Wireless Printer

SaverRate

I am looking at a new wireless printer for a family member. Ideally colour Inkjet, with a scanner, with a screen for ease of use & duplex printing.

Previously have had HP printers but hear these are going downhill? I have heard Canon are good but Amazon have mixed reviews saying paper jams etc. 

Any recommendations for printers or even just printer brands would be appreciated 

prettyandfluffy

I got so fed up of the cost of replacement inks for my Brother printer that I bought an Epson EcoTank, it's saved me a fortune because the ink comes in bottles and you refill by pouring it into a tank.  I've filled it once after a year of use, 2 moderate domestic users.  It's wireless and I have had no problems with it at all, my only grumble is that it has no document handler.  Does duplex and has a scanner etc plus a very easy load paper feeder (no tray). I bought it from the Amazon "Resale" section, there is one there at present for £192 as opposed to £238.   Mine was still sealed and unused when I got it, only the outer box had been opened.

On-the-coast

Second the above - though I think other manufacturers have brought out eco inks too. 

I bought an Epson eco tank 2850 3.5 years ago with a full pack of 4 inks. 

The black ink tank is still half full and the colour tanks are about 2/3 full. 

We print at least 5 sheets of paper per week on average.    I think the printer is likely to break before it runs out of ink.  It’s duplex and wireless. Only catch is that it’s not a photo printer.  It does print adequate photos on photo paper but not quite to same standard as a dedicated photo printer. 

Dizzycap

I have a Canon MG5750 scanner printer which can use generic ink cartriges - 4 full sets for around £12 and they last ages. I use the printer everyday and have never had an issue with clogs or paper jams etc. It's wireless & USB connectable, if required. I managed to pick my printer up 2nd hand and there are some available for around £30-£50. Have a look on ebby & vint. 

twopenny

I used to have a cannon and it was good. Support good too.
I now go to the library for printing at 15p baw. No worries about inks or connectivity. So unless you can't get to one or print a huge amount it works out well 

Albermarle

Dizzycap said:

I have a Canon MG5750 scanner printer which can use generic ink cartriges - 4 full sets for around £12 and they last ages. I use the printer everyday and have never had an issue with clogs or paper jams etc. It's wireless & USB connectable, if required. I managed to pick my printer up 2nd hand and there are some available for around £30-£50. Have a look on ebby & vint. 

£12 seems very cheap, normally they are £20 to £30.
I had a Canon and it happily used generic cartridges, and then it did not like one set and it caused quite a few problems.
I guess that could happen with any printer.

Albermarle

SaverRate said:

I am looking at a new wireless printer for a family member. Ideally colour Inkjet, with a scanner, with a screen for ease of use & duplex printing.

Previously have had HP printers but hear these are going downhill? I have heard Canon are good but Amazon have mixed reviews saying paper jams etc. 

Any recommendations for printers or even just printer brands would be appreciated 

I have recently bought a HP printer. Office jet pro - duplex- document feeder, scanner, small display screen etc for £80.
A bit of faffing about setting up but has worked fine ever since, with laptop or phone. Also a handy app for the phone, so you can scan without having to have access to the primary laptop. Print quality good, photo quality just OK ( as expected as it is not a photo printer)

The comments about having a printer with a tank are valid. They are more expensive, but the ink seems to last a very long time, so if you do a reasonable amount of printing, it could work out cheaper.

The downside with HP printers is that you can not use generic cartridges, only HP ones. However having had issues with generic cartridges in the past I am not that bothered, as maybe only buy one set a year. So costs £50 instead of £25 maybe.

If you do buy HP, then whatever you do, think and research very carefully before subscribing to their Instant Ink programme, however much they push it. To my mind it seems more trouble than its worth and if you unsubscribe your printer stops working !

SaverRate

Albermarle said:

SaverRate said:

I am looking at a new wireless printer for a family member. Ideally colour Inkjet, with a scanner, with a screen for ease of use & duplex printing.

