whats a good, decent priced, all-in-one printer?

[kyutip]

I have the canon F50. It prints, scans, fax, and copies great.
The best part is the ink is cheap and no hassle at all by using generic ink.
It costs around $2 for the inks. Also, this one is a stand alone machine, you don't
need to turn on your computer to use it, unlike lexmark.
HP is good too but, the ink is very expensive compare to Canon F50.

 

[Apathetic]

I recommend HP.

Dave

 

[rh71]

What do you guys think of the Lexmark x125 ? Company's paying for it, but I'd like to keep the cost down anyway...

 

[Ausm]

Originally posted by: RossMAN

Originally posted by: zaku
thanks, but i'd rather stay away from HP, just because i'm cheap and dont want to pay $$$ for their ink.

Then you'd better avoid Lexmark as well.

Brother is about your last choice, you're kicking yourself in the balls for not considering HP.

I agree Lexmark's totally suck.

Ausm

 

[rh71]

Originally posted by: ausm

Originally posted by: RossMAN

Originally posted by: zaku
thanks, but i'd rather stay away from HP, just because i'm cheap and dont want to pay $$$ for their ink.

Then you'd better avoid Lexmark as well.

Brother is about your last choice, you're kicking yourself in the balls for not considering HP.

I agree Lexmark's totally suck.

Ausm

Because of price or quality ?

 

[Ornery]

That HP 2210 sounds swell, but it's USB only. My brother told me he needed a FAX machine and asked what he should buy. I suggested buying an all-in-one, since they're so cheap. I settled on the Brother MFC5100 Color 5-in-1. Comes to only $149.00 if purchased by the 23rd. It has a USB and Parallel interface, which is what my brother needs on his old hand-me-down PC. Any better deals?

 

[Ausm]

Originally posted by: rh71

Originally posted by: ausm

Originally posted by: RossMAN

Originally posted by: zaku
thanks, but i'd rather stay away from HP, just because i'm cheap and dont want to pay $$$ for their ink.

Then you'd better avoid Lexmark as well.

Brother is about your last choice, you're kicking yourself in the balls for not considering HP.

I agree Lexmark's totally suck.

Ausm

Because of price or quality ?

Quality cheap P.O.S. and there software also is horrendous.

Ausm

 

[rudeguy]

I use the epson 5200...love it...its between $150-$200 depending on where you go

(not taking part in the brother flamewar)

 

[stockjock]

I too just picked up an Epson CX5200. Its awesome!! a little noisy on the paper intake. I picked it up for $69.99
149.99 (added some paperclip to get over $150)
-$30 off $150 coupon
-$20 MIR
-$30 Officemax Gift Card
__________

$69.99

 

[Maximus96]

where do i get the $30 OM Giftcard? i didn't see it on their page when i searched for the 5200

also where do i get the rebate, i dont see that there neither.

 

[RossMAN]

I don't see a $30 OM gift card either besides if they were offering a gift card it cannot be used on this purchase, only future purchases.

So the true cost is:

$150 - $30 off $150 coupon - $20 MIR = $100

Use FatCash or eBates to save about 3% more.

 

[RossMAN]

I think stockjock was thinking of Staples because they had this for $50.

 

[Maximus96]

hell, thats out the window then. for the HP 2210, how much does it cost when i need to replace all the ink carts? over $100?

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: zaku
hell, thats out the window then. for the HP 2210, how much does it cost when i need to replace all the ink carts? over $100?

Let's use OD.com as an example like I mentioned in one of my first posts where I recommended an HP

$34.99 color + $19.99 black = $54.98 - $15 off $50 coupon = $39.98

There is also a $24.99 photo inkjet cartridge, I assume you only need that if you're printing PICTURES on expensive photo quality paper.

 

[Maximus96]

$40 is not TOO bad, any idea roughly how many sheet a full tank of ink will print? thanks again for all the help.

 

[RossMAN]

Nope.

 

[slycat]

try ebay for inks..i've always gotten cheap ink through them and genuine cartridges too...
not some refurb/reinked junk.

 

[Maximus96]

i just reread the link for the HP deal, looks like thats out too...

 

[Ornery]

Just grabbed the Brother MFC5100 Color 5-in-1 Multifunction Machine from OfficeMax, who also had the instant $30.00 off. They were nice enough to honor my Staples $20.00 off $100.00 coupon, which brought the total to $129.00. Very nice of them, because Staples wouldn't stack it with the $30.00 off $179.00 deal!

 

[DurocShark]

Epson 5200 kicks a$$... My mom has one and it rocks... Great photo printing, really good scanning.

 

[manly]

Originally posted by: rh71
What do you guys think of the Lexmark x125 ? Company's paying for it, but I'd like to keep the cost down anyway...

The people on this board hate Lexmark, rightfully or otherwise. They also largely hate Real, AOL, Apple, etc.

Anyhow, I own the Lexmark X63, which is the immediate predecessor to the X125 so I can comment a bit. The design didn't change much; I think they mainly dropped in a faster print/scan/copy engine. I used this machine mostly for faxing. I never tried the scanner, but judging from the copier, it would be very slow. I tried printing a few times, and it's adequate. The strange thing about the X63 is it supports a photo print cartridge (I assume for 6-color printing), but I didn't notice any improvement over the black cartridge. I think overall, it's comparable to most other inexpensive sheet-fed All-in-One machines. You can probably get a flatbed All-in-One for just a little more, but without an ADF.

In the end, to consolidate a bunch of machines (flatbed scanner, HP Deskjet 932, and the Lexmark X63), I picked up an HP OfficeJet D145. A lot better unit, but it's relatively bulky. I'd sell the old units, but I'd only get pennies on the dollar. :frown:

 

[stockjock]

I'm sorry I should've said that was a deal I got in on last week. Rossman, you're correct I should've been a little more detailed. I just figured in the OMAX Gift card as part of the deal...

 

[Pretty Cool]

Originally posted by: slycat
try ebay for inks..i've always gotten cheap ink through them and genuine cartridges too...
not some refurb/reinked junk.

I must be blind because the only genuine cartridges listed are only discounted a few dollars. Add a $4-5 shipping charge and that brings the total to approximately the street price from a reputable vendor. If anybody knows of a cheap and quality source for HP's #56, #57, and #58, please post the details of the store and item number. I am willing to try refills and remanufactured if they produce acceptable results.

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: stockjock
I'm sorry I should've said that was a deal I got in on last week. Rossman, you're correct I should've been a little more detailed. I just figured in the OMAX Gift card as part of the deal...

But do people ever listen to good advice? Of course not!

zaku - OM has the HP 2110 for $105 in case you're interested.