I have a HP 2100 All In One printer. I bought it at Cosco a few years ago, and until I started homeschooling, I liked the printer. Now that I print a lot more, I noticed is uses SO MUCH ink. I think too much. I am putting new black and color cartridges in about ever 4 to 6 weeks. So, I'm looking for a more efficient printer. Any suggestions?
We have two printers a bw laser (Cannon D530) printer and then my HP Color c5280 (all in one, I love it). We find it to be much more economical doing it this way. I do the majority of my printing on the Cannon but when I need color I use the HP. I end up only needing new ink for the HP a couple times a year (depending on what we are doing in school) and a laser toner last us a good while.
Brother! Specifically, I have this one. And love it. I can ink cartridges 20 for $13.88 Between the cheap ink and the duplex printing (prints on both sides without me having to turn the paper over or around) this printer saves me a lot of money (but we do print and bind many of our own books and use mostly free resources, I print a LOT)
I had an HP and a Canon printer. Both ate ink cartridges at an alarming pace, and the replacements were expensive. I found generic cartridges on amazon one day that claimed to be compatible, and tried them out. They were about 1/4 (maybe less) the price of the cartridges from the manufacturer, and as it turned out, worked like a dream! I've since tried many knockoff cartridges and they've all worked well. So my advice would be, whatever brand you end up with, go generic for the ink! Saves lots of money.
I also have a Brother and use crazy cheap generic ink. The thing is a workhorse. It's 8 years old now and still going strong, and I print a TON. Mine does not duplex, because it was a very expensive feature back then... I keep wishing it will die so I can get a newer one that duplexes... but it keeps on going and going and going. I have never owned a printer that survived this long under "normal" use... I have had lexmark, cannon, hp.. none of them lasted more than a few years... as much as I print now, I can't imagine any of them lasting more than a few months. I whole heartedly reccomend the Brother. PS, with the cheap ink it's cheaper for me to print in full color than it is for someone with a laser to print in black and white!
Yeah, I think you are the reason I got my 1st Brother printer, Sommer! I had a different model that I liked better, but it got struck by lightening and when I went to replace it it had been discontinued and was $500 so I looked for a very similar Brother that I got for under $200. When shopping for a printer, keep in mind that if you plan to refill the cartridges, that doesn't always work, thanks to companies putting computer chips in their ink cartridges... I had a Lexmark that we tried to refill, because I didn't know about the computer chip, wasted lots of ink because we refilled all the cartridges and it wouldn't 'read' them.
Any kind OTHER than what we have right now! My printer is up above the computer monitor on a top shelf. The old one had buttons on the side, and I had the button marked that I needed to hit to make copies. This new one has the buttons flush with the top, so that doesn't work. Plus it turns itself off. I need to get up on a chair to turn it on, and then to press the copy button.
Thank you all! I'm going to check out this cheap ink on Amazon and then ask for a Brother for Christmas. (LOL....growing up with all sisters I used to ask my parents for a brother all the time, I'm totally going to ask them for this printer! LOL!)
I have HP 2400C and it works well for me. Basically when I am choosing a printer I try to look for how many cartridges it is going to take so that I can get an idea of the ongoing ink cost. Printers are dirt cheap these days but buying original cartridges can drill a hole in the pocket.
I hate them all because they all hate me. I have 3 in my closet and one actually out to be used that only works sort of. I swear, printers hate me.
I agree with the Brother. I got a laser one at a thrift store for $10 a couple years ago and I LOOOOOOVE it. love.
I prefer Brother laser printers. Nothing else I've had compares. I especially loved my AIO Brother laser I had before my current one. It just went on the fritz one day and I couldn't afford to replace it, so I got a less expensive, basic one. It prints fine, but I just can't scan. I only buy the Brother toner. It seems like the off brands either work or don't, and I haven't wanted to risk it. The toner lasts a long time anyway.
