Best Printers for Default

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Dell 968w

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from lt.dell.com
you can't save it as your default.

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Positives: Excellent Picture Quality, Nice Print Quality, Easy To Use, Type: All-In-One Printer

2 RECOMMENDED by 16 people for DEFAULT

Brother HL-2170W Laser

$167.00 Est. at Amazon

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from there, i configured it to my wifi network, easily (make sure you turn on dhcp if you plan on using it, it's not on by default) re-booted the printer cut the cable and installed it using the "add
from BiggieD, www.newegg.com
the http interface is an easy way to set and change the default settings which it gives you a lot of control over how the printer is to operate.
from www.amazon.com
btw - i use the toner save mode as the default and it's fine for most of my printing.
from www.amazon.com
now you should be able to use your printer wireless by default as well as wired if you plug in the cat5.
from radspot, www.newegg.com
first, get default ip settings(see instruction, nearly last in accompanying literature)...then change your router(probably in 192.168.x.x range) to range that includes printer default.

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Positives: Good Print Quality, Fast Printing, Easy To Setup, Type: Workgroup Printers,Workgroup Printer

3 RECOMMENDED by 4 people for DEFAULT

Brother MFC-7440N

$284.00 Est. at Amazon

from N/A, www.newegg.com
they provide packages for i386 and amd64 (only) but then require the user to override default package settings to install them, and to copy and paste printer definition data into files after install!
from N/A, www.newegg.com
excellent network scanner/printer cons: none so far other thoughts: use the web interfaceadmin/access - default admin password.
from www.amazon.com
scanning is a little slow, partly because the default resolution is quite high.
from Accumed, www.newegg.com
cons: it always defaults to fax mode when feeding in a page.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Nice Print Quality, Fast Printing, Type: All-In-One Printers

4 RECOMMENDED by 7 people for DEFAULT

Canon PIXMA MP620 InkJet

$335.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
once done, i was up and running as vista installed it as the default printer.as a previous reviewer noted, this holds a lot of paper, and the paper is hidden in its own tray.
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i didn't even bother setting it to "best" print quality; the default is set to "standard" and that's what i used for my first test.
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it's also set to read-only by default and you need to use 1 of the included canon utilities to configure it to read-write.
from www.amazon.com
so, i used the default settings and it printed fine.
from www.amazon.com
even the print driver makes default selections easy.

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Positives: Fast Printing, Excellent Print Quality, Easy To Use, Type: All-In-One Printer

5 RECOMMENDED by 6 people for DEFAULT

Canon PIXMA iP4500

$315.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
as for my own use of the printer, my main complaint is that i cannot set the defaults.
from Bob, www.newegg.com
i now use the printer on the default setting and i am very happy.
from www.amazon.com
the canon software allows me to save my profile settings so when using one of these custom profiles it's a piece of cakes to change from the default settings that i use for normal printing to my
from OutlawCathead, www.newegg.com
i tell the ip4500 what type of paper i'm using and set the print quality to "high" [or just leave it on the default setting] and tell it to print.
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i print a majority of my things in duplex mode so i tweaked the driver configuration to make it the default, after which the setting is more or less invisible.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Good Print Quality, Fast Printing, Type: Digital Photo Printer

Xerox Phaser 6130

$915.00 Est. at Amazon

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a search for ip printers and it found it, assigned an ip address, and set it to my default printer all in just a few seconds, so installation would have been much quicker if i would have known that.
from www.amazon.com
i changed the waiting time till sleeping from 30 minutes to 5 minutes the default on this printer is to print an information page every time it is turned on.
from www.amazon.com
setting up your network connection could have included more information, but most users will only need the default setup.
from www.amazon.com
at first i tried to search for the printer before i installed the drivers and it was not going too well, then after i did the driver install it actually runs through a search for ip printers and it
from www.amazon.com
other features include 128mb of memory, support for various paper sizes and paper types including glossies and envelopes, it can be set to go into powersaver mode after a period of inactivity (and i

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Positives: Great Print Quality, Easy To Use, Has Excellent Connectivity, Technology (Detailed): Color Laser

HP Color Laserjet Cp2025dn

Hewlett Packard Color Laserjet Cp2025dn With Extra 250-Sheet Input Tray Bundle Printer

$472.00 Est. at Amazon

from Gabriel, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: here's how to have it default to double-sided printing in windows xp:printers control panel > right-click printer icon > "printing preferences..." menu item > "printing shortcuts"
from Mondo, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: i have not found a way to default to two-sided printing.
from www.amazon.com
installation software offered either default or custom installation options.

