What multifunction printer actually works in Snow Leopard with all features?

shinji · Nov 19, 2009, 08:50 PM

I have a Samsung SCX-4500 that I'm not very happy with.

I'm looking for a b&w laser multifunction printer that has print and scan...OR a high quality/durable inkjet that has print and scan. Prefer HP.

Any suggestions?

topmounter · Nov 19, 2009, 08:57 PM

I have a Brother MFC-7840W and it works just as well in Snow Leopard as it did in Leopard.

shinji · Nov 20, 2009, 12:23 AM

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Originally Posted by topmounter

I have a Brother MFC-7840W and it works just as well in Snow Leopard as it did in Leopard.

Not a bad price at all http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Brother+...040w&cp=1&lp=1 and good reviews

Never owned Brother before, though. Always HP until this one Samsung meh.

spaceballl · Nov 20, 2009, 12:30 AM

I have an HP Officejet. I'm not sure which model it is, but it was the cheapest model with an ethernet port that we got at Costco about a year ago. It works great in SL, and it's actually plugged into the Time Capsule via ethernet. So even over the network, things like scanning work without issue.

I'm not at home now, but I want to say that the model is 6310xi.... I doubt they make that specific version anymore though - something similar / better though.

shinji · Nov 20, 2009, 12:31 AM

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Originally Posted by spaceballl

I have an HP Officejet. I'm not sure which model it is, but it was the cheapest model with an ethernet port that we got at Costco about a year ago. It works great in SL, and it's actually plugged into the Time Capsule via ethernet. So even over the network, things like scanning work without issue.

I'm not at home now, but I want to say that the model is 6310xi.... I doubt they make that specific version anymore though - something similar / better though.

and it scans without any problem in snow leopard?

spaceballl · Nov 20, 2009, 12:41 AM

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Originally Posted by shinji

and it scans without any problem in snow leopard?

Yep! Zero problem. I use the HP utility to scan... and it works just fine.

r.j.s · Nov 20, 2009, 12:48 AM

I see you prefer HP, but I have the Canon MP470, and it works just fine - I scan using Image Capture.

ventro · Nov 20, 2009, 01:16 AM

Is there a HP multifunction that scans using Image Capture?

spaceballl · Nov 20, 2009, 01:22 AM

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Originally Posted by ventro

Is there a HP multifunction that scans using Image Capture?

It might - i have never tried. I'm going home to visit my parents next week. I'll give it a shot.

Frosties · Nov 27, 2009, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by spaceballl

It might - i have never tried. I'm going home to visit my parents next week. I'll give it a shot.

How did it go?

brisbaneguy29 · 07:44 AM

I have a HP OfficeJet J5780, and it work great in SL. The fax, scan, print, copy, all works fine.

xraydoc · Nov 27, 2009, 02:32 PM

I have an HP C6250 printer/copier/scanner (no fax) and the SL drivers are much better than the 10.5 drivers were. In 10.5, I had to use the HP-authored software for scanning. Of course, their software was crap. In Snow Leopard, the scanner is accessed via Apple's Image Capture, which makes for much easier integration in to everything else. I don't need any third-party software (other than the drivers included with 10.6) for printing/scanning.

Works well.

pimentoLoaf · Nov 27, 2009, 02:50 PM

My antique HP 1500 All-in-One, dating from 2002, works fine with Snow Leopard.

Be advised, that HP software no longer scans. You have to use Apple's image capture program.

nanofrog · Nov 27, 2009, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by topmounter

I have a Brother MFC-7840W and it works just as well in Snow Leopard as it did in Leopard.

+1 for Brother. Mine's a color MFC laser model, but it's not given me any problems so far, and is inexpensive in terms of consumables as well (part of my research as well, as HP was eating me alive in comparison). Damn chipped toner cartridges (expire used up or not)....

spaceballl · Dec 1, 2009, 03:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Frosties

How did it go?

No go - I installed the most recent 6310xi drivers, and they work great in Snow Leopard! All the HP apps work great too! Can't seem to get it to work with image capture...

radicalcentrist · Dec 2, 2009, 07:38 AM

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Originally Posted by spaceballl

No go - I installed the most recent 6310xi drivers, and they work great in Snow Leopard! All the HP apps work great too! Can't seem to get it to work with image capture...

