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which printer should I buy?

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Ainsley1
Ainsley1 Posts: 404 Forumite
edited 9 March 2013 at 10:25PM in Techie Stuff
I need to buy a new printer, my Epson stylus C86 has finally just stopped printing!
I am unsure which one to buy (hopefully under £100) and whilst the Epson has been far from perfect for (about) £50, I think, it has been good value. Especially as I use third party ink cartridges the ink cost has been acceptable.

I use it for general purpose printing (letters etc) but also for from jpegs shot on a Panasonic Lumix FZ28 bridge camera to reasonable quality photos at A4 so I would wish something at least as good, but not a very high end dye printer owing to cost so another inkjet it will have to be. I have discounted Laser owing to (generally) poor photo results.

I note most now seem to be combined printer/scanner/fax etc but I do not need those facilities so the printing from a PC via cable connection is all that is of interest.

Epson have a good reputation for photo quality, even from these older 4 ink colour machines of the C86 series etc. and that is important to me. Speed is not such a big issue (fast would be nice) but more importantly would be ink cost from maybe once or twice a week usage.

Reviews I've seen would maybe indicate the only other manufacturers to consider would be Canon and Brother.

Any suggestions based upon your experience and which model? :beer:

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