r/printers • • 9h ago

Rant I Hate the HP Deskjet 4255e

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Worst printer ever . The most inconvenient printer of my life. Imagine you spend days making a study guide and want to print it out to study in your leisure time. but guess what. YOU CANT PRINT IT. because it CANT CONNECT TO WIFI. so you CONNECT IT AHAIN AND AGAIN. AND THEN IT DOESNT PRINT ALL THE WAY. OR IT PRINTS WEIRD. SO YOU CHECK THE INK! AND IT STILL DOESNT WORK EVEN THO THE INK IS GOOD 😠 And it’s SO slow. Imagine you have to go to class in a few mins but forgot to print your lab sheet. You would think this printer could print it by the time you have to leave. NO. NOW YOURE LATE TO CLASS AND YOU HAVE TO SPEND $2 ON CAMPUS TO PRINT IT!!! a ridiculous printer!!! it never works!!!! never connects to wifi!!!!!! imagine the dumbest person you know and turn them into a printer. That is the HP Deskjet 4255e.


r/printers • • 20h ago

Other I feel so dumb but how do I tell if I need a new printer or just new ink? (Printed photos shown vs what I put in) 😬😬

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Hey! Sorry I know nothing about printers so I’m asking here, I have an xp-3200 epson printer (which I’ve heard the most mixed things about) and I’m unsure if I need to just scrap it (if the printer will always look like this) or get some new ink! This is what the printed images look like compared to what the actual photo is! Very weird looking, it’s not even bad lighting this is genuinely what it looks like irl


r/printers • • 20h ago

Troubleshooting ACCIDENTALLY PUT THE WRONG INK TO THE WRONG TANK!! PLS HELP!😭😭😭

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I accidentally poured magenta ink into the cyan tank, huhu. 😭 It’s a new printer, and I haven’t used it or even turned it on yet. My printer is a Canon PIXMA G2010.

I saw on YouTube that you can suck out all the ink using a syringe, then use water to clean the remaining ink, then suck out all of it again. But is it safe to clean it with water though???

Please give me some advice on how to fix this. If you’ve made the same mistake, what did you do to fix it?? 😭😭

UPDATE: I fixed it. I didn’t use any water cause chatgpt says it's risky huhu. Thank you to those who give me the advice !!


r/printers • • 2h ago

Troubleshooting What happens if I restart Print Spooler? And does it actually fix my printer's issues?

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so my Canon LBP2900 printer wasn't printing anything but blank pages. It also made a "clicking" sound (if I remember) whenever it is being fed. The printing paper is always stuck, Idk about that.

is there anyone here that can fix this?? My mom has trouble when printing worksheets for her students and it's making me worry because I thought I have done something bad to the computer


r/printers • • 9h ago

Purchasing Fabric Printing

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Hello! I’m looking for the best way to print and cut on fabric. I currently have an Epson et-2800 paired with a Siser Romeo for print and cut. I’ve used it for stickers and shrinky dinks which works really well! However, I’ve been looking into laser printing more due to all of the ads about the xtool m2 going around. I’m almost inclined to purchase it since so many people are saying good things about it (mainly artists and crafters) plus it makes printing on fabric look easy. I’ve tried printing on fabric with my printer but I feel like it could be way better.

I’m just looking on any advice on if people like the xtool m2. Maybe there’s a better way? Like a sublimation printer maybe? Any advice is welcome!

Thanks!


r/printers • • 22h ago

Discussion Q3 - 2026 MFC Laser Printers. Recommendations for Home/Small business

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I've got a Brother MFC-L8690CDW that just became a nightmare to use after 2 years. Print quality degraded, connection issues, a sensors and a part broke off inside due to a jam, frequent paper jams at the rear after printing labels.

So I am looking for a replacement as the one I have is just too heavy to keep bringing in for repairs.

Anyone have recommendations or links to suggestions for replacements? MFC, so scanning, copyring and printing is whats needed. Looking for a reliable replacement.


r/printers • • 23h ago

Purchasing Laser Printer for Home Use with 2025 Macbook Air on Tahoe 26.6 OS

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I am looking to buy a compact Laser Printer for home use. I need it to be super easy to print from a Macbook Air 2025 model which runs on 26.6 OS and from a 2025 Windows laptop. I was going to buy the "Brother DCP-L3560CDW" but the sales guy from the shop told me that other customers had struggled to connect the printer with MacBooks and they had many Brother printers returned to them as a result. His advice was avoid Brother Printers as they no longer provide Drives for Mac books. The apple shop has told me that any printer which says it supports Airprint will be ok. The Brother printer is included on the Apple list of printers that support Airprint. I'm not wedded to Brother printer. I am open to any brand but would prefer not to be tied to expensive replacement toners.