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Positives: Fast Printing, Easy To Use, Easy To Set Up, Type: Card Printer

Canon CIP4500 InkJet Photo

$300.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
there was a default in the settings that caused it, and it was easy to fix, but not expected.
from www.amazon.com
as for my own use of the printer, my main complaint is that i cannot set the defaults.
from www.amazon.com
i print a majority of my things in duplex mode so i tweaked the driver configuration to make it the default, after which the setting is more or less invisible.
from www.amazon.com
the canon software allows me to save my profile settings so when using one of these custom profiles it's a piece of cakes to change from the default settings that i use for normal printing to my
from www.amazon.com
default settings for duplex (double sided) printing are very slow though.

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Positives: Fast Printing, Nice Print Quality, Easy To Use, Type: Digital Photo Printer

Brother MFC 9840CDW

$807.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.mwave.com
to get it just the way i wanted, i also had to uninstall & re-install driver & software several times (postscript compatibility is not installed by default, you must select "custom" during software
from www.mwave.com
it will print default cover sheets from memory when requested (good for when someone else used up the last pre-printed one.) =copying= it copies!
from www.amazon.com
by default, the pcl driver for the printer will barely print green, and other colors are noticeably skewed toward yellow.
from www.amazon.com
the fileopen drm is particularly nasty because it keeps forcing the default to single-sided on the regular brother drivers.
from www.amazon.com
it is possible to use all features without paying anything additional, but this is not the default.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Easy To Set Up, Compact, Type: All-In-One Printers

Canon PIXMA MX860 OFFICE AIO-2.5IN LCD

$226.00 Est. at Amazon

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my default printer was the canon pixma 130, so when i saw this canon pixma 860 i decided it was about time to upgrade.
from www.amazon.com
the user interface is great, i was able to tweak my settings exactly as i wanted them, and a nice feature is that i can save the latest settings as my default.
from www.amazon.com
the software allows you to override the default margin, so -- unless -- i'm missing something this is largely a non-issue.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Easy To Set Up, Excellent Print Quality, Type: All-In-One Printer

Brother HL-4070CDW

$914.00 Est. at Amazon

from drakki, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: it defaulted to ad hoc wireless, but was easy enough to change to infrastructure, enter the (non-broadcast) ssid and psk.
from David, www.newegg.com
some employees asked about it and we had to change the default color setting to "vivid" to look more like what we were looking for.
from www.amazon.com
with my roommate's wireless router (some off name router with hacked firmware via wpa2), but it did print wirelessly via ad-hoc by switching my computer to the printers default ssid (no encryption).
from www.amazon.com
i got an ip address set in it with barely looking at the instructions, got the software loaded, set the defaults to the high resolution mode, and got the surprise of my life.
from www.amazon.com
some have complained about things (color boldness, etc.) that can be easily tweaked in the setup default settings.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Easy To Set Up, Easy To Setup, Type: Workgroup Printers

Canon PIXMA MX850

$445.00 Est. at Amazon

from Lee, www.newegg.com
if you set it at a normal grade (with simple graphics), as most of us do by default, you're looking anywhere from 5-10 ppm.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
you have to hook up the printer by usb while installing to configure for ethernet, and to change the default ip.
from dmacleo, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: i would like to see if this can be utilized to do the initial lan setup using the default ip (shown on lcd menu settings) and bypass the usb requirements.
from www.amazon.com
if there is anywhere i can reconfigure the default settings to avoid this, i can't find it in the screens in their poor documentation.
from www.amazon.com
when i switch the paper feed trays, or adjust the copy output size, things like that, the unit does not automatically reset itself to default settings after the job is done.

