Hi, I need a printer that I can use so I don't keep missing pieces of homework (due to disability I type all my assignments), can anyone recommend a cheap one that won't be a ballache to keep paying for in terms of ink? My budget is around £60 but can stretch higher
Cheap printer that I can use for the next year or so
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September 26, 2021 at 3:33 PM -
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Epson give you a full set of ink in the box, and back when I was selling printers I tended to recommend them for that reason, you can pick up a cheap Epson printer for £30 and they're honestly semi-disposable given the ink is more expensive than buying a new printer...
I've got a Cannon TS700 Series printer which was pretty cheap, but I wanted it specifically because it could print on to CD's and I could replace that tray for some other things I wanted to print on to, it's a solid printer but as with all printers Ink will fuck you either way now.
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HP LaserJet is pretty epic.
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↩ ThePyroManActualAccount This. However, HP has fell off hard in recent days ngl. Go with brother, I've never used them but they're good.
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↩ ThePyroManActualAccount The other thing HP do have going for them is that the print head is part of the ink package. The plus side of that is it's one less thing that you'll have to replace in a couple of years (Like our current Epson is trying to get us to do and we're having to hack the firmware a bit) but the downside is aftermarket ink is a lot harder to get that will work with them.
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↩ @'Ryan' True, I'm not that good with printers but this one seems pretty fast and easy to use.
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The easiest way to save money is to buy a printer that doesn't use ink cartridges. Ink tanks and toner are fine, it's just the cartridges that get expensive.
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dont fucking ever get an hp printer
i have one and it does printer maitenance so you cant even print stuff sometimes
what needs to be maintained? i dont fucking know, it wont tell me
what does some shitass printer need fixed? how does it even do maitenance?
anyways, ive heard brother laser printers are good, not sure tho -
I'd advise against anything HP. I own an HP printer and its absolute hell with it refusing to work, ridiculous ink pricing, and lets not forget the drivers either (reputation of severe levels of bloatware). Also the printer has crashed while priting stuff with an actual blue screen of death. Save your money and don't buy HP. If you live in the US, you can get a cheap Canon printer for like 70 dollars and have it mailed to your house. Canon PIXMA TS302 Printer
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Another reason not to select HP: The stupid printer of mine wouldn't print even though i'm like 6 ft from it, on the same WiFi network, drivers installed and its on and I can visually see it is on. Don't buy HP. -
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Get an Epson. They come with ink and even the cheap ones print decently and the quality of the drivers is light years beyond HP. I made a thread about mine, but it's definitely way out of your budget. Laser printers and the ink tank ones are the best, but are more expensive. It's just a sacrifice. If you're only looking for something for a year than go ahead and get the cheapest that comes with ink. Just buy a new printer instead of ink and you'll probably last a year
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I have enough experience to say: cheap Epson and HP printers are for masochists.
Get a basic Brother laser B/W printer. Idk what to suggest if you need colours.
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