Wireless Inkjet Printers

Have posted a question related to this article and Frank's printer (and the editor's).

WITH HP'S SUPPORT ,THERE PRODUCTS ARE HARD TO BEAT.MY THIRD IN 10 YEARS ,AN OFFICEJET J4680 ALL IN ONE...... HAD ONE PROBLEM DURING EXTENDED WARR. CALLED THEM ..... CS REP LOOKED AROUND THE SW AND SHIPPED ME A REFERB UNIT ... GOT IT THE NEXT MORNNING....CAN'T COMPLAIN ABOUT THAT,I'LL GO BACK WHEN I WANT TO UPGRADE THANK YOU VERY MUCH :)

yes, i still do not see any advantage to a wireless all in one printer for a normal household with regular pcs computors.Is there any thing that makes them worth $100 or more than a regular printer?thank you Blake

I purchased the Epson WorkForce 600 about a year and a half ago, and I have no complaints so far. It can be setup anywhere within your home and very easily connects to a router. The printer comes with scanning software that allows for a variety of scanning options. The only problem that I have right now is a line appears where most pages left margin would be set when using the auto feeder to scan documents. I have not figured out the cause. This does not happen when scanning pages on the scanner glass. I will be contacting Epson to see if they can solve the issue.
Hint: When it is time to replace your ink cartridges, go to the Epson website to purchase them as long they aren't needed immediately (take advantage of the free shipping). They offer the cartridges cheaper than any major commercial reseller, and they offer several varieties that the major retail stores do not offer.

My Canon Pixma MG 5250 all in one printer, bought in August 2011,connected wirelessly very easily. However,it slowed down my Windows 7 laptop unacceptably. I reverted to a wired connection and the speed became normal. I took the matter up with Canon who gave me a fix which did not work. Now I cannot dismantle the wired mode to try wireless again. The printer just appears to be stuck in wired mode even though I delete everything. Any ideas?

About 6 months ago I bought an Epson Workforce 635 for $129 but have since seen it for less, and am absolutely delighted with it. Of course it prints (on both sides automatically if that option is selected), scans sheets of paper (on both sides automatically if that option is selected) via the automatic sheet feeder, and will also do books by lifting the flatbed scanner cover; it copies, faxes, and has the memory card reader and can print photos offline. Prior to this I bought the Brother MFC-630W Color Multi-Function Center, but could not get it to print wirelessly with my laptop, even with several calls to tech support. Feeling that it was defective, I returned it for an identical printer and it too would not print wirelessly from my laptop, with more calls to tech support. Then I bought the Epson and it works like a charm.

I just rec'd a new Canon MX880, multifunction printer. The interior packaging was simply brilliant. The printer connected to my home network and all the drivers installed flawlessly on 2 different laptops both Win 7, 64 bit. No slowdown on either laptop, and it prints perfectly. Love it

I use a Kodak ESP 7 AIO Printer. I've had it for about a year and love it. With a rebate from Best Buy for turning in an old printer ($50.) plus it being on sale I paid $59.00 for it. Reg. $149. It works great. I can copy and print excellent photos with it. It also has built in two sided printing. One of the best things about it is the low cost of the ink. I would highly recommend It.

I own an Photosmart Premium multifunction HP C309a. You can print, scan, copy and fax. You have different options to connect to this machine, I use wireless so all computers (Windows and Mac) can be served by this printer. I've had this printer for about a year and so far it's been a good machine. My only complain is that ink cartridges run out of ink too fast.

I love my HP wireless all-in-one. I sit in front of the TV with my laptop and print in the spare bedroom. My lving room looks like a living room.

I am glad you started your recomendation with the Brother printer. I have had Epson, Canon, and now a Brother. It is the fastest and quietest printer I have ever had.
I will definitely stick with the Brother line.

I HAVE A EPSON 420W AND HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH IT. IT WAS CHEAP TO BUY AND THE CARTRIDGES WERE REASONABLE. RECOMEND IT TO ANYONE.

Hi
I have an Epson SX425W wireless printer - absolutely superb except that every time I switch off my PC and all peripherals each night (to save on electricity) I always lose my wireless connection and have to re-enter all printer details to get my wireless connectivity back.
Any ideas please as to how I can stop this happening???
I have rang my ISP and router companies alas to no success.
Maybe it is the fault of my set-up as when used with a USB cable everything is OK.
Thanks in advance for any help.

Chris

I have a Lexmark prospect Pro 205.
Big advantage you can print using only the black cartridge. This saves big money not having to replace the color carteidges.

Some of your information on models and prices is a few years out of date, which is eons in technology time. Specifically, the Lexmark X4850 hasn't been sold in years ;)

Bob didn't mention the cost of ink, which is more expensive in the long run than the original cost of the printer, at least here in Australia. The cost and availability of technical support is also an important factor. I have had a great deal of trouble losing connection with my HP 6310 Officejet All-in-one on my home wireless network and it has been hard to talk to anyone when I have exhausted all the website assistance.

I have an HP Photosmart C4780. When I bought it, I was warned that wireless operation would interfere with my internet radio. He was right and I had to revert to the USB connection for the printer to enable the internet radio -- fortunately not a problem.

I have been called out twice on HP wireless printers that would not print. They lost the wireless connection from the router. Had to uninstall the software & reinstall it twice. One was used only by one computer so I hardwired it to the computer.
The other was being used by 2 computers so I had to teach the user how to uninstall & reinstall.
BTW, resets did nothing. They just lost the connection.

EDITOR'S NOTE: I had a similar problem, but a driver update fixed it.

I just purchased a Canon MP495 wireless printer and love it. Currently I'm not using it as a wireless printer so I cannot address that issue. As for print quality and ease of use, this printer is superior to the HP 2175 it replaced.

For me, its all about the $ $ $ I don't have much and I hate being taken advantage of. I read somewhere that printers ink can retail for $10,000.00 a gallon. They will all sell you a cheap intro level printer and most will work fine and they
will use a 2 cartriage system. I bought a Canon printer, about $50.00. When I had to replace both catriages, $45.00. Talk about poke your eyes out. I put it back in the box and it still sits in the corner. I did some more research.
I bought an Epson, the only entry level printer that uses 4 cartiages. First, I made sure Ink Sell offered a ganeric ink for the model I bought.
$12.00 to replace one cartiage. I bought black on sale and got two for $12.00, They don"t all run out at the same time. When I want to print good photos, I'll buy a higher end printer and use their ink, but for photos only. For printing whatever, I'll use my $12.00 ink. I put a high value on trust, loyalty and appreciation. When I buy a high end printer, it will be another Epson
Also, I bought a refurbish printer from the Epson on line store. It works just great and saved some more money.