Affordable All in one for scanning pictures and printing documents for school

[007bond]

hey guys, i was looking for a good aio print/scan/copy that is affordable and is really good at scanning documents. i also dont want something that will make me replace the ink alot and something that doesnt have expensive ink. any suggestions? my dad prefers brother but the toner is like $60-70 at amazon and even more in store

 

[geoffreak]

Toner is expensive because it lasts a ridiculously long time.

 

[MacMini2009]

Hp C4680

 

[007bond]

well, i guess your right. my dad does print like 2000 documents a month so i dont think the toner runs out fast. but still color laser all in one is hard to find and costs way too much. do you guys know of any

 

[007bond]

Hp C4680

im skeptical about hp. are they that good? i know their computers are plastic crap i hope the printers arent the same

 

[geoffreak]

im skeptical about hp. are they that good? i know their computers are plastic crap i hope the printers arent the same

Their printers aren't bad at all. All the printers I have at my house are HP and they have never given me troubles.
With a printer, plastic is better because it makes the printer lighter and easier to carry

 

[MacMini2009]

im skeptical about hp. are they that good? i know their computers are plastic crap i hope the printers arent the same

HP has ok printers. You can also look at the Canon MP480.

 

[Moof1904]

I have or have had four HP laser printers (two b&w and two color). I've overall been happy with the HP hardware, but the HP software is horrible. It's like their software is an afterthought, especially the Mac version.

Example: For my M1522nf AIO printer, I use their scanning software and it's acceptable for scanning documents on the flatbed and on the autofeed. It's impossible to define the page size before scanning (there's a slider on the scanner preview but moving doesn't do anything), so everything I scan with the auto feeder is A4 and I have to crop it in Acrobat Pro. The scanning software doesn't retain many settings between sessions, so I have to re-choose scan to document/PDF each time I launch the software (though it does retain the scan settings, e.g., greyscale, color, etc.). Also, when scanning to a file, the HP software limits the file name to 24 characters, so I have to give the file some stupid short name and then rename the file at the Finder. Why HP limits a file name to 24 characters in a Save dialog is beyond me.

In summary: hardware good; software not good.