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Old February 4th 13, 07:45 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
JAS
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Default Printer-scanner combo

I am running XP Pro SP3 and I need to buy a printer-scanner combo that
will print 2 sides--one that may be available to other XP machines. Any
ideas or suggestions. I hope this question is allowed in this news group.

JAS
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Old February 4th 13, 08:39 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
David H. Lipman
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Default Printer-scanner combo

From: "JAS"

I am running XP Pro SP3 and I need to buy a printer-scanner combo that
will print 2 sides--one that may be available to other XP machines. Any
ideas or suggestions. I hope this question is allowed in this news group.

JAS


It isn't really On Topic as the question is OS independent and is more
apropos for; comp.periphs.printers

The Epson Artisan 835/837 can print duplex, has both a flatbed scanner as
well Automatic Document Feeder (ADF) and is networkable via Ethernet and
WiFi.

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Dave
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http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp

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Old February 4th 13, 11:11 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
J. P. Gilliver (John)
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Default Printer-scanner combo

In message , David H.
Lipman writes:
From: "JAS"

I am running XP Pro SP3 and I need to buy a printer-scanner combo that
will print 2 sides--one that may be available to other XP machines. Any
ideas or suggestions. I hope this question is allowed in this news group.

JAS


It isn't really On Topic as the question is OS independent and is more
apropos for; comp.periphs.printers


The networking aspects might be.

The Epson Artisan 835/837 can print duplex, has both a flatbed scanner
as well Automatic Document Feeder (ADF) and is networkable via Ethernet
and WiFi.

I believe a printer can be available to others without needing wifi or
other networking ability - provided you are willing to leave on the PC
to which it is connected. (Having said that, more and more _are_ coming
with wifi and/or networking ability, and I suspect ones capable of doing
duplex mostly are.)
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Old February 4th 13, 11:39 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
David H. Lipman
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Default Printer-scanner combo

From: "J. P. Gilliver (John)"

In message , David H.
Lipman writes:
From: "JAS"

I am running XP Pro SP3 and I need to buy a printer-scanner combo that
will print 2 sides--one that may be available to other XP machines. Any
ideas or suggestions. I hope this question is allowed in this news
group.

JAS


It isn't really On Topic as the question is OS independent and is more
apropos for; comp.periphs.printers


The networking aspects might be.


Not really IFF the printer supports the OS.




The Epson Artisan 835/837 can print duplex, has both a flatbed

scanner
as well Automatic Document Feeder (ADF) and is networkable via

Ethernet
and WiFi.

I believe a printer can be available to others without needing wifi or
other networking ability - provided you are willing to leave on the PC to
which it is connected. (Having said that, more and more _are_ coming with
wifi and/or networking ability, and I suspect ones capable of doing duplex
mostly are.)




There are multiple ways to share a printer but... as a NT Share one is
limiting to just printing.
By using the client software over TCP/IP one can take full advantage of what
the Multi-Function Printer (MFP) has to offer. For example the scanning
capability, noted in the preference of the OP, is lost.

I am a strong proponent of networked MFP device printing. I have installed
many dozens of external and internal HP JetDirect Print Servers which
includes the HP 310x which is a USB to Ethernet solution (not to mention all
the numerous devices with built-in networking capabilities). Another option
which I have setup has been a MPI Bluetooth Print Server. I still have one
where I connect an old Epson LX-800 to my Vista notebook via Bluetooth
printing.

Recently I setup a Win8 notebook to connect to a Kodak scanner+printer that
was hanging off a WinXP PC. It did not have any networking capabilities,
only USB so I used a NT Share. However the Win8 notebook can only print.
If had implemented a HP 310x then it would have more capabilities but, with
a greater cost of implentation which the end-user had not been interested
in.

In summation:
Getting a MFP that has its own networking capability provides the best
useability in a multi-platform environment.


--
Dave
Multi-AV Scanning Tool - http://multi-av.thespykiller.co.uk
http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp

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Old February 5th 13, 04:27 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
JAS
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Default Printer-scanner combo

David H. Lipman wrote:
From: "J. P. Gilliver (John)"

In message , David H.
Lipman writes:
From: "JAS"

I am running XP Pro SP3 and I need to buy a printer-scanner combo that
will print 2 sides--one that may be available to other XP machines. Any
ideas or suggestions. I hope this question is allowed in this news
group.

JAS

It isn't really On Topic as the question is OS independent and is
more apropos for; comp.periphs.printers


The networking aspects might be.


Not really IFF the printer supports the OS.




The Epson Artisan 835/837 can print duplex, has both a flatbed

scanner
as well Automatic Document Feeder (ADF) and is networkable via

Ethernet
and WiFi.

I believe a printer can be available to others without needing wifi or
other networking ability - provided you are willing to leave on the PC
to which it is connected. (Having said that, more and more _are_
coming with wifi and/or networking ability, and I suspect ones capable
of doing duplex mostly are.)




There are multiple ways to share a printer but... as a NT Share one is
limiting to just printing.
By using the client software over TCP/IP one can take full advantage of
what the Multi-Function Printer (MFP) has to offer. For example the
scanning capability, noted in the preference of the OP, is lost.

I am a strong proponent of networked MFP device printing. I have
installed many dozens of external and internal HP JetDirect Print
Servers which includes the HP 310x which is a USB to Ethernet solution
(not to mention all the numerous devices with built-in networking
capabilities). Another option which I have setup has been a MPI
Bluetooth Print Server. I still have one where I connect an old Epson
LX-800 to my Vista notebook via Bluetooth printing.

Recently I setup a Win8 notebook to connect to a Kodak scanner+printer
that was hanging off a WinXP PC. It did not have any networking
capabilities, only USB so I used a NT Share. However the Win8 notebook
can only print. If had implemented a HP 310x then it would have more
capabilities but, with a greater cost of implentation which the end-user
had not been interested in.

In summation:
Getting a MFP that has its own networking capability provides the best
useability in a multi-platform environment.


Thanks for the replies and I will try the other news group for any
further inquiries. Thanks again.
 




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