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Please recommend a Printer that you have

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  • #2
    ewj1978
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,936 ✭✭✭ewj1978


    Sneachta wrote: »
    Hi all,
    Could someone please recommend a Printer that you have.

    I am looking for one with built in copier / scanner for basic jobs.

    I know that refill costs are very important so that is why I am asking for a recommendation. I have seen this printer on another thread but no one actually reviews it.

    http://www.argos.ie/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=30001&partNumber=6703590

    I have a canon mp520 great copy/printer/scanner..... Prints really fast and picture quality is super.
    Its about €99


  • #3
    steod
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 134 ✭✭steod


    I was advised before that canon and epson printers were the best in terms of ink economy and it would seem to be true. I have seen the machine you linked to and also the MP210 model and they are quality machines.Perhaps a little bulky in size compared to others if your deskspace is limited but otherwise a preety good machine.


  • #4
    Sneachta
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 497 ✭✭Sneachta


    Thanks for all your quick replies guys.

    Interested in the Canon 220 or the 520.
    http://www.komplett.ie/k/kcp.aspx?sku=339421&sku=338623

    Main differences as I can see are that the 520 has a display and uses 4 cartridges as opposed to 2.

    A few questions if anyone knows the answers.

    I imagine the display is a bonus worth having?

    Is having 4 cartridges to refill gonna cost me more in the long term?
    Do all four cartridges have to have ink to print?


  • #5
    MunsterCycling
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,864 ✭✭✭MunsterCycling


    Looking through the features I'd say its a no brainer to take the 520, screen, 4 ink pots (most likely cheaper) prints direct from the memory card and scanner is a higher resolution (although I suspect this is through interpolation)


    520 FTW


  • #6
    Sneachta
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 497 ✭✭Sneachta


    Yeah I agree that the 520 seems much better value!

    Can someone please tell me which one would be better on ink?????

    Or would there be much of a difference at all??????


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  • #7
    Sneachta
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 497 ✭✭Sneachta


    Anyone?


  • #8
    Tony H
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,514 ✭✭✭Tony H


    the main difference seems to be that the 220 only has a black cartridge and a colour cartridge (which has the 3 colours in the one cartridge) whereas the 520 has 4 individual cartridges with seperate colours , so if one of the colours on the colour cardridge runs dry you will have to replace the cartridge even though it still has ink remaining in the other two colours , I have a pixma IP4500 which has the same carts as the 520 (CLI-8 ) , so far I have printed at least 50 A4 size photos with them and the ink level has only fallen be a third , when they do run dry I intend to refill them as from online research this seems to be very successfull and cheap to do ,so after all of that go for the 520, I bought my printer in Argos , it was a little more expensive than online but I was able to purchase 3 years accident insurance for it for only €20 which I think is great value.


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