Hi I got my Macbook Pro earlier this summer and I want to know what a good cheap printer would be for it. I will be taking this to college and just need it for basic needs like word documents. Also does every printer work with macs?
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Good Campatible Printer for Macbook? School...
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Cause I bought it through my colleges website and it was even cheaper. It gave me free Apple Care and IPod and the Mac was like 200 cheaper. So it made more sense.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16828113290
Go laser. Print out your journal articles, build a library of documents. It will come back to help you later, particularly if you're considering post-bacc work. You'll recoup your toner costs easily. 10,000 page duty cycle....
Go laser. Print out your journal articles, build a library of documents. It will come back to help you later, particularly if you're considering post-bacc work. You'll recoup your toner costs easily. 10,000 page duty cycle....
I didn't want to to start a new thread.
I'm wondering, does the free printer deal from Apple happen all year round, meaning will Apple still have the deal by next year?
I'm wondering, does the free printer deal from Apple happen all year round, meaning will Apple still have the deal by next year?
for a direct connect printer i have always had good luck with hp's, right now i am using a brother mfc cw790 wireless all in one. whatever you do look at the price of the ink before you buy the printer.
ps. if you go for a multi look for one that has a usb or card reader on the front, you can scan a document directly to a flash drive or memory card without using the computer
ps. if you go for a multi look for one that has a usb or card reader on the front, you can scan a document directly to a flash drive or memory card without using the computer
I'm a big fan of my HP 5200-series. Ink is not horribly expensive, prints fast in draft-mode, picture printing is really impressive, and has an feeder tray to create large PDFs.
And you can connect via USB or Wifi.
In my opinion, scanning in PDFs of printed material (and notes) is far better than printing out all of the PDFs for your classes. A) it's far harder to lose your computer than 20 sheets of paper; and B) that's a HUGE waste of paper.
And you can connect via USB or Wifi.
In my opinion, scanning in PDFs of printed material (and notes) is far better than printing out all of the PDFs for your classes. A) it's far harder to lose your computer than 20 sheets of paper; and B) that's a HUGE waste of paper.
Agreed on the laser printer. Did about 1000 pages a semester this year -- all on 1 toner. Would have probably been 2 or 3 inkjet. Plus the quality of the print looks better, which, if you are submitting papers might have a subtle effect on your grades.
Yeah. Get a laser. Nothing sucks more than trying to print an important document and your inkjet smears, clogs, etc. Laser is more professional and the toner will last longer than ink. I bought an HP1200 several years ago for $300 and it has been great. They are even cheaper now.