Cheap Printer in Argos

Sid71

Lexmark 4350 €80
same one in Malpins €115.49
can you refill the cartridges?

deadl0ck

YO'd be much better off with the Epson R220 for 100 Eurons.
You can get full cart kit (6 cartridges + 1 extra black) from ukdvdr.co.uk for £5.50
And it prints directly onto CD/DVDs - I have one - fantastic printer

Bamboozled

Yes those cartridges can be refilled. Whether its home refills you're on about or done in a refilling outlet, it depends. In a refilling outlet, yes definately once they have the correct inks in stock for the different cartridges.

As for the Epson R220, Epson are usually better and cost a lot less for new cartridges and for refills.

Lexmark new cartridge prices are fairly hefty.

You should consider ongoing running costs (ink and how often it needs to be replaced/refilled) when looking at cheap printers. Often the case is that the printer is offered at almost cost price because a single cartridge often costs more than half what you paid for the actual printer.

okidoki987

Dell are doing an all-in-one Printer, Scan and copier for 14.95 Euro
Just a pity the catridges are 5,000 Euro each

datk

Bamboozled wrote:

As for the Epson R220, Epson are usually better and cost a lot less for new cartridges and for refills.

Lexmark new cartridge prices are fairly hefty.

Have you any experience of HP printers - do you think Epson are a better printer - cheaper to run? I have a HP Printer and looking to get an all singing all dancing one - was going to automatically go for HP but I'm thinking of looking at other brands

Thanks

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Saruman

lexmark suck the cartridge dries out if not used for a few weeks

drdre

okidoki987 wrote:

Dell are doing an all-in-one Printer, Scan and copier for 14.95 Euro
Just a pity the catridges are 5,000 Euro each

yeah you are right as my dad got a laswer printer from dell and i went to cartridge world to get it refilled and they said that i have to go back to dell to get it.and dell is a rip off:mad:

Bamboozled

HP and Lexmark are expensive to run when you consider the ongoing costs of ink. Epson usually work out cheaper and are easier to fix and maintain. I've dealt with fixing, using, and refilling all of the brands and Epson and Canon are the better two when you consider buying price of the printer and then the price of new cartridges and/refilling/compatibles.

As for those Dell cartridges, give it a few months and give them a ring. Technology is advancing day by day and there has to be inks developed for each specific cartridge, along with moving parts. More and more companies are trying to stop refilling and remanufacture by developing different types of ink, but there are always alternatives after a few months. A Dell branded cartridge can give the same or less yield as a non-branded cartridge - once they are specifically developed by another company for that particular cartridge/printer.

Roughly to get inkjets refilled in a shop it costs about half the original price. To get laser cartridges refilled it can cost anywhere from half to 2/3 the original price because laser cartridges arent just refilled, some of the mechanical bits are replaced inside also. The newer hard inks cant be refilled but there are companies out there doing quality compatibles, not just rip offs with general universal properties.