Curt 1 Posted December 28, 2006 Share Posted December 28, 2006 Looking to get a new printer that can also scan and copy. Not interested in printing beautiful photos or anything like that but would like the functionality I just mentioned to be decent. Anyone able to recommend any good models to me? Thank you! Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted December 28, 2006 Share Posted December 28, 2006 I've got the Canon MP770 ( 2 years old) I went for the 5 ink model to save on ink and also I don't print much color besides nengajo's. Copy works well and scans great too. Only trouble I had was when I put the recycled ink cartridges in.. stay away from them! But I am sure anything canon is great..( I went from Epson as they sucked way way more ink) Link to post Share on other sites
soubriquet 0 Posted December 28, 2006 Share Posted December 28, 2006 Don't buy an HP. Mine works fine, but no-one stocks the cartidges. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted December 28, 2006 Share Posted December 28, 2006 Not easy to find the HP cartridges in inaka. Amazon and the like will post them to you for nothing though.. I think the HP machines are actually quite cheap compared to the Epsons and Canons. Link to post Share on other sites
big-will 7 Posted December 28, 2006 Share Posted December 28, 2006 I would actually recommend HP in my experiences. They are usually decent products. And you don't have to trip down to the shops if you order the ink online Link to post Share on other sites
soubriquet 0 Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 I don't have any problem with HP. My all singing, all dancing printer/scanner/copier beer fridge/dog walker is fine. It's a total pain in the arse when the ink runs out on a Saturday evening when I'm preparing for a Sunday morning class. Link to post Share on other sites
Ezorisu 0 Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 Canon good - ink tanks are seperate from printhead so consumables are cheaper. Also, since printhead is independently replaceable, if it gets irrevocably clogged, it is available as a service part. Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted December 30, 2006 Share Posted December 30, 2006 Mine is a Canon and does all those things and I've never had any problems with it. I remember someone bragging about buying a printer for virtually nothing but finding out later that it ate ink cartridges for breakfast. Don't know the stats but it might be worth getting a semi-decent one to not get ripped off in the long run on ink. (Anyone?) Link to post Share on other sites
snowboarding-sam 0 Posted December 30, 2006 Share Posted December 30, 2006 Canon Pixus MP810 Really like it. About 30,000 yen. (There's one that is a level down - MP600 - but still pretty good I belive for around 24,000 yen). Great printing, scanning and copying. Can scan slides as well. It uses 5 ink cartidges (including 2 black ones which is interesting... ) but generally big thumbs up from me. Very happy with it. Link to post Share on other sites
mina2 6 Posted December 30, 2006 Share Posted December 30, 2006 I got me the Pixus 600 version and paid I think 22000 yen. Nice machine it is too. Scans and everything easily good enough for what I need them for. Link to post Share on other sites
cheeseman 1 Posted January 1, 2007 Share Posted January 1, 2007 We also have recently got the new 600 canon and it seems really good. The last one we had was an cheap one from 3 years ago so this is a significant upgrade. I was actually really surprised at how inexpensive these all-in-one printers are. Link to post Share on other sites
r45 4 Posted January 1, 2007 Share Posted January 1, 2007 A heads up for Epson as well - I'm quite happy with the one I have PM-A890, got it about a year ago I suppose. I don't use it that much so I'm not eating lots of ink cartidges and don't know how it compares with Canon and others. Link to post Share on other sites
SirJibAlot 0 Posted January 1, 2007 Share Posted January 1, 2007 All ink jets are a pain when it comes to ink refills. I had 2 Epsons and while the picture printing quality was great, the ink dries out quickly without regular use, the black only printing quality was so so, and you waste a ton of ink going thru the 'cleaning' cycle in order to get clear prnting. I bought an HP earlier this year (multi-funtion) and I must say, i've been constantly impressed by this machine. The ink is perfect everytime (even when I don't use it for weeks and suddenly need a rush print job - it's perfect everytime. Another cool feature is that you can pop in a black only cartridge for everyday printing, then when you want to do pictures or something that requires finer quality color, you can exchange the black for a black+2 color cartridge effectively giving you 6 pigment printing. Highly recommended! -SJA Link to post Share on other sites
Curt 1 Posted January 1, 2007 Author Share Posted January 1, 2007 Thanks everyone, good comments. SirJibAlot, which model is your HP? Thanks! Link to post Share on other sites
SirJibAlot 0 Posted January 1, 2007 Share Posted January 1, 2007 Curt, Mine is the HP Photosmart 2570. Link below: http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en/sm/...=reg_R1002_USEN It can connect via Ethernet and has a built in print server (handy if you use wireless with multiple machines that need to share the printer). It also has a multi-card reader so you can upload you digital camera pictures to your machine. You can even print directly from the memory cards (althought, i've never tried it) The one thing you have to be careful. When installing the software, make sure windows is set to english otherwise it will install all the s/w and drivers in Japanese (unless that's what you want). You can also set the printer's LCD to english, which is handy for us gaijin. -SJA Link to post Share on other sites
Thunderpants 0 Posted January 1, 2007 Share Posted January 1, 2007 Sorry to hijack this tread: Negative scanners! Anyone using them? I have thousands of b/w negatives which i would like to play with. My days in the darkroom are over for good. I need something affordable with good quality (surprise ) Link to post Share on other sites
69 5 Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 I think the Canon 810 does that Thunderpants. (?) I'm currently working out which one to get too and like the look of that one. Link to post Share on other sites
Thunderpants 0 Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 Great, thanks 69. i get confused reading reviews on the net. i've got some time before i will make the buy. please keep me up to date on your results Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 mine does negatives though I don't need the option. Link to post Share on other sites
Thunderpants 0 Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 indo, if you ever decides to try the nega option i would love to see the result... Link to post Share on other sites
podlet 0 Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 Brother Link to post Share on other sites
big-will 7 Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 Brother as in a make of printer? Is it good? I thought they made sewing machines. Link to post Share on other sites
brit-gob 9 Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 Even if Brother sell printers here (?) I'm sure the support/ink etc situation is much worth than HP. In my time I have had an Epson, a Canon and an HP. Of course they get better all the time so difficult to compare them but I really like my current HP Photosmart one and would recommend it. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 ILast month I bought the HP Officejet 4335 all-in-one. Printer, Fax, Scanner, Copier. Has saved my life twice with its copy and fax function Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 I've got a Canon MP600. The reviews say Canon print the best among ink jets. I'm very happy with the print quality but the card reader is very slow. I haven't tried the scanner yet. Link to post Share on other sites
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