Looking for Printer recommendations
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Have a read at this thread.
Soldato
Ive got the Epson model with the eco tanks and the ink is so much cheaper than those crappy cartridges
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Brother inkjet printers are good enough and compatible cartridges are cheap. Don't update the firmware though (or do your research) as that can reduce or stop compatibility with 3rd party cartridges.
look up brother laser printer, they have 2 or 3 in that range. It does not have duplex printing but you can get either a compact printer or one with a paper tray depending on size.
If you want reliability then nothing beat wired connection rather than wifi.
If you want reliability then nothing beat wired connection rather than wifi.
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Budget Brother laser printers are great for the money, been using and recommending them for years. Not sure about any subscription malarkey, none of the units that we have bought in have been anything other than printers that you put replacement toners in when it gets low, no funny business.
Soldato
Yes it will if left long enough
Eco tank still has cartridges
Just they are inside behind/after the ink tanks
Print off a page every now and then that uses
All of the colours and will be fine
I go weeks or even longer without printing stuff
Brilliant, thank you mate. Think I will just order the ET-2860 then.
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Soldato
Should the worst happen
Rather than take it apart to clean the
Little tubes coming from tank to cartridge
Which is a pita to do
There's a hidden option for severe clean
Forgot exactly but something like
Turn printer off
Turn on and hold a certain button at same time
And it shows severe/deep or whatever
The exact wording is clean
Uses a lot of ink though
For the print a page using all the colours
Just google it there's a few available
Don't do it. I had Lexmark inkjet and never again. Those weeks will turn into months and then when you want to use it and print something quickly it'll be clogged up and you'll spend time trying to unclog it or getting new cartridges because the quality will be so bad with blocked nozzles you get stripes/banding.
Go laser and be done with it. Brother 8690cdw have a £100 cashback offer on at printerland. Other option is Brother 3760 which is smaller.
That's a lot of money for essentially a kids homework printer, fingers crossed the Epson works out for us.
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I echo the recommendation for the Epson EcoTank. Doesn’t clog, ink lasts a couple of years and very reliable.
Soldato
Please don't be stupid... You don't really expect someone to look and see if someone has already asked this question before, get a grip of your life ffs. Would be like expecting someone to open a search engine
Soldato
I bought a Canon TS5051 for the same reason about 4 years ago and haven't regretted it.
I buy the cheap inks from eBay, which come in at about £6 for a full set if you buy a few sets at once, so I don't care how much the kids mess about printing multiple copies etc.
It's discontinued, but the successor TS5151 is only £50.
I buy the cheap inks from eBay, which come in at about £6 for a full set if you buy a few sets at once, so I don't care how much the kids mess about printing multiple copies etc.
It's discontinued, but the successor TS5151 is only £50.
