Hello, Is there a brand that is particularly more Mac-friendly and iOS-friendly than the others? We need to replace an old printer. In past years, we have used Canon, Epson, and HP and I know things have changed. Now, I want to look at several brands for both photo and text work: Canon, HP, Epson, and Brother. I want to avoid something that is too PC-oriented. Thanks, Al Poulin I recently decided to cut my paper and ink costs for ordinary black and white printing. I chose to go with a Samsung Xpress M2830DW laser printer. I bought it at Staples for less than $100. It works well with all our various Mac desktops and laptops, as well as with our iOS devices because it’s a native AirPrint printer. It also has a USB port, thus is hard-wired to my main desktop iMac. It’s fast, and will accept just about any paper/printable material you can feed into it. The black text and other images are super sharp and crisp, unlike whiskery inkjet printers. What’s more, it can be set to automatically print on both sides of a piece of paper, and it does so quickly with its built-in duplexer. The OEM toner cartridge will print about 1200 pages, and I have a 3000-page toner cartridge bought on Amazon for $40 sitting on the shelf when the time comes. Really nice machine, and it’s also NFC ready, so that when I get an Apple Watch or an iPhone 6 I can just tap the device on the printer to print out whatever strikes my fancy.
I learned about the Samsung through an article here: <http://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-cheap-printer/ <http://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-cheap-printer/>> The Wirecutter actually recommends the Samsung Xpress M2835DW, but the M2830DW is virtually identical and is the model sold by big chains like Staples. About a year or so ago I was looking for a good color inkjet printer with AirPrint capabilities so we could print wirelessly from various spots around our home. I bought Canon MG6220, which prints photos as well as text pages, and also copies and scans. It works well as an AirPrint device. I also have it hard-wired via USB into my local LAN. Like the Samsung, it also has a built-in duplexer and saves paper by printing on both sides. Again, I buy ink cartridges in bulk from Amazon at very reasonable prices. It has 6 ink cartridges (Cyan, Yellow, Magenta, Black, Grey and photo Black) and prints very good photos as a result. New models of the MG6220 have the same form factor and capabilities, so you’ll have to do some research. As far as inkjet multifunction printers/copiers/scanners go, this Canon is the best one I’ve ever used. Good luck in your search. Jim Scott in Eureka, CA -- -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/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 leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "iMac Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
