I'm finding myself

[Ms.ZJ]

... in need of a printer.

Basic best bang for the buck. I have $125 to spend.
What do I buy?

[fsumotorhead]

I got a pretty nice all-in-one with wireless printing for around that price from Staples, I believe it was an HP.

Staples usually has rebates and deals as well, best to keep an eye out for a week or two before purchasing.

[phittie1100]

Depends on what you want to do with it - a decent all-in-one color printer (inkjet) can be had for that price, but if you print a lot, even B&W, the toner will kill you. If you print a lot it is hard to beat the small HP desktop laser printers HP1020/1018/1006 or whatever the current model is (they have not changed a whole lot over the last 10 years or so). We use them at work, and typically get 4,000+ pages per cartridge. B&W only though.

[Ms.ZJ]

This will be used mainly for printing documents with colored letter head.
We have a really nice HP printer/scanner but neglected to use ot for a few months and it won't print now.
...scanner still works great though.



Edit: current printer is an Epson.

[Trail_Fanatic]

The ink will dry up and clog the cartridge if you don't use it once a month or so. Try replacing the cartridges and having the maintenance feature of the printer do a "clean print head". You'll probably be up and running like new.

[Ms.ZJ]

Tried everything, none of it worked.
Was also told it would be less expensive to buy new than to fix this one.
Off to best buy for a new one tomorrow.

[Ms.ZJ]

I think I'm getting this one.
http://deals.bestbuy.com//printers/p...linone+printer

[Ms.ZJ]

I got one! =)

HP Photosmart (wireless) 5520 print/copy/scan/web
It has an eprint thingy on it that is really really cool. lol
I've been putzing around with it for a couple of hours now, it prints nicely and of all the printers in the store, this one just happened to have the least expensive ink.

[Greenway]

Once again, I am late to the party.

But for others, I will add my two cents here.

First, I have had the best luck with HP printers, They keep going and going and going like the bink bunny. I have been using them for decades and, under the right circumstances, would buy them again.

It has been my experience that Canons are nearly junk compared to HP and Epson.

I also feel all in ones are a waste of money. Why buy a new scanner when my printer wears out? I have no need for a fax machine.

That said, The last printer I bought was an Epson Workforce 40 for the price of replacing the cartriges in my parallel port HP that was still working after at least a decade. I like it because it is fast and each color ink has its own cartrige. The ink is water resistant too.

[dustyxj]

I picked this up when my lexmark all in one died..
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Epson-Styl...anner/17402364

seems to be working well for the money, and ink is pretty cheap as well.