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General => General discussion => Topic started by: Khare on 20 March 2012, 12:17
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As title. Looking for the best printer with scanner for under £80.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Brother-DCP-J315W-Multi-function-Wireless-Printer-NEW-/180720332040?pt=UK_CamerasPhoto_Printers_Printers_JN&hash=item2a13c56d08#ht_2228wt_992 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Brother-DCP-J315W-Multi-function-Wireless-Printer-NEW-/180720332040?pt=UK_CamerasPhoto_Printers_Printers_JN&hash=item2a13c56d08#ht_2228wt_992)
This one looks good, but it looks like it's expensive to replace all the cartridges (4).
Must be relatively cheap to replace the ink. Would be nice if it was wireless and if it had storage card/stick adapter too.
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We use this one:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-KODAK-ESP-C310-WIRELESS-PRINTER-COPIER-SCANNER-BLACK-/251007979876?pt=UK_CamerasPhoto_Printers_Printers_JN&hash=item3a713dd164
Ink is £18 for black and colour multipack. Going to invest in a laser one as we're going through ink like there's no tomorrow.
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Looks very good. Ticks all the right boxes too. Any better suggestions?
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Was: £79.99
NOW: £24.99
http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/hp-deskjet-2050a-all-in-one-inkjet-printer-10562286-pdt.html?srcid=369&xtor=AL-1&cmpid=aff~HotUKDeals~
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Can reccomend Kodak, i have the C315, it's great.
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I have the HP Photosmart B111040257430825720957 something or the other. Quite good, does what it says on the tin. Seems to go through alot of ink though. Cheap refils dont seem to last that long either.... probably where they make their money back.
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Was: £79.99
NOW: £24.99
http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/hp-deskjet-2050a-all-in-one-inkjet-printer-10562286-pdt.html?srcid=369&xtor=AL-1&cmpid=aff~HotUKDeals~
I've got that printer, it really works rather well. Does everything you would want. Prints, scans and copies.
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That one looks good Jon. I'm thinking another wireless ones they have there. Not too expensive and its much more comfortable especially as she's got a netbook.
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Hello!!! (I used to be a printer specialist in IT distribution)
Anything cheap is going to be costly on cartridges and not get you many yields.
If i was you I'd be looking at something like the Epson SX435W or 445W. You "should" be able to utilise Airprint too on them by getting the Epson APP if you're smart phoned up. All individual Inks so fairly costly to replace, BUT really good photo quality.
Specs here - http://www.epson.co.uk/Printers-and-All-In-Ones/Inkjet/Epson-Stylus-SX445W
Epson also do a quarterly promo called breadth which is where they drop the price on a select few products for a quarter. These are both on there - believe normal cost of the SX445W is pushing £100, but should be about £60 at the moment
This printer also benefits from their flights promo - you buy a machine and claim a free return flight within europe (you pay the taxes) Buy a set of inks for it and get another free return flight for the missus - details here http://www.epson.co.uk/Explore-Epson/1228076002936
J315W is ok - but it is the entry level machine by brother so won't be as specced as the Epson.
Hope this helps!
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We use this one:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-KODAK-ESP-C310-WIRELESS-PRINTER-COPIER-SCANNER-BLACK-/251007979876?pt=UK_CamerasPhoto_Printers_Printers_JN&hash=item3a713dd164
Ink is £18 for black and colour multipack. Going to invest in a laser one as we're going through ink like there's no tomorrow.
Before you invest in laser i would have a look at these - http://www.epson.co.uk/businessinkjet
They are still inkjet - but they are business inkjet. You can get inks with the same capacity as the toners for a lot less. Plus no need to replace drums and fusers too which are extra costs.
Getting a cheap laser is a false economy so you will only benefit from better cost per page by investing in a more expensive laser, which does more prints per page. At that level you are looking at £400+ machines and still £120+ per toner, waster toner bottles, fusers and drums.
I got heads up that the black workforce pro's (the wireless ones) should be going on breadth in the near future so price should drop on them.
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Or buy a mono Samsung entry level one for £100 will still work out loads cheaper.
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If you want that you should be able to get an ML1670 for less than £50. Our cost from Samsung was down to £28 at one point. Pretty low yield toners though - new toner will be more expensive than the machine.
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I think i know someone with a ML series, the toner isn't that expensive.
Anyway I digress from Andres' subject.
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Hello!!! (I used to be a printer specialist in IT distribution)
Anything cheap is going to be costly on cartridges and not get you many yields.
If i was you I'd be looking at something like the Epson SX435W or 445W. You "should" be able to utilise Airprint too on them by getting the Epson APP if you're smart phoned up. All individual Inks so fairly costly to replace, BUT really good photo quality.
Specs here - http://www.epson.co.uk/Printers-and-All-In-Ones/Inkjet/Epson-Stylus-SX445W
Epson also do a quarterly promo called breadth which is where they drop the price on a select few products for a quarter. These are both on there - believe normal cost of the SX445W is pushing £100, but should be about £60 at the moment
This printer also benefits from their flights promo - you buy a machine and claim a free return flight within europe (you pay the taxes) Buy a set of inks for it and get another free return flight for the missus - details here http://www.epson.co.uk/Explore-Epson/1228076002936
J315W is ok - but it is the entry level machine by brother so won't be as specced as the Epson.
Hope this helps!
Cheers Archie. That SX445w looks really good, great price and the fact it has separate cartridges is awesome. Cheers for replies guys, will get ordering in the next few days :smiley:
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Just a quickie, does the SX445W come with ink in the £60 price?
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I don't know about you guys, but I refill my ink cartridges myself. Much cheaper.
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yes mate it will come with a set of starter inks
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Awesome. Ordered it from Amazon for £55 including delivery. Thanks for advice guys, always good to have people in the know helping you choose something, otherwise I'd have ended up buying a stinker!
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Cheaper to buy a new printer than to replace the cartridges!
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Cheaper to buy a new printer than to replace the cartridges!
in a way yes, but you only get starter inks each time which don't last as long as a normal full set - normally starter inks are half size.
In this case a set of inks will be about half the price of the printer and last twice as long as the starter inks.
Lexmark are awful for it though!
Don;t forget to claim your free flights Khare!
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I'm sure i've read somewhere that Kodak do the cheapest cartidges now.. :undecided:
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They base being cheapest on not having split colours which is fine, but the capacities aren't as large as seperate inks.
THe other problem with them is if you use all the Cyan, but have Yellow and Magenta left, you need to change the whole ink cartridge as a pose to just the Cyan, so it becomes a bit of a false economy.
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Don;t forget to claim your free flights Khare!
Would be nice but can't afford to go away right now. About to start new job, kart championship and also girlfriend's uni.
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Think as long as it's registered in time you can claim until 2013
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Colour laser printer!
Was: £160
Now: £70.98
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B003LVIHFA/ref=nosim/?tag=hotukdeals-21