Printer Questions

FYI - AirPrint requires WiFi:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4356

 

HP LaserJet 400 M425dn.

Has a fax, scanner, copier, AirPrint and if you connect it via Ethernet, you won't run into trouble. It has WiFi build-in, too, which will probably work for you as well, but if it doesn't just connect it with a cable to your router. Wireless printing from your Mac and iPad works, too, regardless whether you go wired or wireless.

Just for the record, it does duplexing, too.

 

HP makes a few Bluetooth printers, and perhaps a few other manufacturers do, too. However, AirPrint requires Wi-Fi, as the other poster noted. But note in any case that wireless printing does not require a wireless printer. Many people have problems with wireless printers, and your case just adds to these anecdotes.

My suggestion: get an wired network printer (Ethernet), then plug it into your network. If part of this network is wireless, you can still print via Wi-Fi. You could also do a USB printer with the AEBS or other print serving mechanism, but you'll generally lose out on scanning functions in such cases. Finally, if you really want AirPrint, look into handyPrint or similar solutions.

I don't have specific suggestions for you, mostly because I don't do color printing at home. A quick search reveals the Brother MFC-9125cn, but you'll have to do the MFC9325CW if for some reason you want wireless support on the printer itself. I've had good luck with this brand, but I'm sure you can find others that are similar. I'm not sure how well Bluetooth printers work, and as you know, wireless ones aren't always the greatest, but Ethernet printers are generally much better. In either case, you'll need a way to get around AirPrint if that's important to you.

(EDIT: If duplexing is important to you--I know it is to me--neither of these will do the trick. For Brother, look for a "d" in the model number. Like some other manufacturers, the "c" means "color," "n" means "[wired] network," and "w" means "wireless" [and wired].)

(EDIT 2: The HP printer the above poster linked to doesn't look bad, and the reviews look decent aside from complaints about the cost of consumables.)