Lexmark printers
Discussion
Having always had Epson ink jet printers, I find myself in need of an all-in-one printer/scanner.
Asda seem to have a good range of them with the Lexmark models priced slightly cheaper than the equivilent Epson or Canon.
Rather annoyingly, they diddnt have the cartridges in stock for the Lexmark so I was unable to see how they compared.
I'll be using it mainly for letter writing and the occasional A4 photo print with the scanner being used very little.
Does anyone have anything to say about Lexmark printers / scanners?
Asda seem to have a good range of them with the Lexmark models priced slightly cheaper than the equivilent Epson or Canon.
Rather annoyingly, they diddnt have the cartridges in stock for the Lexmark so I was unable to see how they compared.
I'll be using it mainly for letter writing and the occasional A4 photo print with the scanner being used very little.
Does anyone have anything to say about Lexmark printers / scanners?
You are better off (if desk space allows) getting a cheapo printer and a cheapo scanner.
The downside to these cheap all-in-one's is that everything inside is cheap and nasty, to the degree that some people have had to return them several times just to get one that works! As for the ink prices, it'll be the razor & blade selling strategy. They make little money if anything on flogging you the printer but recoup it by flogging the ink tanks; which you will need in short order as the ones supplied will, inevitably be half empty (sorry 'limited capacity').
With separates you can get a cheap printer, run it out of ink and then... go buy another one. It sounds utterly stupid but new printer = £35, new set of pukka ink tanks = £45. Less mess and hassle than refilling them and you keep the quality of the print that can (but often isn't) be lost from refurb carts.
I'd also avoid cheapy Lexmark and Xerox printers, they workgroup/enterprise stuff is great but not so much their home stuff. Cannon, HP, Epson get my vote.
The downside to these cheap all-in-one's is that everything inside is cheap and nasty, to the degree that some people have had to return them several times just to get one that works! As for the ink prices, it'll be the razor & blade selling strategy. They make little money if anything on flogging you the printer but recoup it by flogging the ink tanks; which you will need in short order as the ones supplied will, inevitably be half empty (sorry 'limited capacity').
With separates you can get a cheap printer, run it out of ink and then... go buy another one. It sounds utterly stupid but new printer = £35, new set of pukka ink tanks = £45. Less mess and hassle than refilling them and you keep the quality of the print that can (but often isn't) be lost from refurb carts.
I'd also avoid cheapy Lexmark and Xerox printers, they workgroup/enterprise stuff is great but not so much their home stuff. Cannon, HP, Epson get my vote.
I've been using HP All in ones and they are great, use a couple an dnever go wrong, get decent life out of the cartridges,w hich seem to be no more expensive than anyone else (just stick to the proper ones - had some so-so results with 3rd party ones).
Lexmark home devices should be avoided - they are cheap for a reason, and cartridge life is poor, especially considering the price and the build quality is awful.
Lexmark home devices should be avoided - they are cheap for a reason, and cartridge life is poor, especially considering the price and the build quality is awful.
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