Re: SOHO MFP Printer Questions

2009-09-15 Thread Brian Webb
I have an HP Officejet Pro 8500 Wireless and really like it.  The ink lasts forever.  The depplex mode works well - it can be slow if you are printing at a high quality - for everyday stuff the draft mode is fine and dries really quickly.  Costco has put these on massive sale a couple times in t

Re: SOHO MFP Printer Questions

2009-09-04 Thread Jonathan Link
+1000 On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 5:10 PM, Ben Scott wrote: > On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 5:05 PM, Mike Gill > wrote: > > As for the laser option, well it becomes quite an initial expense > > in comparison to purchase the printer ... > > The Brother I mentioned seemed to be about $50 more than a inkjet

RE: SOHO MFP Printer Questions

2009-09-04 Thread Benjamin Zachary - Lists
: Friday, September 04, 2009 5:11 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: SOHO MFP Printer Questions On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 5:05 PM, Mike Gill wrote: > As for the laser option, well it becomes quite an initial expense > in comparison to purchase the printer ... The Brother I mentioned see

RE: SOHO MFP Printer Questions

2009-09-04 Thread Benjamin Zachary - Lists
I just picked up a brother all in one with wireless and it was nice and easy to setup on a small network. From: Mike Gill [mailto:lis...@canbyfoursquare.com] Sent: Friday, September 04, 2009 3:37 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: SOHO MFP Printer Questions This is a printer for my mo

Re: SOHO MFP Printer Questions

2009-09-04 Thread Ben Scott
On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 5:05 PM, Mike Gill wrote: > As for the laser option, well it becomes quite an initial expense > in comparison to purchase the printer ... The Brother I mentioned seemed to be about $50 more than a inkjet with comparable features. > ... and a set of toners. Have you pri

RE: SOHO MFP Printer Questions

2009-09-04 Thread Mike Gill
three years out or more based on her print/copy volume. -- Mike Gill -Original Message- From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, September 04, 2009 1:21 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: SOHO MFP Printer Questions On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 3:36 PM, Mike Gill

RE: SOHO MFP Printer Questions

2009-09-04 Thread Erik Goldoff
Well, my dad ( 76 years old ) has the Epson WorkForce 500, and is using the USB connection, so I cannot answer to the wireless. But for an old man that is not very computer literate, he works the Epson just fine. Uses the scanner to scan stamps for his stamp collecting club, and sells excess on e

RE: SOHO MFP Printer Questions

2009-09-04 Thread Mike Gill
Gill From: Richard Stovall [mailto:richard.stov...@researchdata.com] Sent: Friday, September 04, 2009 12:42 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: SOHO MFP Printer Questions The HP "driver" software these days is absolutely 100% hateful. Awful, awful stuff. That said, my mother in law

Re: SOHO MFP Printer Questions

2009-09-04 Thread Ben Scott
On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 3:36 PM, Mike Gill wrote: > She needs an MFP with FAX and wireless capabilities. Does she need color printing? If not, I just had a side client pick up a Brother MFC-7440N for $150. Very compact. Print/scan/copy/fax. Monochrome laser, color scanner. Both ADF and fla

RE: SOHO MFP Printer Questions

2009-09-04 Thread Sean Rector
Aside from the drivers being junk (as has been said), my wife and I have the predecessor to the HP Photosmart Premium Fax All-in-One found here: http://preview.tinyurl.com/lxfa7l. Ours uses the 02 ink carts (same concept on this - 'cept the number is now 564) and I really prefer buying the indi

Re: SOHO MFP Printer Questions

2009-09-04 Thread asbzone
+5 Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -Original Message- From: "Richard Stovall" Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2009 15:42:07 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: SOHO MFP Printer Questions The HP "driver" software these days is absolutely 100% hateful. Awful, awful s

RE: SOHO MFP Printer Questions

2009-09-04 Thread Richard Stovall
The HP "driver" software these days is absolutely 100% hateful. Awful, awful stuff. That said, my mother in law has one and it works pretty much all the time. If you do go with an HP, step through the installation manually and install as little of the crud as possible. Just my $.02 RS