felser Posted March 28, 2018 Report Share Posted March 28, 2018 Need to buy a laser printer for my wife to replace her Epson XP-400, which for some reason now only prints out some sort of system dump whenever we try to print something on it. Needs to do good color photo-quality pictures, and needs to scan. Can get by with any other functions on my inkjet printer. Any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmonahan Posted March 28, 2018 Report Share Posted March 28, 2018 I just bought an HP M281 that is working well...so far. I was really sick of the huge cost of ink cartridges for inkjet printers. This one scans and copies as well as printing. gregmo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Bresnahan Posted March 28, 2018 Report Share Posted March 28, 2018 5 hours ago, felser said: Need to buy a laser printer for my wife to replace her Epson XP-400, which for some reason now only prints out some sort of system dump whenever we try to print something on it. Needs to do good color photo-quality pictures, and needs to scan. Can get by with any other functions on my inkjet printer. Any suggestions? Did your printer get set into hex dump mode? See this page: https://files.support.epson.com/htmldocs/fx890_/fx890_rf/troub_1.htm To turn off hex dump, start printing a page, press Pause, press Load/Eject to eject the printed page and then shut off the printer. NOTE WELL: Caution: Do not turn off the printer while it is printing the hex dump. Always press the Pause button to stop printing and the Load/Eject button to eject the printed page before you turn off the printer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felser Posted March 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2018 Thanks, I will very carefully give this a try! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjzee Posted April 2, 2018 Report Share Posted April 2, 2018 I know it doesn't exactly match your requirements, but I have to put in a good word for my Brother HL-L8350CDW. Doesn't have a scanner, photo prints are acceptable, but it's a workhorse, very quiet and dependable. Also, I have to put in a bad word about Epson. I bought one of their all-in-one inkjets. It came with a one-year warranty, and died after 14 months. Epson refused to honor the warranty since it was 2 months out of warranty. I've had some people debate me on this, but I maintain this is not the mark of an honorable company - I never intended to replace my printer every 14 months. I think we all have the expectation that the equipment we buy will work for many years. So think carefully before you buy another Epson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted April 2, 2018 Report Share Posted April 2, 2018 I have a Brother and it’s very dependable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Posted April 10, 2018 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 I'm cursing out loud at my Brother (printer), unsuccessfully getting it to operate after replacing toner cartridge (with one from Brother). What a brother bother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Bresnahan Posted April 10, 2018 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 On 3/28/2018 at 4:42 PM, felser said: Thanks, I will very carefully give this a try! Did it work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felser Posted April 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 21 minutes ago, Kevin Bresnahan said: Did it work? Sort of. I can print using a USB cable, but not wireless. But that is close enough for me - we only occasionally use the printer for my wife's work, and I have an HP inkjet I use for day-to-day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted April 11, 2018 Report Share Posted April 11, 2018 6 hours ago, Patrick said: I'm cursing out loud at my Brother (printer), unsuccessfully getting it to operate after replacing toner cartridge (with one from Brother). What a brother bother. I’ve never had a problem. Works well for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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