|
12-24-2006, 11:42 AM
|
#1 (permalink) |
|
Insane
|
Dell Printer on a Mac
Hi all, just got a new MBP beauty and I love her. I am new to mac having switched from the PC world; however, I would still like to use my old PC printer. It is a Dell All in One 924. I want to install it on my mac but from what I am reading dell printers are not compatible with macs. Is this true?
|
|
|
12-24-2006, 11:56 AM
|
#2 (permalink) |
|
In Transition
Location: Sanford, FL (between Daytona and Orlando)
|
Yeah, looking at the Dell website, it looks like you're out of luck. I have an HP All-In-One, and love it. It works great with my Mac, and also works well with my AirPort. I love sitting in my living room and printing to the printer in my office. =) Plus, you can pick one up for about $100-$150. Good luck.
__________________
Don't trust anything that can bleed for a week and not die. Oh wait, that's me... nevermind... you can trust me. 
|
|
|
|
12-24-2006, 12:56 PM
|
#3 (permalink) |
|
Tilted Cat Head
Administrator
Location: Manhattan, NY
|
the key here is DRIVERS, and more than likely there are no DELL printer drivers for Macs, someone I found via google stated one of their IT guys got it to work , but I cannot locate such drivers.
good luck
__________________
I don't care if you are black, white, purple, green, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, hippie, cop, bum, admin, user, English, Irish, French, Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, indian, cowboy, tall, short, fat, skinny, emo, punk, mod, rocker, straight, gay, lesbian, jock, nerd, geek, Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, Independent, driver, pedestrian, or bicyclist, either you're an asshole or you're not. |
|
|
|
12-24-2006, 02:29 PM
|
#5 (permalink) |
|
Adequate
Location: In my angry-dome.
|
Yep, that seems to be the Lexmark Z615. (Remember, none of the box assemblers really make more than labels and manuals.) The picture is wrong but their MacOS driver is here.
BTW, congratulations on the new baby!
__________________
There are a vast number of people who are uninformed and heavily propagandized, but fundamentally decent. The propaganda that inundates them is effective when unchallenged, but much of it goes only skin deep. If they can be brought to raise questions and apply their decent instincts and basic intelligence, many people quickly escape the confines of the doctrinal system and are willing to do something to help others who are really suffering and oppressed." -Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media, p. 195 Last edited by cyrnel; 12-24-2006 at 02:36 PM.. |
|
|
|
12-24-2006, 08:49 PM
|
#7 (permalink) |
|
Adequate
Location: In my angry-dome.
|
You're right. My bad. I'm googling a bit and don't see any current Lexmarks that look similar. Maybe the X 2470, but it doesn't have a display. It might be built to spec for Dell which could mean there isn't a matching driver without munging product strings. I'd still try a few of their AIO drivers to see if it's recognized.
__________________
There are a vast number of people who are uninformed and heavily propagandized, but fundamentally decent. The propaganda that inundates them is effective when unchallenged, but much of it goes only skin deep. If they can be brought to raise questions and apply their decent instincts and basic intelligence, many people quickly escape the confines of the doctrinal system and are willing to do something to help others who are really suffering and oppressed." -Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media, p. 195 |
|
|
| Tags |
| dell, mac, printer |
|
|
