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Need help finding a printer that takes cheap ink

Theone44
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Ive never had a printer before but i know from the past they make there money on the inks
I want it to be wireless and can print,fax and copy i will only really use black ink for forms and letters.I want the ink to be really cheap and the printer doesnt have to be the latest and greatest also i would like a small black one.
Cheers
I want it to be wireless and can print,fax and copy i will only really use black ink for forms and letters.I want the ink to be really cheap and the printer doesnt have to be the latest and greatest also i would like a small black one.
Cheers
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Do not buy genuine ink - ie) Epson costs around £10 per cartridge
I can get at least 30 for £20 from various Amazon retailers
So - choose your printer, based on what cartridges are available
https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/gp/search/ref=sr_nr_p_n_feature_keywords_3?fst=as%3Aoff&rh=n%3A340831031%2Cn%3A428654031%2Cn%3A430440031%2Cn%3A430492031%2Ck%3Aink%2Cp_n_feature_keywords_two_browse-bin%3A2748863031&keywords=ink&ie=UTF8&qid=1518513728&rnid=27488590310 -
Get a mono laser if you are only printing black4.8kWp 12x400W Longhi 9.6 kWh battery Giv-hy 5.0 Inverter, WSW facing Essex . Aint no sunshine ☀️ Octopus gas fixed dec 24 @ 5.74 tracker again+ Octopus Intelligent Flux leccy0
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Epson printers have plenty of compatibles.
XP-342 model wireless small copy print .
Fax don't know about that as its a long time since the days of faxing over a modem .0 -
Yeah i see that somewhere else on the internet but i need models numbers my friend.0
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I see on the net if its an all in one printer it can fax & thanks
ill look into it.
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Very good advice cheers
Hows the Epson (XP-342) Model0 -
I found compatible ink cartridges for the epsom xp-342 with very good feedback on amazon for £11.It looks like oem cartridges cost around £30
Is that good0 -
Thats about right .
It works for me as as a printer yet to need to copy much but that worked .
Lot of reviews on Amazon .0 -
Ok thanks ive got it saved in my argos basket plus i got the inks saved for later on my amazon account0
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One way to find out which printers have cheap ink is to do a search on eBay for printer cartridges. Select only "buy it now" listings and sort in order of price.
I used to be able to get cartridges for my old inkjet printer for about £1 to £1.50.0
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