Shopping for an all-in-one printer.

[KodiaX987]

I own a Lexmark Z42. My mother uses a HP 722C. The Lexmark is a rather cheap printer and I don't get all the quality I'd like, while the HP printer is just flat out a pain in the ass to use. It has trouble taking in paper and envelopes, and often just stops for no reason.

Because I realized I have several things I wanna scan, and our photocopier is a big mean bulky machine that weights a ton, I figured an all-in-one printer was in order. Printer, color photocopier and scanner all in one. Here's what I have looked at:


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EPSON STYLUS CX4600 (http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/consumer/consDetail.jsp?BV_UseBVCookie=yes&oid=46048266)

-Reads data cards directly (including SmartMedia, what I use)
-13 pages per minute, both black and color in DRAFT mode
-USB 2.0 Compatible (no serial)
-4-color printing (CYMK)
-Can print borderless (4x6, 8x10, and 8.5x11)
-48-bit color, 600 x 1200 DPI scanning
-Up to 5760 x 1440 optimised DPI printing
-Dimensions: 16.9 x 13.5 x 6.7 inches, 18.3 lbs with cartridges

Prices:
-130$ US from website after 20$ rebate (about 165$ CDN)
-176$ from Future Shop Canada
-170$ from Radio Shack Canada
-165$ from Costco Canada



EPSON STYLUS CX6600 (http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/consumer/consDetail.jsp?BV_UseBVCookie=yes&oid=46253282)

-Reads data cards directly (including SmartMedia, what I use)
-22 pages per minute black, 11 color in DRAFT mode
-High-Speed USB 2.0 (no serial)
-4-color printing (CYMK)
-Can print borderless (4x6, 5x7, 8x10, and 8.5x11)
-48-bit color, 1200 x 2400 DPI scanning
-Up to 5760 x 1440 optimised DPI printing
-Dimensions: 23 x 17.75 x 12 inches, 18.8 lbs with cartridges and trays extended

Prices:
-200$ US from website after 20$ rebate (about 250$ CDN)
-176$ from Future Shop Canada
-180$ from Costco Canada



EPSON STYLUS PHOTO RX500 (http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/consumer/consDetail.jsp?BV_UseBVCookie=yes&oid=37472317)

-Reads data cards directly (including SmartMedia, what I use)
-17 pages per minute black, 16 color in DRAFT mode (does a 4x6 inch photo in 40 seconds)
-High-Speed USB 2.0 AND USB 1.1 compatible (no serial)
-6-color printing (CcMmYK)
-Uses individual cartridges instead of one black and one color pack.
-Can print borderless (4x6, 5x7, 8x10, 8.5x11, and panoramic)
-48-bit color, 2400 x 4800 DPI scanning
-Up to 5760 x 1440 optimised DPI printing
-Dimensions: 17.7 x 23.3 x 11.9 inches, 19.21 lbs with cartridges and trays extended

Prices:
-230$ US from website (about 290$ CDN)
-290$ from Future Shop Canada
-265$ from Costco Canada


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Any suggestions/reports in particular?

[_Ted_]

Well, this is the one (http://www.shopping.hp.com/cgi-bin/hpdirect/shopping/scripts/home/store_access.jsp?product_code=Q5562A%23ABA&jumpid=oc_R1002_USENC-001_HP%20Officejet%207310%20All-in-One〈=en&cc=us&template_type=product_detail&script_name=product.cgi) I've got; it served to replace a copy machine, a fax machine and a printer (the scanner and multiple memmory card/stick slots were just icing on the cake), so the price was somewhat justified. Its got some fancy-schmancy uber control program that will let you run any of its functions from any computer on the network, but the nifty little 2.5 inch display screen will allow you to run anything just the same. It prints fast, copies and scans fast too.

As for you Shuri, just get whatever gets the job done. If printing and another 2 pages per minute or a bit higher scanning resolution is worth some extra money to you, then go for it, but if not, you've just saved yourself some dough.

[BrokenHope]

Get the one that does what you need, but has the cheapest replacement cartridges.

[HUcastShinobi]

my dad and mom just got a all in one FAX-COPY-PRINT with a mini-screen and cartredge slot (paper thinlike ones). its called the HP 2400 All In One or something like that, but its the 2400