Carl, I appreciate your experience. I’m a Mac consultant, and have been using, recommending, replacing and researching printers for 3 decades. I don’t know it all, but do know that cheap printers from any vendor are just that. Cheap. When you pay more, you get more. The ET-3750 replaced a Canon that printed beautifully, but went thru printheads. The Epson cost nearly 3 times what the Canon, a Pixima Mx922 cost, but is worth it. I’ve saved over a hundred bucks in ink in less than a year. I print anywhere for a few to a couple of dozen prints at a time, photographs, and perhaps 2 to 3 times a month on average. It’s been great. The ET series printers I’ve installed for clients have the same kind of record. Straight printers, not multifunction, that use the EcoTank system have a great reputation for longevity, low cost and great printing.
That said, some have great results with Canon, or HP printers I have not, but the Epson, so far, is stellar. That’s no guarantee, of course. Just my experience and research results. Charles Lindauer Lindauer Mac Consulting http://www.LindauerMacs.com [email protected] 707-479-6170 > On Dec 22, 2018, at 3:45 PM, Carl Hoefs <[email protected]> > wrote: > > HP used to make great printers for the Mac, but now they're junk. And they > won't print unless network-connected (no USB!). I use mine as a doorstop. > > My recent experience with the Epson All-in-Ones isn't very good. The first > one died after 6 months or so. Very cheap, flimsy feel to the printer. > Couldn't even print out its own alignment page. Returned it for another one, > and this one doesn't print straight. The text is tilted about 15 degrees to > the right. Worthless for any serious application. Also, there's a firmware > upgrade it keeps hassling me about, but I looked it up online and it appears > that if I upgrade, it disallows use of 3rd-party ink cartridges. Ugh. > > I haven't tried the Epson EcoTank. They average about 20% or more 1-star > reviews on Amazon, so beware. > > -Carl > > > >> On Dec 22, 2018, at 2:44 PM, Charles Lindauer <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> Epson EcoTank printers are great. They have ink tanks, instead of >> cartridges, so ink costs are much less. The printers are a bit more, but the >> cost of ink more than makes up for it. I have an ET-3750 multifunction that >> prints great photo prints on glossy paper, as well as anything else I print. >> I’m very please with it and recommend them to clients. >> >> >> Charles Lindauer >> Lindauer Mac Consulting >> http://www.LindauerMacs.com >> [email protected] 707-479-6170 >> >>> On Dec 22, 2018, at 1:28 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] >>> http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk >> _______________________________________________ >> MacOSX-talk mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk >
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