Hi,
I'm about to get a new printer but have some troubles deciding which one to buy. I'm considering one with the following capabilities from most important first:
1) Scanning, printing, copying, faxing capability
2) Good photo-quality printouts
3) Network enabled (but can be substituted for a bluetooth adapter)
4) Ink is economically efficient
5) Priced below US$300
6) Fast B&W ppm speed
Since I have a wireless router, I'm planning to hook up the printer via an ethernet cable or use a bluetooth adapter. But the issue is that I don't know if the usb-bluetooth adapter would hinder the speed since it has much lower throughput than an ethernet connection. At the same time, I don't know if the scanning or printing will use up the entire bandwith of the bluetooth or ethernet connection.
In any case, I've done some preliminary research and came up with 2 options so far:
1) HP Photosmart 2610 (This has good photo quality, bad bad scanning quality. But it has a network connection that can be used. Lastly, I heard that the HP printing software is a big hassle with WinXP SP2)
2) Epson Stylus CX6600 (This is supposed to be a great rounded all-in-one quality-wise. But I'll have to buy a separate usb-to-bluetooth adapter which may be a problem to the bandwidth)
Please let me know if you have any suggestions or recommendations. Anyways, thanks very much in advance for your help as I will really appreciate it!
I'm about to get a new printer but have some troubles deciding which one to buy. I'm considering one with the following capabilities from most important first:
1) Scanning, printing, copying, faxing capability
2) Good photo-quality printouts
3) Network enabled (but can be substituted for a bluetooth adapter)
4) Ink is economically efficient
5) Priced below US$300
6) Fast B&W ppm speed
Since I have a wireless router, I'm planning to hook up the printer via an ethernet cable or use a bluetooth adapter. But the issue is that I don't know if the usb-bluetooth adapter would hinder the speed since it has much lower throughput than an ethernet connection. At the same time, I don't know if the scanning or printing will use up the entire bandwith of the bluetooth or ethernet connection.
In any case, I've done some preliminary research and came up with 2 options so far:
1) HP Photosmart 2610 (This has good photo quality, bad bad scanning quality. But it has a network connection that can be used. Lastly, I heard that the HP printing software is a big hassle with WinXP SP2)
2) Epson Stylus CX6600 (This is supposed to be a great rounded all-in-one quality-wise. But I'll have to buy a separate usb-to-bluetooth adapter which may be a problem to the bandwidth)
Please let me know if you have any suggestions or recommendations. Anyways, thanks very much in advance for your help as I will really appreciate it!
