I echo Ronni's comments re Epson. I have an SP1290Silver and an SP R2880 which both perform faultlessly and are always updated with drivers by Epson. These are both higher end artwork printers and I use a Fuji-Xerox C525A laser for secretarial type stuff. Severin Crisp On 13/02/2012, at 8:40 AM, Ronda Brown wrote:
> Hi Peter & John, > > Everytime this question is asked on WAMUG the response seems to be fairly > consistent that Epson are the most recommended. > Epson I have found are the most compatible with Macs. They seem to update > their drivers quicker to support new Operating Systems than others. > > I currently have an Epson TX810FW purchased in May 2010 and it has worked > faultlessly in Snow Leopard and Lion. > I have always used Epson Printers and I recommend Epson Printers because my > personal experience has been very good. > > My Epson TX810FW is Wireless Network, no cables anywhere (other than a power > cord). > Wirelessly Prints / Scans / Prints to CDs/DVDs > > <http://www.epson.com.au/products/multifunctional/> > > You should first check Apple’s list of Printer Models that are supported on > OS X Snow Leopard and Lion: > OS X Lion, Mac OS X v10.6: Printer and scanner software > > <http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3669> > > <http://www.macworld.com/article/161696/2011/08/how_to_find_out_if_your_printer_is_compatible_with_lion.html> > > Cheers, > Ronni > > 17" MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt" > 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD > > OS X 10.7.3 Lion > Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) > > On 12/02/2012, at 5:38 PM, Peter Faulks wrote: > >> My Canon ip4300 printer has crashed with the flashing lights of doom! >> meaning the print head is US, so I need to purchase a new printer >> that can replace this - I need to print CD's so if anyone has a >> suggestion of what is good for Macs preferably wireless I would >> appreciate a reply. >> >> PS I have print cartridges for this printer Canon BCI-3e all colours. >> >> >> -- >> Peter & Irene Faulks >> Unit 1, 9 Newsam Close >> PARKWOOD WA 6147 >> >> Phone: +618 9457 0747 (h) >> Fax: +618 9457 0444 >> Peter Mobile: 0416 187 937 >> Irene Mobile: 0439 933 404 >> >> Email: [email protected] >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> ________________________________________________________ Assoc Professor R Severin Crisp, FIP, CPhys, FAIP 15 Thomas St, Mount Clarence, Albany, 6330, Western Australia. Phone (08) 9842 1950 (Int'l +61 8 9842 1950) email mailto:[email protected] ________________________________________________________ -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
