Network Printer

SandLake

Can anyone recommend a decent Network Printer, that is one with an ethernet connection, either a straight printer or a multi-function device.

I have seen the Lexmark X4550 in tesco's and it is pretty good, but I don't actually need wireless, I don't see how wireless is an advantage over a router and an ethernet connected printer, surely the router and printer in the same location would be fairly normal!

Any recommendations?

Little_John

Anything other than lexmark unless you are a shareholder in lexmark.

What sort of printing are yuo looking at? colour or mono? any idea on the volume yor looking to print? daily or anual numbers are good?

iviv

Wireless in a printer is there for the same reason that you have wireless PCs. It means you don't need to trail cables around your house/office, you just switch it on and its connected to the network.

As for a printer, do you actually need a network printer? Do you know that you can plug a PC into one computer and share it over the network. Though this does mean that to use it, the PC its plugged into must be turned on.

Idiophreak

Do you want colour or laser?

iviv

Thats not a very good question, since you can get colour laser printers

free4440273

i've got the one below and it's been superb. i think somebody else said they dislike lexmark, so you pays your money...it's dropped in price since the article was written
http://www.trustedreviews.com/printers/review/2006/04/28/Lexmark-E120n-Mono-Laser-Printer/p1

SandLake

I would imagine I am looking at colour inkjets.

I don't want to have a specific PC switched on - just the printer, but at the same time I would expect to have my router on (it always is) so bith router and printer in the same location and both switched on is perfectly acceptable - as I have said "surely the router and printer in the same location would be fairly normal!"

I have a router (USRobotics) that has a USB port but it isn't supported by USRobotics and doesn't indicate which ink cartridge is running out, USRobotics response is - get one of our printer servers, which is not the right answer - in my opinion.

As I have stated, I am looking for an ethernet printer - does anyone have a recommendation?

Conor_3

Just get a Print Server. You can get them in both USB and Parallel connection flavours. They connect to your printer and the network and allow you to use the printer as a standalone networked one. They're only a small box and require next to no setting up.

Little_John

I would kind of agree with Conor over the print server thing it will give you a lot more flexibility over whihc printer you can buy. there are some great inexpensive to run inkjets for about £100 like the HP business inkjet 1000 idoesnt come in a network version but is a great printer and can deal with high outpt situations. Its ok with photos but if your looking to print photos you may want to go for a printer that uses 6 colours and black to get better prints.
You still need to give a little more info about what your wanting to do with the printer before we can advise better.

SandLake

Thanks for all the replies, but getting back to the original question, can anyone recommend a (inkjet) printer with an ethernet connection?

david29dpo

Just bought a HP 2600n colour laser from ebuyer. excellent.