Best Printers for OS X

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Canon MX850

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from Bruce from Oakland, CA, clickfrom.buy.com
i did have to add the scanning function for each user in os x, but that was no big deal.
from www.amazon.com
devices thinking that they would be a "jack of all trades" but the "master of none." i may have also been biased because multifunction printer support when mac os x was released was pretty spotty.
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i had upgraded from mac os x 10.4 to mac os x 10.5 (leopard)
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after upgrading to os x 10.5 leopard, however, the hp model was rendered useless for anything other than basic printing on my imac, even with drivers updated for leopard.
from www.amazon.com
canon's software integrates incredibly well with os x, without loading up your mac with metric tons of bloatware (i am looking at you epson and hp!).

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

2 RECOMMENDED by 6 people for OS X

Brother HL-2170W Laser

$168.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
adding this printer to our wireless network was very easy and all of our computers (all apples running os x, 10.5) found it and configured the drivers automatically.
from www.amazon.com
this printer works like a charm from windows and mac os x.
from www.amazon.com
the installation for the mac (os x 10.4) was simple, quick, and i had no problems.
from djmcwill, www.newegg.com
wireless config is a snap, and i've set this think up under os x 10.5, windows xp, windows vista, and ubuntu.
from Anton, www.newegg.com
extremely easy setup on mac os x.

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

3 RECOMMENDED by 7 people for OS X

Canon PIXMA MX850

$410.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
devices thinking that they would be a "jack of all trades" but the "master of none." i may have also been biased because multifunction printer support when mac os x was released was pretty spotty.
from www.amazon.com
i had upgraded from mac os x 10.4 to mac os x 10.5 (leopard)
from www.amazon.com
canon's software integrates incredibly well with os x, without loading up your mac with metric tons of bloatware (i am looking at you epson and hp!).
from www.amazon.com
the os x installation was totally idiot-proof.
from www.amazon.com
after upgrading to os x 10.5 leopard, however, the hp model was rendered useless for anything other than basic printing on my imac, even with drivers updated for leopard.

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

4 RECOMMENDED by 3 people for OS X

Brother HL-2140 Laser

$124.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
it was easy to set up and works beautifully with mac os x (and probably pc, too).
from www.amazon.com
it is either a problem with the printer driver or mac os x 10.5, as i can resolve the issue by restarting my computer.
from drewski59, www.newegg.com
pros: very fast printing - 23ppm, excellent print quality that exceeds comparable hp lasers, cheap toner cartridges, built-in (hidden) paper tray, robust build quality, works flawlessly with mac os x
from akslsh, www.newegg.com
pros: good mac os x/linux support, fast, gets the job done.

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

5 RECOMMENDED by 3 people for OS X

Canon PIXMA MP620 InkJet

$240.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
for me, the big thing was mac os x airport extreme compatibility.
from www.amazon.com
so far, i have only hooked it up via usb cable and installed the software in my mac os x 10.3.9 mac book and used it for copying directly from the computer.
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i'm using this new printer with a brand new apple imac with os x 10.5 leopard (lastest os version) with no problems.
from www.amazon.com
i'm running mac os x 10.5.8 with leopard.

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

Brother MFC 9840CDW

$774.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.newegg.com
last but not least, it works flawlessly on os x 10.5.2, 10.4.11 and windows xp sp2.
from www.amazon.com
drivers and software are easy to set up, and work well, both with microsoft windows and apple mac os x.

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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

$213.00 Est. at Amazon

from durkzilla, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: i installed the drivers on all my machines (xp, os x, vista) and they all work great.
from Leading Edge Boomer, www.newegg.com
here's a caution for power users on mac os x 10.5.6.successive re-installation attempts hung early or partway through.
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i have a canon mp830 multifunction printer connected to my mac running os x10.5.x.
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connecting to my wpa2 network was reasonably simple, though getting to it in os x was a bit of a chore (system preferences -> printer -> mx860 -> utilities -> network).

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

Brother HL-4070CDW

$917.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i set it up for a small company to work with both windows xp and mac os x clients - both wired and wireless.
from FrankH, www.newegg.com
no issues at all installing and using the printer on both windows xp and os x macs (g5s and intel based).
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works well with mac os x.
from www.amazon.com
by the way, i'm running mac os x leopard on my macs and windows vista on the hp tablet.
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i print almost all b&w, but on mac os x i couldn't easily set a default b&w so some were printing as colour.

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

MFC Canon Pixma MP970 Drucker Scanner Kopierer

$383.00 Est. at Amazon

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i'm sure it was written for windows and ported to os-x, so some of the conventions are from the windows world, so the software is a bit clunky.
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my home network which consists of 5 windows xp computers and 1 mac os x computer (mine).
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i have a mac os x and a windows xp machine.

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

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