Can anyone recommend a good, cheap Mac printer?
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If all you want to do is black printing, you do not want to purchase an inkjet printer. You will save a lot of money in the long run if you purchase a monochrome (black only) laser printer. The bad thing about inkjet printers is that if you don't use the color about once a week, the printhead will dry up and your printer will be rendered useless. A laser printer cannot possible dry up since it doesn't use ink, but instead uses toner. Laser printers melt the toner onto the page and thus gives darker black images than inkjets could ever hope to attain.\n\nAs far as printing costs go, an inkjet cartridge will cost you around $25 and will print you about 400 pages. A laserjet toner cartridge will cost you about $70, but will print 2,500 pages. In other words:\n\nTo print 2,500 pages with an inkjet printer, you pay $150.\nTo print 2,500 pages with a laser printer, you pay $70.\n\nIf you truly only want black printing, go with the monochrome laser printer. Laser printers are built for heavy use and will last you several years. You mentioned that you want a Mac-compatible printer for black-only printing. The HP 1022 is the best printer for you. It supports Windows and Mac, prints only black, and is quiet, fast, and reliable. True, it costs $199, but you will definately be happy with this machine. Don't be suckered into buying a cheap printer only to find yourself replacing the cartridges constantly. This printer is great. Seriously, look into it. I've included a link.
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epsons arent the best idea (as you've probably already figured out). like you said, the ink isn't cheap and it's tough to keep the ink from clotting up in there. laser printers are the way to go. they last much longer, print thousands of pages before needing a new toner, and toners can be found online for a decent price (they might cost more than an inkjet cartridge, but just keep in mind you wont have to buy them as often). \n\nif youre still looking for an inkjet, take a look at the HP lines. theyre fast, dependable, and not too expensive.\n\n*dont buy ink (toners or cartridges) at the store. check online and you'll find them for significantly less.
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Garageband is free with every Mac.\n\n///
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I use the HP-multistation is Scanner, printer and photocopier, it is really cheap, and works fantastically...
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The cheapest place I have found is http://www.123inkjets.com \nI have been rebuilding printers for some time now and that is where I get all of the ink I use.
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It is an okay 3 in one.  Don't get it if you print more then seldom.  the ink is small and will run out fast.  the scanner is low end but good for two dimensional scanning/copying\n\nIf you want a good but not expensive 3 in one get a Epson Stylus CX4200.  Price tag is under 100 bucks and has mail in rebates of 20 dollars.  Scanner is great and prints great.  good value cartidges!\n\n~officemax employee
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Here is a good place to start for prices: http://www.pricewatch.com/scanners/\n\nGood brands are Epson, IBM, Hewlett Packard
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Look into "Brother" Brands. You could get one for 100-200 and they are very reliable
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Try .Mac:\n\nhttp://www.apple.com/dotmac/
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NO!!! I have 2 Macs at home and LOVE them. I've had no trouble with them and their both over a year old. Plus now you can run PC products from them. Dells are good in price but my work computer is a Dell and I hate it. It's toooo slow. But you really get what you pay for...
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I recommend the HP 460 mobile printer. I'm not sure what you view as "affordable", but this printer costs $250. It comes with a battery that will print 450 pages per charge, and weighs a little under 5 pounds.\n\nHP have always made good printers and PC Magazine has rated them Reader's Choice for the past 15 years. Despite the somewhat high cost, this would be a good printer for you. Canon makes a similar printer, but I'm not so sure that it runs off a battery (it instead uses your cigarette lighter, the HP has the ability also).\n\nHere's a link that will give you more info on the HP 460c mobile printer.
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i like compaq(same components as HP but cheaper) because i'm a student so i have a small budget. i think macs are sh1t. i have to use them at my school for math classes. I CANT STAND a 1 button mouse.
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For Macs:  http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/wa/RSLID?mco=D8593B5A&nclm=CertifiedMac\n\nFor PCs:  keep an eye on the Sunday newspaper ads (U.S.) for deals, especially during this time of the year.  I wouldn't doubt if you could find one for $200, after rebates.
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you should have tohught of that beofre buying the printer.\ngoogle it. i saw on a mac comercial today that the new macs are able to install windows programs too.
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In my opinion, stay away from ink jets.  My kids were going through expensive ink so fast.  I hated it.  I finally put a print server on my laser so they can print to it from their PCs.  That was a good move, as toner is much cheaper on a per page basis.
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Dells are the cheapest.  Macs are limited because you can't take your files to other computers if need be.  You can create a file on a Dell and take it to a different pc to use it.\n\nI'd get the Dell, Dude.
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ebay, craigslist, lowendmacs.com, everymac.com or just google search the Mac model you want.