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Printer Again
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I know we talked about this before but I have been putting it off and off - getting the odd documents printed by my neighbour etc.
I want a tiny size printer (no photos, no scanner) and very very cheap cartridges.
And of course a wee printer about a tenner please LOL only joking. But a fairly cheap one. Thanks
I want a tiny size printer (no photos, no scanner) and very very cheap cartridges.
And of course a wee printer about a tenner please LOL only joking. But a fairly cheap one. Thanks
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The first thing I'd point out here is that printers without scanners are
(a) quite rare ; and
(b) often a great deal more expensive than printers with scanners. (I assume that's got something to do with the volumes of production). So please don't rule out a printer with a scanner. You might find that it's cheaper to buy 'with', rather than 'without' anyway.
It can often work out cheaper in the long run to buy multi-cartridge inkjet printers (which use 5, or even 6, cartridges) than to buy printers which just have two cartridges in them, as replacement inks can work out far cheaper. A pair of replacement cartridges for a cheap two-cartridge printer can often cost over £40, even using 'compatibles', whereas a set of five cartridges for a multi-cartridge printer can cost under £15.
I can't find any inkjet printers that leap out at me as being ideal for you at the moment but I'll keep looking.
However, if you only ever need to print in black and white, a mono laser printer might be ideal for your needs, with this being the obvious first choice candidate:
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Compatible toner cartridges for it cost just £15 which, at 1000 sheets per cartridge, works out at just 1.5p per sheet:
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(a) quite rare ; and
(b) often a great deal more expensive than printers with scanners. (I assume that's got something to do with the volumes of production). So please don't rule out a printer with a scanner. You might find that it's cheaper to buy 'with', rather than 'without' anyway.
It can often work out cheaper in the long run to buy multi-cartridge inkjet printers (which use 5, or even 6, cartridges) than to buy printers which just have two cartridges in them, as replacement inks can work out far cheaper. A pair of replacement cartridges for a cheap two-cartridge printer can often cost over £40, even using 'compatibles', whereas a set of five cartridges for a multi-cartridge printer can cost under £15.
I can't find any inkjet printers that leap out at me as being ideal for you at the moment but I'll keep looking.
However, if you only ever need to print in black and white, a mono laser printer might be ideal for your needs, with this being the obvious first choice candidate:
https:/
Compatible toner cartridges for it cost just £15 which, at 1000 sheets per cartridge, works out at just 1.5p per sheet:
https:/
chris - I wouldn't go for £60 as I rarely use this printer. Some years back I did help type manuscripts to help friend who was writing a book etc. But I'm only wanting to print the odd label etc.
I have put in a bid for one ebay. If I get it well and good, there is another one (refurbished). So I'll look into that. But many thanks for your links and answers.
I have put in a bid for one ebay. If I get it well and good, there is another one (refurbished). So I'll look into that. But many thanks for your links and answers.
I had a Canon iP7250 that was just a printer, and used 5 cartridges, really cheap to buy replacements on Amazon. Great. Then it just stopped in the middle of printing and powered itself off. I couldn't get it to power back on so I bought a Canon TS5051 for £65. It's a printer/scanner but also uses 5 cartridges, which are cheap enough on Amazon too. I don't think that's too expensive for the use that it gets, which isn't a lot nowadays.
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