Help me decide on a new printer (please)

grannyjo

I bought this wireless one on special offer from john Lewis. They were selling it for £100 including 3 spare colour cartridges.(worth about £40. I was using an epson which I could buy cheap cartridges at about £2 each. I am sorry I bought it. The print quality is excellent but the cartridges really expensive. I thought I'd be able to buy cheap copies- but they are chipped and if you use copies you have to remove the chip from the old one- then glue them on the new one. I ran out of black . - ordered a new one , not realising there are 2 black types. both are photsmart 364, but one is the colour black and the other , the colour photo black- which will not fit in the printer, I did not realise this and opened the cartridge so cannot return it - it was the large size so £25 thrown away. How stupid for hp to make these with the same code 364.
I wish I had stayed with the epson. In addition my better half allowed HP to download updates and since then it would not print. I have had to get a computer engineer in, to fix it. He said updates come from america and sometimes get corrupted on the way. He advised is not to let it download any more updates. That was more money getting him in.
So my advice would be to find a printer that you can buy cheap copy cartridges for- look on the internet for models after a search on ink. Also one printer I had, had all the black and colurs in one cartridge. If you ran out of one colour, you had to buy a new cartridge with the 3 colours and black in it- a big waste. Find one with separate cartridges= good luck

chippy2u

re grannyjo+hp photosmart plus B209. Seems like another good reason to buy the Canon Pixma MP640!!!!!!!!!!

paulwf

grannyjo wrote: »

I bought this wireless one on special offer from john Lewis. They were selling it for £100 including 3 spare colour cartridges.(worth about £40. I was using an epson which I could buy cheap cartridges at about £2 each. I am sorry I bought it. The print quality is excellent but the cartridges really expensive. I thought I'd be able to buy cheap copies- but they are chipped and if you use copies you have to remove the chip from the old one- then glue them on the new one. I ran out of black . - ordered a new one , not realising there are 2 black types. both are photsmart 364, but one is the colour black and the other , the colour photo black- which will not fit in the printer, I did not realise this and opened the cartridge so cannot return it - it was the large size so £25 thrown away. How stupid for hp to make these with the same code 364.
I wish I had stayed with the epson. In addition my better half allowed HP to download updates and since then it would not print. I have had to get a computer engineer in, to fix it. He said updates come from america and sometimes get corrupted on the way. He advised is not to let it download any more updates. That was more money getting him in.
So my advice would be to find a printer that you can buy cheap copy cartridges for- look on the internet for models after a search on ink. Also one printer I had, had all the black and colurs in one cartridge. If you ran out of one colour, you had to buy a new cartridge with the 3 colours and black in it- a big waste. Find one with separate cartridges= good luck

Your comment about the HP software is why I would never buy another HP printer again no matter how good it was and how cheap to run. The HP disk doesn't just load a print driver it loads a whole host of unwanted software. It has modified Internet Explorer in various ways, broken dialogue boxes now pop up on startup and the thing is always trying to download updates and get me to load more software. From looking on the net I don't seem to be the only one with this issue.

Such a shame HP have totally ruined their reputation for some of us because of a software issue when you are buying a simple piece of hardware.

I_luv_cats

Well I paid £40 for my HP Photosmart all-in-1 @ Tesco (Turkish import I think) - got my start up 2 carts. Paid £14.99 for a twin pack (black and colour) from Play.com -- I am extremely happy!!

I don't print alot, an odd letter or web wage each month so the cost of ink isn't my primary concern as the start up cost...

I've had no problems with the HP software. All I get is a box to enable a drop to print facility.

If you don't have access to Which - pay a £1 for a months trial and you can get ther opinion. Cancel within your first month. I rec'd 2 magazine that were interesting.

paulwf

tonynw wrote: »

One thing to remember is how much ink is in the cartridge ??? a lot of people think that buying an in cartridges is like buying a pint of milk one pint of milk will hold the same amount of milk as another but it is not the same with ink cartridges ?

people think that 1 ink cartrdige is the same as another but they are not.

Epson original TO711/2/3/4 all have 5.5ml of ink in them and are about £6 each the compatibles i buy have 13ml of ink in them for £1.79 each so over double the amount of ink for less than a third of the cost of the original cartridges.

i can buy compat cartridges at my local market for £1 each but they only hold 3ml of ink.

tonynw.

Could you let me know where you buy the Epson compatibles from please?

