Hi Marty, I would suggest looking at the HP Photosmart C8180 AIO. It will print in color and has all the colors separate 6 in all including black. It will also allow scanning across the network. It can be connected via USB, wired ethernet and wireless. I works on my MDD DP 1 GHz X.4.11 system just fine. I have printed several photos with it and even done a little scanning. Now it might be a little out of your "low cost" range but I think it is well worth your time researching it.
Here is the link to HP's site for it: http://tinyurl.com/2bwf85 Just my 2 cents Mike On Dec 28, 2008, at 10:05 PM, Marty Levine wrote: > > Here are my needs > > * Occasional color printing - very few photos (can go to Walgreens or > Wal-Mart for those). I am not a high volume printer for anything even > in b&w but print a few pages every couple of days. I strongly prefer > separate colors since I use the magenta and cyan about 3 times more > than yellow. > > * Semi-frequent scanning but does not need to be HIGH quality > > * LOW COST to purchase and operate. > > * Need to print wirelessly from my MacBook Pro running 10.5.5 and > also print from a Sawtooth G4. I can share the printer which would be > attached to the Sawtooth G4 also running 10.5.5. Alternatively the > printer could be attached to a network or be wireless. If necessary I > could physically connect the laptop to the printers and scanners since > the G4 will be getting less and less use. However I hate to keep > plugging and unplugging for fear of damaging my ports on the laptop. > > * Limited space > > I was thinking of a low cost multi-function inkjet WITH a low cost b&w > printer. However, I am concerned that an inkjet printer will clog if > used infrequently. I have no objections to a low cost multi-function > laser but haven't really seen a low cost one. I still would need a > color printer that can sit idle for weeks w/o clogging or drying out. > Maybe I should just get a single multi-function inkjet and if that is > all I have, it will be used enough it won't dry out. > > Thoughts or recommendations? > > Thanks - Marty > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
