I have an HP and find it MUCH more economical on ink than the Epson I used to have. I am so pleased with it I gave the Epson (and several unused cartridges) to a friend who I knew could afford to keep replacing the cartridges.
Forget rules of thumb! Andrew On 1 May 2011, at 7:21 pm, anna churchill wrote: > Hi Phil, > > Forget HP. Notoriously expensive cartridges. Printers are disposable items... > > The rule of thumb from what I have been told over and over is: > > Epson > Canon > or Brother. > > I have had a Brother MFC fax/copier/printer/scanner that is 4 years old. > Great color on just crap paper. I order ink online. GENERIC CHEAP! and it > works fine. You guys have Cartridge World in UK and no doubt some other ink > refill places. > > I assume you get Brother brand there, too. They get good reviews. > > Just look for the type you want and look up the reviews. The Brother seems to > do well with the generic cheapo ink! > > --- On Sun, 1/5/11, Phil Ward <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: Phil Ward <[email protected]> > Subject: [sussex_mug] Printer Ink Rant > To: "SMUG" <[email protected]> > Date: Sunday, 1 May, 2011, 17:13 > > 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. > > -- > Phil Ward > Flat 2 > 24 Lewes Crescent > Brighton > BN2 1GB > T: 01273 571980 > T: 07971 961987 > Skype: aphilw > E: [email protected] > W: www.philward.biz > W: www.myspace.com/philwardmusic > W: www.myspace.com/thegalleonsband > > • Freelance writer and product designer. > • Exclusive UK distributor for Veillette Guitars. www.veilletteguitars.com. > • Consultant Designer of the Acoustic Energy AE22 nearfield monitor. > • Regular contributor to Sound on Sound and Performing Musician magazines. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB.
