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Hi all. On a relative whim I picked up a Sony Vaio "laptop" on Sunday. Got a fairly reasonable price. Anyway - I didn't break the bank so if it turns out to be a mistake, I don't have that much invested in it. Since I lost my job I no longer have access to the rather nice Lenovo Think Pad with dual screens I was using there, so getting something for home was essential. My 2000 vintage Dell is too obsolete to have any practical use (stores some old files I need to sift through) and my iPad has limitations for some of the work I want to be able to do. Anyway, I'm enjoying the Vaio's 15" touchscreen and full keyboard, and Win 8 is becoming comfortable. It's rather large so I put "laptop" in quotes, but portability is not a high priority.

So now I need a new printer with Wi-Fi and preferably "Airprint" to be directly compatible with my iPad as well. A 3- or 4-in-1 (print, copy, scan are a minimum) would be useful. I don't need photo quality printing, but color is essential. Reasonably priced cartridges would be a good feature. I'll likely print a dozen pages a week of mixed content and I don't need "professional grade" results. I've been out of the market for so long and there are so many choices now, I don't know where to begin! I lean toward HPs based on good past experience. Low price is also not a high priority but I would like to keep it under say $400.

What do you suggest ?? TIA...
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navychop
Check to see if ONLY Dell cartridges can be used. Might be a $ignificant con$ideration.
. Raine
I have an old Brother laser network printer which has been great for years, only black and white, an MFC-8120, the replacement toner cartridge for it is only 28 dollars and after market is even cheaper. Brother has definitely been a good printer for me. Last Christmas I bought a Kodak Hero 5.1 All In One inkjet and the wireless works great but the print quality is atrocious and it chews through ink like crazy, I'd most definitely advise staying away from Kodak printers. before the Kodak we had a Lexmark X-75 All In One, which worked nice but finally broke beyond reasonable repair. Wish now that I'd fixed it instead of buying the darn Kodak!
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I have the HP Envy 110 and I love it. I can print from anything I have easily. Ive printed from Iphone, Ipad, HTC One, and my laptop wirelessly. My son prints to it over the wired network and so does my husband. The cartridges last me a long time and I do more printing than you said you do. I've had mine for at least a couple years... can't remember exactly... and have had zero problems. I think the newest version is HP Envy 120 but you can get the 114 on Amazon.
dont24
I use both an inkjet and laser at home. HP BW Laserjet and always a Canon for inkjet. The PIXMA series are all-in-one and have Airprint.
I'm in the market too for something w/ Airprint. Looking at the MG6420 & 7120. I've been using generic ink cartridges for fraction of the cost of OEM. Haven't had a single issue yet. May not last quite as long as OEM, but the cost savings is well worth it.
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Sorry I dropped the ball on this thread, new job has me jammed at the moment! I ended up with this HP Deskjet 8600 Pro Plus from staples, paid $229 plus tax. It was very easy to set up and so far works great! I love being able to send it print jobs from anywhere, including my and my GF's iPads. Draws only 5 watts on standby waiting for those jobs.

http://www.staples.com/HP-Officejet-Pro-8600-Plus-e-All-in-One-Printer/product_366001

I was seriously considering a color laser but the store manager quickly talked me out of it. Full set of replacement toner cartridges would cost more than the printer...!
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osu1991
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Another Tulsa King spin off.🙄
dishstaller
Another Tulsa King spin off.🙄
But.....if you like Tulsa King....looks like you would probably like this as well. I don't mind spin-offs as long as they don't involve a sassy niece who moves from the big city :rolleyes:
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I thought I would come here and find lots of complaints about the update to the dish anywhere mobile app, but am not seeing any. It used to look just like the desktop webpage. Now you can no longer filter by sports channels or movie channels. Plus that they made it look like a big button telephone and you see fewer channels in the screen which requires more scrolling. Yes I realize you can look at sports then select which sport you want to look at, I just liked being able to see all sporting events in the guide with all other channels being filtered out. Am I alone in the wilderness on this?
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Juan
Not alot of dish customers any more
Foxbat
I'm not a big fan of the new layout, especially on my Apple TV. It used to look like the old Guide layout on the Hopper 3, but they changed parts of that, too.
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dishstaller
I really dislike change for the sake of change
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Anyone else watch this show? Any guesses as to what was in the box Gibbs gave to Abby that was on her desk? It look liked it was glowing.