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Positives: Fast Printing, Good Print Quality, Compact, Type: All-In-One Printer

Canon MX850

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from N/A, www.newegg.com
you have to hook up the printer by usb while installing to configure for ethernet, and to change the default ip.
from Lee, www.newegg.com
if you set it at a normal grade (with simple graphics), as most of us do by default, you're looking anywhere from 5-10 ppm.
from dmacleo, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: i would like to see if this can be utilized to do the initial lan setup using the default ip (shown on lcd menu settings) and bypass the usb requirements.
from www.amazon.com
if there is anywhere i can reconfigure the default settings to avoid this, i can't find it in the screens in their poor documentation.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
pros: *fast double-sided adf scanning*networked: no more dependency on a usb connected pc*good quality photo prints cons: *minor - annoying default on feeding paper from the cassete (that's the

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Positives: Fast Printing, Good Print Quality, Easy To Use, Type: All-In-One Printers

Xerox 8560DN

$1,672.00 Est. at Amazon

from N/A, www.newegg.com
it goes 'hot' randomly during the day to keep the ink flowing.quality is wonderful (text & graphics) and the best thing is the ability to default to a draft mode for most work, but select high
from www.amazon.com
fyi, the "factory default" is "enhanced" print mode.

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Positives: Fast Printing, Great Print Quality, Prints Quietly, Type: Workgroup Printer

Brother MFC-6490CW

$340.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
when you scan or copy (adf or flatbed), the device uses the default size no matter what you feed in.
from www.amazon.com
as a default the scanner is set to color and pdf as output as well as putting the date as the file name.

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Positives: Easy To Set Up, Easy To Use, Type: All-In-One Printer, Technology (Detailed): Inkjet

Brother HL4040CN Laser

$441.00 Est. at Amazon

from Robert, www.newegg.com
with the default settings, the printer does print slightly light and photographs have too much yellow.
from GoNuts461, www.newegg.com
reset the defaults and then my router assigned the ip automatically.
from www.amazon.com
part of this is because the default setting on the hl 4040 is 600 dpi.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Nice Print Quality, Fast Printing, Type: Workgroup

Brother HL-2140 Laser

$120.00 Est. at Amazon

from N/A, www.newegg.com
fiddle until you get it default; it's worth the effort in the long run.
from www.amazon.com
i printed out the default test page and then a test page of my own, black and white text.
from www.amazon.com
default is spooling the whole job, so there should be no pauses.

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Positives: Fast Printing, Excellent Print Quality, Easy To Use, Type: Workgroup Printers

Canon MX310 Office All-In-One 2184B002

$120.00 Est. at Amazon

from RandyK from Strongsville, Ohio, clickfrom.buy.com
the power went out twice and each time the printer resets to the default setting of answering the fax.
from www.amazon.com
i followed the "real" quick start guide and kept all default settings,as this is for home use only.

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Positives: Excellent Print Quality, Easy To Use, Fast Printing, Type: All-In-One,All-In-One Printers

Canon MP470 Pixma All in One

$140.00 Est. at Amazon

from Justin from Minneapolis, MN, clickfrom.buy.com
my only real gripe is that the default scanning software they included (some ocr type program) is super complicated.
from www.amazon.com
the hp installation appeared to go well, but whenever i tried to change any setting in the printer options, the printer would not recognize anything but the default settings.
from www.amazon.com
the most difficult thing was reconfiguring the default settings to print pages in reverse order.

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Positives: Easy To Set Up, Easy To Use, Fast Printing, Type: All-In-One Printers

Canon PIXMA® MP610 InkJet

$222.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
so, i used the default settings and it printed fine.
from www.amazon.com
the default pixels are set too low but can be adjusted.
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even the print driver makes default selections easy.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Fast Printing, Excellent Print Quality, Type: All-In-One Printers

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Best Printers for Default

Dell 968w

Brother HL-2170W Laser

Brother MFC-7440N

Canon PIXMA MP620 InkJet

Canon PIXMA iP4500

Xerox Phaser 6130

HP Color Laserjet Cp2025dn

Canon CIP4500 InkJet Photo

Brother MFC 9840CDW

Canon PIXMA MX860 OFFICE AIO-2.5IN LCD

Brother HL-4070CDW

Canon PIXMA MX850

Canon MX850

Xerox 8560DN

Brother MFC-6490CW

Brother HL4040CN Laser

Brother HL-2140 Laser

Canon MX310 Office All-In-One 2184B002

Canon MP470 Pixma All in One

Canon PIXMA® MP610 InkJet

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