I searched but the last thread I found on this was over a year old.

Need a good all in one printer for home office.
We rarely print anything, but I'd say every 2 weeks need to print out a document, recipe or whatever.
Occasionally print photos, it is rare, so I do need a decent photo printing quality.
Need a good scanner, more for documents than photos.
I just need to scan and print, don't need to fax anything, being we don't have a landline.

Currently have a Canon MG7720 that spends too much time warming up to print.
I go to print something and it takes it's sweet time to do it.
Usually end up unplugging it and then plugging it back in, after reprimanding me for not powering it off properly, it prints.
It also eats color ink despite only printing black and white text documents.

I researched monochrome all in ones, but the wife thinks she wants/needs color.

I've spent several days going thru Google searches and Amazon reviews and I'm not getting any positive results.
For any printer/scanner, I'm reading 3 negative reviews out of every 5 reviews for anything.

Any input is much appreciated.

TIA......1lowlife

Do yourself a favor and...

1 - Buy a Brother MFC machine (Black and white AIO)
2 - Send the few photos you print to Walgreens.com and pick them up in an hour at your local Walgreens' store.

If you only print something every 2 weeks you want a laser printer. Injet ink will just dry up or smudge with the infrequency of use.

I've been very happy with my HP LaserJet 200 series printer/scanner/copier/fax for the past 2 years.

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Originally posted by bigdeal:
Do yourself a favor and...

1 - Buy a Brother MFC machine (Black and white AIO)
2 - Send the few photos you print to Walgreens.com and pick them up in an hour at your local Walgreens' store.

Exactly this.

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Originally posted by Aeteocles:

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Originally posted by bigdeal:
Do yourself a favor and...

1 - Buy a Brother MFC machine (Black and white AIO)
2 - Send the few photos you print to Walgreens.com and pick them up in an hour at your local Walgreens' store.

Exactly this.

Alright! I've always wanted to join a bandwagon!!!
We've had a Brother MFC black & white AIO at the house for a few years. When we needed something new at our store, I purchased a Brother MFC black & white AIO. I ran across a deal on basic printers to install in two locations at our store. They are plain Brother Laser Printers. All the Brother printers we have use the same toner cartridge.
I'm going to pick up a new Brother MFC AIO soon, as that $%#@ Samsung we have has finally bit the dust. Never a Samsung again (gave up on HP many years ago).
In the near future, Brother Laser printers are what I'll purchase.

I like brother and will NEVER buy a Cannon or HP due to their waaaaaay over price ink cartridges.

Thank you for this timely post. I, too, am in need of a printer and was debating what to get. Brother MFC it is!

After a similar thread about 4 or 5 years ago I took the suggestions and purchased a color Brother MFC. Been spot on, no issues thousands of pages printed and scanned later. My wife's a teacher who prints out a lot of color worksheets for her kids, when we had the inkjet I could just see the money flow out of our account as we bought the cartridges. With the laser, I'm only replacing the toner once or twice a year, huge savings. One thing that Brother does however, is signal via their software print application when a toner is low, this is rarely a true indication that you are about to run out (at least in my experince). I remove the toner, rotate it side to side, reinstall, reset the toner feature on the printer and I am good to go for several hundred plus pages of printing.

So to sum it up- cant go wrong with a Brother.

All of the above. Amazon or B&H Photo is my go to place for printers.
I use a Brother MFC-5800 & a Brother Color laser as a backup. I always use Brother toner in my MFC-5800 since a cheap toner cartridge ruined the drum. I have used the cheap toner in the Brother laser color without a problem (just shitty print sometimes). If the drums do go I just buy a new MFC 5800 printer for $300.

Very pleased with this Brother that I have been using for about 4 years now. It always works and the replacement cartridges are affordable and readily available on Amazon.


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As was said already, for infrequent printing with majority text, get a laser (and a Brother at that), and go somewhere to print photos.

You'll spend more money on dried or wasted ink than you will printing photos at Walmart (or the like), plus their printers are better than you will get for home quality stuff.

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We rarely print anything, but I'd say every 2 weeks need to print out a document, recipe or whatever.

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Currently have a Canon MG7720 that spends too much time warming up to print.

You have a bit of a conflict going on then, huh?

If you aren't using it much - why keep powering the unit to be ready 27/7?
Most units have a sleep function to keep them idle when not in use.
Some need to warm up before the start- this is normal.
Maybe just be patient or plan better.
My Xerox Laser ColorQube (not a MFC) takes a few minutes to warm up from idle - normal - and from there on if a lot of printing is going on it is quick.
Otherwise research time-to-first-page spec.
YMMV

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Originally posted by smschulz:

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We rarely print anything, but I'd say every 2 weeks need to print out a document, recipe or whatever.

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Currently have a Canon MG7720 that spends too much time warming up to print.

You have a bit of a conflict going on then, huh?

If you aren't using it much - why keep powering the unit to be ready 27/7?
Most units have a sleep function to keep them idle when not in use.
Some need to warm up before the start- this is normal.
Maybe just be patient or plan better.
My Xerox Laser ColorQube (not a MFC) takes a few minutes to warm up from idle - normal - and from there on if a lot of printing is going on it is quick.
Otherwise research time-to-first-page spec.
YMMV

I don’t keep it turned on.
It turns itself on when I send it something to print, then it powers off by itself.
There is the problem, I hit print on my computer screen, the printer comes on and reads printer powering up please wait.
So after waiting 10 and up to 30 minutes, I unplug it and plug it back in.
After giving me a screen that reads the unit was shut down incorrectly, it immediately prints.

I’ll take pics when I get home of the messages it gives me.
My planning is just fine thanks.
It should not take 10 to 30 minutes to print a piece of paper.
If that’s poor planning on my part, then fuck me.

Thanks for the help, to those that actually helped.
I’ll look into the monochrome.
I bet I haven’t printed s photo in 2 years, although the wife says she needs color for her documents.
I’ll look for a brother color printer.

I’m on the way to micro center to return the Epson work force pro she bought yesterday.
I’didn even open it.
I looked at the less than 50% reviews on Amazon and told her I was taking it back.

No issues with my HP8600 series but family uses a tree worth per month,usually less than a minute to print

My old HP three in one unit died in December.
It had outlasted three computers.


I bought a HP five in one unit from Staples while it was on sale for $89 plus tax.
Model: Office Jet Pro 6978

It does: Print, Fax, Scan, Copy, Web.
It came with a HP "Instant Ink" subscription.
The monthly page counts that are available range from 300 pages a month up into the thousands.

I chose a 300 pages a month "Instant Ink" subscription.
The printer has it's own unique email address and orders it's ink from HP when needed.

What a bonus! Never go to the store again for printer ink.
And what does that convenience cost per month?
A whopping THREE DOLLARS.

Nothing available on the market will have a price that low. A penny a page for copies, prints, photos.

Another bonus. The HP "Instant Ink" cartridges are even larger than the "XL" consumer sized cartridges available at retailers.

Canon. Prints through my network. 30sec to print.
I refill the black. All I do is b/w.
Too easy.
The color dries out from non use.

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Originally posted by Aeteocles:

quote:

Originally posted by bigdeal:
Do yourself a favor and...

1 - Buy a Brother MFC machine (Black and white AIO)
2 - Send the few photos you print to Walgreens.com and pick them up in an hour at your local Walgreens' store.

Exactly this.

Precisely, exactly this. I have a Brother MFC and it is terrific.

Did someone say Brother yet ?

Brother