Colour Printer - Which One??

[darrent]

I need a new colour printer, would prefer laser but the cost of replacement inks is a worry. It's only for use at home, no photos or anything, just documents. Budget is £200. Ideas anyone??

[ThePassenger]

You looking for longevity or just to get the job done?

Longevity, look towards mid-range business inkjets.
Job done, look at anything in the £30 range and buy two, when the ink tanks run dry recycle the printer. It's cheaper than new ink tanks.

[darrent]

ThePassenger said:

You looking for longevity or just to get the job done?

Longevity, look towards mid-range business inkjets.
Job done, look at anything in the £30 range and buy two, when the ink tanks run dry recycle the printer. It's cheaper than new ink tanks.

Combo of both really!

[_deano]

Konica Minolta Colourmagic 2500W
about £175inc VAT and a very good colour laser printer. I have one of these and i'm very impressed (toner is cheaper than other marks too!)

[SneakyNeil]

_deano said:

Konica Minolta Colourmagic 2500W
about £175inc VAT and a very good colour laser printer. I have one of these and i'm very impressed (toner is cheaper than other marks too!)

Seconded! I set one of those up for someone, it was very nice for the price. Had a bit of trouble getting it to work with a little netgear printserver but I'm guessing this won't be an issue for you.

[Philbes]

_deano said:

Konica Minolta Colourmagic 2500W
about £175inc VAT and a very good colour laser printer. I have one of these and i'm very impressed (toner is cheaper than other marks too!)

My brother has one of these and it seems to be good value for money. I have a HP 8250 inkjet that produces much better photos but his laser is faster and has a little better quality on text.

The 8250 uses 6 Vivera ink cartridges (1xblack & 5xcolour). Can buy all 6 + 200 sheets of 6x4 photo paper for less than £30 . Now replaced by a later, and cheaper, model using the same ink system but I can't remember the model number.