If the criterion is works well with Macs, Brother would be my choice. I never, ever recommend HP — they have a huge NIH problem, and always want to load massive software that does things their way instead of the way every other printer or the Mac itself wants to work. Their hardware is top notch, but their software and UX are awful. Brother tends to offer the standard "webpage to set up and reconfigure" route, and their networking is very versatile.
I also never recommend third-party inks, because I've ruined inkjets with them, including Brothers, so I don't have any recent experience with that. Someone else recommended the Epson Eco Tank. The special thing about Epsons is that they use pigment-based ink instead of dye-based ink, so the printouts don't run when if get wet and the color range is a bit different. I know pro photographers love them for those features. But I understand that the pigment-based inks are pricier than the dye inks (and rightly so). Also, they're more likely to plug printheads if you don't use them constantly, and harder to clean when they do. They are fine printers in their own right, especially for photo image quality. > On Dec 22, 2018, at 2:28 PM, Dinse, Gregg (NIH/NIEHS) [C] > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, > > Can someone please recommend a color inkjet printer that works well with a > mac? Currently all of my macs are running Sierra (10.12.6), though I plan to > upgrade to High Sierra soon. > > I think my first priority is that it is reliable and works well with a mac. > Mainly I print on good quality 8.5x11 sheets of paper, though 4x6 photo > printing (from a separate tray) would be good. An ethernet connection in > addition to USB and WiFi would be nice, though not mandatory. Inexpensive OEM > ink refills would be great, or else one that works well with inexpensive > third-party ink cartridges. All I really need is a printer, since I already > have a laser printer that also scans, though if the inkjet you recommend is > an all-in-one unit, that's fine (just not necessary). If it is an all-in-one, > I don't care about a document feeder, though having one is OK, and a flat top > would be good, so that it can easily scan portions of a long or over-sized > document. > > In the past, I liked HP, but lately they do not seem as good as some others > (at least in my limited experience). I have a really old HP C7280 all-in-one > that has worked well, but now all forms of communication have failed (first > ethernet, then WiFi, and now USB). I have a newer HP C410, but it has never > worked well (the color printing is terrible, and I've had two of these). I > have a Brother HL-2280DW laser printer that works very well and uses cheap > third-party toner cartridges, but I do not know if Brother makes a good color > inkjet. I have never had a Canon or Epson (or any other brand). > > So, if you can recommend a good color inkjet printer that works well with a > mac, I'd really appreciate hearing about it. Thanks! > > Gregg > > _______________________________________________ > MacOSX-talk mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk > <http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk>
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