My parents' all-in-one printer bit the dust recently and they have tasked me with recommending them a new one, but I'm completely stumped since I don't print stuff anymore (lol). Any folks here who are satisfied with their all-in-one and could recommend it to me? Budget is about £80... 90-100 at the most if it's really worth it. I've also heard a rumor that the four tank printers are better than the two tank printers? But I don't seem to understand why. Anyone know? Cheers.
nope, 2 tankers are better, as they are usually cheaper, which means fewer cents per page. the multi-cartrige types are usually a lot more expensive. Currently I use a Lexmark X9330, which does just about everything (print/scan/fax/etc) and works as a wireless network printer for those who hate wires.
I have a HP PSC 1350 all-in-one. Pros: - Cheap (40€) Cons: - Slow - Several strange problems (eg. the printing head gets stuck and you have to reboot the computer) I understand this isn't in you price class but posted anyway...
The thing with 1 color tank is that usually one color is used quicker than the other colors resulting in having to replace the tank with a fair amount of ink left in the other colors; with individual tanks you just replace the empty one. The con in that in some cases (depending on printer model, i.e. how much ink it uses and size/cost of cartridges) it can be more expensive in terms of supplies.
Could always look at the HP 2575, good little printer. Does scanning, printing, etc. It's also got a card reader and a little tft screen so you can always print headlessly. The best bit for me is the built in networking though, my 2575 is hooked upto the router and serves as a pretty decent network printer.
Got an HP Deskjet F4100 that i got for free, seems to do the job nicely but only had it for a few weeks, it has been pummeled with printing lecture notes tho and is holding up well
