New Printer\scanner

[Beastman1975]

looks like my old printer is dead  so i want to get a decent printer/scanner combo anyone have  suggestion to models that are popular and good for  cover projects?

 dont want to spend more than 200 bucks if possible  and more worried about scanning quality over printing

[Arseen]

I have Canon MP190. It does both things very well.

[Beastman1975]

thanks for the input , soon as a get a new one  im goin to scan some of my more recent purchases  like namco x capcom  and others  id also like to scan some of my older games that we already have covers for but maybe the raws wernt the best to begin with ( before quality control )  and saw someone request wario woods  SNES wich i have the box for

[Arseen]

Remember to use Canon's own scanning program.
As it is made spesificly to their printers, the scan quality is better than using third party program.

IMHO

[tiktektak]

Remember to use Canon's own scanning program.
As it is made spesificly to their printers, the scan quality is better than using third party program.

IMHO

Actually the old Canon Toolbox was very nice but the newer version which must be used with newer scanners is utter shit! It changes the saturation and colors so wrongly that you have to double check every scan and choose always a different method to use! *yuck*

[Staf]

I came here to make this same type of topic. Guess I'll just see what other responses this gets.

My printer (an HP F4480) worked fine for a few months, but then it randomly stopped working. It doesn't have any connection to the computer even though I have checked the USB cables. I then hooked it directly into a laptop computer and it worked fine for about 2 weeks before having the same thing happen to it. Once it stopped working I had it unplugged for a week or so.

Yesterday morning I plugged it back in to the first computer and it worked just fine with no issues, including network printing. Then when I went back later in the night it was back to the not communicating part. I left it unplugged overnight but this morning it still couldn't connect. I went through ever step of the "Can't Print? Print Jobs are Stuck in the Print Queue" section of the HP page but it still is not working. The desktop which I first used run Windows 7 32-bit and the laptop runs Windows 7 64-bit. I've tried uninstalling the drivers, installing them from HP's page, leaving the power off, plugging it into different USB ports, trying a different cable, but nothing is working so far.

Assuming I can't get it to work, I'll be having to pick up a new printer.

[Arseen]

I came here to make this same type of topic. Guess I'll just see what other responses this gets.

My printer (an HP F4480) worked fine for a few months, but then it randomly stopped working. It doesn't have any connection to the computer even though I have checked the USB cables. I then hooked it directly into a laptop computer and it worked fine for about 2 weeks before having the same thing happen to it. Once it stopped working I had it unplugged for a week or so.

Yesterday morning I plugged it back in to the first computer and it worked just fine with no issues, including network printing. Then when I went back later in the night it was back to the not communicating part. I left it unplugged overnight but this morning it still couldn't connect. I went through ever step of the "Can't Print? Print Jobs are Stuck in the Print Queue" section of the HP page but it still is not working. The desktop which I first used run Windows 7 32-bit and the laptop runs Windows 7 64-bit. I've tried uninstalling the drivers, installing them from HP's page, leaving the power off, plugging it into different USB ports, trying a different cable, but nothing is working so far.

Assuming I can't get it to work, I'll be having to pick up a new printer.

Might be power leak, which manifests itself after printer warms up enough.

BTW:  Have you tryed do download latest driver from HP's home page. it might help if the reason is not that power leak but Windows 7 not likng your printer.

[Arseen]

It seems that HP printers give trouble for atleast two or three users running on newer than XP windows.

NOT GOOD. 

Here is link to the other:
http://www.thecoverproject.net/forums/index.php?topic=5824
Maybe you can help each other.

[Staf]

I've tried new drivers and old drivers. None fixed the problem. A power leak you say? Is such a thing fixable?

[Arseen]

I've tried new drivers and old drivers. None fixed the problem. A power leak you say? Is such a thing fixable?

Probably, but like everything in modern electronics, buying new is probably much cheaper.
Especially printers as manufacturers sell them even at loss, as they make money mainly from inks.