Which Printer to buy

Hi

I want to buy a printer but i cant decide which one to buy.

I have been looking on the net and asking around but some people say Cannon and some say HP and i cant make up my mind so i need some help with this please.

I had two HP printers in the past and they both broke down within two years. So, what do you think/recommend ? HP or Cannon ? my budget is £50 and Maximum is £60 (there is a sale at the moment in my budget range in PC World). So, laser is out of the question, i guess it will have to be an inkjet and I am looking for an all-in-one that has a photocopier.

I would stay away from the HP printers if I were looking for one. I don't know if you will be able to find a printer/copier/scanner/fax unit in your price range though. You might check on what a Brother laser MFC unit costs in your area.

My office just got an HP Officejet Pro 8600 All in One...It was $180 USD.

It's pretty cool. It has a multi sheet feeder so that you can scan several pages to one doc.

Another cool feature is that you get to assign the machine an email address.. That helps you to be able to print from a smart phone etc..

What do you mostly want to print with it? I would choose a different printer for photo printing than I would for mainly text documents, so it would be good to know your requirements before advising.

text, photos and I want to use the photocopier

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Originally Posted by SuperSparks

What do you mostly want to print with it? I would choose a different printer for photo printing than I would for mainly text documents, so it would be good to know your requirements before advising.

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You may be able to find a deal on this one, either now or in the near future:

http://www.brother-usa.com/mfc/model...TID=MFCJ5910DW

This looks like a decent budget all-rounder:

http://www.trustedreviews.com/Canon-...Printer_review

Or this one is better, but a little over your budget:

http://www.google.co.uk/products/cat...d=0CJYBEIIIMAM

A lot these inkjets I have looked at (all makes) have the following problems:

slow
frequent paper jams
does a lot of clanking before printing and starting
does not take the paper
takes time to prepare to print

isnt there an inkjet without any of these problems ?

What's the budget?

XEROX Phaser series 8560MFP/YD Up to 30 ppm InkJet MFC / All-In-One Color Printer
$1,869.99 + $16.99 Shipping (restrictions apply)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16828118472

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•First-page-out time as fast as 6 seconds
•Color: up to 30 ppm
•Black: up to 30 ppm

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maxium budget is £60

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Originally Posted by SpywareDr

What's the budget?

XEROX Phaser series 8560MFP/YD Up to 30 ppm InkJet MFC / All-In-One Color Printer
$1,869.99 + $16.99 Shipping (restrictions apply)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16828118472

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For a mere "£60" I'm afraid you're going to experience some "slow, frequent paper jams, does a lot of clanking before printing and starting, does not take the paper, takes time to prepare to print".

You may want to consider saving up for a colour laser instead - you'll do away with most, if not all, of those problems, and they are generally a good deal cheaper to run too. You won't get one for £60 though :(

We've had a laser for 10 years now, and wouldn't want to go back to an inkjet for general printing. They do still have the edge for photo printing, but that's the only advantage that I can see with an inkjet.

We have two laser printers at work, it maybe cheaper to save-up and buy after months but even then its expensive to run, the ink/drum unit costs are very expensive.

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Originally Posted by SuperSparks

You may want to consider saving up for a colour laser instead - you'll do away with most, if not all, of those problems, and they are generally a good deal cheaper to run too. You won't get one for £60 though :(

We've had a laser for 10 years now, and wouldn't want to go back to an inkjet for general printing. They do still have the edge for photo printing, but that's the only advantage that I can see with an inkjet.

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In most cases, the per page ink costs for an inkjet will be even higher. Ink is where they make their money.

My Brother HL-5370DW, strictly black and white, sure printed 40 reams of paper cheaper than my Epson Workforce 1100 could have and that is cheaper than any HP by $20 for a set of ink.

Points to ponder.

I don't like consumer grade HP printers because the driver/software is garbage. Never been around any I would own. Business class HPs are different (IMO) but won't be in your price range. So if it's between Canon or HP, I'd recommend Canon.

That said, I buy Epson. Not perfect by any means but have been good for me and my family.

*Have to agree that if you can swing it, and you do a fair amount of printing, lasers are the cheapest to own/operate. But if you only print a few things, just once in a while, ink jets can be price competitive.

An example of the cost of the ink for an "ink"jet printer ...

A HP 97 Tri-color Inkjet Print Cartridge (C9363WN#140) contains "(14 ml)" of ink and costs $39.98 (USD), including shipping at Newegg.com.

Do the math:

3,785 ml (milliliter) = 1 gallon (US)

3,785 ml divided by 14 ml per cartridge means it would take 270 cartridges to get a gallon of ink.

270 cartridges times $39.98 per cartridge equals $10,794.60 per gallon.

:eek:

Toner (Laser) cartridges do in fact cost more at the point of purchase than ink (Inkjet) cartridges do. However, when you look at the cost per page toner wins...big time.
So, in the short run, an inkjet is cheaper....In the long run, a laser is more cost effective.
In the long run, more money up front WILL be cheaper in the long run...
It's like stepping over dollars to pick up dimes....

I don't like Epson inkjets at all. Unless you use it a lot, they will get clogged up. The Canons used to have separate ink tanks and printhead assemblies, so the consumables can get expensive. HP got vetoed already.

That leaves something like a Lexmark.

I've seen some pretty competitively priced Brother lasers, but I can't say how they are one way or the other.

I have 2 Brother laser printers, a color printer, and a black & white MFC unit. They have worked well for me.

I would suggest going for HP printers. The best part is any IT support company is able to provide you services for them as they are very common and every company has their drivers and their staff knows how to troubleshoot them.

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Originally Posted by rockywillson189

I would suggest going for HP printers. The best part is any IT support company is able to provide you services for them as they are very common and every company has their drivers and their staff knows how to troubleshoot them.

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HP are terrible about drivers, every time a new version of Windows comes out, they expect you to buy a new scanner or printer because they won't update the drivers :mad: I found that out the hard way. Never again.

Hp can cost up to 410,00 for a gal of black ink too.