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<blockquote data-quote="IvanLasston" data-source="post: 1487603" data-attributes="member: 145676"><p>What is your budget?</p><p>Do you want a network printer or do you want one hooked directly to one computer?</p><p>Do you want the ability to scan and fax? Do you want an Auto Document feeder to help with scanning/faxing?</p><p>Do you want to print from iOS (iPhone/iPad)?</p><p>How often do you print color?</p><p></p><p>General recommendations </p><p>- look for Airprint and Bonjour support - with Bonjour support you don't even need drivers - the printer pretty much just shows up. (I have Canon MG6200 that has this)</p><p>- look for multiple color ink cartridges - the HP Envy 110 has the tri-color cartridge - so if you run out of one color you'll still have to replace the entire color cartridge. Other printers give you the cyan, magenta, yellow separate (some of the higher end printers have 6 color cartridges for more range of color)</p><p>-If you do a lot of scanning consider an Auto Document Feeder - with duplex so it is easier to scan in stacks of paper</p><p>-If you do a lot of printing - consider a duplexer so you can print dual sided easily</p><p>-Make sure the printer has support for the photo-paper size that you like to use.</p><p></p><p>As stated, Epson, Canon, and HP are all respected brands. Personally I have had very good luck with Canon and have stuck with them. I strayed once to HP - but that printer only lasted me a year - but many others swear by HP and my sample size of one is not a good measure. That being said - since it is my money - I chose to take it elsewhere when the HP printer failed in 1 year.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="IvanLasston, post: 1487603, member: 145676"] What is your budget? Do you want a network printer or do you want one hooked directly to one computer? Do you want the ability to scan and fax? Do you want an Auto Document feeder to help with scanning/faxing? Do you want to print from iOS (iPhone/iPad)? How often do you print color? General recommendations - look for Airprint and Bonjour support - with Bonjour support you don't even need drivers - the printer pretty much just shows up. (I have Canon MG6200 that has this) - look for multiple color ink cartridges - the HP Envy 110 has the tri-color cartridge - so if you run out of one color you'll still have to replace the entire color cartridge. Other printers give you the cyan, magenta, yellow separate (some of the higher end printers have 6 color cartridges for more range of color) -If you do a lot of scanning consider an Auto Document Feeder - with duplex so it is easier to scan in stacks of paper -If you do a lot of printing - consider a duplexer so you can print dual sided easily -Make sure the printer has support for the photo-paper size that you like to use. As stated, Epson, Canon, and HP are all respected brands. Personally I have had very good luck with Canon and have stuck with them. I strayed once to HP - but that printer only lasted me a year - but many others swear by HP and my sample size of one is not a good measure. That being said - since it is my money - I chose to take it elsewhere when the HP printer failed in 1 year. [/QUOTE]
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