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I think our Canon i550 printer has printed its last page. It has served us well for a number of years. The multi-color flashing of the LED says I have a failure in the logic board.
I am looking for a replacement and trying to figure out if any company still makes them like they used to ...
I don't mind paying a bit more upfront for the actual printer as long as cost per printed page is low.
The printer will be primarily used to print out text documents that may include embedded small color pictures and graphics (Google driving directions and maps, cooking recipies. school reports, etc.). Typical usage may be 20 to 30 single sided pages a week. We have found it cheaper to upload files to a web site and have photos printed at local store.
We have a separate scanner and don't send or receive faxes. A printer that only prints is good enough.
Need a USB 2.0 interface but a wired Ethernet network connection might be nice.
Taking a look at the products on the Canon USA site, it would appear that they have moved into multifunction scanner/printers designed to print photos and support for 8-1/2 x 11 document printing is a design afterthought.
Should I be looking at a color laser printer?
I am looking for a replacement and trying to figure out if any company still makes them like they used to ...
1) Uses ink tanks instead of ink cartridges that include the printhead
2) Separate Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black tanks. Don't want a tri-color tank and don't need more than 4 different ink colors.
3) Uses non-chipped ink tanks that can be purchased from other ink manufacturers besides the company that made the printer (Yes, I know this will void the printer warranty.) Don't want to deal with refilling tanks that can have the chip reset.
2) Separate Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black tanks. Don't want a tri-color tank and don't need more than 4 different ink colors.
3) Uses non-chipped ink tanks that can be purchased from other ink manufacturers besides the company that made the printer (Yes, I know this will void the printer warranty.) Don't want to deal with refilling tanks that can have the chip reset.
I don't mind paying a bit more upfront for the actual printer as long as cost per printed page is low.
The printer will be primarily used to print out text documents that may include embedded small color pictures and graphics (Google driving directions and maps, cooking recipies. school reports, etc.). Typical usage may be 20 to 30 single sided pages a week. We have found it cheaper to upload files to a web site and have photos printed at local store.
We have a separate scanner and don't send or receive faxes. A printer that only prints is good enough.
Need a USB 2.0 interface but a wired Ethernet network connection might be nice.
Taking a look at the products on the Canon USA site, it would appear that they have moved into multifunction scanner/printers designed to print photos and support for 8-1/2 x 11 document printing is a design afterthought.
Should I be looking at a color laser printer?