Dinggus Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 I'm interested in an All-In-One Printer. I have a ton of papers saved, just filling up a filing cabinet and would like to convert them all into digital form like by year, so hopefully the printer I linked below can scan more than 1 document into a PDF. The HP Officejet Pro 6830 Wireless All-In-One Inkjet Printer has definitely caught my eye. http://www.amazon.com/HP-Officejet-Wireless-E3E02A-B1H/dp/B00M27V6SE/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1433052629&sr=8-5&keywords=hp+printers Can anyone recommend others that might be better? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devHead Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Any HP OfficeJet printer is a good choice. I bought the 8600 Pro a little over 2 years ago, and the thing is a powerhouse. Excellent print quality, and since it's a network printer, it updates itself since it's connected directly to the Internet. I would say get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dotdot Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Got an HP Envy 4500. Love it! Great printer for my illustration work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinggus Posted May 31, 2015 Author Share Posted May 31, 2015 Any HP OfficeJet printer is a good choice. I bought the 8600 Pro a little over 2 years ago, and the thing is a powerhouse. Excellent print quality, and since it's a network printer, it updates itself since it's connected directly to the Internet. I would say get it. Can you scan multiple documents into one PDF? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+BudMan MVC Posted May 31, 2015 MVC Share Posted May 31, 2015 With wanting to go digital you would think a "printer" is the last thing you would want Wouldn't a document scanner make more sense. For example you could get the gt-1500 refurbed for under 100$ http://www.amazon.com/Epson-WorkForce-Sheet-Fed-Automatic-B11B190011/dp/B001B90Q94 Can hold 40 pages in the feeder, does manual doublesided scanning and to pdf or email, etc. etc.. Comes with document management software. Or say something like this http://www.amazon.com/Brother-ADS1000W-Compact-Wireless-Networking/dp/B00EKW6JGI/ref=pd_sim_229_6?ie=UTF8&refRID=1AASYDNRGVYPSY9BR7WN Such a device is more likely to come with OCR and document management software, etc. Rohdekill 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinggus Posted May 31, 2015 Author Share Posted May 31, 2015 With wanting to go digital you would think a "printer" is the last thing you would want Wouldn't a document scanner make more sense. For example you could get the gt-1500 refurbed for under 100$ http://www.amazon.com/Epson-WorkForce-Sheet-Fed-Automatic-B11B190011/dp/B001B90Q94 Can hold 40 pages in the feeder, does manual doublesided scanning and to pdf or email, etc. etc.. Comes with document management software. Or say something like this http://www.amazon.com/Brother-ADS1000W-Compact-Wireless-Networking/dp/B00EKW6JGI/ref=pd_sim_229_6?ie=UTF8&refRID=1AASYDNRGVYPSY9BR7WN Such a device is more likely to come with OCR and document management software, etc. I figured an All-In-One would be better, since it could also print. Wouldn't I still need to keep my printer if I got this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Praetor Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Like Budman said, a All in one print while capable of scanning, it might not be the right solution for you since the scanning part of it is slow and can't hold more then a couple of pages in the feeder. Also it comes with HP OCR software, but only testing it you can see if it is enough for you. A good scanner would be more fitting for you since it can have very good OCR capability and can also have document management. Also depending the brand and the software, you can scan multiple documents into the same PDF natively; else you can use CutePDF, Bullzip or any other software that does the same thing (natively is best since it's faster and with less human intervention). I've also used a good Fujitsu scanner that scanned non stop for a couple of years; the software that comes with it (ScandAll) it's just great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+BudMan MVC Posted May 31, 2015 MVC Share Posted May 31, 2015 yeah if you want to print you would need a printer.. Not a fan of inkjet, I have a color laser printer.. Inkjet dry out all the time if our not using them - and if your using them the cost of ink you might as well be printing in liquid gold Per oz is got to be the most expensive ###### on the planet - you would think it cures cancer or something.. couple years old http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/magazine/2013/08/the-high-cost-of-wasted-printer-ink/index.htm toner for my printer is way more cost effective. I have a hl-3170cdw that I got back dec 2013 and still using the ink that it came with. Maintenance Information Model Name Brother HL-3170CDW series Device Status Page Counter 474 Color 317 B&W 157 Image Count Total 1389 Cyan 309 Magenta 310 Yellow 305 Black 465 Toner Cyan ** (60.00%) Toner Magenta ** (60.00%) Toner Yellow ** (60.00%) Toner Black ** (40.00%) So looks like have half of the initial toner it came with, and its what 1.5 years old. So if get another 1.5 years out of it before have to replace ink.. Prob just get new printer But if had to buy toner for it looks to be under $100 for like 5 times the ink the printer came with that has lasted me over 1.5 years. I don't do a whole lot of printing.. But who does these days? With the inkjets, like every time would go to print freaking ink was dried up because hadn't printed in couple of weeks, etc. http://www.amazon.com/E-Z-Ink-Replacement-MFC-9330CDW-MFC-9340CDW/dp/B00JFAFETS/ref=pd_cp_229_2?ie=UTF8&refRID=1M5VGC3WWZC58T02RJVT Which is the high yield and 2 black cart, etc. etc.. What printer do you have now? Happy with it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devHead Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Can you scan multiple documents into one PDF? Yes, you can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinggus Posted May 31, 2015 Author Share Posted May 31, 2015 Like Budman said, a All in one print while capable of scanning, it might not be the right solution for you since the scanning part of it is slow and can't hold more then a couple of pages in the feeder. Also it comes with HP OCR software, but only testing it you can see if it is enough for you. A good scanner would be more fitting for you since it can have very good OCR capability and can also have document management. Also depending the brand and the software, you can scan multiple documents into the same PDF natively; else you can use CutePDF, Bullzip or any other software that does the same thing (natively is best since it's faster and with less human intervention). I've also used a good Fujitsu scanner that scanned non stop for a couple of years; the software that comes with it (ScandAll) it's just great. Makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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