I gave in and bought a Kodak ESP 7250. The cartridges are around £12+ for
colour and £6+ for black.
It is no noisier than any other printer, it's no slower than any other printer.
However, if you use cheap A4 paper, the colour is not so good. Fine for Black
print.
If you use the Kodak "intelligent" paper or photo paper then the results are
really good.
I bought the printer two and a half months ago. I've had heavyish print runs
for posters and photos and I had to change the colour cartridge this week.
On the whole, as satisfactory as the HP,Epsom and Canon I have had, but
considerably cheaper.
Shirley
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On 1 May 2011, at 17:13, Phil Ward wrote:
> All,
>
> This is part rant and part plea for A4 printer suggestions.
>
> I went in to PC World in Hove today to buy some ink for my Canon Pixma 4200
> printer. It only actually needs one colour replaced but I thought I may as
> well buy a full set 'cause I know I have no spares and if I came home with
> just one, sods law would probably ensure that another would run out almost
> immediately.
>
> As ever I was utterly appalled that buying full set of ink (£70) would cost
> considerably more than buying a new printer, and I came close to indulging in
> a childish rant at member of PC World staff. Now I know there's always the
> "compatible ink" route, or buying online from Amazon, but the former I've
> tried and it's never been a success (obviously my understanding of the term
> "compatible" is a bit old fashioned), and the latter isn't really all that
> much cheaper (a new printer would still be cheaper).
>
> So anyway, I left PC World steaming and with just criminally one over-priced
> ink cartridge, and resolved to buy myself a new printer with the cash I
> didn't spend. So who can recommend an A4 printer (printer/scanner would be
> nice) that's reliable, good enough for general non-critical work, and won't
> send my blood pressure through the roof (and cash reserves through the floor)
> when the ink runs out?
>
> Phil
>
> PS. Anybody want a perfectly good Canon Pixma 4200 printer? It's got a new
> cyan cartridge in it but some of the others might be close to empty – after
> which it effectively becomes a worthless piece of junk.
>
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