r/printers

So I have a HP P2035n that I've had since 2010 in college. It's great, I love it, it's a beast of a machine and prints like a champ. Recently though I've noticed that it has a few issues when communicating with newer laptops. I'm currently running it as a network printer using a TCP/IP port and it prints just fine from my main home desktop (custom built from 2018, WIN 11, latest drivers, yada yada). On my desktop I tried using the WSD install method that Windows uses but there were constant issues with communication, (wouldn't send documents to printer, couldn't find printer, printer needed attention). My wife has a brand new laptop from work, (HP, WIN 11, limited access) and I have a new laptop from work as well (Dell, WIN 11, pretty beastly, I work with CADD). The laptops find the printer no problem using the TCP/IP port. The issue is that with the laptops, the printer doesn't auto print, I have to manually press the green arrow button on the printer. I haven't had to do that before (I had an older laptop from work that worked just fine with the printer). I have the latest drivers installed on both laptops and I've tried to do factory resets on the printer to see if there was an issue. I have the auto continue option checked in the printer configuration. I have looked online at HP forums and none have given me any hope. My wife is getting upset about having to manually press the button for each print job and threatening to just go and buy a new printer. Please help me save this printer so that it can give me another 15 years for our home!

EDIT: setting paper source from main tray to automatically select fixed the issue.

I have a Canon PRO-4600 44" LFP I bought and never really used. I know ink is crazy expensive and a pain.

My gf does a lot of banner making and I suggested she use this to make outlines to help her, currently she uses a projector and traces from the wall.

I don't want to waste a few bucks every print just for a couple lines on 24/36" paper.

I recall this thing burning a ton of ink every time it turns on and she only does like 1 a week.

Hi guys!

If a HP laser toner cartridge has been sitting in the unopened box a long time (say 2-3 years) will the toner or the cartridge go bad?

Thanks!

I had an extremely urgent need to print and scan a doc the other day, and my HP 7958e went into "validating....." mode. All of the usual fixes didn't work. It is no longer in one piece. I would appreciate recommendations for a home printer that's an all-in-one, prints duplex without having to manually flip the paper, has a document feeder, a paper tray that holds at least 50 sheets, prints envelopes, and prints photos well. I don't use the printer a lot, and I like the idea of the bottle ink refill. I need to stay under $230. Thanks.

How do the two manufacturers compare from an engineers perspective?

What common faults do you see on them?

Any major issues with either brand?

Which do you prefer working on?

My mom (73) lives to scan in all documents and photos in her retirement and needs it to just work.

She wants an all in one with a flatbed scanner that has great quality and can do various file types (PNG, PDF, JPEG, and TIFF). She has an M4 Mac Mini and her HP all in one (Mfp m283 cdw) was perfect for her before she updated and couldn’t easily scan anymore. HP webpage no longer lists updated Mac drivers for this model.

She wants a color laser printer. I’m thinking Brother would be the best for longevity, but I’m open to any model people here would recommend. Looking at printers myself, I realize the budget is probably around $500 and we’ve made our lease with that. Please pass along your thoughts and recommendations.

I've been using an HP laserjet pro printer for my glossy sticker business but it recently developed a fault. I bought a Canon laser printer but the toner doesn't stick to the labels so I'm going to have to return it for a refund. I'm looking for recommendations for a laser printer that has an excellent print quality for full colour artwork on glossy paper and costs up to £450 to buy. Scanner not required but I appreciate that might just be part of it.

Hey everyone,

I'm getting tired of my work printer just struggling to print on this paper and although it has worked for a while, I'm looking to make a task I regularly have to do a bit easier.

I print our menus at work on this paper:
8.5 x 11 Off White Card Stock,Goefun 65lb Ivory Paper Printer Paper

Anyone have any recommendations that won't be insanely expensive on supplies and/or up front cost.

I have to deal with them each day.
I can't deal with them anymore.
I'm a computer technician. I wanted to deal with computers. NOT WITH FREAKING PRINTERS THAT ARE FULL OF SHIT
Each day, it's two or three of these fucking printers. My customers are old, they NEED printed shit.
Each day, these fucking printers are going to show "hors connexion".
Each day, these fucking printers are like "Ohhhh I can't find the freaking IP address"
Each day, these fucking printer CAN'T FIND A FREAKING USB CABLE EVEN THOUGH IT SHOWS IN THE PARAMETERS
And then, by some fucking magic, the drivers shows the printer!!!
AND THEN IT'S SOME FUCKING ERROR
I'm getting a few downvotes...
Can you please have to deal with your awful software and deal with it in front of your customers? Please...

i bought used epson perfection 2480 couple months ago. didnt need it until this week so that was eventually the time to unpack it and try it out. i kept it in cold dry place with no sunlight so nothing could happen

my os is windows 11 64x. so i installed the drivers the seller sent me, everything was working completely fine and i made 5 great scans and then something went wrong. then it started saying that cant properly access the scanner for no visible reason

https://preview.redd.it/drgx4xm4fbbh1.png?width=344&format=png&auto=webp&s=816388fa9247b44aa097cebc783cd5b8c389388f

there cant be any mechanical damage becasue i live alone and noone else touched it and it wasnt dropped or hit by anything. power cable and usb are also fine because i see it in my devices and in vuescan. the light is also white and bright and nice and it doesnt go out neither it flickers

i tried compatibility mode, changing usb cable to different one, reinstalled everything, tried windows 10 and mac osx 10.11.4, tried multiple different scanning apps and nothing would help.

with that new usb cable it kinda works, but in automatic mode epson scan wouldnt recognize my document, scanning in simple and professional mode would get me just a white paper

vuescan also kinda works but it wont roll that scanning thing all the way and back like in epson scan easy and professional mode, it scans only a piece and that's overexposed negative

https://preview.redd.it/4mjog9kmhbbh1.jpg?width=1653&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d23ba8bad8f50895f70fcebd4bc9d4ee36bd6af3

https://preview.redd.it/3r5ciifphbbh1.jpg?width=1696&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f29ac9b4faf3b8b26d1c5fcd3abba4424d33f5c6

i would really appreciate some help because im super desperate rn and ran out of ideas

I am using a Canon printer and having no issues with it. But i have no option to adjust printing quality settings other than automatic and manual. How do i choose between draft, standard and high print quality?

What would you like to accomplish?

My printer died. I need a new one.

I need color printing and I would prefer that it be a laser printer. Ideally I'd love a printer that doesn't have error messages all the time for "low ink" etc. I probably print 10-20 pages per month.

I have a separate scanner that I scan 50-100 pages, duplex per week on. It does duplex scanning and is great, although it often Jams. I would mind consolidating to a scanner printer combo, but don't need too. If consolidating to one unit, the scanner probably needs to be great and the printer just needs to be okay

Minimum Requirements:

Budget: less than $600

Country: USA

Color or black and white: Color printing, maybe duplex scanning (see above)

Laser or ink printer: Laser preferably

New or used: Either. Don't mind spending on new so long as it works and I don't get error messages

Multi-function: not necessarily. See above

Home or business: Business

Printing content: text and simple logos, occasional powerpoint slides

Printing frequency: 10 to 20 pages a week

Page size: Letter (8.5"x11") for printing + scanning and Legal (8.5"x14") for scanning

Device printing from: Desktop, Laptop, Phone

Connection type: Preferably wireless and USB

Any other details:

Tired of low ink/other error messages

Willing to pay a little more not to have to troubleshoot this or that every other month

I'd like it to work with generic ink suppliers or doesn't have to be ink from the same manufacturer