My current printer is approximately 10 years old. It’s an HP and has been a great little printer. It’s wireless (which I love), prints A4 in colour and B&W and has a scanner. At the time when I bought it, I’m sure it was fast, but compared to most printers now it is very slow. But I am loathe to replace it. You know what it’s like when you have something that just keeps on going?
That was until this week when my printer decided to throw a claw. Wireless printing wouldn’t work, but nor would it work if I connected the USB. Of course, the printer is now so old there was no online support information (the HP website didn’t recognise the model). After nearly 4 long, frustrating hours I managed to get it working again and it’s been printing happily since.
But if it went belly up this week, there’s a good chance it will happen again (it is an old printer after all). I’ll have to start researching for a replacement – this time, in addition to the same few features my printer has, I also want double-sided printing and feed-photocopying.
Anyone got a recommendation for a good printer?
December 10, 2020 at 11:28 pm
I have an HP printer too! And right now I hate it! Ive had it for 2 years; it can print double sided if I flip the pages, I can scan with it. And it scans pretty quickly. BUT connecting to the wifi at the new house is impossible! So if I want to print, I have to open the document on my computer (sometimes being forced to download it so I can access it offline) disconnect from my house wifi network, connect to the printer’s wifi, print and then disconnect and reconnect to my house network. If I need to print something from my work laptop, I have to email it to myself and open it on my personal laptop to print it.
HP support was crap and didn’t offer any suggestions. Didn’t even reply to my inquiries. I haven’t tried scanning since I move, I use the scan function on my iphone if I need anything scanned. But I’m gonna guess it won’t work since the wifi isn’t connected so it won’t connect to my laptop.
My friend has an epson and loves it! Its old but prints like a dream, cheap ink from amazon. All I know is that I will not be getting an HP when I have to replace this one.
December 11, 2020 at 8:03 am
Thanks, GF. Good to know that Epson has cheap ink because it’s the ink that’s a killer! Bugger there’s another frown on your current living arrangements 🙁
December 11, 2020 at 7:27 am
As my printer is probably 15 years old and not wireless, I can be of no help. Sorry.
December 11, 2020 at 8:04 am
Liz, I think the old printers were built to last so I’m not surprised your printer is even older and still going.
December 11, 2020 at 10:35 am
We just replaced ours. I switched from an all-in-one color printer to a b&w printer (nothing else). We rarely need color, never need scanning or faxing. Rarely print. That really brought the price down!
December 11, 2020 at 11:07 am
I bet that did! I still use colour, although I could probably manage without it (a copy place for those times would work). I don’t think I’ve sent a fax in over a decade, so definitely don’t need that, but I do still scan quite a bit. Images just seem to be better quality than if I take a photo with my phone.
I am a heavy printer user because I can only edit on paper – my editing is much more effective that way!
December 11, 2020 at 3:31 pm
I am death to printers and have never had one last that long! After many years of HP, I have a Canon now, and it’s fine.
December 12, 2020 at 6:48 am
To be honest, I’m surprised I haven’t killed this printer long before now. I think it’s because I haven’t been able to kill it I am loathe to replace it, lol.
December 12, 2020 at 9:32 am
Aren’t technological things obsolete as soon as they come out of the box? The thing I hate is getting rid of something because there is a new model, only to find out that the new one is a piece of crap, made on a bad day , in a country that never head of quality control, or just made cheap to maximize profit, like new home appliances.
December 13, 2020 at 6:02 am
Lol, yes! And most electrical things are deliberately built to not last so you have to replace them every couple of years. Last we bought a new fridge they said they were only being built to last 5 years. And mobiles (cell phones) don’t have removable batteries so your phone only lasts the life of your battery. It’s a disposable world 🙁