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My printer is dying  - I have had it for nearly 9 years. I do not know what to buy - I am looking for a good deskjet or office jet to print in b/w and color. (I doubt I can stretch to a laser) - I especially want one that does not guzzle ink - I use the printer a lot.
Please would you make a recommendation if can.
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Marilyn, we have just re-bought a Cannon printer, they have the new ink technology, using have the amount of ink for printing - the old and new one are great. Here is a link to the US Cannon I'd ask them specifically about this new ink technology.
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The HPs are great prices but the ink .... oy, does it rack up especially as some of the printers don't have generic ink cartridges ... like my F380 all-in-one that scans, copies, and prints color ...
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WE have gone through a lot of printers and right now my fave is our HP Officejet 3300 - it's a printer/copier/scanner/fax and has come in SO handy. I like that the colored inks are all separate so if you use, say, a lot of red, you don't have to replace all the colors at once.
yes, ink is expensive for most printers I have found, but Office Max gives you $3 store credit when you return the used containers.
This printer does beautiful photos btw, whether on photo paper or even plain paper.
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Lori and Meredith recommended a couple in this thread from last year.
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Thanks Suzanne.
I have been looking at the All in Ones at Costco (they were on sale last month) - for some reason an All in One scares me a little.
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Marilyn,
We've been using an hp all in one for a few years now. Not the same one, but our original is still working! (We got a free printer when we bought our last Mac laptop.) The ink is very expensive, but I like that I can buy the bulk pack of hp inks at Costco. Also, I do not know what I did before having a copier!!! So essential to me now!!! That's a great feature of the all in one.
It just won't be the same crisp quality of a laser copier/printer though, just so you know. There's really no way around that. You can buy nicer paper (which I do because I like a smoother paper so that the ink stays put a little better) and that will help some. We print all of our Christmas card pictures on our printer and they come out pretty great.
So, I guess I'd endorse the hp as long as you understand that it'll never look as good as a laser printer and the cartridges are $$$. But...you will LOVE having a copier to use. 
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Marilyn - have you looked into getting a refurbished laser from Staples?
I got a brother mfc 7420 refurbished (similar to this one). Staples has reviews listed under their products -- that's how I picked mine (which they don't sell anymore).
The one I linked to right now costs $150 (with the rebate). I print ALL THE TIME. I'm pretty sure the printer comes with a cartridge... which lasted me for 6 months. I JUST bought a new one for $62.00 which will last me even longer.
I just love lasers and think they are way more economical than the others. If you like color, then that's a lasers downfall. Color lasers are WAY expensive.
Mine is an all-in-one. I haven't had one malfunction yet other than one paper jam feed that was easily fixed.
Just another opinion.
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Thanks everyone. I actually do have a separate fax and copier right now (from when I used to WAH) - but both are on their last legs too - so maybe the all in one makes sense. I did see an All in One in Costco today which was copier/scanner/printer which I almost prefer to the one with a fax. I think we need color. I really dislike getting anything new and having the new user learning curve (probably why I still have clothes from 20 years ago - no kidding!!)
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Thank you everyone. My dh just installed my new printer - I am so excited as it seems to be working beautifully. We got the HP C4385 All in One Scanner, Copier and Printer (I did not want a fax) - it was under $100 in Costco - some great features are that it is wireless - and when we get a laptop which we really need to as 5 people sharing one computer during schooltime is getting tough - we can just link the laptop to computer through wireless. Also you can just put in your camera card and print photos off - my dh just printed out one of the blueberry picking photos and the quality is good.
I also picked up paper from Costco - and I am all set to print out and read my Laying down the Rails...can't wait...
One last note - Jen and others - Costco can fill HP cartridges (that is what the guy there told me) - so my old HP cartridge which cost $45 - could have been filled for $14. I will have to try it out.
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Marilyn,
I just realized that you asked about my printer in another thread. Sorry I missed it. But you got advice from my expert in this thread and it looks like you found just what you need. Great!
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