All-In-One Printers

I love my Canon Pixma. Don't remember the model number - but it is just great for home office use. It has the scan, print, fax and copy all in one. Printing pictures are pretty good quality too. Been very happy with it.

I love my Epson 610 All-in-one printer. It faxes, copies and does a great job printing.

I've an HP Photosmart all in one, not the premium one, that I've had for several years. It, and its software work wonderfully and the print copy is excellent. It allows many options for printing, copying, scanning. It walks on water as far as I'm concerned. They do make their money on supplies, of course, but I'm willing to pay the price for the convenience of the machine itself. Excellent quality and extremely reliable.

I feel in love with AIO printers, a couple of years ago, when I bought my first Brother printer. My printer is used for home use and some may wonder why I would want a stand alone Fax. Every once in awhile, you just need to send a Fax. This way, I do NOT have to mess with some PC Fax program or go looking all over town for a Faxing place. I simply put the paper in that I want to Fax, dial the phone number and it is done!!!

The biggest problem with any printer is the ink cartridges. Costly, just about says it all. I prefer the individual cartridges printers. Yes, it can be a hassle, but in the long run, it works for my needs. I also, have found several online stores, that sell my cartridges really cheap. So, I buy in quantity, that way I am rarely out of ink, when I need to print something.

The current printer I am using is a Brother 240C. I have had it for about a year and should it fail, I have not lose any money. I got this printer for $29.95 refurbished. It has worked beautifully since I set it up. The next printer I want is one that is wireless, so I can print from both of my computer at home.

I agree that a machine designed to do everything won't do each thing the best. I work with Sharp and have been experimenting with all-in-one, or multifunction printers (MFPs). I am usually disappointed in one of the functions. I now am using a Sharp MFP and am happy with all the functions. I used to work in an office where the copier was always breaking down. This works great. http://www.sharpusa.com/ForBusiness/DocumentSystems/MFPsPrinters.aspx

Can you tell me if a HP officejet j4680 is a good printer?It is a 4 in 1 and at about $70.00 i was wondering if it is worth it? Any help will do,thanks alot.

EDITOR'S NOTE: I have no personal experience with it. But I'd suggest that you do a Google search and see what others are saying at Epinions and other consumer forums.

Thanks Bob for the helpful All-in-one printer article. Recently our 6 year old Canon Pixma ip5000 developed problems indicating it needed to be replaced. It had served us very well and did a lot of work, I mean an awful lot of work in our office during those years.

I thought of replacing it with a Canon Pixma MX870. The salesman at the computer store said it was a great machine but would be very expensive on ink. Apparently it does not like refilled or generic cartridges. Instead, he recommended the HP Office Jet 6500. We bought it and are very pleased with it so far. Reports are that, like the HP 8500, it is very economical with ink. Print quality is very good - we have no complaints. Keep the good articles coming.

I have to go with Epson. Our newest one is the NX420. It's inexpensive to purchase, uses individual ink tanks and does an adequate job. It's bit noisy but not unbearable.Very easy wireless setup with our laptops (about 10 minutes).
Have nothing but praise for Epson inkjets. Our R320 is still going strong after 4+ years.

The biggest cost with printers and all in ones is the astronomical cost of ink. My experience with those printers with permanent print heads has been clogging (e.g. epson and Kodak), so I generally prefer those with the print head built into the cartridge (e.g. most HP). I have several of the older HP all in ones which use cartridges that may be refilled or bought refilled. I am currently using an HP 750 psc all in one and an HP 820 printer--both workhorses that use inexpensive ink cartridges without chips.

I hate the HP Officejet J4580 with a passion and wish I'd never seen it. Pity I never had my big, slow 10-year old PSC500 overhauled instead of junking it.

My wife made the mistake of buying the Kodak Easy Share 5500 all in one printer. Worked until the warranty expired. Print head expired and getting a new one became a challenge. Forums indicate that it's a common problem. I suggest anyone buying any product not only check the user reviews but also google the forums and parse out comments from those who have an axe to grind from the mainstream users.

I bought a HP B110 for the usual reasons (wireless, print, scan, copy & I don't need a fax).

Pleasantly suprised to find that it also has it's own email address, although I can't think of when I'd want to email to it!

"Joe": I have used an HP Officejet j6480 for three years without a problem.

My wife never thought that we would ever need a fax machine, until our daughter got into a terrible car accident. I had never known how many governmental agencies still rely on something that is well, kind of 'old school'.

There are two different ink cartridges for this model, a regular and larger capacity ink version.

I will certainly stick with HP.

Suggest you use Consumer Reports for ratings

Avoid a Dell V510 series at all costs. Bought one with a new computer because it was easier then doing the research and I knew my old HP would not be compatible w/Windows 7. Most ridiculous printer I've ever used--3-5 pages per black cartridge, 7-8 per color cartridge, cartridges only available from Dell. Absolute rip-off. Web search indicates that this is a common experience.

I've resorted to saving files to a USB thumb drive & firing up an old Win ME machine hooked to an HP Deskjet to print what I must have printed rather than waste the ink for this thing.

For me, it all comes down to $$$$$, is it easy to use and do they treat me, the customer, well?
They all will sell you a cheap entry level printer,
they almost give them away. Why? because they pook your eyes out when you buy ink. Printer $50.00, replace two ink cartriges, $50.00, they are not your friends.
Then I got an entry level Epson. It has four ink cartriges, one for each color. First, I went to Ink Sell to make sure they had the ink in a ganeric, it is half the price and works just fine.
Also, I do not get pop ups trying to sell me something every time I get on the computer (bad HP) One day when I want to print photographs, I'll
go back to Epson and buy a higher end printer but only use the Epson ink to print only photos. Why will I go back to Epson? because they treated me, the customer, well, so I trust them, so they are my friend

In October, 2011 I purchased a Canon Pixma MP495 all-in-one wireless printer and was fairly satisfied with the quality of the machine, however, it seemed to use a lot of black ink, even with the XL ink cartridges, so I listed it for sale on eBay recently and purchased an HP Photosmart 6510e all-in one printer with a touch screen. My wife and I both love this printer and so far are satified with the print quality and ease of use. Having owned an HP printer in the past, we hope this one will last us awhile. it is made in China, so we somewhat skeptical of how many years this one will hold up.