Printer?

Is there a printer/copier all in one that works better with an imac ? I am so sick of HP I could scream.

I have both a Canon and Epson all in one, both of which work real well with my Mac and Macs in general. Brother is another printer which supports OS X.

chscag said:

I have both a Canon and Epson all in one, both of which work real well with my Mac and Macs in general. Brother is another printer which supports OS X.

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HUGE thank you.

On the other hand, I had a Canon once, will never again own one. The ink usage was insane. The cost of ownership was headed for the stratosphere before I took it to be recycled.

What's wrong with the HP? Anything we can help you with?

MacInWin said:

On the other hand, I had a Canon once, will never again own one. The ink usage was insane. The cost of ownership was headed for the stratosphere before I took it to be recycled.

What's wrong with the HP? Anything we can help you with?

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Too many problems for too long with numerous HP printers.
Time to move on.

Don't know which Canon you owned, but mine uses 5 inexpensive ink cartridges which are easily replaced and last quite a long time. I buy them for around $7.00 each from a web supplier. Very happy with it.

OK, just came home with a cannon.
Ticks me off about having to throw away the expensive hp cartridges.
Setting up the cannon now.

royalpei said:

OK, just came home with a cannon.
Ticks me off about having to throw away the expensive hp cartridges.
Setting up the cannon now.

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Hi Royalpei - delayed my response and you went ahead and bought a Canon!

Well, I just bought my 3rd Canon MF printer (MX 922) and will be installing it on our new iMac tomorrow - wish you (and me) luck - still can't decide whether to just plug it in and let the computer search the internet for the software or to pre-load the software (I really don't want a bunch of that Canon 'Cotton Candy' on the computer) - just want the printing & scanning drivers - looking forward to your experience - Dave

RadDave said:

Hi Royalpei - delayed my response and you went ahead and bought a Canon!

Well, I just bought my 3rd Canon MF printer (MX 922) and will be installing it on our new iMac tomorrow - wish you (and me) luck - still can't decide whether to just plug it in and let the computer search the internet for the software or to pre-load the software (I really don't want a bunch of that Canon 'Cotton Candy' on the computer) - just want the printing & scanning drivers - looking forward to your experience - Dave

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Well I hope you have better luck than me.
Mine is the MX922 also, and I cannot get it to scan.
If you have any tips after you set yours up, let me know.

RadDave said:

Hi Royalpei - delayed my response and you went ahead and bought a Canon!

Well, I just bought my 3rd Canon MF printer (MX 922) and will be installing it on our new iMac tomorrow - wish you (and me) luck - still can't decide whether to just plug it in and let the computer search the internet for the software or to pre-load the software (I really don't want a bunch of that Canon 'Cotton Candy' on the computer) - just want the printing & scanning drivers - looking forward to your experience - Dave

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Dave, so far so good, but I had an awful time getting my imac to find the scanner. Printing was easy.

royalpei said:

Dave, so far so good, but I had an awful time getting my imac to find the scanner. Printing was easy.

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Hi Royalpei - sorry about your problem w/ scanning - just curious if you're connecting wired or wirelessly, and whether you used the enclosed CD?

I might delay my installation of the Canon printer (have an older Brother laser that I was going to do a wireless connection - may do that first) until I get some more information; I'm planning a direct USB cable interface; my son (an IT guy in Indy) installed a Canon (probably similar to ours) to his 'new' iMac - I posed him the questions below in the quote (also the pic shows the current drivers & software on the Canon website for this printer); also, left Canon an email but they take several days to respond (at least in my experience).

Hope all goods well - good luck! Dave

I was going to install the new Canon printer today (Pixma MX922), but have a few questions (this will be USB wired to the computer): 1) CD that came w/i the box was 'created' April 2012, so the drivers/software are likely old versions - not sure that I want to use it; figure below shows 'what' is available on the Canon Website, all dated this year - believe that I should just download these files? 2) Do I need all of these files - want to mainly print & scan; doubt that we would use the fax, BUT who knows? 3) If I go this route, is the 'order' of loading these on to the computer make a difference? Finally, I'll likely install these files before plugging in the printer, the usual recommendation, BUT what would happen if I download nothing and just plug in the printer, i.e. is OS X Mtn Lion smart enough to go to Canon's website and DL the appropriate drivers & software.

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Dave, I am wireless and yes, I installed the CD.
My husband has the Brother laser printer and I can print to that wireless also.
Today all is going well with the new Cannon.

Sue

royalpei said:

Dave, so far so good, but I had an awful time getting my imac to find the scanner. Printing was easy.

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Hi Sue - glad that all seems to be working for you - my day has been quite irritating w/ these printer installations. First, I tried a 'wireless' setup of my old Brother laser - ended up crashing my new Apple (not sure why), so I just took it to the back room and attached it to the old Dell - we only use the laser when printing mucho pages in B&W - so not a problem.

Canon support responded quickly concerning my questions on installation suggestions - I DL the newest versions of their printer & scanning drivers, and a utility; all installed fine - attached the printer via USB to the iMac - printing was fine, copying went well, BUT guess what, I could not scan either from the menu selections - GREAT! I opened the scanning utility and did do some scans from the iMac - SO, please let me know what you did you resolve this issue - at the moment I'm going to have dinner w/ a few extra glasses of WINE!

Thanks for helping - Dave

chscag said:

Don't know which Canon you owned, but mine uses 5 inexpensive ink cartridges which are easily replaced and last quite a long time. I buy them for around $7.00 each from a web supplier. Very happy with it.

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I don't remember the model, but the printer went through a cleaning cycle every time it got a new print job, then again after printing every 10 pages of the job. I estimate at least 70% of the ink went into cleaning, not printing. I took it to a Canon authorized repair shop and was told "that's the way it works, we can't change it," so I got rid of it. I was having to buy new ink cartridges every other week.

Since then, Canon doesn't enter my home or office. No exceptions.

MacInWin said:

I don't remember the model, but the printer went through a cleaning cycle every time it got a new print job, then again after printing every 10 pages of the job. I estimate at least 70% of the ink went into cleaning, not printing. I took it to a Canon authorized repair shop and was told "that's the way it works, we can't change it," so I got rid of it. I was having to buy new ink cartridges every other week.

Since then, Canon doesn't enter my home or office. No exceptions.

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Well, MacInWin - really doesn't help at all w/ my question - sorry!

BUT, I don't disagree about 'ink consumption' of these printers - I've own ink jets ever since their release and they are a complete 'rip off' regarding purchasing these cartridges, regardless of the brands purchased - I think we are VICTIMS of an ink conspiracy! Dave

BUT, I don't disagree about 'ink consumption' of these printers - I've own ink jets ever since their release and they are a complete 'rip off' regarding purchasing these cartridges, regardless of the brands purchased - I think we are VICTIMS of an ink conspiracy!

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They're getting better. I can remember the first color ink jets by HP. The replacement cartridges were outrageously priced even when purchasing them at a discount. As I mentioned in a previous post, cartridges (5) for my Canon are inexpensive, easily replaced, and last quite a long time. Same with my Epson although it only has 4 cartridges.

Compare the color ink jet consumables with that of a color laser printer. We had one at our church (Dell) that used 4 toner cartridges at a cost of $90.00 each. Granted it yielded more copies but considering the outlay each time, color ink jet printers are more cost effective. However, for just black and white work I use my HP laser jet which will give me approximately 3000 moderately printed sheets per toner cartridge. I buy the large filled toner cartridges for it from a web supplier at a discount.

HP Laser, Canon and Epson Inkjets here. All working just fine with OSX.