printer/scanner..etc ,what be best?
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I use an all in one at home and at work - scan, fax, print,copy. I purchase for three offices and my home. We have been really happy with HP and Brother all in ones. We only use laser. We use several Mac Minis and only Mac computers.
1777030
One of the nice things about a Mini is that it easily interfaces with many devices. I use a combo printer/scanner, it's an Epson 640 I think. Nothing special or expensive.
1777031
I haven't hooked it up to a printer, scanner or combo.. but would think any modern one that is Mac compatible would work. It also has to be compatible with your system software which should be Mountain Lion. If you find a printer or scanner you like just contact the company for compatibility. :)
1728832
I ended up with the MP620. It seems okay so far, but I really have not done much with it yet...just printed out a few regular pages. Haven't tried the scanner, copier , or photo printing yet. Keep on meaning to , but just haven't yet....I will try some of these things in the next few days and send another reply if that will help. One thing, it said "quick start" and it doesn't seem to be very quick, but there may be some setting I have to change for that and I've pretty much just been turning it on and clicking print....
196334
Yes! I have been happy with this scanner. Has a reasonable price tag. Good luck!
320090
Mine came with: Epson Scan (with Easy Photo Fix); ArcSoft Scan-n-Stitch; Arc Soft Media Impression; Abbyy Fine Reader; User's Guide. All on 1 CD. You can install all or any programs you want. This scanner performs extremely well, especially on slides and negatives.
35291
You use the scanner's software... if you want to create pdf, you can use any pdf reader that has scanning option. Or MS Office...
1952469
No scanner. I loved this printer while it worked. Unfortunately, one day it decided that it didn't have an ink cartridge installed ( it did- a brand new hp cartridge.)I tried changing to another new one. Same problem. It never printed again. I don't like printer scanners. I have a separate professional grade scanner which also does negatives and slides and love very much.
643721
you can use any printer, you have to buy a disc, bought mine at Wal-Mart or you can just get it on the web.
370566
Black & White, Greyscale or Color? B&W from what I remember about that maybe a little less. Color at 400dpi somewhat longer. It's a good scanner but not the fastest on the market - especially now - but it doesn't cost an arm and a leg either. I used to scan manuals with it and structured workflow so I was doing something else as it was scanning - worked pretty well that way.
1998564
In my experience, HP printers have the best compatibility: most printers are detected as soon as you plug them / turn them on, and software is installed automatically, no CD required. Also had good results with Epson. As for Kodak, I really don't know. Check out the compatibity charts of your printer model either at Ubuntu or CUPS (the printing server used in Ubuntu)
61446
This is our third Brother machine, which we purchased for the home. The other two are in our office. All if them, and specifically this model for hone use, perform excellently in scanning, printing and copying. We use the scanner for images and documents that need to be emailed. You can set up you own preferences for scan types and defaults. There are four main scanning types to set up: color, grey-scale, black and white, and custom. Each has a default you can change. In addition, you can scan to jpeg, PDF, bmp, etc. Although I only use the jpeg and PDF settings. I have used it for images that need to be manipulated in Photoshop, which I scan up at 600dpi for my use. I think it's passable for my use (documents and small photo work).
1373896
No. My biggest problem was finding JUST a printer......I hate combo all-in-ones....and my scanner works fine. But overall I SWEAR by Canon printers....been using Canon since dot matrix days!
45381
The scanner is one feature of the printer that I like. It scans two sided and is fast. It does not by default give searchable pdfs. That probably requires setting up OCR software.
1781968
There are usb ports. That's the most popular printer connection if your printer is not network (LAN or wireless) enabled.
889647
Transfer the scanned docs to your computer and use the computers printer. If you have a printer that will let you read the micro disk, that would work also.
2032843
This particular device is not a scanner. It is a wide format printer. Actually, it is quite good. Very clear. Very fast and pretty efficient in terms of cartridge usage. However, it is NOT an all-in-one.I think you are looking for the HP Officejet 7610. It scans up to 11 x 17.
1963944
Easy to set up and to use ... also easy to save to individual files ... I have ordered 3 of these 1 for me and two for my business. Also have recommended to an accounting firm who ordered 3 of them and they love them. I cannot think of how you could go wrong with this scanner. Price and output are outstanding!
512351
I purchased an Epson Perfection V600 Photo scanner. It scans slides, pictures and negatives. The scanner takes 4 slides at a time. Worked great. I had about 1500 slides from the 60s. The Kaiser Mini let me sort thru them quickly. Was a great winter project.