Posted on 07/25/2015 11:50:23 AM PDT by US Navy Vet
Ok all my desktop(Gateway) died last week and it will be awhile before I will be able to get a replacement(we are looking a Dell Desktop), anyway we have an ASUS Laptop that will have to do for now and I am looking at either a Print Server for printing or getting a whole new wireless Printer, any suggestions/recommendations?
Stuff is so cheap these days.. Im going wireless myself.
Good luck.
I just scored a HP 15” Touch Laptop Windows 10 4GB RAM 500GB HD.
Which has absolutely nothing to do with the question of why you need to print stuff.
How’s W10? Worth the jump?
Go to a couple computer stores and get some hands on info, so to speak. Let them
walk you through what your options are and the best routes for your needs.
http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/jsp/Product.do?sku=C11CD31201
Printers are so cheap these days, just get an inkjet multifunction device. Not worthwhile bothering with the print server.
IMHO.
I'll let you know.
QVC says they can deliver in a month.
I could pay twenty bucks and shave three days off that..
Apparently their warehouse & shipping operations need a tune up.
Almost every printer is wireless now. We network wireless through our cable router, tied the wireless printers into the cable router. Now they are a bit slower than wired printers, but not all that much for home printing.
Just pick the printer that fits your needs. For example. We use a HP 7110 for photo printing, a HP 1600 for high speed basic printing, have a Brother All-in-one for scanning, etc. but we use multiple printers because of our multiple business needs.
To downto Office Depot, etc and checkout their printers. Will have a better selection than Best Buy or Walmart.
We have an hp OfficeJet 4632 that has been working flawlessly for us. Admittedly we don’t use it very heavily. Setup, printing, scanning, all work fine. We access it via wi-fi and it is direct USB to the PC next to it. Easy enough to set up for my Linux machine and wife’s Windows and Mac laptops.
I’m about to re-fire up my Dell OPTIPLEX gx1.
From 20 years ago.
Just so I can run a racing program with force feedback steering and my gas and brake pedals.
I have an Epson WF-7610 that I am very happy with, but it is a beast in size. I needed something that could scan and print 11x17. I’m sure that the smaller models will be good too.
Find a good wireless capable hp printer on craigslist.
Fourteen responses and no one asked if you were logged in, for shame!
Save your 20 bucks..
They’ll git it to to ya fast enough.. They pump out jewelry and sandals like Obammy runs it.. Wifey has exercised them pretty good..And they do have some darn good deals too..
Not on apple stuff unfortunately
I just purchased five computers last week from Goodwill on eBay.
Dell OptiPlex 755 MT, Intel Core 2 Duo E6550, 1GB RAM $49.95 free shipping
Dell OptiPlex 330 DT Intel Pentium D $10.50 local pickup
Dell OptiPlex 745 SFF Intel Pentium Dual Core $11.01 local pickup
Dell Inspiron 6000 $23.58 local pickup
Dell OptiPlex 755 SFF Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 $24.65 local pickup
Two computers need hard disk drives, which cost me $6.00 each for 80GB. Already had the recovery CD/DVD OS and driver software or purchased for a few dollars. All 5 computers together will cost less than $100.00 when I finish refurbishing them. Just finished installing MS Windows XP Pro and MS Windows Vista 32-bit on two of them.
A Dell OptiPlex 990 was purchased on eBay from Dell Financial Services for $265.00 with an Intel Core i7 2600 CPU, 16GB RAM, 200GB HDD, and MS Windows 7 Professional 64-bit.
In other words, some careful shopping can quickly replace your failed computers with used computers for a fraction of the cost of comparable new computers.
When selecting a printer be sure to match the system requirements found in the specifications for the printer to the Microsoft operating system you are using. Some printers are not fully supported or are not supported at all by some operating systems.
The same is true for applications software. use LibreOffice or OpenOffice as a free open source replacement for Microsoft Office.
I’ve had a Canon 3-in-one, the MG5520, for a year or so. No complaints. Can print wireless to it via smartphone.
Consider a color laser. Prices are relatively low. Toner cartridges last much longer (and no nozzle clogging).
I have a Xerox Phaser I bought on a cyberMonday sale several years ago for $150 (shipping included). It is still on the original cartridges. I don’t print much, but when I do, it takes about 15 seconds to warm up and print out a fresh laser sheet. It also has WiFi, so when I went to add it to my Win7 laptop, it was already there.
However, I recently picked up an HP Envy 4500 and I have to say it's been a really really good printer. It's extremely thrifty in its use of ink and I've had no problems of any sort once I blew away/disabled the software bloat. I have it running totally wireless and it's working great.
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