I need a new printer

EverDecreasingCircles

Can anyone recommend a good, reasonably priced printer?

I only print letters and such normally (occasional photos but that isn't a priority) and I don't want to be spending a fortune on ink.

At the moment I'm using an Epson D78 but the printing is very messy with ink splodges everywhere. I don't tend to use Epson ink which may well have caused the problem (I buy Tesco cartridges).

Thanks in advance,

EDC

bengalknights

have a look at tesco direct they have some pretty goods hp printers on offer at the moment

diable

Have you thought about a laser printer?

andy2004

Run the printer through a clean cycle, how old is the printer, how much printing do you do, when was the last time you looked at the inkpad <where the ink goes thats not used.
what processed you to buy Tesco ink, personally i use ink-power compatible ink cartriges, never had a problem with them and cheaper than tesco's

Jem8472

If you just print letter get a laser printer. Much better for black and white. If you need to print a pic or two there is always the local boots or jessops.

Lasers dont dry up and I think much better pricewise for printing per page.

EverDecreasingCircles

andy2004 wrote: »

Run the printer through a clean cycle, how old is the printer, how much printing do you do, when was the last time you looked at the inkpad <where the ink goes thats not used.
what processed you to buy Tesco ink, personally i use ink-power compatible ink cartriges, never had a problem with them and cheaper than tesco's

I'm embarrassed to say, I have no idea what or where the ink pad is! I'll have a look today and see if I can find it. I have to clean the heads everytime I print now (I only print once a week usually) otherwise I get lines missing.

It's about 2 years old I think. I buy Tesco because it's convenient really. No other reason. Where do you get ink-power from?

Thanks for the replies folks

EDC

andy2004

ink-power is a ebay shop. http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/ink-power/ i bought the 14 ink cartridges for my epson sx200.
but they also do compatibles for other epsons. on those packs, you dont have to have the same amount of each color. you could order say all black, or 2 of each color, and the remaining in black. aka 2 red, 2 yellow and 2 blue, 8 black if you order the 14.
sorry forgot to mention that.
The ink pad would be inside, and is made of foam, where the printer puts waste ink. aka when cleaning the heads. when the pad gets filled the printer will become unusable and you'll get a message about having the printer serviced. There is a way around this.
Inside the printer is a plastic tube, should be a small screw in the rear of the printer holding a small cover on the printer,near the left side usually. Remove screw and cover, now you have a hole in your printer, use a unbent paperclip to pull the tube towards the hole, join the tubes together and have the ink go into the bottle. Think the tube is 6mm.
all you need is a coupler and some extra tubing and a empty bottle/tray with lid.
if your printer is on a shelf put the bottle under the shelf on the floor / the next shelf down. guess you could use bluetack to stop the bottle falling over.
the lid of the bottle will stop the ink coming out. just make a tiny hold for the 6mm tube to go into it.
plenty of movies on youtube about it.

Bikertov

I would go for a basic Laser printer. You can get them for around £60 and up - this is an HP one for around £80 ...
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/140044

Toner is much cheaper than ink per page to start with, and lasts 'forever' until is runs out - ink cartridges dry out in time, even if you have not used all the ink up.

You get a better quality print, that will never smudge.