Changing Printers

I do like the new printer, and I like the fact I don’t have to mess with most of its features right now. Being able to print remotely to the HP printer in the other room was a godsend when Canon stopped supporting the print/scan software for our old machines. But now I’m up to my ears in other things and simplicity is a blessing.

We went up to the land yesterday afternoon and I’m processing some of those pictures now. In the meantime I’ve solved the problem of what to do with my spare cartridges for my old Canons… I hate to waste them. Hurray for Freecycle! I posted the offer and someone will pick the cartridges up later this week.

Hopefully tomorrow I’ll post a few pictures of yesterday’s trip.

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22 Responses to Changing Printers

  1. Glad to hear you like the new printer. I went to use mine today only to find out I need a new black ink cartridge

  2. Hootin Anni says:

    Looking forward to the photos. I didn’t realize you could “recycle” the cartridges.

    • Jean says:

      The cartridges are still unopened, they were there for when the ink ran out. It is interesting that Staples will give credit for bringing in used ones. I suppose they can be refilled.

  3. I heard that HP was a good, trouble free printer. When my gives out I’m getting one.

  4. The OP Pack says:

    Mom says being able to print remotely is awesome – that is one feature of new printers that she just loves!!!

    Woos – Lightning, Misty, and Timber

    • Jean says:

      It came in handy for us when the printer in my study went out… the one in the other room can be used remotely. It is a great feature.

  5. Ginny Hartzler says:

    Printers are functional, but not pretty. But this one is actually pretty! We turn in our old ink cartridges at Staples and get store credit.

  6. we have places here where you can recycle the printer ink cartridges and get another that isn’t quite what the “brand printer” wants you to use but one can get just as good a result for a lot less $.

    I used to use freecycle a lot but then I started having problems with weirdos coming to collect things!

    • Jean says:

      Our town is fairly safe, so Freecycle works. We buy our cartridges new because we’ve heard they are safer. They are a lot more expensive, though. Fortunately we don’t print much.

  7. tammy j says:

    i think it’s very pretty too! not that it matters all that much in the way of things.
    but it’s always nice to have something esthetically pleasing!
    they seem to finally be realizing it in mechanical things.

  8. nick says:

    That looks like a very sophisticated printer. Does it do all sorts of fancy things apart from the basic printing? I have a very basic HP printer which prints one-sided black-and-white and that’s it.

    In answer to Misadventures, yes, it’s very reliable and trouble-free. And the last toner cartridge did well over 1800 copies.

    • Jean says:

      It sounds as if you have a laser printer. Ours are inkjets, they use cartridges instead of toner and they almost always allow color printing.

  9. Myra Guca says:

    I’ve still an old-school (tethered) printer, but ya. Cartridges are so pricey. I once tried ordering on-line — only to remember after the fact, one gets what they pay for. Freecycle rocks!

    • Jean says:

      Yes, I was happy to give the unopened ones away because they are pricey. We always buy our cartridges online but they are made by the manufacturer.

  10. so glad someone will be able to use them. when i bought my latest printer, i tried to find one that would use the cartridges i had in the drawer, there was not one printer that used those cartridges. did not even think of what you are doing because there was no FB or i was not on it. i did not think about mailing them to someone on a blog.

    • Jean says:

      I know, I couldn’t find a Canon printer with compatible cartridges either. And the new HP uses different cartridges from our HP8600.

  11. Cindi says:

    I’ve had a printer in a box for the longest time and my niece finally hooked it up recently to my desktop computer that I never use. I don’t use the computer because it’s 20 years old now and it can’t update on anything and it’s so obsolete, I need to just junk it. I thought maybe I could use the printer from my phone? Anyway I can’t figure it out and neither can my niece.
    But I guess I can copy something if I ever need to…
    I’m glad you are so happy with yours and understand it so well!
    xo

    • Jean says:

      I wrote to you about the app you need. You’re the kind of person these new printers are made for. I hope it works well for you!

      It’s easy. I didn’t do anything special, just turned on our HP8600, which has wireless turned on, and my iPhone recognized it and printed out the email I asked it to. It also told me the HP was low on ink. Thank you! I learned something new.

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