I have an HP 5600 series as well, and image capture works really, really slowly. I have an iMac with Leopard on it, so I generally jump up and use the HP software installed on it when I have to scan.

But I'm moving up to a Fujitsu ScanSnap in the next few weeks (because the scanning is the most important thing to me).

J&JPolangin · Dec 2, 2009, 08:00 AM

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Originally Posted by topmounter

I have a Brother MFC-7840W and it works just as well in Snow Leopard as it did in Leopard.

...I 2nd this, and I got mine from newegg.com for about $265 shipped on sale (and it would have been less if I didn't have to pay for the shipping to the FPO address (in CONUS shipping would have been totally free))...

spaceballl · Dec 2, 2009, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by radicalcentrist

I have an HP 5600 series as well, and image capture works really, really slowly. I have an iMac with Leopard on it, so I generally jump up and use the HP software installed on it when I have to scan.

But I'm moving up to a Fujitsu ScanSnap in the next few weeks (because the scanning is the most important thing to me).

The only thing that might make my environment a bit different is that I connect the printer/scanner/fax device to an ethernet port in my router. I don't use the USB port. I think Apple's native support for scanning over ethernet isn't as strong... at least it hasn't been for me.

shinji · Dec 6, 2009, 01:49 PM

I bought the Brother MFC-7340 on sale for $140 at Staples (on sale until 12/12) http://www.staples.com/Brother-MFC-7...=StaplesSearch

Laser printer, scanner, fax,copier...works great. You install the CUPS driver which you download and it works perfectly, both printer and scanner

Nov 19, 2009, 08:50 PM	#1
shinji macrumors 6502 Join Date: Mar 2007	What multifunction printer actually works in Snow Leopard with all features? I have a Samsung SCX-4500 that I'm not very happy with. I'm looking for a b&w laser multifunction printer that has print and scan...OR a high quality/durable inkjet that has print and scan. Prefer HP. Any suggestions?

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spaceballl macrumors 68000 Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Silicon Valley	I have an HP Officejet. I'm not sure which model it is, but it was the cheapest model with an ethernet port that we got at Costco about a year ago. It works great in SL, and it's actually plugged into the Time Capsule via ethernet. So even over the network, things like scanning work without issue. I'm not at home now, but I want to say that the model is 6310xi.... I doubt they make that specific version anymore though - something similar / better though. __________________ Bookmark my blog! -> Crazy Hawt

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brisbaneguy29 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Brisbane	I have a HP OfficeJet J5780, and it work great in SL. The fax, scan, print, copy, all works fine. __________________ WEBCROWD : Hosting and Domains P: 07 3348 8156 E: simon@webcrowd.com.au W: http://www.webcrowd.com.au Last edited by brisbaneguy29 : Dec 1, 2009 at 07:44 AM.

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xraydoc macrumors 65816 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Landenberg, PA	I have an HP C6250 printer/copier/scanner (no fax) and the SL drivers are much better than the 10.5 drivers were. In 10.5, I had to use the HP-authored software for scanning. Of course, their software was crap. In Snow Leopard, the scanner is accessed via Apple's Image Capture, which makes for much easier integration in to everything else. I don't need any third-party software (other than the drivers included with 10.6) for printing/scanning. Works well. __________________ Mac Pro 2.66GHz Quad Woodcrest, 9GB RAM, 3.5TB HD, 8800GT, Dell 3008WFP Unibody MacBook 2.4GHz, 4GB RAM, 250GB HD

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topmounter macrumors regular Join Date: Jun 2009	I have a Brother MFC-7840W and it works just as well in Snow Leopard as it did in Leopard.

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ventro macrumors 6502a Join Date: Sep 2006	Is there a HP multifunction that scans using Image Capture?

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pimentoLoaf macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: The SimCity Deli	My antique HP 1500 All-in-One, dating from 2002, works fine with Snow Leopard. Be advised, that HP software no longer scans. You have to use Apple's image capture program. __________________ A pate is nothing more than a French meat loaf that's had a couple of cocktails....Carol Cutler

Dec 6, 2009, 01:49 PM	#19
shinji Thread Starter macrumors 6502 Join Date: Mar 2007	I bought the Brother MFC-7340 on sale for $140 at Staples (on sale until 12/12) http://www.staples.com/Brother-MFC-7...=StaplesSearch Laser printer, scanner, fax,copier...works great. You install the CUPS driver which you download and it works perfectly, both printer and scanner

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