I am looking for the most simple printer out there. I don't even need wifi on it. I just want to connect the usb to my linux desktop and print word documents and the occasional shipping label. I can be persuaded either way on ink or toner. I'm just tired of paying between $20-$60 on a printer and it lasting a few years with lots of troubleshooting early on. So I'm willing to pay for quality but simplicity. Thanks!

I bought a 5700dn that was on sale for 1049 which for what you are getting seems like a nice deal, added a printer stand that has wheels and a nice paper/etc.. bought premium 32 paper to print with for reports, documents, occasional photos. So far really impressed with this printer its damn fast and the quality real nice, surprisingly photos come out nice.

This printer Says made in Japan but then I read concerns regarding reliability since HP bought Samsung but those are made in China.

I seem a bit confused with that, is it some models are. made in Japan(Canon?) and others made in China(Samsung) I also notice a warning on the website that This printer is not for residential use?

I did not have to install any intrusive drivers etc my Mac found it and just installed an "AirPrint" driver. Its really is nice using an "Enterprise" printer so for my home use etc.. I would imagine it should last quite a while. And this price is it because its being discontinued because it seems like a lot of printer for the money.

It just prints when I need to print so far no hassles and it's damn quick so far I like it. Anything I should concern myself with reliability. I do have it on a large UPS to protect it from brownouts etc..

Dear, I want to buy a laser printer, duplex, only black and white, if it is not multifunctional. I'm not a hard user, but I just want my family and kids to be calm for the next 10-15 years. I will only buy replacement toners in the future (I can't afford the original which is 5-10x more expensive). 

I looked at the ads in my state and this works for my budget:

1. HP LaserJet Pro 400 M401dn - €90

   Touchscreen

   20,000 pages printed so far

   It comes with a new replacement toner declared for 2300 prints

2. Hp 400 m401dne - €80

   18500 printed pages so far

   It comes with a new replacement toner declared for 2300 prints

3. Hp 400 m402dne - €125

   3000 pages printed so far

   It comes with a new original toner declared for 9000 prints

4. HP M402dN - €100

   5000 pages printed so far

   It comes with a new replacement toner declared for 3000 prints

5. HP M404dn - €110

   23500 printed pages so far

   It comes with a new replacement toner declared for 3000 prints

   In my country, for all these printers there are new replacement toners, with and without chip (various brands), with replacement toner in the big "X" version, where the printing price for all of them is below 0.002€/page.

   I'm buying a printer for the first time, I'm asking the experienced to tell me what I should get, and of course to state the reason why?

   Can you also specify which model I should avoid and why?

   I searched a lot of ads, there are various Brother printers, Xerox, HP, Canon, etc., but they did not respond because of  e.g. budget, a large number of printed pages, no duplex, color version, multifunctional, etc.

   That's why I narrowed down the choice to these 5 models. It's not an urgent purchase for me.

   Thank you.

• Printer Model: Canon MG3620
• Error Message: Support Code: 1401 / The following ink cartridge cannot be recognized: Color, Black
• Ethernet Cable, WiFi or USB: USB
• Driver name and version: It just says "Canon MG3600 series Printer"?
• Firmware Version: Can't find it. Canon's guide says to print the information, but for obvious reasons that's not feasible
• OS: Windows 10
• of machines impacted: 1
• of users impacted: 1
• Original or 3rd party cartridges: both

Hey, first post here, but I'm at my wit's end.

I have a Canon Pixma MG3620. Had it for years. I've had my issues and frustrations, but usually when it acts up I can get it to work after a bit of Googling and troubleshooting.

Not tonight.

I haven't needed to use it for about two months, so it's been off all that time. Tonight I turned it on to print something out, and got an error message I'd never seen before:

Support Code: 1401

The following ink cartridge cannot be recognized: Color, Black

This was confusing since I've used the printer with these cartridges before without issue. I tried removing and reinstalling the cartridges, but that did nothing. So I went to Google to start troubleshooting.

It was recommended that I clean the connectors. I did, and it changed nothing.

It was recommended that I turn off and unplug the printer for at least 15 minutes. I did, and it changed nothing.

It was recommended that I hold down the stop button until the alert light flashed. Problem here was that the alert light was already flashing (along with the CL and BK lights; all three flash in bursts of 5), and holding down Stop did nothing. In fact, the only button on my printer that seems to do anything is the power button. I also tried the WiFi button in an attempt to remove it from the network and re-add it. It appears that the unrecognized ink cartridges take precedence over everything else.

The one thing I tried that did anything at all was replacing a cartridge. I didn't have any extra color cartridges, but I did have a new black, so I swapped that out. Immediately, the error changed to only listing the color cartridge as not recognized. This was weird, because the color cartridge in there is OEM, but the black is third party. Anyway, it was a moot point, because next time I restarted the printer, it went back to not recognizing either cartridge.

I am baffled and frustrated. I don't know what changed to cause this problem, and I don't know how to fix it. Has the printer simply gone bad? If anybody has any insights at all, please, help me out! Thank you in advance.

Printer: HP ink tank 319 series

Product no.:z6z13a

Connection type: USB cable

OS: windows 10

Problem: my pc is 'apparently' sending the print jobs but my printer is not accepting (?) it.

