All-In-One Printers

I got this printer not as a replacement, but a supplement to the brother laser printer I already have. It also pretty much replaces my old Epson scanner, which is showing signs of aging.

PROS: Amazingly easy to set up. I own a Mac, and it's basically plug n play like most Mac compatible products. My OS immediately recognized the new hardware and prompted to download the necessary software which is very intuitive and easy to understand.

The onboard display is VERY easy to understand and most of the commands can come from the printer itself without having to open any programs on your computer. For example, you want to make a simple copy of something press "COPY" and it will do so within seconds. Scanning, same thing but it will automatically open the appropriate program for you after you press "SCAN" ... it works in reverse as well, so you can always open up the program manually.

It does seem to be an amazing value for getting a 3-in-1 deal... Read more

This printer is suitable for a small home office. It has a simple setup, fast text printing, and good network support with some nifty scanning options, but will take up a lot of space on the desktop and may have some issues with Windows XP machines. The printer comes with two standard size ink cartridges (XL versions are available for re-order), a USB cable, a phone cord, and a sample box of small photo paper. Because I already have a fax printer, I did not look at the fax features.

Pro:

It has good specifications for this price point. It prints around 8.5 on the new printer scale in black, and about 4 when printing black. It doesn't take a long time to print like some HP inkjets I have owned - the print starts and completes very rapidly. The document feeder will hold about 15 pages or so.

The paper path is straight through, meaning that it is fairly simple to print on photo paper and Avery labels due to the a smooth paper path. The printer is... Read more

I'm not technical, at all. I also am not good at directions. I tend to put things off if I have to put them together or set them up. So I was so happy when I saw the directions were very easy step by step and was in shock when I got done setting it up and it had been SO easy!
First of all I needed to make a copy and I followed the directions, but really, it's self explanatory. I could have done it on my own. And I've never had a printer or copier/scanner (always used my family's).
Then I had to set it up to run wireless from my netbook. This was probably the most confusing part, but I was able to do it all on my own without any help! Everything runs good and the printing quality seems great!

Shortly after I got this I was at an office store and out of curiosity I looked through the printers there. I was shocked how expensive they were! And they seemed to do the same things this one could do. So I would say that you definitely get your money's... Read more