Printer recommends?

FatRakoon

FatRakoon

FatRakoon

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Not far off 10 years ago, I bought an HP 8610

Last year, the heads started to fail on me.
The thing is, that the inks somehow lasted a massive length of time, and given that both my daughter and eldest son were both printing all their university papers on it, I have only replaced the inks.. .Maybe 3 times? and the inks that are in it now, have had almost ZERO use aout of them.

Anyway, the head fell poorly, and so I bought myself a cheaper printer, this one is still an all in one, but its a Deskjet 4100 - Another HP.

Now, this 4100 does a perfectly fine job, I am not going to moan, however since the very day I got it, its been a pain to use.
What I mean, is that every time I try toprint something, it kind of stops, as if its jammed, and I have to go and press the button and it carries on.
Its worked fine and for the most part, thats ok, but the thing is, that I have it in a different room and I am disabled and so going all the way to the dinig room from my computer room is a pain in the bum.
( No, putting it into the computer room is not an option. )

Anyway, the reason I posted this, is 3 fold

1. Is it worth me buying a new, or refurbished head for the 8610

2. Is therte a way to stop this 4100 from thinking its jamming all the time?

3. What printer out there is going to be as reliable as my 8610 has been, and for a fair price?

Thank you to anyone who helps.
 
I always had problems with inkjets so 10 years ago I switched to laser and was very glad I did. Recently my Samsung laser was streaking the colours so once the black toner ran out I decided to replace it because trying to fix would be expensive even if the parts were available. I now have a Brother laser, based on the fact that I bought my daughter a Canon for Uni but it had problems so we replaced with a Brother which she has had for a few years and she loves it. New lasers are so cheap because the cartridges are so expensive.
 
You know.. I had a lazer before and so why I have not actually thought about another one, I just dont know?
I think though, that the quality was not quite that of an InkJet, but again its got to be 15 or so yers since I had one, and it was a Samsung I am sure... Colour too!

Ok, I will have a look at Lazer options then... Thanks for that.

Oh, and as for the 8610... The inks are stupid expensive, but they did last me a ridiculous number of pages, so in truth, I kind of didnt mind the kids printing loads of stuff off, the only thing I asked is that they keep on checking the paper tray has plenty of paper in it.
A Lazer would be a nice option... Even a Mono would be ok for 95% of what I need it for... I could I suppose keep the 4100 for when I do need colour? Ah, I will have a see whats out there then.

Thanks again.
 
My black and white Brother printer/scanner only cost around $130 or $160—I forget—for the laser, and ink refills aren't too pricey. It has greatly pleased me. Unlike the cheap inkjets I used to possess, it just works whenever I want to use it.
 
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