I too have the IMAC 27 purchased December 09 and while I can print and copy I cannot scan. Printer is an HP 5380 All in one
Graeme IMAc 27 3.06 GHz OS X 10.6.2 On 17/12/2009, at 9:02 PM, Pedro wrote: > > On 16/12/2009, at 11:05 PM, Stephen Chape wrote: > >> >> Hi folks, >> >> A few months ago when I updated Mac OS (I think it was OSX 10.6) my older HP >> multifuction printer would no longer work. I got a list of printers that >> would work with OSX 10.6 from the HP website and shot down to Harvey Norman. >> Got myself an HP C4480 All In One. >> >> It printed and copied fine, but would not scan. >> I have emailed HP numerous times regarding this and also downloaded all the >> updates. >> However I still have a printer that cannot scan. >> >> I have decided to cut my losses and make another purchase. >> Can anyone please recommend one up to $120 that works totally with the >> latest OSX ? >> I am happy to change brands if necessary (although I would prefer HP or >> Canon) >> >> Regards, >> Stephen Chape >> > > Hi Stephan > > I'm not sure if this will help your current situation but I bought a > inexpensive HP all in one awhile back and was using > it on my MacBook using the included software. For the price it worked fine > although the software was a little flakey and not very user friendly. > > When Snow Leopard was being released all the guru's on the list advised > everyone to clean out their computers and do a little house work. One of the > programmes > that was not supported was the HP printer so I uninstalled the driver and > waited until HP undated it. > > Once it was announced all their current printers were updated all I did was > plug the printer into the usb port and OSX did the rest. It advised me that > new software was > available and I downloaded it and haven't looked back. It now prints and > scans better than ever and it is all done through System Preferences > > Hope this helps > > cheers > > Pedro >> >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> >> > > MacBook 2.2GHz Core 2 Duo > 2 GB/667 MHz 160GB > OS X 10.6.2 Snow Leopard > > <Screen-shot-2009-11-25-at-10.46.07-AM.jpg> > > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au>
