Home Printer

[Zogman]

I am in the search of a new one.
I want color ink jet.
For printing 4x6 and 8.5x11
My old HP 7640 quit printing 4x6 a few years ago.
Now the 8.5x11 color prints have faint lines on 1/2 the page.

So what is everyone's happy with?
Best bang for your buck.

Thanks for any and all comments.

 

[Maddog]

I have had a HP printer for years. Using it for business. Lots of prints. ZERO issues.

HP Officejet Pro 8600

Primarily just printing documents.
Not printing business cards or photos.

 

[Zogman]

Wow, no one prints at home.

 

[deleted user]

I have a Canon PIXMA TR4720 in the home office. It’s been good, plus I can print from my phone.

 

[Tommyboy]

For how much we print pictures, we just go to wal-mart to get them printed. Otherwise use the work printer.

 

[wslayer]

Canon Pixma 4522, can print from phone or tablet. The worst is if you don't use very often ( me ) the cartridges dry out and they aren't cheap. When this shits the bed, I'm going laser.

 

[MSA]

Epson ET-15000. I've had this unit at work for a couple years now, we use it dozens of times a day, prints amazing color photos, and ink is cheap and rarely needs refills.

 

[MSA]

Keep in mind, under using a printer is worse than over use. So try to remember to print something every week or so.

 

[NDSportsman]

Keep in mind, under using a printer is worse than over use. So try to remember to print something every week or so.

This^^^^

 

[Allen]

Wow, no one prints at home.

Pretty much any cheap HP printer would fill the bill for you.

I am personally getting tired of having an inkjet printer. It just seems to be very expensive on a per page basis. Mostly because the ink cartridges dry out, so I buy new ones for $40-60, use it for printing whatever project I have, and then let it sit for 2-4 months before I again need to print something.

Makes me think my next printer will be a laser printer. It'll probably save me money in the long run.

 

[Lycanthrope]

with the cost of photo paper and ink, you can print them direct to walmart for cheaper than you can print them at home, and youll get better quality results probably anyway. Only printer I use at home is a black and white laser, ink never dries out and ive had it for over a decade, only had to replace the toner a couple times!

 

[MSA]

The printer I posted above is the only print at home option for photos I've found to be significantly cheaper than ordering prints, or doing it at walmart.

 

[CrappieHunter]

Don't get a printer, way more work than it's worth

 

[Zogman]

Don't get a printer, way more work than it's worth

Agree, however my wife is secretary for 2 organizations.

 

[Lycanthrope]

Agree, however my wife is secretary for 2 organizations.

If you can write it off or get the orgs to fund, Id look into a color laser, unless you actually need to print pictures. Color laser are kinda expensive but then you dont have to deal with the ink issues that come with inkjet printers.

 

[Allen]

If you can write it off or get the orgs to fund, Id look into a color laser, unless you actually need to print pictures. Color laser are kinda expensive but then you dont have to deal with the ink issues that come with inkjet printers.

Define "expensive" on this topic. The HP laserjet I have now I picked up two years ago as a Black Friday deal at Walmart for around $80. Since then I have gone through the original ink cartridges and bought three more sets of ink for it to print less than 200 pages at roughly $60 a set of cartridges. I figure I'm already into this printer for about $260. When I look at Amazon, there are a number of color laser printers below $300. As far as I know, toner doesn't ever go bad from not being used. This has me thinking the payback on a laser for someone who doesn't print very often is less than 2 years.

 

[Lycanthrope]

Define "expensive" on this topic. The HP laserjet I have now I picked up two years ago as a Black Friday deal at Walmart for around $80. Since then I have gone through the original ink cartridges and bought three more sets of ink for it to print less than 200 pages at roughly $60 a set of cartridges. I figure I'm already into this printer for about $260. When I look at Amazon, there are a number of color laser printers below $300. As far as I know, toner doesn't ever go bad from not being used. This has me thinking the payback on a laser for someone who doesn't print very often is less than 2 years.

I hadnt researched color lazer for years, last time I looked I think the cheapest ones were 600+, prices have come down I guess. Im guessing you mean inkjet as you mentioned cartridges instead of toner. Maybe the image quality for color laser has gotten better also, my knowledge is somewhat dated in this area.

 

[Allen]

I hadnt researched color lazer for years, last time I looked I think the cheapest ones were 600+, prices have come down I guess. Im guessing you mean inkjet as you mentioned cartridges instead of toner. Maybe the image quality for color laser has gotten better also, my knowledge is somewhat dated in this area.

Right, I currently own an inkjet but am pretty darn sure when this set of cartridges go kaput, I am buying a laser.