Name that printer!

[Slache]

It's laser.

It's color.

It prints dublex/double sided.

It scans.

It's less than $100. :laugh:

It's less than... $300?

It's not gigantic.

 

I'd like wireless as well, but if that jacks the price up we'll skip it.

 

Thanks!

Edited July 8, 2016 by Slache

[EKT]

We have this and love it: the Canon MX922. Currently $99.00 on Amazon Prime! Wireless. Color. Scans. Photocopies. Prints double-sided. Not gigantic. Now, it is inkjet, but we use this inexpensive ink in it and get beautiful results. I print tons and tons and tons of stuff for homeschool and have never had a problem with this printer. Maybe it will work for you?

 

(Edited for spelling.)

Edited July 8, 2016 by EKT

[Slache]

We have this and love it: the Canon MX922. Currently $99.00 on Amazon Prime! Wireless. Color. Scans. Photocopies. Prints double-sided. Not gigantic. Now, it is inkjet, but we use this inexpensive ink in it and get beautiful results. I print tons and tons and tons of stuff for homeschool and have never had a problem with this printer. Maybe it will work for you?

 

(Edited for spelling.)

 

Would you feel the need to upgrade to a laser if you used primarily PDF currucula?

[Guest]

Would you feel the need to upgrade to a laser if you used primarily PDF currucula?

I did! I had too. My inkjet was going to break the bank.

 

I nowregularly feel like hugging my Canon Laser. I have the MX624cw. There is also a 628 which I guess is newer?

I've printed over two reams of paper on the original cartridges. It's been telling me I'm low on black, but it's still printing great 200 pages in. So I plan not to replace it until I'm getting skips or lines or something. It's prints beautifully. I haven't used all of the functionalities yet because I tend to use my phone for faxing. Anyway- they're marked down under $300 on Amazon right now in case you want to check them out.

[cintinative]

We have this and love it: the Canon MX922. Currently $99.00 on Amazon Prime! Wireless. Color. Scans. Photocopies. Prints double-sided. Not gigantic. Now, it is inkjet, but we use this inexpensive ink in it and get beautiful results. I print tons and tons and tons of stuff for homeschool and have never had a problem with this printer. Maybe it will work for you?

 

(Edited for spelling.)

 

 

Have you noticed performance differences with the compatible ink? That ink is SO much cheaper than the Canon brand. I have the same printer. I am so tempted, this same pack is $70 at Costco for Canon brand.  

[EKT]

Would you feel the need to upgrade to a laser if you used primarily PDF currucula?

 

I have not felt the need to upgrade! (Particularly since we found that super inexpensive ink online. For a couple of years, we were spending nearly 50 bucks a pop on ink and that definitely started to hurt financially, but now that I found that great, cheap ink, things have been great! I order probably five packs of the ink at the beginning of the school year and that usually makes it all the way through. So...about $40.00 in ink per year.) 

 

And, off the top of my head, in the past year, I have printed:

 

• Well over 400 pages for co-op, each semester. (I teach a different class each semester at my co-op; for each class, I typically create my own workbook for the students. So, for a 10-student class, I might make each student a 30-40+ page workbook.)
• I just printed out the PDF version of The Writer's Jungle to put in a binder (over 200 pages). 
• I printed out student pages of the PDF version of Writing With Ease. (We bought the hard copy workbook for my older daughter, so I bought and printed out just the PDF student pages for my younger daughter--over 100 pages, probably). 
• 200+ pages from a online workshop I took about whole food cooking (put the printed pages into a binder). 
• All kinds of coloring pages, maps, random stuff from the internet over the course of the year. 
• Lots of personal printing (bank forms, life insurance paperwork, tax stuff, etc.) 
• And I just ordered The Big Book of Lively Latin, which I plan to print sometime in the next couple weeks.

So, I feel like I do a ton of printing, and I definitely do a ton of printing for co-op (because I always design my own curriculum for that). And I print in color constantly, because things look so much more appealing in color. (My co-op booklets are always in color.) We have had this printer for a couple of years now and I've had no problems whatsoever. 

 

Now, it's not teeny-tiny, but it's not enormous, either. We keep it on a slim console table and it never feels in the way at all. And the wireless function is so nice because my husband works from home a lot, so we can both print from our laptops, from anywhere in the house. So, I think it's a pretty awesome printer for a hundred bucks; I've been very happy so far!

[EKT]

Have you noticed performance differences with the compatible ink? That ink is SO much cheaper than the Canon brand. I have the same printer. I am so tempted, this same pack is $70 at Costco for Canon brand.  

 

I KNOW!! When I found this ink online, I was SO skeptical. I fully expected it to be awful, but...nope! It is GREAT! I print in color ALL THE TIME and I cannot tell any difference from the Canon ink I used to use. So now, I usually buy 5 packs of the cheap ink (about $40.00) and it lasts me through the entire school year. I will never go back to the name-brand ink. Highly recommend!

[Slache]

I have not felt the need to upgrade! (Particularly since we found that super inexpensive ink online. For a couple of years, we were spending nearly 50 bucks a pop on ink and that definitely started to hurt financially, but now that I found that great, cheap ink, things have been great! I order probably five packs of the ink at the beginning of the school year and that usually makes it all the way through. So...about $40.00 in ink per year.) 

 

And, off the top of my head, in the past year, I have printed:

 

• Well over 400 pages for co-op, each semester. (I teach a different class each semester at my co-op; for each class, I typically create my own workbook for the students. So, for a 10-student class, I might make each student a 30-40+ page workbook.)
• I just printed out the PDF version of The Writer's Jungle to put in a binder (over 200 pages). 
• I printed out student pages of the PDF version of Writing With Ease. (We bought the hard copy workbook for my older daughter, so I bought and printed out just the PDF student pages for my younger daughter--over 100 pages, probably). 
• 200+ pages from a online workshop I took about whole food cooking (put the printed pages into a binder). 
• All kinds of coloring pages, maps, random stuff from the internet over the course of the year. 
• Lots of personal printing (bank forms, life insurance paperwork, tax stuff, etc.) 
• And I just ordered The Big Book of Lively Latin, which I plan to print sometime in the next couple weeks.

So, I feel like I do a ton of printing, and I definitely do a ton of printing for co-op (because I always design my own curriculum for that). And I print in color constantly, because things look so much more appealing in color. (My co-op booklets are always in color.) We have had this printer for a couple of years now and I've had no problems whatsoever. 

 

Now, it's not teeny-tiny, but it's not enormous, either. We keep it on a slim console table and it never feels in the way at all. And the wireless function is so nice because my husband works from home a lot, so we can both print from our laptops, from anywhere in the house. So, I think it's a pretty awesome printer for a hundred bucks; I've been very happy so far!

 

I can't argue with this. :)

[Elizabeth 2]

Hey I just got that printer too! I love it because it's quiet, when it's on the quiet setting. I even printed some snapshots to hang in my kiddos rooms. Photo quality is meh, but good enough for them to hand their favorite photos or project photos for the portfolio. Other than that, I just have to nod and agree. 😆😆

[HomeschoolingHearts&Minds]

I have not felt the need to upgrade! (Particularly since we found that super inexpensive ink online. For a couple of years, we were spending nearly 50 bucks a pop on ink and that definitely started to hurt financially, but now that I found that great, cheap ink, things have been great! I order probably five packs of the ink at the beginning of the school year and that usually makes it all the way through. So...about $40.00 in ink per year.) 

 

And, off the top of my head, in the past year, I have printed:

 

• Well over 400 pages for co-op, each semester. (I teach a different class each semester at my co-op; for each class, I typically create my own workbook for the students. So, for a 10-student class, I might make each student a 30-40+ page workbook.)
• I just printed out the PDF version of The Writer's Jungle to put in a binder (over 200 pages). 
• I printed out student pages of the PDF version of Writing With Ease. (We bought the hard copy workbook for my older daughter, so I bought and printed out just the PDF student pages for my younger daughter--over 100 pages, probably). 
• 200+ pages from a online workshop I took about whole food cooking (put the printed pages into a binder). 
• All kinds of coloring pages, maps, random stuff from the internet over the course of the year. 
• Lots of personal printing (bank forms, life insurance paperwork, tax stuff, etc.) 
• And I just ordered The Big Book of Lively Latin, which I plan to print sometime in the next couple weeks.

So, I feel like I do a ton of printing, and I definitely do a ton of printing for co-op (because I always design my own curriculum for that). And I print in color constantly, because things look so much more appealing in color. (My co-op booklets are always in color.) We have had this printer for a couple of years now and I've had no problems whatsoever. 

 

Now, it's not teeny-tiny, but it's not enormous, either. We keep it on a slim console table and it never feels in the way at all. And the wireless function is so nice because my husband works from home a lot, so we can both print from our laptops, from anywhere in the house. So, I think it's a pretty awesome printer for a hundred bucks; I've been very happy so far!

