FabSwingers.com forum: What Printer to buy?

By *ornyspice OP Couple
over a year ago

Norwich

looking to buy a new desktop ink printer/scanner for doing normal office work, scanning, and the odd photo printing on A4 from home. The things that are important are the running cost i.e would like to use compliable ink cartridges or even refill them up myself? also the power when the printer in sleep mode.

There are 3 that seem to have good reviews are: Brother DCP-J132W-Epson XP422-Canon Pixma MG5550.

We really need your views to which way to go.

The last printer we had was a Epson R300 now retired after 11 years .

Many thanks for taking the time to help us choose which way to go from here.

If anyone has a new Epson Stylus Photo R300 Print head I'm interested .

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I have always had epsons, im currently on my third one i have never had any problems with them

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By *izzy RascallMan
over a year ago

Cardiff

Go for the cheapest cartridges

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Stick with Epsom cheaper to run. Had hp once and cost fortune in ink

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By *ig1gaz1Man
over a year ago

bradford

i have a few of epson printers

but i use the ciss ink system you can pick that up through ebay

same with new r300 printers

i have the r200 2x r300 and the r320 epson printers dosnt include the others as well

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I have a canon MG5350! Best printer I have had. I get cartridges from Internet dirt cheap. It photo copies, scans, prints, converts to PDF...

Best printer I have ever had, if it broke would defo get another!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

No idea about printers... Iv recently got an hp

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By *HaRiFMan
over a year ago

Beyond the shadows.

go for the Canon, but really when it comes to ink jet printers it dont really matter. the printers cheeper then the ink

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I think printers that go wrong should be used for the new form of torture instead of waterboarding!

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By *ohn_d57Man
over a year ago

Bedlington

"looking to buy a new desktop ink printer/scanner for doing normal office work, scanning, and the odd photo printing on A4 from home. The things that are important are the running cost i.e would like to use compliable ink cartridges or even refill them up myself? also the power when the printer in sleep mode.

There are 3 that seem to have good reviews are: Brother DCP-J132W-Epson XP422-Canon Pixma MG5550.

We really need your views to which way to go.

The last printer we had was a Epson R300 now retired after 11 years .

Many thanks for taking the time to help us choose which way to go from here.

If anyone has a new Epson Stylus Photo R300 Print head I'm interested .

used to have Epsom R300 but got sick of the heads blocking now have the Canon MG6350 very pleased with it great photo's nice printer

the HP printers the reason the ink cost a fortune is with every new cartridge has a new printhead

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By *icentiousCouple
over a year ago

Up on them there hills

We have the Brother, no complaints here.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"We have the Brother, no complaints here. "
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I made a lovely Cardigan with mine!

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By *inaTitzTV/TS
over a year ago

Titz Towers, North Notts

For the FORUM INSURANCE claim forms, I need to use a sturdy and reliable printer due to high demand, hence I opted for a cast iron steam powered jalopy constructed in the People's Democratic Republic of Wallachia. Ink costs 3 florins a gallon, but is only available in a choice of 1 colour - rainbow.

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By *ornyspice OP Couple
over a year ago

Norwich

Thanks all for some great info, we went for a Cannon MG5650 for £55.00 fab printer great reviews great for printing out photos and its fast.

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By *he_tykiesCouple
over a year ago

West Yorkshire.

£55 ????....damn we were ripped off then, got our MG5650 4 wks ago and paid £69. Great printer/scanner though

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We have a brother, it's even prints both side, scanner, photos ect. Also having a wifi connection is a god send. you can send things to print via your phone and all computers and laptops in your house. Wouldn't have anything else!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I now have a canon mg 3250. Great little cheap printer,does double sided printing,scans,airprints,photo prints,copies,only takes two cartridges,which I buy remanufactured from eBay,bought it from eBay new £23 pounds.had a Lexmark 805 prestige before,another great machine,but to expensive to run,and if it wasn't used the printhead would block.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I also have a Canon and a high volume HP.

I buy print cartridges in bulk which works out 25% cheaper than the cheapest available outlet for both.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Buy a hp ink x pay 1.99 a month x no probs

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By *ornyspice OP Couple
over a year ago

Norwich

"£55 ????....damn we were ripped off then, got our MG5650 4 wks ago and paid £69. Great printer/scanner though "

Still a good price it was on offer from Argos. I see now they have put it up to £79.99

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