Printer

reader

Hi

I want to get a new printer, mine is an awful old ink jet, any suggestions (other than going paperless!)

T.C.

HP - great printers! I bought one back in the early nineties and only replaced it with another HP about 3 years ago.

PGM

How much printing do you do?

If its high I'd say HP laser, otherwise a cheap to use inkjet such as Kodak.

TreadStone

What's your budget ?

I have a Canon MP495 inkjet at home. It's wireless, prints, copies & scans for about £50. I always buy Canon for home use.

If it's high volume, laser printer every time though.

reader

I don't do much printing (just accounts, tax comps and letters) so I probably should just make do with my inkjet and stop buying cheap paper.

My budget is around £200 although this could be flexed, I ideally want a printer that will produce high quality/professional-looking docs, photocopy and scan (when I print using my inkjet the docs just look cheap, although this may be more to do with the quality of paper that I use).

I'm thinking of either:

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/canon-i-sensys-mf3010-all-in-one-laser-printer-11001688-pdt.html

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/samsung-scx-3405-all-in-one-laser-printer-12258540-pdt.html

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/samsung-clx-3185w-xeu-multifunction-colour-laser-printer-10849484-pdt.html

SamiH

All good printers. It might be worthwhile checking how much replacement ink cartridges are aswell as some can be rather extortionate.

ademoore

There's no fax on any of those - I use a HP Officejet 6310 and have found that I use the fax more than I thought I would! Also, I find colour can be a bonus!

The only thing that puts me off with Lasers is the cost of the toner - looking at some of those machines, for the mono's you are looking at £40+ for black toner - on a £89 machine! It's like razors and blades, they make their money on the things that you rely on to use them! For the colour one, you would be looking around the £20 mark for each one, and you'd need 4 (including black).

Not sure if that helps, :tongue_smilie: