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Low-cost printer for occasional use?
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Voyager2002
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Hi,
Can anyone suggest a printer for me to use at home?
Since I have good printing facilities at work, I would not do much printing at home. My last printer (a Lexmark ink-jet) was only used infrequently, particularly since replacement cartridges are so expensive. The result is that ink has dried and blocked the nozzles, and now the whole thing is completely useless. I don't want to make that mistake again! So what is the best way forward?
Can anyone suggest a printer for me to use at home?
Since I have good printing facilities at work, I would not do much printing at home. My last printer (a Lexmark ink-jet) was only used infrequently, particularly since replacement cartridges are so expensive. The result is that ink has dried and blocked the nozzles, and now the whole thing is completely useless. I don't want to make that mistake again! So what is the best way forward?
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A basic Epson would probably do the job and compatible cartridges are as cheap as chips. I have a C44UX and buy cartridges from HERE.This space has been intentionally left blank0
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You might suffer from drying inks on many different printers. The easiest solution is to run a page through once a week or so .. it wastes ink but it is cheaper than a new printer.
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I agree you could print out a few lines of texts or a couple but in bold print. I would say your risking the inks drying up if you don't have a printout every month?? In warmer conditions printing should be done more frequently like every 2 weeks?? There are other methods to preserve the ink like leaving it some solution so the nozzles don't dry up or putting it in water then leaving them in the fridge?0
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If you are not too bothered about colour at home, try a laser printer as it can't dry out. I have the Samsung ML1610 which is an excellent printer for around £50 online. The toner can also be refilled for around £7-8.0
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