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<blockquote data-quote="Randy B. Singer" data-source="post: 1892525" data-attributes="member: 190607">I'd go much farther than that and say that each company has some excellent models, and each company has some putrid models, and while to some extent that depends on price, it doesn't perfectly track.For instance, for inkjet printers I almost always recommend Canon printers.&nbsp; They are the least likely to clog (which doesn't mean that they never clog), and I've seen some amazingly good experiences with their support.&nbsp; But Canon makes a number of different entire lines of printers.&nbsp; For instance, they have an entire line of printers that are sold by Walmart, and I wouldn't touch any one of them, no matter what their price.Instead, it's important to go with a brand and model of printer that many others have had good experiences with.&nbsp; That's what I try to track.&nbsp; I also track features of the models that users have had good success with.&nbsp; For instance, Canon models with less than a five cartridge ink system are probably best to avoid.&nbsp; Inkjet printers with only ONE color cartridge, from any manufacturer, are probably a bad choice.Any brands that I recommend strongly AGAINST?&nbsp; Hewlett Packard.&nbsp; Not necessarily because their hardware is bad.&nbsp; Often it's great.&nbsp; But because their support for Macintosh users is often terrible.&nbsp; I have a bunch of user group members who have HP printers that are bricks because HP couldn't be bothered to update their drivers for the Mac for their model of printer....</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Randy B. Singer, post: 1892525, member: 190607"] I'd go much farther than that and say that each company has some excellent models, and each company has some putrid models, and while to some extent that depends on price, it doesn't perfectly track. For instance, for inkjet printers I almost always recommend Canon printers. They are the least likely to clog (which doesn't mean that they never clog), and I've seen some amazingly good experiences with their support. But Canon makes a number of different entire lines of printers. For instance, they have an entire line of printers that are sold by Walmart, and I wouldn't touch any one of them, no matter what their price. Instead, it's important to go with a brand and model of printer that many others have had good experiences with. That's what I try to track. I also track features of the models that users have had good success with. For instance, Canon models with less than a five cartridge ink system are probably best to avoid. Inkjet printers with only ONE color cartridge, from any manufacturer, are probably a bad choice. Any brands that I recommend strongly AGAINST? Hewlett Packard. Not necessarily because their hardware is bad. Often it's great. But because their support for Macintosh users is often terrible. I have a bunch of user group members who have HP printers that are bricks because HP couldn't be bothered to update their drivers for the Mac for their model of printer.... [/QUOTE]

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