All in One Printers

Have heard some bad comments about HP so I tried Epson and have been pleased. their place is www.epson.com

I have a HP officeJetLX printer - its sitting collecting dust - why, because it wont work with winXP - Why!, because HP had the fax software written under contract by someone else and virtually never updated it. I have bought many HP products as I worked in research for many years and found them to be penny pincher's and their aftercare support costly and bureaucratic. They also seem to have a shorter support life for many of their products. - in short you are paying for the name. Another issue is the cost of ink - I have two other canon printers and the replacement ink is a lot cheaper than the HP - the price of ink and holding cartridge is a serious consideration and can be nearly the price of the printer in some cases.
Regards,
Peter

HP has some of the worst drivers and other software that you can imagine. The hardware's usually great, you just can't use it because the controlling software is so awful.

Lexmark has rapidly gone downhill since being spun off from IBM. I would have reservations about buying anything from them. In college I had a Lexmark inkjet printer. Left it in my dorm over Christmas, unplugged I might add. Came back to find that it wouldn't work when I plugged it back in. This is a pretty common story believe it or not. You should also avoid Dell branded printers, since they're rebadged Lexmark's.

And personally, I would avoid getting an all-in-one unit. Sure they take up less space than a printer and scanner, but should something go wrong (and they frequently do), you have to replace the entire unit (or send it off to be repaired). With a more modular setup, if the scanner dies, you can still print, or still scan if the printer dies. You can also replace one or the other with a higher quality one with relative ease down the road if you develop a passion for digital photography or something. IMO, it's worth the minor added expense. Think of it like insurance.

I FOUND AN ALL IN ONE AT COSTCO.COM. IT IS A PHOTO SMART, FAX,SCANNER AND COPIER ALL IN ONE.IT IS MADE BY HEWLET PACKARD AND THE MODEL IS PSC2610xi.
THE PRICE IS $204 AFTER A DISCOUNT OF $25. IT CAN ALSO BE PURCHASED AT THE STORE. THE OFFER EXPIRES ON SUNDAY.
I CHECKED IT OUT ONLINE AND IT GOT GOOD REVIEWS.
I THINK IT IS PERFECT FOR ME. I COMPARED PRICES FOR IT ONLINE AT BEST BUY AND WALMART AND IT WAS A BETTER DEAL BY FAR.
I SOUND LIKE A COMMERCIAL
GOOD LUCK IN YOUR SEARCH, MARY

I have one that dosen't scan colors correctly. It was replaced by HP with the same results. My old Hp 5200c scanner did a perfect job of scanning photos.

I found myself nodding along with each reply you have gotten! There are horror stories about everybodies equipment. I have a Lexmark X5150-printer-scanner-fax
-copier, and it is working fine after three years of home usage. The ONLY ***** I have is that, just like Gillette,
they kind of "give" you the razor and then rape you on blade prices! Cartridges for the Lexmark are $35 each,
and you need two (color and black). The only things that saved me are that I have bought refill kits from CarrotInk.com for under $20 ea. and they give me four or five refills each. I am still using the original cartridges. The other saving grace is that I havn't flogged the crap out of the machine. It's only home usage. Would I buy another one? I don't think so. I bought my daughter a Canon printer-copier-scanner
which was a snap to set up and uses much cheaper cartridges. So far, so good! You pays your money and you takes your choice! Good Luck!