HP 7134 printer and 4.8k pages ink €120

September1

There is a promotion with HP Instant Ink that allows you to get 12 months for free Instant Ink subscription if you get a printer. This allows you print 300 pages per month.



In my case I got this printer https://www.currys.ie/ieen/computing-accessories/printers-scanners-and-ink/printers/hp-envy-photo-7134-all-in-one-wireless-inkjet-printer-10168013-pdt.html which also includes a coupon for extra 40 euro credit.


To activate credit you must call HP, as card inside box is in UK currency. 300 pages/month plan costs €10 so this works out as extra 4 months at most expensive plan and much longer if using cheaper plans.



It means you can print 4800 pages for 2.5 cent per page plus cost of paper. It is not a bad price if you are printing photos. You also get to keep printer with scanner. There is no requirement to use subscription inks.


I think there are other printers available with free months, but no first hand experience there.

Pique

Can you order the ink and stockpile it? Nobody I know would use anything like that much ink outside of work.

TrustedApple

Not with Instant Ink you pay a monthly fee to use the printer and it let's you pay 300 pages a month and if you go over you pay more.

My own printer is a hp ink like this I get 15 pages a month for free and the ink for free it does the job of return labels and boardining passes.

zweton

Would this be a good one? Has the ink trial also.

https://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/8455918/Trail/searchtext%3EPRINTER.htm

Miike

Not really a "deal" but just on the topic:
Bought this printer because I'm printing literally thousands of pages for University per month. I've only had it about 7 months and it's already paid for it's self. The print quality is nothing to jump around about and it's slow as the wit weekend at printing but it's saved me a bloody fortune. Might be of interest if you're dong a LOT of printing.

https://www.currys.ie/ieen/computing-accessories/printers-scanners-and-ink/printers/epson-ecotank-et-2650-all-in-one-wireless-inkjet-printer-10157854-pdt.html

Edit: forgot to mention - I buy the black ink for 15 quid it prints 4000+ pages from the one bottle.

Nigel Fairservice

Miike wrote: »

Not really a "deal" but just on the topic:
Bought this printer because I'm printing literally thousands of pages for University per month. I've only had it about 7 months and it's already paid for it's self. The print quality is nothing to jump around about and it's slow as the wit weekend at printing but it's saved me a bloody fortune. Might be of interest if you're dong a LOT of printing.

https://www.currys.ie/ieen/computing-accessories/printers-scanners-and-ink/printers/epson-ecotank-et-2650-all-in-one-wireless-inkjet-printer-10157854-pdt.html

Edit: forgot to mention - I buy the black ink for 15 quid it prints 4000+ pages from the one bottle.

My sister is doing a masters in primary teaching and is going through a mountain of paper/printing. Our family printer couldn't cope with it. She was spending €60 on cartridges every 2 weeks. My parents got her the linked printer for Christmas. The ink is still going strong in it and it has definitely paid for itself.

Hmm_Messiah

Nigel Fairservice wrote: »

My sister is doing a masters in primary teaching and is going through a mountain of paper/printing. Our family printer couldn't cope with it. She was spending €60 on cartridges every 2 weeks. My parents got her the linked printer for Christmas. The ink is still going strong in it and it has definitely paid for itself.

would a laser printer not make sense for that amount of printing?

Miike

Hmm_Messiah wrote: »

would a laser printer not make sense for that amount of printing?

Laser toner is stupidly expensive compared with the printer I linked though.

beauf

Hmm_Messiah wrote: »

would a laser printer not make sense for that amount of printing?

That's what I thought but I think per page these subscriptions offers work out cheaper at least for the introductory offers. I'm open to correction.

September1

beauf wrote: »

That's what I thought but I think per page these subscriptions offers work out cheaper at least for the introductory offers. I'm open to correction.

It really depends on nature of printing, if you are printing mostly text and in more that 300 pages per month then those subscriptions are not that good, even considering that first 300 pages are free as cost of subsequent ones is relatively high.



Now if you are printing mostly pictures, this may work. However I printed maybe 7 pictures on cartridges that came with printer and waiting for delivery of next ones. No idea when to expect them, they do not seem to be shipped yet.

thecutter

I picked up an Epson ET2710 which is one of their Ecotank printers.
I paid €239 but it gives me unlimited free printing for the next 2 years, a great deal as I usually print approx 300 pages per week let alone a month!
Bought it in Harvey Norman, but I dont see it on their website...
But here it is in another online store, which looks more expensive than bricks & mortar store for once!
https://www.huntoffice.ie/epson-et-2710-inkjet-all-in-one-printer-3-in-1.html