one that works well with inexpensive >> third-party ink cartridges. All I really need is a printer, since I already >> have a laser printer that also scans, though if the inkjet you recommend is >> an all-in-one unit, that's fine (just not necessary). If it is an >> all-in-one, I don't care about a document feeder, though having one is OK, >> and a flat top would be good, so that it can easily scan portions of a long >> or over-sized document. >> >> In the past, I liked HP, but lately they do not seem as good as some others >> (at least in my limited experience). I have a really old HP C7280 all-in-one >> that has worked well, but now all forms of communication have failed (first >> ethernet, then WiFi, and now USB). I have a newer HP C410, but it has never >> worked well (the color printing is terrible, and I've had two of these). I >> have a Brother HL-2280DW laser printer that works very well and uses cheap >> third-party toner cartridges, but I do not know if Brother makes a good >> color inkjet. I have never had a Canon or Epson (or any other brand). >> >> So, if you can recommend a good color inkjet printer that works well with a >> mac, I'd really appreciate hearing about it. Thanks! >> >> Gregg >> >> _______________________________________________ >> MacOSX-talk mailing list >> MacOSX-talk@omnigroup.com <mailto:MacOSX-talk@omnigroup.com> >> http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk >> <http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk> > _______________________________________________ > MacOSX-talk mailing list > MacOSX-talk@omnigroup.com <mailto:MacOSX-talk@omnigroup.com> > http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk > <http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk>
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