A good printer would be?

[mafhh]

Hi all,

Im looking for a good printer that doesn't waste ink, is high in resolution (prints details well) and black and white. So i don't need it for professional things. I just need to print text and a couple of simple pictures that's all. By the way, i think i should be looking for a laser printer right? So what model, what brand do you recommend?

 

[tw33k]

Depends how much you want to spend. I personally choose Canon printers myself

 

[mafhh]

i want to spend less than 200 dollars

 

[mayur]

Hi all,

Im looking for a good printer that doesn't waste ink, is high in resolution (prints details well) and black and white. So i don't need it for professional things. I just need to print text and a couple of simple pictures that's all. By the way, i think i should be looking for a laser printer right? So what model, what brand do you recommend?

HEy i THiNk HP Will Be ThE BeSt ONe

 

[BCXtreme]

I would also recommend Canon. Any model that fits your criteria should be pretty good, I have two different models and both work great. I used to have two HP printers and both were horrible...

 

[Ex_Brit]

You can get a good Canon all-in-one for a pretty good price if you search and I would never switch to another brand having experienced them all, Canon beats them hands down for performance, reliability and cheapness of operation, inks etc. They have pretty high resolution printing so a laser printer may not really be necessary.
My current MX300 was bought new on eBay.

 

[The Howling Wolves]

I have a Canon MP830 all in one and an old hp deskjet 6122 and love them both.
So the question is:
1. How much quality printing do you do? Like pictures and Layouts that require quality work
2. How often do you use or will use your printer?

The each color cartridge for Canon contain 5ml of ink except the black which is 10-15ml's
I use my old hp for quick drafts of photo's and document work and the Canon for quality photo's and layouts and T-shirt making.
Shop around as printer's are cheap but it's the replacing of ink that get costly. I get my ink refills on line at a huge discount so I can save money.
Good luck and let us know what you have purchased.

 

[fishnbanjo]

I agree with all the posters who recommend Canon, I also have an MP 830 and it is a work horse and since I take a lot of digital images with my dSLR camera's it helps me a lot by having a built in media reader and the ability to add photo paper in the second paper feeder w/o having to swap paper in the primary feeder tray.

 

[Zepher]

HP laserjet if you are mainly printing text and black and white pictures.
HP Color Laserjet if you print mainly text and simple color pictures.
Canon or Epson Inkjet if you plan on printing photo quality pictures.

I have all of the above and use them the way I described above.
HP Color Laserjet 4500DN
Pros: sharp text
Cons: $500 for a full Toner Set

HP P1006 mono Laserjet
Pros: fast and sharp text
Cons: no color

Epson 1280 Wide Format Inkjet
Pros: high detail color photos
Cons: wastes ink if you don't use it often due to cleaning the print heads.

Kodak 8500 Dye Sublimation Printer
Pros: Photo quality prints that is water proof
Cons: this model only has Windows XP printing support

 

[rbeldua]

yup...canon would be my recommendation too...not too costly and resolution isn't that bad...

 

[DocBrown]

I have 2 lexmark B&W laser printers I got used from eBay.

Optra S 1250 & Optra S 1255

Very good quality B&W for business. I get about 4 months of printing from a laser cartridge, which is over 2000 pages per month.

 

[mafhh]

Guys don't forget im not planning on printing colored pictures! mostly text. just think as if i want to print smth from wikipedia and its got a couple of pictures too. the pic's really don't need to be printed in color, just good resolution and definition would be great + and low ink use.

So i guess, i still don't have an answer. Also don't forget that my budget is limited to some 200 dollars only (unfortunately).

Thanx for all the answers though!

 

[NoN]

Got "Canon IP Pixma" series (good ink control integrated) and "HP Photosmart All in One C4500 wi-fi" serie, they both do a nice job for simple needs and basics photo prints.

 

[Ex_Brit]

Guys don't forget im not planning on printing colored pictures! mostly text. just think as if i want to print smth from wikipedia and its got a couple of pictures too. the pic's really don't need to be printed in color, just good resolution and definition would be great + and low ink use.

So i guess, i still don't have an answer. Also don't forget that my budget is limited to some 200 dollars only (unfortunately).

Thanx for all the answers though!

Shop around, you'll find a nice Canon Pixma for less than $200 I am sure. As I said I got mine new on eBay and it's a wonderful machine. I can't remember exactly what I paid but is a heck of a lot less than $200.

 

[Layback Bear]

About months ago I got a Kodak 3200 series AIO. Yes it does save lots of ink and the ink is cheep. It prints quiet well, it all depends how you set it. For quality pictures I would recommend using photo paper. I'm welled pleased. I think this printer would suit most peoples needs plus. About hundred bucks.

 

[bobkn]

mafhh,

If you're planning to do much printing, B&W laser printers probably have the lowest cost for consumables. I've had excellent service from my Brother HL-5150D. (The D is for built-in duplexer, which allow it to priint double-sided.) It's no longer made, I believe, but there are newer models that cost less much less than $200. For example:

Newegg.com - brother HL Series HL-2140 Personal Up to 23 ppm Monochrome Laser Printer

$110 + $3 shipping. It has fully-featured Win7 drivers.

 

[profdlp]

mafhh,

If you're planning to do much printing, B&W laser printers probably have the lowest cost for consumables. I've had excellent service from my Brother HL-5150D...

I second the motion. You'll probably get 3,000+ pages from the included toner cartridge and 5,000+ from the full-sized replacements. A B&W laser can be found for under $100. The quality is great, too. My brother HL-1440 has seen heavy use for the past six years and is only on it's second toner cartridge.

 

[whs]

For black and white only, a $100 laser printer is probably the best choice. Just make sure that it is installed away from where people breathe because the fumes are toxic.
Else the proposed Canon Pixma series is a good option. The individual cartridges I fill myself and thus the cost of ink is negligible.

 

[geeve420]

I have an HP photojet d110 series. It has WIFI and USB, card reader and the ink lasted quite awhile. I picked it up at Wal mart about 2 months ago for $99 and love it. My wife prints alot of realestate stuff and I print alot of pictures and text docs. and we just changed the ink today. Great print quality and the ink is pretty cheap as well. I paid $26 for both the color and black ink in a combo pack.

Links:

Walmart.com: HP Photosmart Wireless All-in-One Inkjet Printer/Scanner/Copier: Computers

Walmart.com - Help
Walmart.com: HP 60 Black & Tri-color Combo Inkjet Cartridge (CD947FN): Computers

Geeve

 

[Layback Bear]

I use a Kokak ESP 3200 AIO and I think it does a great job. Uses a lot less ink than H.P. and the ink is cheep. If you want really good photos I would recommend using quality photo paper. It's around a $100.00 and goes up from there. I would buy another one if I needed it.