Cheapest Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, USB, Print, Copy & Scan, 3-in-1 Printer ?

alykhalil1

Hi All,

I would like some help/advice, please. I had an Epson stylus office BX300F but gave up on me, tried all the softwares for PC but had no luck.

So, I am looking for a New, colour, All-in-1 printer with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth (Not important really), USB Port.
I must agree that my budget is very tight, between £30-£50 as I do not do much printing at all. If possible the printer should connect to my Android smartphone so it's easy to print from my phone.

I know with the budget I have and the quality I want in a printer, I may be pushing my luck too far.

How about this one
https://www.hp.com/gb-en/shop/Cart/#/Cart

Thank you all and await to hear from you.
Kind Regards
AK

wongataa

If you are not printing much then a black and white laser printer is the best option as the toner will last a lot longer than ink.

alykhalil1

i mean, i would like a colour printer as i do print colour family photos from time to time, I'd say about 5-6 A4 size photos a month.

Olinda99

5-6 a4 full size colour prints a month is actually quite a lot of colour ink.You can pay less for a printer but a lot more on ink

although only an estimate maybe one mil per A4 sheet would be a good estimate meaning a 9 mil cartridge would give you 9 a4 sheets

BadDebtor

alykhalil1 said:

Hi All,

I would like some help/advice, please. I had an Epson stylus office BX300F but gave up on me, tried all the softwares for PC but had no luck.

So, I am looking for a New, colour, All-in-1 printer with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth (Not important really), USB Port.
I must agree that my budget is very tight, between £30-£50 as I do not do much printing at all. If possible the printer should connect to my Android smartphone so it's easy to print from my phone.

I know with the budget I have and the quality I want in a printer, I may be pushing my luck too far.

How about this one
https://www.hp.com/gb-en/shop/Cart/#/Cart

Thank you all and await to hear from you.
Kind Regards
AK

There is very little need for printing these days, you used to be able to get a decent colour inkjet for £20, now virtually the same printer is £39 but it includes 3 months instant ink.

Instant ink is basically a monthly charge for the privilege of having a printer because even if you print nothing you pay the subscription. 

It only sends you a new cartridge if you actually run out of ink and it tracks your print use.  

So if I can't print at the library I buy a printer like this and end the subscription before the free period runs out. If I manage to get a spare cartridge then great, otherwise I just gift the printer on Freecycle and start over.

Printer ink is one of the most expensive liquids on the planet, it is a total con, the same applies to laser cartridge.

I print 99.99% to PDF and email the PDF, sometimes with digital signature. 

I tend to look on freecycle when someone is gifting ink cartridges and look what model of printer they support, then I might try to get such a printer on freecycle if I am able to get the cartridges.  

BadDebtor

Olinda99 said:

5-6 a4 full size colour prints a month is actually quite a lot of colour ink.You can pay less for a printer but a lot more on ink

although only an estimate maybe one mil per A4 sheet would be a good estimate meaning a 9 mil cartridge would give you 9 a4 sheets

Probably cheaper to print that size on the high street.

alykhalil1

I agree to all your comments & advice and thank you for that but as i must reveal some confidential information, i suffer from almost 10-12 illnesses i.e liver cirrohisis, Odeama, Fybromyalgian, degeneration lumbar discs, diabetes, hypoglycemia and many more. These don't allow me to pop outside. So i have to order most of the stuff online to be delivered and keep printouts just for my own knowledge really. Plus to print most of the consultant's reports and blood reports coz the consultant don't necessarily send you a CC every time. Thank you for your understanding.

[Deleted User]

The HP looks okay to me, based on keeping within your budget. 

Similar https://www.argos.co.uk/product/9398445 and https://www.argos.co.uk/product/3243826, all of which use the same ink cartridges, 1x black and 1x tricolour (instead of separate inks for each colour, as your old printer used). Tricolour cartridges can be wasteful if your prints use more of one colour. I remember having them maybe 20 years ago, using up the yellow, and the remaining pink and blue going in the bin.

I’ve never used an ink subscription so cannot comment on that bit.

If you’re planning to cancel the ink subscription and buying your own cartridges, they themselves seem (almost) reasonable, considering how expensive they can be: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08T1HR5CS and https://www.amazon.co.uk/HP-6ZA94AE-Cartridges-Tri-Colour-Multipack/dp/B087DGXM9M for genuine cartridges, https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BVFYK8P8 for high yield compatibles. (I’m just linking to stuff, I have no experience of using these items.) 

I’m not a fan of Epson printers (poor experience). I wanted to suggest a Canon printer (which I use), they do offer a budget model (https://www.argos.co.uk/product/9341021) but the price of the inks, even the non-canon compatibles, would make it a no for me.