Which Printer? Purchase price, Ink costs and compact

[omniflow]

Hi looking for a printer - probably Inkjet. Not a 3D printer......

It needs to be reasonably compact - smaller than an HP Officejet 8600.

It will mostly be used to print out text to read, so B&W costs more important than colour. Printing speed is not that important.

Then it's down to a combination of purchase cost & running costs.

Any recommendations based on personal experience?

[conkerman]

I went Epson Ecotank.

No cartridges. Ever.

[Mr Pointy]

If you want cheap B&W printing look on ebay for an old HP Laserjet Pro. This one is a bit big but it costs buttons:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HP-LaserJet-4000n-Workg...

[craig_m67]

conkerman said:

I went Epson Ecotank.

No cartridges. Ever.

This, I’ve bought two now (one for the ex, and then one for me.. to replace it.. the printer, not the ex)

[bristolbaron]

I’ve saved a fortune with Epson eco tanks for staff working from home. Argos had a deal with a free unlimited ink card earlier in the year, so only paper to pay for!

[omniflow]

Thanks - I've just discovered this Tank concept - googling after posting.....

Looks pretty good - Whilst Epson are a long standing name in printing, I am drawn to the HP equivalent - any reasons not to?

[Jakarta]

Same here, Epson ET-2711

It works, wireless, scans and prints!

[craig_m67]

omniflow said:

Thanks - I've just discovered this Tank concept - googling after posting.....

Looks pretty good - Whilst Epson are a long standing name in printing, I am drawn to the HP equivalent - any reasons not to?

HP are evil and responsible for the whole cartridge/cost scam of the last 25years.
So yes, an historical reason that shouldn’t go unpunished or forgotten


In my opinion

[LordGrover]

Printerland are good for comparing cost of printing as well as purchase price e.g. Epson ET-5710.
Under Key Features they show cost of mono and colour cost per page.

[Longtime Lurker]

I also went for an Ink Tank, most were out of stock locally so I didn't have a lot of choice and bought a CANON - PIXMA G3501 cost £199 the refills are actually just bottles of ink that you squirt into the tanks, looking online I can replace the black with a genuine refill for £12.99 (6000 A4 pages) on the Canon website, and even cheaper if I use non genuine.

[omniflow]

Just been out for a quick look.

All the cheaper printers have a really flimsy looking paper feed which pops up from the back, rather than a nice slide in paper tray.

Time for some detailed on-line searching - Tank + Paper Tray + Compact as possible