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Was hoping for some all in one printer recommendations. We have a HP printer now but want to go wireless. My wife would like to be able to print photos, make copies,print envelopes for christmas cards, also be able to fax. Thanks in advance.
 
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Was hoping for some all in one printer recommendations. We have a HP printer now but want to go wireless. My wife would like to be able to print photos, make copies,print envelopes for christmas cards, also be able to fax. Thanks in advance.

With such a broad question you are likely to receive numerous and different recommendations - a little googling on MF Color Printers (or AIO, i.e. All-in-Ones) will bring up plenty of hits - you might also want to search on Amazon, especially for reviewer's comments - below are just four hits w/ plenty of comparisons.

You need to decide on your price range, features desired (and the ones that are most important, e.g. good photo printing), ink costs, etc. I own a 2 year old Canon MF color Pixma - my main complaint is its slowness (which is often mentioned w/ many ink jet machines) and a relatively new Brother Laser printer; of course, other brands include HP, Epson, et al. Both of my printers have Wi-Fi built-in and are AirPrint compatible, if you need that function.

SO, no one will be able to simply tell you to 'get this specific brand & model' that will best serve your needs - really up to you to do some research on your own. Dave :)

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Yes, I thought that after I posted the question. I have been doing a little looking around and it seems that a lot of the ones I am seeing have a CD that has to be used to set the printer up. My new iMac doesn't have a CD player so I guess I will have to buy that also. Also I guess they are all compatible with Mac's?
 
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Yes, I thought that after I posted the question. I have been doing a little looking around and it seems that a lot of the ones I am seeing have a CD that has to be used to set the printer up. My new iMac doesn't have a CD player so I guess I will have to buy that also. Also I guess they are all compatible with Mac's?

Hello again - my MBPro & iMac are from early 2013 and neither came w/ an optical drive - I did buy an Apple SuperDrive at the same time, other manufacturer's drives are pretty cheap these days.

But, you should be able to go to the printer maker's website and download the software needed and check for firmware upgrades, e.g. below is information on Canon's website for my printer which include printer & scanning drivers; also other software, such as My Image Garden. Also, OS X comes w/ many printer drivers implying PnP (Plug and Play) capability, but I've usually loaded the software before plugging in the printer - others may have different advise. Dave :)
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I have been doing a little looking around and it seems that a lot of the ones I am seeing have a CD that has to be used to set the printer up. My new iMac doesn't have a CD player so I guess I will have to buy that also. Also I guess they are all compatible with Mac's?

Don't let the CD thing concern you. Almost always…the CD's included with printers are for use with Windows computers only (it was this way when Mac's still had optical drives). With Apple computers it's either plug & play…or follow the setup directions from the manual. And as RadDave mentioned…you have the manufacturers website as well.

Worst case scenario if you have trouble getting the printer to work. You return it & get another one (another brand). I've definitely done this before.

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For what is worth having a good run from Epson and Brother WiFi printers, and software updates come durectly from Apple Software Updates.
 
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For what is worth having a good run from Epson and Brother WiFi printers, and software updates come durectly from Apple Software Updates.

Thanks, I did notice that the Brother printers have a 2 year warranty compared to 1 year for all the others. I also went to the Apple store and looked at the ones they have for sale, which gave me some models that are compatible with iMacs.
 

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My current WiFi printer is a Brother. It's a multi-function WiFi laser printer (not color). Setup was easy. So as a brand…I can recommend Brother.:)

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