I also heard that someone was leaving the show at the end of this season. Any guesses as to who thats going to be?
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Jimbo

Howard ...
You don't like Tony, or Tony as the Director (he's only been there for 30 seconds now) or you don't like NCIS ?
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Howard ...
You don't like Tony, or Tony as the Director (he's only been there for 30 seconds now) or you don't like NCIS ?
Tony as the director.🙄
Jimbo
Tony as the director.🙄
Would you rather have LaRoche ???
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I liked this episode and a toned down Tony...
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Would you rather have LaRoche ???
No. Bring in someone new.🤔 Tony is not serious enough for me. Parker is too close to the team and Tim is too young to take over IMO.
Jimbo
No. Bring in someone new.🤔 Tony is not serious enough for me. Parker is too close to the team and Tim is too young to take over IMO.
I don't think Tim and Tony are that far apart in Age ...

Remember what Tony said to Tim when they first got back together ...
Tony said: I am the New Tony, Tim .... (something to that effect)

Tony has changed, he's been running his Security Business ... I'm sure he has grown up.

Give it time ... your judging the New Tony from the old Tony.

It sounds like Tim won't be around the Team much longer either.
dishstaller
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Might be worth a watch when it comes out. Looks like typical big corp against the little guy movie BUT....there is a reason this plot type is so oft repeated, it draws audiences.


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-f9OGsKHd4
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dishstaller
BTW, I noticed right after I posted this that someone else had already mentioned it....sorry for the duplicate thread. Still looking forward to seeing the movie.
meStevo
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If you're going try to read / listen to the book (can't recommend the audio book enough) before this comes out, I'd avoid trailers.

Trailer below, spoiling it to make sure you read the above bold message first. The book / audio book are fantastic. Go into this blind if you can IMO!




Kind of disappointed at how much they show. A lot still to see, but man, some good reveals in the book that are just served up here.
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I've seen it twice. Can't recommend the audio book enough, Ray Porter's performance is amazing and there's so much more in the book than the movie.
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"Project Hail Mary" should be on Prime Video starting Friday, July 3.
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Forgot to comment. I did watch when it first came out on MGM. I enjoyed it a lot. I think reading the book made it easier to watch. Several friends commented it was a little hard to follow.
TRG
TRG
"astrophage". I read the book but didn't see the film yet.
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"Project Hail Mary" should be on Prime Video starting Friday, July 3.
That's what I will be watching this weekend.🤗
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Kindle book on sale for $2.99 today at Amazon.
dishstaller
.........there's so much more in the book than the movie.
I agree. That can go for pretty much any book vs movie. Back when I was single I would read any Stephen King or John Grisham book I could get my hands on. When you read a book you make up the scenes and characters in your mind.....the movie version always disappoints.
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Schedule drops tomorrow. Mandatory mini camps in June. Hall of Fame game August 6th.
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Selfish Drake Maye holds back on giving the ball to Bills unlike Jags game, gets the win on the road.
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Selfish Drake Maye holds back on giving the ball to Bills unlike Jags game, gets the win on the road.
A big win for the Patriots, and they are now 3-2.

Browns lose a close one with... The Jets. That is a classic Browns loss (granted, any loss is a classic one it seems). 49'ers, Vikings, and Chiefs remain undefeated. The AFC north have a three way tie at 3-2 for second place. :eek:
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Hopefully nowhere near a microphone.
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Hopefully nowhere near a microphone.
After having experienced Gus Ferguson trying to call soccer games, I'm uncertain why NFL football analysts get hate. Even the "worst" of them are pretty good.
meStevo
Jalen Hurts out indefinitely as they treat and monitor a superficial blood clot in his leg.


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