I need a new printer has anyone seen any good deals

toadhall99

Daveym79 said:

When I was doing serious print work that required about 100 prints a day which included basic designs and text I used a Samsung Mono laser printer and got through 1 printer every 2 months or so. Instead of buying refurbished toner I just purchased a band new machine and it still lasted thousands of prints so approx £35 every 2 months. 1 genuine black toner at the time was about £45 although it had a higher print ratio than a toner that came free with a machine. However it still worked out more convenient buying a new machine and if required you can always sell one on ebay and get a few pounds back or a car boot where printers always sell well. 

Thanks

debitcardmayhem

Neil_Jones said:

On printers that feed the paper through the back, if they don't feed properly it's almost always because something has fallen down the back where the paper feeds, usually something small and insignificant like a pen top.  

Belenus

toadhall99 said:

Belenus said:

toadhall99 said:

Hi folks my old colour laserjet Dell has just packed up,I'm going to have to buy an inkjet printer as I'm living on  a very small budget as I have to survive on carers allowance,I have a budget of £50 and would like one that is decent quality and can use compatible inks if anyone has seen or bought one themselves recently could you advise please.

I won't be using it often and it doesn't matter if its just uses black ink,it will be to print some important letters

A laser printer is better for occasional use. If you don't use an ink jet regularly it will clog up and fail.

I got fed up spending £10 or £12 for an ink jet cartridge and it failing after just a few months as I rarely used my printer.

I bought a small laser printer second hand a few years ago on eBay for £4, yes four pounds only, that came with two spare cartridges. It hasn't let me down yet.

With the current lock down buying secondhand on eBay is not so straightforward as normal but it might be worth having a look to see what is available.

That's interesting about buying second hand,I'm at times cynical about buying things like that as I worry about unscrupulous people of loading items that don't work or have an intermittent problem,it worked for you though so I will have a look,do you know how Ebay is operating now when people sell stuff,I wonder how they send items

I don't know. I'm still successfully buying small items such as CDs that are sent by post but I haven't bought or sold anything bulky for a long time.

I bought my £4 printer from a local seller so I collected it. Personal collection is probably inadvisable or not possible at present.

Have a search on eBay and Amazon and see what is being offered.

You could try Gumtree, Facebook etc but they are usually geared to personal collection.

Good luck.

getmore4less

For low use a cheap HP with the free instant ink printing is an option.
They were going for under £25 but not looked since the lockdown and some computer stuff is getting harder to get or no offers. 

toadhall99

getmore4less said:

For low use a cheap HP with the free instant ink printing is an option.
They were going for under £25 but not looked since the lockdown and some computer stuff is getting harder to get or no offers. 

Hi thanks,yes I bet with all of the home working the industry will be in a boom,with no need to reduce any prices