I need a cheap as chips printer ...

rsanders

...or, if you fancy an HP, Argos have the D1360 at 10 pounds off = 29.99...

HP D1360 from Argos

rammy007

We have got EpsonD68 and an EpsonDX3850 and we manage to get the cartridges for between £1 and £2 each

amancalledchip

pepperoni wrote:

If cheap replacement carts are a must try and find an Epson...carts for the Dell 725 are around the £15 mark depending on current offers from Dell.
That Canon looks okay too...and generic carts are not too pricey.

I agree.
Epson inks are the cheapest i have found.

i get mine from https://www.ukdvdr.co.uk

http://www.ukdvdr.co.uk/shop/Epson-Compatible-Ink-Cartridges-Full-List-c-257.html

about 80p each for my r200

FRISKYVENUS7963

i bought a canon IP2000 and its a really great printer!
cost me £49.99 and i have been using non cannon ink on it and its been fine for over 9 months now!!
get ink off ebay for about £1 a cartridge

zincoxide

Lexmark for £17.99 with a cartridge:

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/product/seo/007538

Collect in store (they are priced at £30 in store).

Lexmark branded cartridges are £14.99 each but you can get compatible cartridges for around £11.99 and they last quite a while.

Remember not to always use the highest print setting if the finish doesn't need to be spot on - save about a 1/3 of your cartridge then!

lynzpower

thats the lexmark Ive got

the ink in it lasts about 2 weeks ( maybe printing one sheet a day on draft format) the replacement carts are approx 18 quid. Ive never found one for 11.99 unless it had a fiver postage on it.

I wont be getting one of these again - im getting a nice laser one one instead

barneydog

the dell printer is a lexmark - expensive to run.
I agree an epsom or canon (no printer heads on the cartridge)
try a canon Ip1600 £27.99 freep&p
http://www.savastore.com/shop/freedelivery/

Harrietxxx

rsanders wrote:

How about a Canon for less than 30 quid delivered...

Canon ip1600 from Amazon

I bought this a few weeks ago and am really chuffed with it for everyday printing, homework etc. You can't get cheaper cartridges though so £12ish for the B&w and £15ish for the colour although they can be refilled.

BTW it came with one of each cartridge for less than £30 so I think a good deal.

Kilty_2

Epson cartridges are cheap but the printer quality makes it false economy.

My £80 Epson C86 lasted less than two years (replaced after less than one, dead again after less than two). £40 a year for a printer I used pretty rarely, I reckon I could get a year out of a set of Lexmark cartridges which cost £24.99 (the cost of a printer which I'd just replace after a year).

Not that I'm recommending Lexmark, I'd say go for Canon.

Mr_No

Kilty wrote:

Epson cartridges are cheap but the printer quality makes it false economy.

My £80 Epson C86 lasted less than two years (replaced after less than one, dead again after less than two). £40 a year for a printer I used pretty rarely, I reckon I could get a year out of a set of Lexmark cartridges which cost £24.99 (the cost of a printer which I'd just replace after a year).

Not that I'm recommending Lexmark, I'd say go for Canon.

By dead do you mean it wouldn't print or it wouldn't even turn on? I still have a C42 in my office that's almost 7 years old and it gets hammered daily. If you're ever stuck with the status light flashing and unable to print/perform a head clean it's more than likely that the protection counter has kicked in. This is to stop the ink pads overflowing (which is built up from repeated head cleans) and can be reset with a simple (free) application.

http://www.ssclg.com/epsone.shtml