Looking for printer without expensive ink. Help?

foxyuk

Hi guys.

Looking to get new printer that has wifi not sure what to buy..?

So many out there but don't want printer that costs fortune in ink

matttye

Have you considered a laser printer? Usually get more pages out of a toner cartridge.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/HP-LaserJet-Wireless-Printer-AirPrint/dp/B003ANMPTI

Toner: http://tonersandinks.com/HPLJPROP1102?gclid=CO_FzuPG-LsCFSbHtAodiCoAgg

£20.99 inc VAT for approx 1,600 pages.

Laser printers tend to print much faster too.

yangptangkipperbang

Buy any printer that you can fit a CISS system to !

http://www.cityinkexpress.co.uk/

macman

First tell us what you need to print: b/w, 4 colour, how many copies a month...?
As in post 2, a b/w budget laser is far cheaper than an inkjet.

dodger1

Printer ink does not need to be expensive, I use these people and have done for years,

http://www.cartridgeshop.co.uk/

foxyuk

My daughters doing primary teaching at uni so prob will need colour the odd time
Can't see more than 40 sheets a month other daughter at school would use maybe 30 sheets a month for essays. Not be used non school:uni term

macman

foxyuk wrote: »

My daughters doing primary teaching at uni so prob will need colour the odd time
Can't see more than 40 sheets a month other daughter at school would use maybe 30 sheets a month for essays. Not be used non school:uni term

An inkjet with that pattern of use will soon clog up with dried ink on the print heads, unless you remember to run it once a week or so.
I'd forgo the colour and go for a budget mono laser, the Samsung models are excellent, and very compact.

foxyuk

Any ideas on good samsung ?

knightstyle

Also will she want to scan/copy things? Small cheap printers only print.
You can get a cheap printer/scanner, look at Argus sale couple there for under £30 and get some non branded cartridges.

wilsy

Laser printers have dramatically reduced in price and most compatible toner cartridges now have the same print quality as the more expensive OEM cartridges.

Another advantage is toner cartridges contain powder so the don't dry out unlike ink cartridges.

Take a look at the sprint-ink.co.uk website, their blog has some interesting articles on this subject.

isofa

Although I keep a laser for very long jobs, since I switched our older HP to a Epson "WorkForce Pro" WP-4025 inkjet printer, it's rarely used and nice not having the small office smelling of ozone too.

The Epson is a big beast (but you can also get it with a scanner on top. My primary requirements with total reliability (it's a home office), good running costs and fast speed. It lives up to all these. £130 inc. VAT.

It starts up instantly, no charging the ink or wasting it for ages (unlike HP Enterprise printers I've tested). Probably not quite as sharp as my older HP, but I'm being very picky.

The XL cartridges (black for example) official ones (not cheaper third party) from CatridgeSave.co.uk are £21+VAT but last for 2400+ pages, I print a lot of test documents, brochures, yet other months I might not hardly print anything at all, and I'm still on the starter set of cartridges and have had it for over a 14 months.