Are Canon Withdrawing From Domestic Printer Market

interstellaflyer

angryparcel wrote: »

Never had this issue with the Epsons i have had over the years

Compared to other brands, Epson printers are very thirsty when it comes to cleaning the print heads and priming the cartridges,, they also can be a bit fussy when it comes to using non Epson cartridges, not necessarily a reason to avoid them, just something to bear in mind, on the plus side, they work fine, do what they say on the tin and are probably the cheapest to run when it comes to aftermarket cartridges, provided they accept them, most do with no hassle but some complain.

angryparcel

interstellaflyer wrote: »

Epson printers are very thirsty when it comes to cleaning the print heads and priming the cartridges,, they also can be a bit fussy when it comes to using non Epson cartridges,

Not that i have noticed, i am a heavy user as it is used for business and 3 full sets of compatibles will last 12 months and no print head issues

LHW99

I use printers fairly heavily and have had Canon's for a number of years.

I like them because:
You can refill cartridges (I have ones now with stoppers so you just take them out, add ink and replace)
There are no issues with the chips when refilling (our Epson printer needed a chip resetter if you refilled else it wouldn't work)
They do a good all-round job for documents and photos
Even when the ink pad needs cleaning (or some other minor issue crops up) you have some chance of sorting it yourself.

Everything bites the dust eventually, but the Canons have never yet been kicked across the room, which did happen with an earlier HP that decided to misbehave when a critical document needed to be printed quickly.

Strider590

LHW99 wrote: »

I use printers fairly heavily and have had Canon's for a number of years.

I like them because:
You can refill cartridges (I have ones now with stoppers so you just take them out, add ink and replace)
There are no issues with the chips when refilling (our Epson printer needed a chip resetter if you refilled else it wouldn't work)
They do a good all-round job for documents and photos
Even when the ink pad needs cleaning (or some other minor issue crops up) you have some chance of sorting it yourself.

Everything bites the dust eventually, but the Canons have never yet been kicked across the room, which did happen with an earlier HP that decided to misbehave when a critical document needed to be printed quickly.

That most likely won't apply to all of them......

With printers, the more the printer costs, the cheaper the ink will be and the greater the chance of being able to refill.
A cheap printer will be expensive on ink and hard if not impossible to refill the cartridges.

angryparcel

If you want a cheap ink system then get a CISS system for your printer

walesrob

I have had a couple of Canon printers over the years, always found the ink to be quite cheap compared to HP or Epson. Example black ink £12 from Amazon, and £20 for b & w and colour multipack. Even the XL size multipacks amount to just £30, and for a medium user like me, lasts many months. Prices I've quoted are for genuine Canon ink not refill.

As for PCWorld/Currys spreading lies about Canon, we all know that particular retailer can be trusted to be impartial, NOT. They would tell you the earth was flat just to get their commission. Avoid.

DoaM

FWIW I have an HP all-in-one that uses HP364 inks. I now buy compatible inks off Ebay or Amazon ... Jarbo inks ... and they work well.

angryparcel

DoaM wrote: »

FWIW I have an HP all-in-one that uses HP364 inks. I now buy compatible inks off Ebay or Amazon ... Jarbo inks ... and they work well.

Yes too many people see the printer warning of just use genuine inks or you damage printer. ( all lies as they just want you to use their OTT priced inks) I have always used compatible inks in my epson and you get the same quality and they last longer.

DoaM

When I had an old Epson printer I had variable results with compatible inks. With this HP printer I did some research and Jarbo inks seemed to get good feedback so I gave them a try - I've been happy with them so far.

kah22

I've narrowed my search down to two printers, both laser and both Samsung. My two choices are The. Samsung 2026W and The Samsung 2070W the difference been 2070W is an all in one printer and costs £30 more. I'm wondering to myself if the extra facility is worth it?

Do I need it? Not especially, but I have a young girl who might find it useful when she goes to second level school in 2018 and I do occasionally take items to my local library to have them copied

It will be one of these two machine, both seem to have good reviews and both are Which? Best Buys

Kevin