my printer has just died and I am such a novice at buying a new printer, if not the Dell then what would you suggest as a better alternative?
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I switched over to an Epson WF7520 about 6 months ago because I needed a larger paper size and the printer has worked perfectly. If you print a lot of photos you may want to consider a 6 color model to get better quality. I've used several different printers and so far Epson has been the best. The Dell 926 was the worst one.
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I replaced it with a Canon Pixma MX410. It does everything this one does (and more), plus it's wireless, so I can have it in a different room than my computer.
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I need a part for my printer because it broke and rendered the printer useless. It it the tray that holds the ink cartridges. Does anyone have one that they would sell? I have a few nearly full ink cartridges and I would like to use them rather than toss them. Please let me know.
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Well being in the same boat as you. I have found out a couple of things about each of the printers. I own an older Epson, so most of the problems I have had have been Ink (drying/clogging) issues. So from the reviews that is still a problem with newer Epson, however If you print more than one picture a month it is probably not a problem. The Canon (again reading the reviews) seems to be very good, but has some quality issues (may break within a couple of weeks). That being said, I would still go with the Canon, only I would buy it from Best Buy with their electronics agreement (repair or replace with new). The Canon and Epson warranties will also repair or replace with a refurbished unit. My 2 pennies. Of course the Best Buy thing would work for the Epson as well.
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The answer I received from dell was to uninstall and then add the printer back. A colossal pain in the butt.
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You can download the printer driver online. Search for the printer name and you should find it.
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i buy cheap ink that is compatable with the printer off of amazon. worrying about voiding the warranty is pure folly. they never honor warranties, and a printer is about $100 bucks when the additional warranty is 75% of that. never buy a warranty for anything that costs less than $500---it is a total waste of your money!
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Unfortunately only a Dell wireless USB will work. I have the printer and the wireless adapter for sale on Amazon if you are interested.
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I think that the paper catch is malfunctioning. I would return the printer and get a replacement. Mine works fine BTW Also, if you are not able to use the wireless feature you may have made an error setting up the printer. It isn't connecting properly to your wireless router. When you get a replacement check the user manual that Dell has online for instructions about making the wireless connection.
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I would buy a new one. This printer is pretty old now. It's not worth reparing.
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It comes with low capacity toner cartridge. However the printer it self is JUNK. It ran through a few reams of paper. The network card failed and it is $200 to replace. It is a brand new printer and dead as hell. I also bought a Dell laptop, high end. It lasted exactly 13 months. Had a KNOWN, by them, thermal problem. CPU cooked 1 month past warranty. Their attitude was YOUR TOUGH LUCK although much info on net about cooked CPU. Net is I WILL NEVER BUY another DELL anything. Caveat Emptor. Buy a lenovo computer. I did. I replaced printer with Brother 2270DW and no more problems. Brother laser printers superior to Dell, any day of week. It comes with low capacity toner cartridge. However the printer it self is JUNK. It ran through a few reams of paper. The network card failed and it is $200 to replace. It is a brand new printer and dead as hell. I also bought a Dell laptop, high end. It lasted exactly 13 months. Had a KNOWN, by them, thermal problem. CPU cooked 1 month past warranty. Their attitude was YOUR TOUGH LUCK although much info on net about cooked CPU. Net is I WILL NEVER BUY another DELL anything. Caveat Emptor. Buy a lenovo computer. I did. I replaced printer with Brother 2270DW and no more problems. Brother... » Read More It comes with low capacity toner cartridge. However the printer it self is JUNK. It ran through a few reams of paper. The network card failed and it is $200 to replace. It is a brand new printer and dead as hell. I also bought a Dell laptop, high end. It lasted exactly 13 months. Had a KNOWN, by them, thermal problem. CPU cooked 1 month past warranty. Their attitude was YOUR TOUGH LUCK although much info on net about cooked CPU. Net is I WILL NEVER BUY another DELL anything. Caveat Emptor. Buy a lenovo computer. I did. I replaced printer with Brother 2270DW and no more problems. Brother laser printers superior to Dell, any day of week. « Show Less
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I'm not sure but I think so, however buying it from someone on Amazon, don't be surprised if you have problems with it. I bought a new printer after buying this Dell Optiplex, and I cannot get the printer to work. They tell me at the company, it's the computer that's messed up.
