All-in-one color laser printer/scanner/copier/fax

IJ Reilly

macrumors P6

Original poster

• Aug 10, 2006

• #1

I'm considering replacing an aging copier and fax machine, and a color laser printer I'd don't much like, with an all-in-one machine. Must be:

Laser, not ink jet
Postscript (or emulation)
OSX Compatible

Any recommendations?

 

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Shotgun Pete

macrumors regular

• Aug 10, 2006

• #2

get a samsung if you can, their toner cartridges last way longer than others, although they are harder to find.

Failing that, Id reccomend an HP just because the toner is the most common and the cheapest.

 

nsbio

macrumors 6502a

• Aug 10, 2006

• #3

A vote for HP. Inkjets - Canon. Lasers - HP.

 

IJ Reilly

macrumors P6

Original poster

• Aug 10, 2006

• #4

I've got a Samsung color laser -- trying to get rid of it!

All of the multifunction color lasers I've found so far are very large/expensive. I prefer a table-top model, but most (all?) of these have only monochrome output.

 

IJ Reilly

macrumors P6

Original poster

• Aug 11, 2006

• #5

After much research, I located only one multifunction color printer model that meets all of my specifications, the HP LaserJet 2840. However, I have rarely seen a product with so many negative user reviews, particularly from Mac users, who report that HP's Mac drivers are buggy and incomplete. (Windows users complain about the drivers too). Nearly everyone also complains that it is excessively noisy.

Does anyone have any experience with the LaserJet 2840? Is anyone aware of alternatives?