Reasonable network printers for home

Post by **tnf** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 3:58 am

Anybody have a recommendation for a decent network ready printer for home use?
Not looking for anything too fancy.

Post by **Dave** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 4:10 am

samsungs are pretty cheap.. HP network jobs will run you a lot more than not networked printers

Post by **YourGrandpa** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 4:18 am

You should be able to network most printers. Are you look for a stand alone unit?

Post by **tnf** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 4:19 am

YourGrandpa wrote:You should be able to network most printers. Are you look for a stand alone unit?

Something that can be plugged into the router and, as a stand alone unit, be accessed by the 3 machines here at home.

Post by **YourGrandpa** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 4:24 am

You are looking for a stand alone.

Sorry, I can't help there. I've got an HP 5500 series printer that I've shared on the network via another computer.

I haven't shopped what you're look for.

Post by **FragaGeddon** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 5:51 am

If you have a wireless router, you can probably get something like this: http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellit ... torWrapper

Post by **Underpants?** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 6:08 am

^
exactly
it wouldn't hurt to look into laserjet. This past tax season, I calculated the cumulative cost for just replacement (units and consumables) on inkjets in my home office and it's looking like I could have actually saved some money by now with a decent LJ.

Post by **HM-PuFFNSTuFF** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 6:13 am

the answer is in R&R

Post by **dmmh** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 8:50 am

we sell Konica Minolta LaserJets for as low as 200€ (black ofcourse) but the color ones arent much more expensive

Post by **bitWISE** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 1:38 pm

Any reason why?

Post by **Denz** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 1:43 pm

http://www.cdw.com/shop/products/defaul ... EDC=722482

I have the pc1200 and all I did was hook it up to my network and all of my computers automatically put it in the printers list. You have to share the printer when installing it, the rest is all automatic.
I chose this one because it was only $50 and it has a built in scanner. It's the fastest printer I have and I never had a problem with it.

Post by **R00k** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 1:50 pm

Get a little print server appliance (may be what Riddla posted above, didn't look).

They plug into any printer via USB or parallel, and let you plug a network cable into them. There are several companies that make them, including HP.

My printer at home is just shared out on my PC and everyone prints to it that way. Printing doesn't really use any overhead on the sharing PC anyway, unless they're really big jobs you're sending.

Post by **bitWISE** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 2:03 pm

R00k wrote:Get a little print server appliance (may be what Riddla posted above, didn't look).

They plug into any printer via USB or parallel, and let you plug a network cable into them. There are several companies that make them, including HP.

My printer at home is just shared out on my PC and everyone prints to it that way. Printing doesn't really use any overhead on the sharing PC anyway, unless they're really big jobs you're sending.

Well the reason I was asking him why is because I have a feeling he may be wanting to leave his PCs on standby.

Post by **bitWISE** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 2:08 am

Bumping for tnf. You may want to check out this bad boy: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6828113212

I can give you a review by the end of the week.

Post by **bitWISE** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 11:44 pm

Got the printer setup and installed. Was very simple and straight forward. Insert toner, plug in power, turn on, plug into router, install driver.

Print quality is really impressive and the speed is awesome. Powersaves almost instantly after job is done so its silent when not in use. Also has a very small footprint on my desk. No bigger than the old lexmark copier/printer I had before.

Post by **FragaGeddon** » Fri Feb 24, 2006 7:19 am

I wouldn't mind buying a laser printer.
I'd be nice if one had a built in scanner.
I got an HP PSC 1210.

Post by **Doombrain** » Fri Feb 24, 2006 10:17 am

I've got a EPL-6200N and a AcuLaser-C1100 on a home network. Not shared though, they are both on LPR. Sharing printers fucking sucks.

If you're going to get a network printer make sure you get one that will have a RJ45 port in and not some fucking HP JetDirect box.

Post by **Doombrain** » Fri Feb 24, 2006 10:19 am

FragaGeddon wrote:I wouldn't mind buying a laser printer.
I'd be nice if one had a built in scanner.
I got an HP PSC 1210.

http://www.epson.co.uk/products/laser_p ... _CX11N.htm

Post by **Denz** » Fri Feb 24, 2006 10:24 am

Doombrain wrote:
FragaGeddon wrote:I wouldn't mind buying a laser printer.
I'd be nice if one had a built in scanner.
I got an HP PSC 1210.
http://www.epson.co.uk/products/laser_p ... _CX11N.htm

$1,350.00

Post by **Doombrain** » Fri Feb 24, 2006 10:33 am

Not my fault if you can't afford it.

Post by **Denz** » Fri Feb 24, 2006 10:40 am

Doombrain wrote:Not my fault if you can't afford it.

I could afford it, I just wouldn't want to spend that much on a printer that can do the same job as one that costs $50.00

I own a plotter that prints on 36" wide paper. Now that one cost me $3,500. But something like that you have pay for becuase there really isn't a cheap version of it anywhere.

Post by **Doombrain** » Fri Feb 24, 2006 10:46 am

Mate, don't talk to me about wide format printers, I've got seven.

I'm the fucking daddy of wide format printers.

Post by **Denz** » Fri Feb 24, 2006 11:09 am

Doombrain wrote:Mate, don't talk to me about wide format printers, I've got seven.

I'm the fucking daddy of wide format printers.

Seven?!!! ,,, Nice!

Post by **shaft** » Fri Feb 24, 2006 2:48 pm

I just bought one of these a couple weeks ago.

Ethernet and Wireless-G

http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopp ... catLevel=1

Post by **Doombrain** » Fri Feb 24, 2006 3:27 pm

My lastest:

http://www.epson.co.uk/products/inkjet_ ... o_9800.htm