All in one printer

k9arlene

9 years ago

Looking for a reasonably priced printer that scans, copies and faxes. Any suggestions?

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amoopen1
9 years ago
I'd avoid an inkjet if you can. They are slow, the ink dries out if you don't use it, and the ink is expensive. I have an HP 6700 Premium and I dislike it for all those reasons.
monicakm_gw
9 years ago
My last two printers have been HP All In Ones...OfficeJet Pro 8500 and last week I bought the OfficeJet Pro 8625 (25 denotes Sam's Club. It's the same as the 8620). Right now it's connected wirelessly and it's a little slower than I expected but not a deal breaker. I'm wondering if I via connect usb or ethernet (cables included) if it would perform faster? I haven't really used it that much yet. The first thing it did (or didn't do) is not pick up photo paper. I read that a firmware update would fix that problem and it did. What I REALLY don't like about it is it has no manual paper feed. In ALL my previous HPs, I could manually "help" a page along or load more paper without taking the paper tray away from the printer. With this one, you can't have anything sitting in front of the paper tray because you have to slide the tray all the way out of the printer to load paper/change paper size. And forgot helping along a n occasional quirky piece of paper :( I guess I'll get used to it. The 4+" touch screen operates a lot smoother than I thought it would. Only requires a very light touch. This printer has it's own email address. You can send print jobs from anywhere you have an internet connection. I've not tried this. It's NFC compatible. I've printed a couple of 4x6 photos on HP Advanced Photo paper and several test sheets. Very pleased, as always,, with the HP quality. It does a LOT more than I'm sure I'll ever do with it. I paid $190ish at Sam's and $19 for a 3 year Square Trade warranty.
ps...Amazon had it for $150 last week but that price is gone now.
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