which printer should i buy??

[beezo]

Hi guys,

looking for printer as im sick of goin the library to get something printed off.

anyway, the girlfriends dad bought an epson sx438w from currys the other day for £44. looks ok and prints decent too. compatible carts are £17 off ebay but im sure i can get one of those refilling kits. whilst looking, i see some printers can fax too which might be a good thing to have as i have just gone self employed

can anyone give opinions on this printer and anyone know if it faxes??

anyone recommend a better printer for more or less the same money? cheap is good but too cheap and rubbish is bad lol

thanx in advance guys

 

[craigneuk]

I can do the cartridges for that printer for £16 a set. For a less noisy printer have a look for a cheap brother the price of the cartridges are about the same if not cheaper

or this one

Brother DCP J315W Colour Ink-jet - Printer / copier / scanner
cartridges £1.25

 

[little_pob]

To be honest, and as much as I hate them, I think you might be best with an AIO printer + scanner + fax. Before you buy, check the price of compatible carts and continuous ink systems (aka CIS). For printers I prefer HP, but compatibles for Epson are generally cheaper.

After that you've need to decide if you want/need features such as wireless printing, printing from the internet etc.

Then at a later date, or as money allows, buy a laser printer for printing invoices, letters, envelopes and so on. For example, this is only £40: SAMSUNG ML-1860 Monochrome Laser Printer at cheap prices | Pcworld

 

[Him Her]

TBH, printers sell cartridges. I've bought every well-known make under the sun. Now I just buy cheap from Argos and stick on a £10 extended warranty 'cos they're always gonna break...

 

[Pete_London]

i was going to post this deal just run out.

HP Printers - HP Officejet Wireless 4500 All-in-One £19

Might be more soon, they will be sold on ebay in the bucket loads in the next few days.

 

[oneman]

If you are only printing infrequently and only mono then have a look at a laser printer or laser all in one. They start from £50 for just printer or £100 for all in one. Big advantage is that you don't have to worry about ink drying out and cost per page is usually less.