Previously have had HP printers but hear these are going downhill? I have heard Canon are good but Amazon have mixed reviews saying paper jams etc. 

Any recommendations for printers or even just printer brands would be appreciated 

I have recently bought a HP printer. Office jet pro - duplex- document feeder, scanner, small display screen etc for £80.
A bit of faffing about setting up but has worked fine ever since, with laptop or phone. Also a handy app for the phone, so you can scan without having to have access to the primary laptop. Print quality good, photo quality just OK ( as expected as it is not a photo printer)

The comments about having a printer with a tank are valid. They are more expensive, but the ink seems to last a very long time, so if you do a reasonable amount of printing, it could work out cheaper.

The downside with HP printers is that you can not use generic cartridges, only HP ones. However having had issues with generic cartridges in the past I am not that bothered, as maybe only buy one set a year. So costs £50 instead of £25 maybe.

If you do buy HP, then whatever you do, think and research very carefully before subscribing to their Instant Ink programme, however much they push it. To my mind it seems more trouble than its worth and if you unsubscribe your printer stops working !

Thank you for posting. I am fully aware of the HP Instant Ink programme having used it for years myself. When they hiked their prices this year I did cancel it and install a normal HP cartridge as this worked out cheaper for me. I didn't have issues with the printer not working. 

The tank printers seem good on cost of the ink. I see HP also do them and seem cheaper so not sure whether to recommend they go with the HP or Epson Tank printer. The Epson one is more expensive but comes with a 5 year warranty. 

SaverRate

On-the-coast said:

Second the above - though I think other manufacturers have brought out eco inks too. 

I bought an Epson eco tank 2850 3.5 years ago with a full pack of 4 inks. 

The black ink tank is still half full and the colour tanks are about 2/3 full. 

We print at least 5 sheets of paper per week on average.    I think the printer is likely to break before it runs out of ink.  It’s duplex and wireless. Only catch is that it’s not a photo printer.  It does print adequate photos on photo paper but not quite to same standard as a dedicated photo printer. 

I see online the 2850 doesn’t have a consumer replaceable waste tank. Have you had any issues with this yet? 

Also have you had any issues when not using it for periods of time with the ink drying up? 

On-the-coast

SaverRate said:

On-the-coast said:

Second the above - though I think other manufacturers have brought out eco inks too. 

I bought an Epson eco tank 2850 3.5 years ago with a full pack of 4 inks. 

The black ink tank is still half full and the colour tanks are about 2/3 full. 

We print at least 5 sheets of paper per week on average.    I think the printer is likely to break before it runs out of ink.  It’s duplex and wireless. Only catch is that it’s not a photo printer.  It does print adequate photos on photo paper but not quite to same standard as a dedicated photo printer. 

I see online the 2850 doesn’t have a consumer replaceable waste tank. Have you had any issues with this yet? 

Also have you had any issues when not using it for periods of time with the ink drying up? 

I didn’t even know it had a waste tank or what one is. 

I’m quite a light user - no more than a 500 sheet ream of paper per year (though some of that’s double sided) and after 3.5 years I’m not worrying. 

On-the-coast

SaverRate said:

On-the-coast said:

Second the above - though I think other manufacturers have brought out eco inks too. 

I bought an Epson eco tank 2850 3.5 years ago with a full pack of 4 inks. 

The black ink tank is still half full and the colour tanks are about 2/3 full. 

We print at least 5 sheets of paper per week on average.    I think the printer is likely to break before it runs out of ink.  It’s duplex and wireless. Only catch is that it’s not a photo printer.  It does print adequate photos on photo paper but not quite to same standard as a dedicated photo printer. 

I see online the 2850 doesn’t have a consumer replaceable waste tank. Have you had any issues with this yet? 

Also have you had any issues when not using it for periods of time with the ink drying up? 

I think I had one incident when it may have dried out.  I put it through a head cleaning cycle and all seemed well again.