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Printer recommendations please

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Hi there. Can anyone recommend a new inkjet printer for me please for low use.
Must be wireless, have scanning function. 
This will be replacing a HP photo smart 6510 which has 3 x colour and 1 black cartridge. 
All the new ones now seem to have tri-colour cartridges - is this ever a problem? 

Thank you. 
Striving to clear the mortgage before it finishes in Dec 2028 - amount currently owed - £26,322.67

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  • sarah1972
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    This will be replacing a HP photo smart 6510 which has 3 x colour and 1 black cartridge 
    All the new ones now seem to have tri-colour cartridges - is this ever a problem? 

    Thank you. 
    Hi, 3 x colour and 1 black is tri colour cartridges? 

    I have an Epsom which is great and uses tri colour and black but previously I also had a HP Photosmart. 
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  • Abbafan1972
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    sarah1972 said:
    This will be replacing a HP photo smart 6510 which has 3 x colour and 1 black cartridge 
    All the new ones now seem to have tri-colour cartridges - is this ever a problem? 

    Thank you. 
    Hi, 3 x colour and 1 black is tri colour cartridges? 

    I have an Epsom which is great and uses tri colour and black but previously I also had a HP Photosmart. 
    Yes, I was worried whether having tri-colour cartridges would be a problem, as the colours get used at different rates.  Once one colour runs out, you have to replace the whole cartridge?

    My old printer uses 4 x cartridges - 1 for each of the colours and black, so that's what I've been used to.

    My current printer has a problem where it just throws out blank sheets even when you're printing, when it gets to the 4th sheet, that one gets jammed.  You unjam it and clear the error message and it does it again. 

    We have managed to fix this by clearing the print spooler, but can't seem to do it this time and hubby is saying to just buy a new printer.

    We had an Epson printer previously and I remember it not letting you scan if one of the cartridges were empty  :#
    Striving to clear the mortgage before it finishes in Dec 2028 - amount currently owed - £26,322.67
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