I'm looking for a multifunction printer that can print, copy, scan and Fax. My biggest complaint with the one I currently have (Brother inkjet mfc420) is that if an ink cartridge is low, nothing will work on the printer. It completely shuts down until you replace the ink cartridge. Even if you're doing black/white and yellow or blue is low, it stops working.
I'd like to stay under $100 if possible. Does anyone have a home printer that will still function if the ink is low or out?
Thanks!
Stay away from HP. I have only had HP (I have had 4- OK I am a slow learner and easily influenced) and have had many issues with each one I own. Now the one I own has individual ink cartridges that cost a fortune to replace. Please let me know what you decide. I want to replace this "money-pit". Thanks and good luck!
I can relate to THAT! I saw one at Staples a while back that did everything and ink was acctually affordable!
We've had good results from HP Printer/Scanners at home and work (for light duty). We had a Brother printer/scanner/fax at my office for a while but we could rarely get it to work in any capacity. I'd go with HP. $100 should get you something pretty good.
I bought a Epson Workforce 610 a few months ago and love it. If it's out of black ink, it will even make black ink from the color cartridges. Everything works when the ink is out also. My husband uses it daily for work for we've replaced the cartridges a few times. They are rather inexpensive at $11 for color and $15 for black as far as new cartridges are concerned and we bought it at BestBuy for right at $100.00. I do think it was on sale but it wasn't marked down very much....
My friend who owns a printer repair shop said Epson or HP were the two brands to look for.
M.
Be careful with HP, I have two! My older model, which takes 2 cartridges, worked great until it broke (thanks to my DS), and my newer one takes 6 cartridges and when one is empty the whole thing shuts down too! I would do your research on printers, check the reviews as well! I was looking at another HP that is a printer only, since my old one still scans, and it's about $30. I also saw an add from Kodak that stated the ink cartridges were 9 and 15 for black and color. Good luck! and let me know!
In our extended family (DH and I, plus grandparents, uncles, aunts, parents) we always buy the HP ones. Never had a problem with any of them, they work wonderfully!
We have the Lexmark x5650es and it's great! I think we only paid $90 for it but I've seen it on sale for cheaper.
I REALLY liked our Lexmark, could easily refill cartridges with a kit I bought for $6 online that worked for quite a few refills, so very inexpensive to maintain. I have a brother and REALLY don't like it for the same reasons you don't like it. We just a few months ago bought the Epson 610 and it has worked well. We have not yet needed to replace the ink...which having been 6 months ago we would be at that point with the brother whether we used the ink or not! So the Epson has been really good so far, just couldn't figure out how to work the wireless feature, but not a big deal to plug in the cord during printing. :)
I have a used HP all-in-one that works. The hinge to the scanner portion is broken (it can still scan), but everything else is fine. You need to download the software directly from HP. I am looking to sell it cheap if you would like. If you are looking for a brand new one, I was at walmart a few weeks ago and they had an all-in-one for $60 on sale, I doubt it is much more now since it is a school supply.
We have an Epson Workforce 700 series and love it. I love the wireless feature. I can be working anywhere in the house on my laptop, print and have my papers waiting on me when I go to our home office to get them.
We paid less than $200. When I buy cartridges I spend about $100. I get the higher end Epson cartridges that last longer.
I've never had a multifunction printer, but my photo printer at home is an Epson. It uses the 6 different color cartridges (black, yellow, magenta, light magenta, cyan, and light cyan). With the colors split, you can replace each individual one as they run out. It does let you continue to print even if one is extremely low. I run them until it won't run anymore!! haha
I have a Lexmark 7150X and I love it if one ink cartridge is low the other will still work obviously you would get color deviations but it work! You can absolutely find it under $100.
I have the same printer same problem I went to office max and they claim all printers need 4-5 colors now. Now two of us have that problem and are looking for answers.
I love my multi function - it is not under $100, but I think it was worth the $$ and works when toner is low. Yes, it actually has toner not ink cartridges. It's the Samsung CLX-3175FW. If you can find a used on in your budget I'd highly recommend it. I work from home and this machine works as well as the larger Xerox machine I used in my old office. It scans to pc and can save files as pdf, which is pretty much my main use for it. It has a feeder tray for the scans/copies as well.
Anything HP. It's completely worth any extra expense. I have also had a brother & it was worthless. I also used to sell office products to large corporations & in that experience HP had far fewer problems.
