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    What type of printer do you own?

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by mrXniick, Nov 17, 2008.

  1. mrXniick

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    I was just curious to see what the most owned brand on these forums are for printers...
     
    mrXniick, Nov 17, 2008
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  2. pcharouz

    pcharouz Notebook Evangelist

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    my guess is that most people will have HP's...
     
    pcharouz, Nov 17, 2008
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  3. Cin'

    Cin' Anathema

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    I have an HP that I got on Black Friday last year for an awesome price..and it works just great for me. :D

    I had an Epson...but it basically overworked itself and it went bye, bye! :rolleyes: :p . It was good when it worked though! :)


    Cin ;) :)
     
    Cin', Nov 17, 2008
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  4. Thund3rball

    Thund3rball I dont know, I'm guessing

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    Yes I bought a brand new $230 HP for about $70 last year. Which is really as much as I am willing to spend on a cheap ink jet these days.
     
    Thund3rball, Nov 17, 2008
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  5. rsd22

    rsd22 Notebook Geek

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    Canon mx850...... works perfectly with a macbook pro.
     
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  6. mrXniick

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    well yes that is a good assumption considered they are currently #1 as far as marketshare in the home printing market... not really an amazing prediction

    I currently have an epson cx 9400 and will be upgrading to the Artisan 800
     
    mrXniick, Nov 17, 2008
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  7. N00d13s

    N00d13s is too legit to quit!

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    i have an HP that i got for xmas a few years ago.
     
    N00d13s, Nov 17, 2008
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  8. Cin'

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    HA! That's why I bought a fairly cheap, yet decent HP..as I knew the ink jet refills would cost a bit! And, what I have has held up well.

    I tell you one thing, I will never do again is purchase *off brand* refills. I did that for the Epson ~ and it majorly messed things up. :eek:

    (I'm sure there are some reliable *off brand* cartridge refills, but the ones I bought and used = big :( and :eek:)


    Cin ;) :)
     
    Cin', Nov 17, 2008
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  9. mrXniick

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    what model epson printer did you have?

    and yeah.. off-brand ink will KILL your printer.. especially epson printers
     
    mrXniick, Nov 17, 2008
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  10. goofball

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    Brother WiFi-enabled laser, bought it for $99 + tax :)
     
    goofball, Nov 17, 2008
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  11. Cin'

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    Hey there! I had the Epson Stylus R300...and a mechanical problem along with using the *off brand* inks, basically killed it! It was a great printer though! :D


    Cin ;) :)
     
    Cin', Nov 17, 2008
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  12. jcm4

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    Dell 305 All-In-One
     
    jcm4, Nov 17, 2008
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  13. grasshopper

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    Brother MFC-290c. Seems well built.. 4ink system.
     
    grasshopper, Nov 17, 2008
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  14. Soulsaber

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    Yup i'm one of the majority with an HP printer...but it came for free with the laptop lol. It's an ink guzzler!
     
    Soulsaber, Nov 17, 2008
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  15. atbnet

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    At home an HP Deskjet F4135

    Then this at work

    [​IMG]

    It's amazing.
     
    atbnet, Nov 17, 2008
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  16. Cin'

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    Yes, that does look amazing! :D :D

    Nice on both!


    Cin ;) :)
     
    Cin', Nov 17, 2008
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  17. SpeedyMods

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    HP Photosmart C7280. Great printer, horrible drivers and software. Just like my last HP printer.

    Greg
     
    SpeedyMods, Nov 18, 2008
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  18. Cheffy

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    What, no Samsung on that list? They're pretty popular laser printers these days. I have two - an older ML1520, and a newer ML2510. Both are good for the price. The ML-2510 pumps out 22 ppm black at 600 DPI and looks pretty darn good for a sub $100 printer (on sale). I refilled the starter toner with a refill kit from:

    www.tonerkits.com

    and it continues to work great. BTW, I highly recommend tonerkits.com, they were quick and cheap (about $4-9 per refill depending on the printer, comes with reset fuse if needed).
     
    Cheffy, Nov 18, 2008
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  19. Crimson Roses

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    I have an HP Photosmart 7960 that I bought at a garage sale last fall for $10. It's nothing fancy, but it prints school reports and the odd humerus picture I find online.

    I also have a broken HP all in one that I pulled out of someone's dumpster that I've been having fun trying to fix. :D
     
    Crimson Roses, Nov 18, 2008
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  20. streather

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    Dell AIO 924 photo thing bought brand new, never been opened off of ebay for about £30, its great the ink cartidges have cost me more than the printer did lol tis good though :)
     
    streather, Nov 18, 2008
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  21. Johnny T

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    I soo miss living within walking distance of those friendly green dumpsters... DVD players, TVs, a toilet... You could furnish your entire wayward house with all the goodies in there...
    I have a HP all in one, but I can barely use it because everytime I load the driver CD it deletes some critical windows file and bombs my install :(
     
    Kingcodez, Nov 18, 2008
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  23. billy_b0b

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    HP LaserJet 1320 here.
     
    billy_b0b, Nov 18, 2008
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    HP Laserjet 4100
     
    crash, Nov 19, 2008
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  25. obsolete

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    Other: I don't own a printer, haven't in almost 10 years. Any time I need to print something I do it at work.
     
    obsolete, Nov 19, 2008
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