techies - recommend me a ...

[CoolGirl]

wireless all-in-one printer/copier scanner. Hoping to pick one up in the sales[-o<

will be used at home, for small volumes. good print quality required (happy to sacrifice speed for quality). Dunno what else I should be asking - but economical to run and low environmental impact would be good. Price limit £100.

and may researching and responding to this small request bring great joy to my nerdy org. brothers who have fun doing such things!

[ThEGr33k]

Why wireless?

[CoolGirl]

lack of space to locate it near my workstation/dining table
we have more than one laptop operational in the house
any reason why we shouldn't?

[Dave20046]

lack of space to locate it near my workstation/dining table
we have more than one laptop operational in the house

any reason why we shouldn't?
just to cut cost I'd imagine.

[Bluepete]

We have a Lexmark Z1480 which is wireless, very plain and white, not too big and prints very well. That ink carts are about £35 for both and seem to last ages. Very easy to set up on the network.
Good photo printer, costs about £50 on t'interweb.

Pete

[ThEGr33k]

lack of space to locate it near my workstation/dining table
we have more than one laptop operational in the house

any reason why we shouldn't?


No I was just wondering if you were getting one just for the sake of it :p

If you are using laptops then fair enough. Blue pete's sounds ok :D

[rigor]

We've got an HP one (Photosmart something... they have changed the line-up now)

Works well with 2 laptops and 3 desktops, print quality is good, consumables are OK too. PC World (as a guide price), seem to be doing them for under £100...

[embee]

I've found HP to be pretty reliable perasonally, though my current printer is ancient. Some friends have recently bought an all-in-one wireless HP but I don't know which model, they're very happy with it.

http://www.pricerunner.co.uk/ is useful, there are usually "expert reviews" links attached to the items. Trouble is there are so many models to choose from, especially if you go up to £100 odd. Ink running costs are key, I reckon, need to scout around on-line for ink suppliers like these (http://www.7dayshop.com/catalog/default.php?cPath=777&r=20051123) for example.

[Paul the 6th]

HP are generally mint :) we use one at work - wireless, scanner & printer (and therefore photocopier) all in one, also takes various memory cards :) you'll pay a bit more for a wireless hp item rather than say the ones you'll see for £30 at morrisons...

www.Ebuyer.com are very good when it comes to stock & delivery times (and also usually price) :) hope this helps :)

[Dave20046]

HP are generally mint :) we use one at work - wireless, scanner & printer (and therefore photocopier) all in one, also takes various memory cards :) you'll pay a bit more for a wireless hp item rather than say the ones you'll see for £30 at morrisons...

www.Ebuyer.com (http://www.Ebuyer.com) are very good when it comes to stock & delivery times (and also usually price) :) hope this helps :)
HP are good but they've made a few dud models. Maybe worth running your final decision or top 3 past us.

[Filipe M.]

And one vote for Canon, can't remember the exact model but I've seen a very decent one not long ago. If it follows the traditional Canon inkjet tradition, it should be 'cheap' to run, great print quality without sacrificing speed. I'll see if I can come up with the model...

[TEC]

HP are generally mint :) we use one at work - wireless, scanner & printer (and therefore photocopier) all in one, also takes various memory cards :)
Be interested in the model, being able to WiFi scan is something I am looking for

[maviczap]

If you go for a HP, Cannon or a Epson, then I'd recommend one of these continous ink systems.

I've been running one in my Epson R265 for over a year now and never had to refill the ink. Intial cost is about 2 sets of original ink cartridges, but with at least 5x the amount of ink.

With children in the house normal cartridges were too expensive to run & I had no end of problems with compatibles.

http://www.continuousink.com/default.asp

[embee]

Maviczap, if anyone else wants to try the product suggested above, why not get together for the cashback offer
http://www.continuousink.com/cashback.asp

[CoolGirl]

thanks guys. I'm now looking at these two:

this is the epson
http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/store/pcw_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@1841103200.123109017 8@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccdhadegedgldehcflgceggdhhmdfof.0&page=Product&fm=5&sm=4&tm=undefined&sku=855223&category_oid=-24820

and this is the HP
http://www.johnlewis.com/230504820/Product.aspx

not sure what the difference is...

[maviczap]

Maviczap, if anyone else wants to try the product suggested above, why not get together for the cashback offer
http://www.continuousink.com/cashback.asp

I would if I could, but I don't have my original order number to complete the sign up process, Doh!

Because I bought mine on EBAY, I didn't see this offer

Maybe I'll ask them if they still have it :rolleyes:

But dosn't stop anyon else signing up for it.

[embee]

HP review here (http://www.trustedreviews.com/printers/review/2008/11/11/HP-Photosmart-C4580-All-In-One-Inkjet/p1), a few niggles it appears

[Dave20046]

Which did you go for in the end? Any feedback? I need to recommend a wireless printer to a customer and don't know where to start!

[wyrdness]

thanks guys. I'm now looking at these two:

this is the epson
http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/store/pcw_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@1841103200.123109017 8@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccdhadegedgldehcflgceggdhhmdfof.0&page=Product&fm=5&sm=4&tm=undefined&sku=855223&category_oid=-24820

and this is the HP
http://www.johnlewis.com/230504820/Product.aspx

not sure what the difference is...

I personally wouldn't touch any Epson printer with a bargepole. I've owned two - one was a top-of-the-range model, and they've both been complete rubbish. I ended up dumping the very expensive one at the council tip and replacing it with a cheap Canon which turned out to be a far better printer all round. I'll never buy Epson again.

Funnily enough, I always use Epson semi-gloss photo paper in my Canon printer, as it produces much nicer photos than all of the high-gloss papers do.