 

I have this same printer and probably do a comparable amount of printing on it using off brand cartridges with no issues.  However, it is super sloooow compared to a laser printer, especially if you duplex.  If you tend to do high volume printing often, a laser may be a better choice. I tend to just send things to the printer and come back later.  

 

The print quality for text is quite good, though.  Better than my monochrome Brother laser, so I find myself using it for most of my printing needs.  I don't generally try to print high quality photographs at home (Walmart does a better job than any home photo printer I have tried).  This is my second Canon printer and I do find that Canon is better overall quality than other inkjets I have used.

 

But, it isn't perfect by any means.  Other cons to the Canon:

• The adf never feeds straight which drives me batty---this is a big negative for me as I thought I would be able to put a stack of things to be copied in the adf and copy them without standing there babying the thing, but I end up copying/scanning manually for most things.
• It is very slow to scan and the adf is even slower for scanning double-sided than laying it on the bed.  Again, the point of having an adf is to make things fast and easy, right?

On the plus side, it does have a lot of features that come in handy.

[happypamama]

Would you feel the need to upgrade to a laser if you used primarily PDF currucula?

I have that same printer, the Canon MX922, and I LOVE it!  It is not quite as nice as a laser for black-and-white, but for PDF curricula, it has been fantastic.  I buy the cheap ink from Blake Printing Supply and have not had a problem.  I printed well over 500 pages for this school year, maybe even 1000 (hello, SWB's HOMW Study Guide!), and I also printed a bunch of colored prints for picture study.  I might have gone through two of each color cartridge.  I don't think it was three of any cartridge, but even still, three of each color (15 cartridges total) runs about $23 via Prime.  It's big but not horrible, and its top is flat, so I often have papers or light books sitting on top of it.  Scans, prints, copies, isn't too loud, prints double sided nicely, faxes (although I haven't used that yet), prints photos very nicely (and has a separate drawer for small photo paper so you can keep two sizes of paper in at all times), and has been a lovely printer for the past two years.  (My previous printer was also a Canon multifunction machine, and it lasted eight years, so that's why I went with another Canon.)

 

Now, you could consider getting that printer and then a black and white laser too.  A lot of people seem to be pleased with that option.  I didn't get a laser because I needed color, and a color laser was out of my price range.

[Alessandra]

Have you noticed performance differences with the compatible ink? That ink is SO much cheaper than the Canon brand. I have the same printer. I am so tempted, this same pack is $70 at Costco for Canon brand.

Thank you for typing this out. I was going to ask exactly the same thing. Same printer.msame Costco $$$.

[Alessandra]

I have this same printer and probably do a comparable amount of printing on it using off brand cartridges with no issues. However, it is super sloooow compared to a laser printer, especially if you duplex. If you tend to do high volume printing often, a laser may be a better choice. I tend to just send things to the printer and come back later.

 

The print quality for text is quite good, though. Better than my monochrome Brother laser, so I find myself using it for most of my printing needs. I don't generally try to print high quality photographs at home (Walmart does a better job than any home photo printer I have tried). This is my second Canon printer and I do find that Canon is better overall quality than other inkjets I have used.

 

But, it isn't perfect by any means. Other cons to the Canon:

• The adf never feeds straight which drives me batty---this is a big negative for me as I thought I would be able to put a stack of things to be copied in the adf and copy them without standing there babying the thing, but I end up copying/scanning manually for most things.
• It is very slow to scan and the adf is even slower for scanning double-sided than laying it on the bed. Again, the point of having an adf is to make things fast and easy, right?

On the plus side, it does have a lot of features that come in handy.

I have the same problem scanning. <:-((. I also had the predecessor, the MX 8xx, can't remember the exact model. That one had an autocorrect so everything scanned straight. It also had better scanning software in general, I simply don't understand how a printer can get worse when a new model comes out Grrr.

 

Oh, yes, and of course the two almost identical models take completely different inks.

[Alessandra]

I KNOW!! When I found this ink online, I was SO skeptical. I fully expected it to be awful, but...nope! It is GREAT! I print in color ALL THE TIME and I cannot tell any difference from the Canon ink I used to use. So now, I usually buy 5 packs of the cheap ink (about $40.00) and it lasts me through the entire school year. I will never go back to the name-brand ink. Highly recommend!

I put it in my cart.

 

Thx!