Printer suggestions: cheap printing > quality printing..

[Technoob]

So I need a printer. I would like if it could do color, but it's not a requirement. What would you get if your biggest motivator was cheapest/longest lasting refill solution?

I haven't bought one in years (thanks work!). I don't really want to buy a 30 dollar printer then pay 50 bucks a week for proprietary crappy refills.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

 

[tiraides]

How much are you willing to pay for a "cheap" printer?

A monochrome laser printer would be a great choice for you as the starter toner drum/cartridge normally averages to around 1000 pages before replacing. If you look around, you could find deals on laser printers for under $100.

Consequentially, the toner costs more than a single ink cartridge, but it lasts for much longer (many toner drums/cartridges last for at least 3000 pages).

 

[Yakyb]

i love my dell 1320cn i have so far printed off roughly 400 sheets and black is down to 80%

 

[highyellow1]

I would recommend looking at a CIS (continuous ink system). I bought one from rihac.au.com for my HP C7280 and have been thrilled with their customer service and the product. No issues whatsoever. It costs a little more upfront but less overall. No affiliation with them.

 

[Technoob]

Thanks for the suggestions, I'll start with looking at these leads. 100 bucks is fine, I'd rather not spend more than 150.

 

[SBMongoos]

I would recommend looking at a CIS (continuous ink system). I bought one from rihac.au.com for my HP C7280 and have been thrilled with their customer service and the product. No issues whatsoever. It costs a little more upfront but less overall. No affiliation with them.

Interesting. Is this some sort of attachment?

My HP C6180 black ink head died (apparently a semi-known issue). I opted to buy the C7280 but it has issues with MS Office 2007. HP says it's a known issue but not big enough for them to bother with (words from HP). Been 1.5 weeks and may be returning very soon as you cannot set this printer as a default printer. When you do an exit some of the Office apps it throws an error that needs to be sent to MS. MS says it's a printer driver issue that HP needs to fix. Ugh.... Looking at Epson Artisan 800.