View Full Version : OMO! Time for new home printer!
Redmist
19-01-17, 01:14 PM
Hi wise folks,
Its that time when I need to replace my inkjet printer and all the reviews are fine but none of them talk about the main issue that concerns me, such as how long the cartridges last AND their replacement costs.
Have any of you been thru this process recently and can guide me?
I've had an HP deskjet for around 6 years and worked ok but the cartridges SEEM to last for a minimal time, like 20-30 pages!
I'm sick of replacing them.
Thanks in advance!
depends if you print colour photos. I moved over to a colour laser with scanner. Its a larger footprint but you can guarantee it will print whenever you need it without cleaning heads, changing cartidges etc. Be aware the printers come with basic toners but once you refill/ change you can leave it. Currently using a ricoh but have has epson models.
cheaper to get pics printed at nearest booth.
i only ever print text so monochrome laser does me fine. toners last for ages especially if you do the shake trick.
Teejayexc
19-01-17, 04:54 PM
Hi wise folks,
I've had an HP deskjet for around 6 years and worked ok but the cartridges SEEM to last for a minimal time, like 20-30 pages!
I'm sick of replacing them.
Thanks in advance!
I have an Hp printer and opted for their cheapest yearly replace ink plan. Had it for about 18 months now, print lots of black and white textile stuff and quite a lot of colour, both print and photo. All told costs me about £3.50 / month and when the ink needs replacing they send out new cartridges. Suits me sir.
SV650rules
19-01-17, 04:59 PM
Been using a Dell 1250c LED colour laser printer for the last 6 /7 years or so, prints everything I need - and fast as well, you can turn it on and print to it straight away. You can get third party toner cartridges (inksticks.co.uk) at less than half OEM cost and they work well - don't dry out like liquid ink and last a long time. Don't know if Dell still make the 1250c model but they do make newer models of their colour LED laser printer.
Canon make some cheap all in one printer & scanners for less then £40. At that price cheaper to buy a new printer than replace the cartridges.
ebuyer.co.uk is worth checking out as they have good bargains and daily buys.
As Bibio says printing photos at home is expensive, take a memory stick to Boots or similar.
Littlepeahead
19-01-17, 05:51 PM
If you have any in mind and want to check them against the Which? best buys then let me know. They have 45 best buys so lots to choose from.
Sir Trev
19-01-17, 06:21 PM
Unless it's changed since I left in 2013 Dell printers are re-badges, they don't make their own. We have an Epson photo printer and I'm fairly disappointed with the vibrancy of the prints. No idea on how long the carts last as that's Lady Poppy's department.
I think Epson do their own continuous ink systems off the shelf now. You get a large external tank and top that up. Only downside is the printer now costs £200 as they can't make their money off this replacement cartridges.
maviczap
19-01-17, 07:21 PM
I think Epson do their own continuous ink systems off the shelf now. You get a large external tank and top that up. Only downside is the printer now costs £200 as they can't make their money off this replacement cartridges.
Yes, but it pays for itself very quickly if you use oem cartriges :-)
I ran a epsom r265 with a continous ink system, the printer lasted about 10 years and i only got rid of it because i had to take it to a service centre to get it reset. The cis ink system cost me £53 and i still had ink left in the refill bottles. When youve got kids it pays for itself.
I bought another epsom, and straight away another cis system, but this one caused the toothed belt to skip, and i never got it to work, so i put it in the loft..
Then i bought a cannon, which goes through ink like nobodies business.
The epsom is going back into service once ive used up the canon cartridges. Ive removed to tubing that fed the ink from the tanks to the cartrides, and i will top up the ink either using a syringe or a bottle with a nozzle. The cartriges on the cis system have resettable chips to fool the printer its a new cartridge.
The whole printer ink is a big scam, id rather have paid a lot for a good printer with refillable tanks, rather than buying cheap and paying through the nose for cartridges, which only last for a few pages. Theres no way of checking how much ink a new cartridge has, and how long it will last.
SV650rules
19-01-17, 08:37 PM
By volume printer ink is the most expensive substance on Earth .
The rule seems to be, if the printer is cheap it will cost a lot in ink and vice versa, pretty much every high volume printer will be a laser type both for speed and economy.
