looking for a printer (1 Viewer)

[untouchablecuz]

any printers that you guys suggest that dont run out of ink quickly and make decent prints?

im willing to spend up to 150-200 bucks

will be mainly used for black and white text documents, with little photo/colour printing

 

[SeCKSiiMiNh]

i'd say go with a brother mfc 5490 (i think) or epson tx110. canon, hp and lexmark (especially this one) ink cartridges could cost you a fortune on the long run. and what would save you money is using the generic cartridges as opposed to the original branded cartridge.

also, stay away from dell, as getting inks from the could be a nightmare.

 

[untouchablecuz]

i have an epson tx110 sitting right here :/

i WAS planning to return it, but i read somewhere that the cartridge runs out after 20 A4 pages :S any truth to this? anyone have a tx110?

any more suggestions?

 

[SeCKSiiMiNh]

i have an epson tx110 sitting right here :/

i WAS planning to return it, but i read somewhere that the cartridge runs out after 20 A4 pages :S any truth to this? anyone have a tx110?

any more suggestions?

where did you read that?
lol

well try the brother then. my shop sells it for about 129$ and a set of cartridges would cost you about $36.

 

[untouchablecuz]

where did you read that?
lol

well try the brother then. my shop sells it for about 129$ and a set of cartridges would cost you about $36.

some forum (cant find the link)

have you got one? reckon i should keep it? i got it for $89 with a few spare ink cartridges that were on special

 

[SeCKSiiMiNh]

some forum (cant find the link)

have you got one? reckon i should keep it? i got it for $89 with a few spare ink cartridges that were on special

i dont actually have one, but i sell them + others with ink cartridges. keep it if you're satisfied with it lol. inks are cheap for them, costing about $8 a cartridge.

 

[untouchablecuz]

i dont actually have one, but i sell them + others with ink cartridges. keep it if you're satisfied with it lol. inks are cheap for them, costing about $8 a cartridge.

tbh, i don't know if i should be satisified :/

what would you do seeing as you're selling them

 

[SeCKSiiMiNh]

tbh, i don't know if i should be satisified :/

what would you do seeing as you're selling them

brother. lol. the one i said up there ^

 

[hollyy.]

DO NOT GET CANON. the re fill ink was a nightmare. they suck you in with the cheap printers then bam! all your money goes on ink.

so now i have an epson t40w, which is wireless so i can print from any computer in the house which is pretty good, and so far havent had to refill. all in all good. go epson.

 

[annabackwards]

i dont actually have one, but i sell them + others with ink cartridges. keep it if you're satisfied with it lol. inks are cheap for them, costing about $8 a cartridge.

Say what? $8 a cartridge?!?

Is there only 1 colour cartridge and 1 black cartridge or are there like 3/4 separate cartridges for the colour ones?

 

[Thecorey0]

I currently have a epson tx-110. It does seem pretty dodgy. It is quite slow, and not the best quality. It was only $35 though. Not sure about its ink usage.

 

[SeCKSiiMiNh]

Say what? $8 a cartridge?!?

Is there only 1 colour cartridge and 1 black cartridge or are there like 3/4 separate cartridges for the colour ones?

yep. 1 black and the three colours. but its the generic cartridges lols.

 

[theism]

if you can afford it, go heavy duty photocopier

i think the one my dad has spits out 15 000 pages per toner.
toner is about $100 or so too.

drum is a few hundred, but it goes for 150 000 pages apparently.


then get a cheaper inkjet for colour

 

[Ethanescence]

I'd recommend a Brother HL-2140. It survived me printing out 100+ pages a day in the months and weeks leading up to the HSC. The only downside is that it doesn't print colour.

 

[proringz]

I'd recommend a Brother HL-2140. It survived me printing out 100+ pages a day in the months and weeks leading up to the HSC. The only downside is that it doesn't print colour.

yes, I have the same printer and printed about 40-80 pages every week for a semester and a half, still don't need to replace the toner. good quality printing for it's budget price too

 

[annabackwards]

yep. 1 black and the three colours. but its the generic cartridges lols.

Oh i see. Still, $24 for colour is pretty good and only $8 for black ink hmmm

 

[RDX]

Fuji Xerox Phaser 3124
Brother HL-2140
HP LaserJet P1006