Just replaced an HP Officejet 4500 G510G-M that never worked on my computer in the 10 or so years I've had it. It works with like every other computer intermittently but has never functioned from mine.
Simply trying to print generally meant, first making the attempt and it failing 1/2 of the time. Then you needed to clear the print queue on that computer and power cycle the printer since it would hardlock itself to sleep, probably because HP shut down the time servers for it. Next, after waiting for about 5-10 minutes you can try again which generally doesn't work. So clear anything queued, power cycle the printer and then go back to the computer and reinstall the printer device, rinse repeat and it will usually work then. If it continues to not work, you just keep repeating those steps with as many computers as you can until the printer would finally print something.
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https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07C4V4WWF/
$59, only had to give it a firmware update, disable IPv6 and it works. Automatically shows up to every Windows 10 device on the network without having to constantly manually add it, discover it and let windows update install drivers or any other obnoxious garbage proprietary software. AFAIK it even supports scanning and fax across the network without having to install a 1gb program filled with a bunch of HP services and trash that runs in the background.
I never in my life thought that I would be hype for a printer, it just fucking works.
That printer looks neat but that paper tray capacity looks fuckin abysmal.
Holds way more than I'd ever need, probably at least twice what the HP did.
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How is the feeder mechanism working out? Do you ever get any paper jams?
Seems to work fine, I don't use it remotely enough for jams and have never even had a jam happen before. You do have to make sure the tray is set correctly and get the paper in the correct spot for it to feed normally. It has a rear access panel to clear jams and what not though.
It works when I click print on my computer, which seems to be not so standard for network printers. As far as I'm concerned it's the best printer ever lol.
Are there alternate drivers for scanners or software that might provide more options?
Depends on what exactly you are trying to have it do, and what brand you are using.
Relative wants a new printer, only needs to print in black and white. I'm thinking a laser printer would be the best bet but I don't have any experience with them. Fuck HP. Any suggestions?
Get a cheap Brother laser printer. You could also get a cheap Brother B&W muti-function printer too, never know when you might need to scan something.
Really depends on how they plan on using it and if it's gonna be a workhorse.
It'll mostly just be used to printing shipping labels off and on, nothing too demanding. That is the direction I was thinking of going so thanks for the input!
Will these shipping labels be in a unorthodox paper format? Some models are more picky than others when it comes to settings. I also think brothers have specialized printers for labels.
Nah just regular sheets of paper, and scissors to cut off the excess.
Okay yeah then just as @chunkymonkey said, any small brother printer is fine. Decide for yourself if you want one with a scanner, it is not that much more expensive.
my art school got a riso printer and it's really cool and i kind of want one now.
are there ways to source cheap and old equipment like that?
Hmmm, I must admit I am not super knowledgable about Riso printers. Is it like a a small brother-like printer you are after or are those more like larger office printers? There are companies that resell used and/or refurbished machines. It depends a bit on where in the states you live. Although you could always try ebay or such I guess altough that is a bit of a gamble when it comes to quality of the printer.
it's like an office style offset printer, but i'm just looking for scanners and printers in general. i asked the dude running the print room and he said the new one they got ran for 10 grand lol. we have a large roll printer which was around 5k, which is a lot cheaper than i thought. not in my price range whatsoever but good to know.
I've been using Kyocera printers and they're pretty good. At least haven't had much issues.
Having worked fixing them for ~5 years I can safely say that they're terrible. They're unreliable and have dumb design flaws that make them more unreliable, among other things.
Still, I guess them being shitty was why I had a job since I was fixing them all the time and then when we switched our clients to HP's all the repair work dried up and I was axed.
I've always been kinda wondering.
Does any kind of printer or printer brand exist, that allows the user to refill ink by themselves, or use much cheaper ink cartridges as an alternative?
Yup!
Top 5 InkJet Printers with Refillable Ink Tanks – no more expens..
Resurrecting this a bit.
Is anyone familiar with konica minolta printers and if they are suitable/compatible with followmeprint solutions (that is, you press print and then the print can be collected from any printer on the network)? The company I work for now is looking for a new printer park but I do not know enough about this brand to give an educated answer.
Resurrecting this also, I need to buy a new printer, what's the best of the ecotank varieties?
Is it a epson brand ecotank you are looking for (I haven´t seen any other brands use the term ecotank). I have limited experience but which machine you should pick depends a lot on your printing habits. While you only have to use as much ink as you need as opposed to buying a full cartridge up front, for the average user the savings are actually pretty miniscule.
Any brand with refillable ink bottles as opposed to cartridges. My most common use case would be printing designs, so matte & glossy photo prints basically.
I assume you need it for professional use then.
Do you have some rough numbers of how much you're printing monthly perhaps? If you're printing plenty, a MPS contract might actually be cheaper and you don't have the upfront investment.
Also, do you need A3 printing capabilities? I imagine that could be useful for you.
I mean I'd recommend something Brother either way, if you'll insist on them they have ink tank printers as well last I checked.
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