Talking Heads
19-01-17, 08:46 PM
Given what laser printers cost now there's no point buying an inkjet imo.
Recently got a Xerox Phaser 6500 with a duplex unit for £145 and its the dogs danglies.
Full set of aftermarket toners can be had for £40 and they last and last and last.
Redmist
19-01-17, 08:50 PM
Wow, thanks for responses, will read thru carefully.
I mainly do monochrome, barely any photos. The odd boarding pass.
So probably look at the laser options.
Bear in mind that some printers won't print if one of the cartridges is low/empty. My Epson xp305 won't even print b&w if one of the colour carts are empty. I bought a cis for it but had to send it back as the printer wouldn't recognise it.
maviczap
20-01-17, 06:57 AM
Given what laser printers cost now there's no point buying an inkjet imo.
Recently got a Xerox Phaser 6500 with a duplex unit for £145 and its the dogs danglies.
Full set of aftermarket toners can be had for £40 and they last and last and last.
Yep, I'm coming round to thinking that long term a lazer printer is better value than an ink jet. I don't like all the sneaky software tricks that stop aftermarket cartridges working, and force you to take it get it serviced, otherwise it won't print.
I hate inkjets. They were always dried up and clogged or out of alignment or empty due to infrequent use.
I bought a cheap b&w laser for £50 and I've never looked back. It just worked whenever it was needed.
This experience was gained over 10 years ago though so perhaps inkjets are better than they used to be. But I'd still stick with a laser every single time. Nowadays though, for the 5 sheets or so I print per year, I just use the one at work :cool:
atassiedevil
20-01-17, 10:15 AM
Bought a Dell 1765 colour laser all in one 3 years ago, with a 3 year warranty for £135 delivered
A full set of toners is only £20, print quality is superb, and it even has a multi sheet feeder scanner.
I'd never look back.
Definitely the way to go.
I've got a brother J41200W. Is a good enough printer, prints a4, a3, double sided, scans, wireless etc etc but more importantly does not flush all it's ink out each time you turn it on to do a single page print. Make sure you check page count for ink but also how much ink is binned just by turning the printer on. This second factor put me onto Brother.
Check out if you can get 3rd party ink too. All cartridges are chipped these days but then again most are available in 3rd party format too at a fraction of the price.
Cropped up on ebuyer today:
http://www.ebuyer.com/720900-dell-e514dw-a4-mono-multifunction-laser-printer-210-aehf?a=1&utm_medium=email&utm_source=daily_deals_0&utm_campaign=2017-01-23&utm_content=720900
Seems to be fast and cheap and scans as well.
Cropped up on ebuyer today:
http://www.ebuyer.com/720900-dell-e514dw-a4-mono-multifunction-laser-printer-210-aehf?a=1&utm_medium=email&utm_source=daily_deals_0&utm_campaign=2017-01-23&utm_content=720900
Seems to be fast and cheap and scans as well.
i looked at that earlier to try and save some desk space and the double sided printing would be a huge bonus. bloody cheep as well.
compatible toner £25 for 1500 page capacity - not bad imho
it looks like a rebadged samsung. i already have the ML-1910 which has been bulletproof apart from doing manual duplex printing as the paper tends to get static and sticks the pages together which jams the feed :-(
SV650rules
23-01-17, 05:30 PM
compatible toner £25 for 1500 page capacity - not bad imho
try inksticks.co.uk they seem to specialise in toners and I have used theirs with no problems.
try inksticks.co.uk they seem to specialise in toners and I have used theirs with no problems.
£40 + VAT for 1200 pages. Not a bad price for an official branded cartridge but obviously unbranded would be a lot cheaper. They don't seem to offer compatible cartridges for this printer.
SV650rules
24-01-17, 03:47 PM
Maybe because OEM toner is a pretty good price there is little or no demand for compatible aftermarket cartridges. After using laser for many years now I would probably not even consider buying an inkjet again.
maviczap
27-02-17, 07:22 PM
Update on this, as managed to get a 2nd hand combined colour laser printer, fax & scanner for £20 on my local Faceache for sale group.
Haven't plugged it in yet, but I don't doubt it works ok & compatible toner kits were under £50, although this one still has toners in it.
That was the price of inks for my Canon printer which don't last with my daughter printing pictures off for school!
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