The pc showing that the print is done as in successful but no print out came.

Normal photocopy is working properly, so I think the printer is ok? The ink, print head and hardware is fine ig

But anything sent from the pc fails

What I've tried:

Remove and re-adding the printer

Also updated the USB drivers.

It would be really nice if someone helped me out

Thank uu

Update: I Thinks its the usb fault not connecting and communicating to it, I actually saw a post of the same dude who had the problem but no solution. please help

hello first sorry english its not my first lenguage but i need help, bc i buy this printer liker 1 week ago and now the black ink is like green but only on papers that are not the normal one (i was using glossy paper), i alredy clean Print Head Cleaning and Deep Cleaning so if anyone have something please help :D

I like everything else about this printer but it's like it's haunted! If it's on, it scans maybe 12-100 times an hour. I print intermittently through the day so turning it on & off with this crummy little button is no fun. Has anyone experienced this or found a fix?

Necesito ayudaaa :( mi computador no reconoce mi impresora y si lo hace es solo cuando se le da la gana.

Me la reconoció por un momento después de desisntalar e instalar los drivers pero después ya no. Está conectada a través de cable usb. (La prefiero a través de cable para que la calidad de impresión no cambie)

I just got this printer today and it was able to complete one test document, and now it just sits there making a bunch of noise whenever I try to print anything

What is everyone using? Lots of options but not sure where to start

I wanted to connect my phone to this new printer and although I had some problems cause my room doesn't have wifi and I use mobile data, I managed to do it, yay. Here's the problem, it prints super slowly and I know that's not normal.

The printer model is Brother Inkjet DCP-T420W.

Also if anyone has any advice on how to connect to my laptop, which uses linux, CachyOS, to be exact, I would really appreciate it! I tried a few things and I can find it as an option when I want to print something, but everything I try to send to it gets stuck as pending.

Ok so I tried printing like 5 pages and one came out fine rest got jammed so I pulled those out. But it still said it was jammed but nothing was, so I printed another random thing but then that became stuck in the printer again. Now it’s saying the printer is jammed when there’s nothing stuck. Help pls
Also the tiny little stick is a spring, and idk what the second thing is

I'm printing cyanotype negatives on inkjet transparency films using my home inkjet printer (Epson Eco tank L6190 - black pigment ink and dye CMY ink). I want to know how much ink it uses per page so that I can price my cyanotypes accurately. in comparison, a local print shop charges 1 Peso (~60 USD) per square inch if I print my negatives at them. I want to be able to accurately compare which option will cost me more. Thanks!

Good evening, everyone.

I have a Canon PIXMA iP8750 that has been working perfectly until today.

This morning, after printing a few pages, I noticed that the printer was feeding the next sheet incorrectly. Instead of entering straight, the paper was being pulled in at an angle, causing it to crumple and triggering an error.

I opened the front cover to see what was happening and noticed that the paper was getting stuck on one side before it could pass completely through the final paper guide and reach the print head, as shown in the attached photo.

Since this happened, the same problem occurs every time I try to print.

I have already inspected the printer visually, but I can't see anything obviously wrong. Could there be some paper debris, dust, or dirt inside the paper path that is causing this? Or could something in the paper-feed mechanism have become misaligned or damaged?

Has anyone experienced a similar problem with the iP8750? If so, were you able to fix it?

I'm also wondering whether this is something I can safely try to repair myself, or whether it would be better to have the printer serviced. Given the age of the printer, I'm not sure whether professional repair would be worthwhile.

Any advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you!

Y'all - I am banging my head against the wall here. I have this Dell c3765dnf color laser MFP. I recently put in new toner, new drums, and a new fuser (the old one was end of life). Soon after I put in the new items, it began making these 'grinding' sounds. See attached video. And now pages print very oddly. I have contacted the seller of the fuser (it's a refurb) -- and they keep saying it can't be the fuser. But when I put my ear to the printer, it sounds like it's coming from there. I'll put the sample pages in the comments. Has anyone seen this or familiar? I've stupidly wasted hundreds of dollars replacing the consumables and it worked great for a minute but now it's not.

Every time it gets tp the MP downloading it says theres an intiliation faliure everythibg before that including actually conecting the two devices seems to go fine is it because theres not enough space on my computer?

Hello everyone! I am a student on a tight budget. Came across a Brother DCP L2550 DW for $50 used. It supports what I need.

My requirements:
Automatic Duplex Printing
Monochrome Laser Printer (I do not want an ink tank)
Able to Scan documents

However, my concerns are it's quite an old model in 2026, I'm afraid it will breakdown. The previous owner has had it for 3-4 years. I will have to replace the drum and cartilage if I do purchase it. Isit still worth it in 2026? To support a printing needs of a college student.

(I had a HP M141W Previously and it was an absolute nightmare since it had no automatic duplex printing)

Hi,
Is epson l8050 a good printer for a photo key chain printing business? Today we printed some pictures using L8050 but wasn’t satisfied with the outcome. I shared images via whatsapp and used it on a canvas template. The paper which it was printed on was from the Brand Akruti. Please guide us on how we have better quality prints.