[iBook] All in one printer/fax/copier for Mac?

Jean-Paul Thuot fearsome.orange at gmail.com
Fri Mar 17 02:20:29 PST 2006


On 3/17/06, Andy McMullin <andy.mcmullin at mac.com> wrote:

> On the plus side though: for an inkjet, the running costs are not too
> bad and you can cut the costs a little more by using generic ink
> cartridges -- which are available in the UK for most HP models but
> not for all the other manufacturers.
>
> Andy


> > I've had two HP all-in-one printers/scanners/copiers that work fine
> > with
> > Macs, but the damned "HP Director" software that likes to load at
> > boot time
> > is a pain in the arse. I really wish HP would code some REAL
> > drivers for the
> > Mac, but at least the ink is easy to find anywhere you want and
> > they have
> > never broken on me. I had a Brother multi-function machine that
> > just plain
> > died after less than 6 months and the ink refills were a huge PITA.
> >
> > Tom


I really appreciate all the feedback.  I'm all ears, and I'd really
like to make sure she gets 'the right one' for her Mac.  It will not
be networked, nor will it need to be used by a Windows machine.  That
HP director thing sounds a bit flakey though...

Jean-Paul


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