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Which printer Kodak or HP?

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  • bryanwheeler1
    bryanwheeler1 Posts: 5 Forumite
    I said you have to go for HP.
  • beetplek
    beetplek Posts: 501 Forumite
    LEXMARK... You might as well remortguage your house.
  • Inactive
    Inactive Posts: 14,509 Forumite
    bryanwheeler1 wrote: »
    I said you have to go for HP.

    Bad advice, the OP wanted a cheap to run printer, HP costs an arm and a leg.
  • gabyjane
    gabyjane Posts: 3,541 Forumite
    Thanks for the replys..yes i have heard from a few people HP are pricey to run..Lexmark is the one we have just got rid of and not overly impressed!..thanks again seems pretty good so far!
  • 2010
    2010 Posts: 5,549 Forumite
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    edited 16 February 2010 at 6:37PM
    2010 wrote: »
    Do Brother printers have printheads in their cartridge or in the printer itself?

    Bump

    Can anyone answer this please?

    Inactive

    You seem to be a Brother printer fan and are running 2/3 of them,so can you answer this query?
  • 2010
    2010 Posts: 5,549 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    2010 wrote: »
    Bump

    Can anyone answer this please?

    Inactive

    You seem to be a Brother printer fan and are running 2/3 of them,so can you answer this query?

    Obviously not. :j
  • PCfriend
    PCfriend Posts: 4 Newbie
    I too would reccommend Brother Multifunction printers partially for their reliability and partially because they are fairly cheap to run with compatible cartridges such as Genuink.
    Most of their printers usually come with a 1-3 years warranty too.
  • 2010
    2010 Posts: 5,549 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    It appears that Brother printers also have their printheads built in to the printer itself and not in the cartridge.
    Therefore, at the extra price, little more than a glorified Epson.
    The "cartridges" are little more than "ink wells".
  • Inactive
    Inactive Posts: 14,509 Forumite
    2010 wrote: »
    The "cartridges" are little more than "ink wells".

    So what, my 3 Brother A.I.Ones have been running for almost 3 years on compatibles with no problems.
  • 2010
    2010 Posts: 5,549 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    There`s nothing wrong with either Epson or Brother printers if they are in CONTINUOUS use and the ink keeps flowing not blocking up the "printheads".
    Anyone that wants a printer but doesn`t use it every day should avoid those makes.

    HP,Lexmark,Canon,etc. all have the "printheads" built in the cartridge itself which doesn`t tend to clog with infrequent use.
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