3 in 1 Printer/Scanner/Fax

Warhammer · 06-13-2008, 09:45 AM

Anyone have any suggestions for a good one to get for a home office?

lordscarlet · 06-13-2008, 12:25 PM

I don't know if things have changed over the past few years, but my understanding has always been that if you do that you'll have a crappy printer, a crappy fax and a crappy scanner.

Warhammer · 06-13-2008, 12:51 PM

I could go with a separate fax and scanner. Anyone have any reviews of those?

firebirds · 06-14-2008, 10:15 AM

Mrs. Firebirds sure likes the Dell 948 4-in-1 I got her a few months ago.

sterlingice · 06-14-2008, 11:18 AM

I would strongly recommend a standalone fax as very few MFP faxes are any good. That way if your printer goes down, you still have faxing. Even a cheap fax is typically better than fax machines in top of the line printers. I know- I work on them on a daily basis (printers, not faxes).

Also, don't undervalue that ADF (Automatic Document Feeder). It's that feeder on the top of most scanners where you can scan more than one page at a time. Once you use one of those, you'll never go back to the flat bed. I know a lot of the HPs have built in support for PDF scanning where you can take a pile of documents, stick it in the ADF, and a minute later you have a 15 page PDF and you can toss out those papers.

Right now, I'm quite happy with my HP Photosmart C7280 but I've got a little buyer's remorse as they came out with some for maybe $100 more than are more heavy duty right after I got it.

EDIT: Actually it looks a lot like the Dell 948 mentioned above but I spent $20 less for it when it was on sale than it's offered on Dell's site and it is wireless so my wife's computer and my latop can print to it from another room and it's pretty easy to set that up if you know anything about networking. I wish it had a larger paper tray, tho, and the drivers can be a beast if you install more than the basic ones you need (read: just install the driver, not the crap that comes with it).

SI

firebirds · 06-14-2008, 03:02 PM

The ADF is a must. I got the wireless option for our 948, gotta' let my eldest daughter print school work stuff from her lap top up stairs while Mrs. Firebirds is doing home schooling communication stuff down stars without somebody getting bumped. We weren't needing/wanting the fax but the 948 was the best unit for the money that had all the other requirements we needed/wanted.

06-13-2008, 12:25 PM	#2
lordscarlet Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Washington, DC	I don't know if things have changed over the past few years, but my understanding has always been that if you do that you'll have a crappy printer, a crappy fax and a crappy scanner. __________________ Sixteen Colors ANSI/ASCII Art Archive "...the better half of the Moores..." -cthomer5000

06-14-2008, 11:18 AM	#5
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	I would strongly recommend a standalone fax as very few MFP faxes are any good. That way if your printer goes down, you still have faxing. Even a cheap fax is typically better than fax machines in top of the line printers. I know- I work on them on a daily basis (printers, not faxes). Also, don't undervalue that ADF (Automatic Document Feeder). It's that feeder on the top of most scanners where you can scan more than one page at a time. Once you use one of those, you'll never go back to the flat bed. I know a lot of the HPs have built in support for PDF scanning where you can take a pile of documents, stick it in the ADF, and a minute later you have a 15 page PDF and you can toss out those papers. Right now, I'm quite happy with my HP Photosmart C7280 but I've got a little buyer's remorse as they came out with some for maybe $100 more than are more heavy duty right after I got it. EDIT: Actually it looks a lot like the Dell 948 mentioned above but I spent $20 less for it when it was on sale than it's offered on Dell's site and it is wireless so my wife's computer and my latop can print to it from another room and it's pretty easy to set that up if you know anything about networking. I wish it had a larger paper tray, tho, and the drivers can be a beast if you install more than the basic ones you need (read: just install the driver, not the crap that comes with it). SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!" Last edited by sterlingice : 06-14-2008 at 11:23 AM.

06-13-2008, 12:51 PM	#3
Warhammer Pro Starter Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Dayton, OH	I could go with a separate fax and scanner. Anyone have any reviews of those?

06-14-2008, 10:15 AM	#4
firebirds n00b Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Noblesville, IN	Mrs. Firebirds sure likes the Dell 948 4-in-1 I got her a few months ago.

06-14-2008, 03:02 PM	#6
firebirds n00b Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Noblesville, IN	The ADF is a must. I got the wireless option for our 948, gotta' let my eldest daughter print school work stuff from her lap top up stairs while Mrs. Firebirds is doing home schooling communication stuff down stars without somebody getting bumped. We weren't needing/wanting the fax but the 948 was the best unit for the money that had all the other requirements we needed/wanted.

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