04-20-2014, 06:22 PM
HP inks are crazy expensive (IMO) and, many of the HP cartridges are "chipped" to block the use of refilled cartridges. I've been very happy with my Brother J-825DW AIO. Refilled cartridges work fine and are very reasonably priced on Amazon. It also uses a four cartridge system so, I can replace only the color that runs low. It offers a sheet feeder, duplexing, color & B&W scanning and faxing, WiFi, ethernet & USB2 connectivity. I believe the J-825DW has been superseded by the J-835DW.
I have two friends who are seniors and, each has been using an older Brother AIO for several years now (I set each up with the same model, MFC-240C). Those printers have been (and still are) champs! Brother also seems good about supporting Mac OSes.
It's been years since I've used Epson. Epson's print quality was great but, if the printer didn't see daily use, the print head would clog. Cleaning cycles often did not get the clogged cartridge back to reliable operation.
I have two friends who are seniors and, each has been using an older Brother AIO for several years now (I set each up with the same model, MFC-240C). Those printers have been (and still are) champs! Brother also seems good about supporting Mac OSes.
It's been years since I've used Epson. Epson's print quality was great but, if the printer didn't see daily use, the print head would clog. Cleaning cycles often did not get the clogged cartridge back to reliable operation.