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I agree with dclaudew. Do you really need it? I no longer have the printer, I had bought 2 of them and had been very happy with them until I replaced the belt unit and the drum along with the waste unit on the second printer which had been bought as a replacement of the first one. From that day I replaced the units, it never worked right; so finally I gave it away for free to a tech guy and bought a Samsung. It is a lighter machine but I have pretty much closed my home business so for my personal and volunteering needs it will do.
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http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c01527097&lc;=en&dlc;=da&cc;=dk&p;roduct=3692888〈=daAlthough I still don't recommend you waste much time with this printer. Might be as inexpensive to replace it with a printer built to actually work.
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Hi Linda-The 495 is definitely a low-end printer, so depending on how many years you've had it, and how heavily you used it, it may have just reached it's life expectancy. Mine is still operational after three years, but for the last year it's really gotten heavy use. The ink is starting to leak and smear and the WiFi connection keeps kicking in and out. But, I just bought a replacement - an MX720 series which seems good so far. I've also had excellent service from my other Canon printer - an MX870. I like these better because of automatic two-sided copying. In general, Canon PIXMA printers have served me well, and as always you get what you pay for. Maybe time for you to upgrade. Hi Linda-The 495 is definitely a low-end printer, so depending on how many years you've had it, and how heavily you used it, it may have just reached it's life expectancy. Mine is still operational after three years, but for the last year it's really gotten heavy use. The ink is starting to leak and smear and the WiFi connection keeps kicking in and out. But, I just bought a replacement - an MX720 series which seems good so far. I've also had excellent service from my other Canon printer - an MX870. I like these better because of automatic two-sided copying. In general, Canon PIXMA... » Read More Hi Linda-The 495 is definitely a low-end printer, so depending on how many years you've had it, and how heavily you used it, it may have just reached it's life expectancy. Mine is still operational after three years, but for the last year it's really gotten heavy use. The ink is starting to leak and smear and the WiFi connection keeps kicking in and out. But, I just bought a replacement - an MX720 series which seems good so far. I've also had excellent service from my other Canon printer - an MX870. I like these better because of automatic two-sided copying. In general, Canon PIXMA printers have served me well, and as always you get what you pay for. Maybe time for you to upgrade. « Show Less
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I purchased 4 PC's for my business. So far so good. I've haven't had any problems. I'm very happy with them. As far as it working with your printer, I would suggest you contact Dell directly.
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I don't see why the printer wouldn't work. I'm sure all you would need to do is download a driver from Dell's website if it didn't work right away. I have not heard any plans to phase out Windows 7 just yet. But even if they were to, it wouldn't make a difference in my opinion. I just recently bought this computer with Windows 7 Pro and I upgraded/downgraded (whichever way you want to look at it) to Windows 7 Home Premium. In my opinion, it's the best OS that Windows ever created. I now have 3 computers with this OS and never once have I had a problem with it. I wouldn't worry about Win7 being phased out unless you rely on customer support or something like that.
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You don't give any information other than your printer died. How long have you had it? Was it new or refurbished? Were you having any problems with it prior to it dying? How often do you use it? Eventually, the printer is going to die. I've had mine for 3-4 years. Mine still works as good as when I bought it. Even though I have WiFi at home, I hook my printer to my laptop when I need to print.
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I got one of these for my landlady who's ancient Ricoh laser stopped working. I myself have an HP Color LaserJet. The quality produced by her Epson is "better" than my LaserJet ... so much so that I've been considering replacing the LaserJet. Inkjet technology has come an awfully long way since it was first introduced.