Best economical printer used by aspirants
I seek your valuable suggestions and advice on the best low cost printer available in the market that you are aware of or you might be using that is economical yet fast and efficient. Economical in the sense that the cost of refiling is economically viable and sustainable in the long run.
I am also open to printers that come with with WIFI and photocopy functionality. Colour printing is not required though
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I have been using Brother hl-2351dw printer. It is a monochromatic, single function (only printing), wireless printer with duplex printing function (prints both sides). The Plus point for me was wireless printing, because I use ipad and mobile most of the times.
If you want photocopy option, then you can go for HP M1005. It has scanner too. My father has this one. But I find some limitations in it such as frequent jamming, no duplex printing feature, slower than Brother printer. And the biggest minus point (for me) is, no wireless printing.
Instead of photocopy, I use cam scanner and then print. So I don't need scanner or photocopy in my printer.
HP printer has good service support, and you can find cartridge very easily, which is not so for Brother.
Perhaps, the brother printer seems to perfectly suit my requirement. Can you tell me what is the cost of the ink toner and how long they last?
And of course that camscanner thing. Why I didn't think of that baffles me!
It can print any document in any format. It connects to your device via wifi (router should be of 2.4 GHz, not the 5 GHz which Jio Fibre is providing).
You can also connect your device directly, without using router, by a feature called wifi Direct. It's like creating hotspot from printer.
And Duplexing is automatic.
@Naadan_Parinda Brother, thankyou so much :)
Perhaps, the brother printer seems to perfectly suit my requirement. Can you tell me what is the cost of the ink toner and how long they last?
And of course that camscanner thing. Why I didn't think of that baffles me!
Dont go for scanner printers. My roomate bought a printer with camscanner for test series copies printing. It used to take her 2 minutes for scanning one page ( and a lot of patience ) . mgp copies are like 40 pages. it will take you forever to scan them. Just use camscanner.
HP Deskjet 1050 Printer.Scanner.Copier
It was of no use at home so I thought I should bring it here.
Used it only twice! Ink has dried. :(
My Dad gifted me a "color" deskjet / inkjet printer. I was excited given that in my first attempt I had taken Geography Optional.
Deskjet / Inkjets are money guzzlers. Had to sell it on OLX for 1500.
Could anyone share their personal experience with the ink tank printers in the market vis-a-vis laser printer, they mention that it is cost efficient .@goldberry Are scanners that bad, or was is it just the case with that specific printer?
Could anyone share their personal experience with the ink tank printers in the market vis-a-vis laser printer, they mention that it is cost efficient .@goldberry Are scanners that bad, or was is it just the case with that specific printer?
Been using Ink Tank printer in this lockdown (at hometown). Canon G2000
Had used laser printers for many years (mostly HP 1020)
Print quality - laser is superior. Ink tank isn't far behind
Print speed - laser wins easily
Color print option - ink tank wins
Ease of refill and maintenance,cost - ink tank wins.. just buy the bottle pour it yourself.
Canon ink tank black ink costs 500 rs per bottle.. approx 4-5k prints. Laser cost might seem similar superficially if you consider only powder refill (300 rs odd for 2k pages) but you do need to replace the cartridge (1000 rs) after 3-4 refills.
Didn't need maintenance till now. Laser you are dependent on a shop for refill. Also paper jam issue is much more on a laser printer..
Duplex - if you buy a one side laser and plan to do manual duplex it will be a pain because paper jams when you try printing on second side. Manual duplex is very good on a ink tank printer
Final conclusion -- they are very close. If you need color prints the answer is straight forward(ink tank). If Greyscale duplex is priority both options are equally good IMO
@Phagocyte Thanks for the detailed comparison ! As the cost is almost same, I think I will go for the ink tank one as it will save me from the dependence on shops for refilling.
GaryVee,pristineI have been using Epson L130, colour printer with no other facility like wifi, scanner, but print speed is pretty descent. It can print around 15 pages per minute, economical, I have printed more than 2500 pages, recently refilled black ink which cost Rs. 300. I got it for Rs. 7500, you can have a look.
Thanks!
I have been through the discussion and have zeroed up on buying an ink tank printer for the following reasons.
1. I do not want the hassle of dealing with page jam while doing manual print on the second side of the page.
2. Ease of refilling.
3. Durability.
Suggestions are welcomed based on the aforementioned parameters as a couple of printers suggested on the thread are out of stock.
I have zeroed upon the following printer after some research. Would like to know the review in case someone is already using it.
Epson EcoTank L3150 Wi-Fi All-in-One Ink Tank Printer (Black)
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