GaZ

Epson compatibles are cheap online www.buytech.co.uk they often have offers where cartridges are 79p each , and I recently bought one of their bundles 4 x complete cartridges (all 3 colours and black) for £19.99 delivered which works out cheaper than buying one complete set of say Supermarket own brand .

Forgot to mention i think they are the 13ml cartridges - not the smaller 5ml that only last 5 mins when the kids start printing pictures from the CBBC website lol

badabing

they were reviewing printers on the gadget show last nite.......

This week on the gadget Show, we find out what the best printers on the market are. While we narrowed it down to five on the Show, we’ve gathered together the full Top 10 right here to inform your printer purchasing – enjoy!
Kodak ESP 3250 The Kodak ESP 3250 is an all-in-one printer that lets you scan, copy and print. Combined with Kodak’s own low-cost pigment ink cartridges it lets you print at a fraction of the cost of many other printers – and coupled with the great picture quality makes this one a winner in our book.
Lexmark Interact S605 The Lexmark Interact S605 lets you print from multiple computers over a wireless connection at speeds of up to 33 pages per minute. A 4.3-inch touchscreen, memory card slot and Pictbridge lets you view and print photos straight from your digital camera’s memory card.
Canon PIXMA iP4700 Billed as the ultimate A4 printer, the Canon PIXMA iP4700 promises fast print speeds, photo-lab quality prints within 20 seconds and the ability to print directly from your camera via built-in PictBridge technology.
Epson Stylus Photo P50 This high definition printer from Epson uses the company’s own Claria Photographic Ink that Epson claims exceeds lab quality prints. When replacing the cartridges you only replace the ink you use, making it cost-effective. It’ll even do prints in as little as 12-seconds.
Epson Stylus Photo PX810FW The Epson Stylus Photo PX810FW is a 4-in-1high definition printer that lets you print, copy, fax and scan. Built-in Wi-fi lets you print wirelessly from any computer in your home or office. Double sided printing also lets you save paper.
Brother DCP-375CW A stylish 3-in-1 Wi-fi-enabled printer that prints, copies and scans. Its media card centre lets you print images straight off a memory card. It has a print detail of 6000×1200dpi and can print 6×4-inch photos in 49 seconds.
Brother MFC6890CDW The Brother MFC6890CDW lets you scan, print and copy and lets you take advantage of its wireless network abilities to print from your computer without the hassle of cables. It can print at a speed of up to 35 pages per minute and grab photos to print directly from your camera’s memory card.
Canon PIXMA MP640 This multi-functional inkjet printer from Canon has Wi-fi capability letting you print from a computer without hooking it up with cables, can scan, print and copy. It’s capable of printing photo-lab quality photos in just 20-seconds.
HP Photosmart C4680 The HP Photosmart C4680 is a 3-in-1 multi-tasking printer with printing, copying and scanning skills. It’ll print A4 colour prints in as little as 23-seconds and has a print quality of up to 4800×1200 dpi.
HP Photosmart Premium All-in-One Printer CD055B With the HP Photosmart Premium All-in-One Printer CD055B not only can you print, copy and scan, you can view and edit photos without a PC using the large touchscreen slapped upon its face. Wireless connectivity lets you print from other devices, including iPhones. Two-sided printing also reduces paper wastage.

TheVikster

Wow! Thanks for all the great advice. I think I have decided to go for the Canon Pixma MP640. I have used Shopbot and it seems to be around £130 most places (amazon etc) but I have found it for £110 (inc delivery) from Omnishop.eu Bit wary of using them though as I've never heard of them before. Would you swallow the £20 extra cost to go with a better kinown retailer?

tonynw

GaZ wrote: »

Epson compatibles are cheap online www.buytech.co.uk they often have offers where cartridges are 79p each , and I recently bought one of their bundles 4 x complete cartridges (all 3 colours and black) for £19.99 delivered which works out cheaper than buying one complete set of say Supermarket own brand .

Forgot to mention i think they are the 13ml cartridges - not the smaller 5ml that only last 5 mins when the kids start printing pictures from the CBBC website lol

16 carts for £19.99 inc delivery works out at about £1.00 each tel me what make they are and i can tell you what the contents are a lot of re sellers advertise there cartridges hold hore than the originals but if an original has 5.5ml of ink in them and the compats only have 6ml they are not telling any lies but aint doing you any favours.

tonynw

tonynw

paulwf wrote: »

Could you let me know where you buy the Epson compatibles from please?

get them here

www.7dayinks.co.uk

tonynw