Combined Printer/Scanner

Has anyone got one of these? they look fairly useful and plenty available for a reasonable price.

I am looking for any hints and tips on what to choose from people with first hand experience.

Having a quick look the Epsons seem to have reasonably priced ink cartridges which other than the plain sales statistics (resolution etc) is the only thing i can think of checking.

Some seem to have wifi now too, which is even better.

[Viney]

i have an epson. Cost £30 or there abouts from Dixons. Does the job. The only think that i dont like is the fact you cant scan multiple pages into one file. Its creates a single file for each page.

This is the kiddy

[timwilky]

I would be tempted to get something with a sheet feeder for the scanner section.

epson tend to have superior photo quality and cheap cartriges but hp can be a bit quicker and cheaper to run in the long run.

Canon. Cheaper to run, well built, and great quality.

im sorry but just no to canon, some of their high end stuff might be good but their low range stuff is rubbish and the cartridges are tiny so you go through loads even though they are cheap the cost a fortune to run.

seriously get a hp or epson, its not like they are expensive anymore and if you get your cartridges refilled you can save a bit of money too.

I got a Brother DCP-117, and a DCP-115, I find them great. They have a built in SD, XD and CF card reader, will also do photocopies from the printer without needing the PC on. Had the 117 for 2 years now, never given me a problem

Originally Posted by neillfergie

im sorry but just no to canon, some of their high end stuff might be good but their low range stuff is rubbish and the cartridges are tiny so you go through loads even though they are cheap the cost a fortune to run.

Each to their own

not having a go mate

i worked in currys for about 5 years so im not just basing this on ones ive owned.

Interesting. Looks like the odds are tipped in Epson favour at the moment.

Will try and understand all the specs and see what I come up with. I am sure any of them will be suitable for the small amount (but important) of work it will do but if I can avoid annoying things like the scanning 1 page at a time problem I will feel like I have made a good decision!