Wanted: cheap printer to print coupons etc please :-)

santer_2

See if you can find one reasonably nearby using icheckstock .co.uk

670/4771

The SX130 has expensive compatible inks

BOBS

Brill stock checker - didnt know there was such a thing - but - alas no stock in Northern Ireland at all

santer_2

Do you do a lot of printing?

koolkatsaffi

Hi again...I just print out the odd text page...and money-saving coupons of course!:j

santer_2

Hello, have you managed to find a printer yet?

I was asking the guy from NI about how much printing he did as Argos didn't have an SX415 and he was getting a printer which uses more expensive compatibles

koolkatsaffi

Hi again...I went thru the storechecker as recommended and got this:


We're currently experiencing a very high volume of visitors to our website
To ensure everyone can enjoy the best shopping experience, we’re limiting the number of additional visitors entering the site at the moment.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused. Please try again in a few minutes.
Please note our busiest hours are normally 12pm - 2pm

I dont know if the site is having issues?...I will try again later and be back with update...:)

koolkatsaffi

Arghhhh....Site now displaying -

Searching is unavailable due to essential website maintenance

:mad: Hope its not an all day thing...;)

janeybogs

Argos website is still being crazy! Some pages are working then they won't, can't get into stock checker or add to basket.

This is a silly question (I've never bought a printer before), but do Epson printers normally come with some ink?

santer_2

Yes, though some printers usually arrive with starter cartridges which have enough ink to let you see it runs properly

If you go for an Epson, check the availability of compatibles as a few of them use expensive compatibles

These would seem to be the best value currently, as most have 19ml of ink. It is usually cheaper to buy sets of ink.

http://stores.ebay.co.uk/REXTRAS-LTD/Replace-forT0807-Hummingbird-/_i.html?rt=nc&_fsub=1443312014&_sid=859856154&_trksid=p4634.c0.m14&_sop=15&_sc=1

Genuine cartridges can have 6.5 ml of ink, compatibles can have 13ml of ink. Genuine inks have an anti clog agent which some compatibles do not have, so running a nozzle check each week if the printer is not used a lot, will help avoid the heads drying out.

Try to avoid letting it get to a point where you need to run the head cleaning as this uses a lot of ink from all the cartridges, and avoid switching the printer off as it will use an amount of ink whenever it is switched on

janeybogs

Thanks

I checked the price of compatibles and for the two I'm deciding between (wireless v non) they're quite reasonable. I won't use the printer that often to be honest, probably only a couple times a month, so was planning on having it off/away most of the time.