Epson Printers?

[Boomyal]

Any one using the All-in-one Epson L210 inkjet printer with ink resevoirs, or the wireless version, the L355? You can buy a set of Epson refill bottles $78 or a set of generic bottles for $35.

I am tired of paying HP's prices for their cartridges and have not had any luck with various brands of refilled color cartridges. The Epson looks like a good way to go. One draw back I could see is that they do not have a control panel so you probably cannot Fax from the printer itself.

It also does not appear to have a document feeder for faxing or copying multiple pages.

 

[MTboatguy]

Sorry, I would not touch another ink jet printer as long as I live, with my wife's business we have been through dozen of printers in the last 20 years and the last ink jet I had was a Epson wide 6 ink printer that we ran bottles on, in the 2 years I had it, I had to replace the head twice because they would plug up. The next color printer I buy will be a laser color with multi function capabilities.

 

[Boomyal]

.......The next color printer I buy will be a laser color with multi function capabilities......

Yeah, you and what bank? However, I understand your sentiment. We have a several year old Brother Wireless black and white laser which has been flawless and a near two decade old black and white HP 2100 laser. It also has been flawless. But of course, neither are color nor multi-function.

Keep an eye out for an affordable, Multi-function, wireless, color laser printer. I'd be first in line to buy one.

 

[MTboatguy]

Well, Boom Office Max has a wireless multi function color laser right now for $329 which is not a break the bank price, actually it is a pretty reasonable price for a Brother, which make good printers, they have a regular color laser on sale right now for $199 which is a Samsung, basically the same as the mono laser I currently have but with color. If you shop around, you can find color laser multi function printers for pretty good prices, I have not even looked on ebay lately to see what the wholesalers are selling them for.

I guess it comes down to your definition of affordable is.

 

[Boomyal]

Well, Boom Office Max has a wireless multi function color laser right now for $329 which is not a break the bank price, actually it is a pretty reasonable price for a Brother, which make good printers, they have a regular color laser on sale right now for $199 which is a Samsung, basically the same as the mono laser I currently have but with color. If you shop around, you can find color laser multi function printers for pretty good prices, I have not even looked on ebay lately to see what the wholesalers are selling them for.

I guess it comes down to your definition of affordable is.

That is certainly in the ball park, but only after I get done absorbing the $3500 for a head gasket job on my E150 service van. I'll have to take a closer look at the brother.

 

[82rude]

have the Epson nx215, and for what I want it for, its one of the best ive had.

 

[Boomyal]

That might be the one. MT. They are even cheaper on Amazon, with free shipping. You can also buy generic toner cartridges for $95.00. I am sure they last quite a while. They also have another model that does duplex printing. They are about $75 more.

http://www.amazon.com/Brother-MFC91...UTF8&qid=1423011835&sr=8-1&keywords=mfc9130cw

 

[thumpar]

Any inkjet will cost you a ton to run. They are throw away. Sometimes it is cheaper to get a new printer than to buy new cartridges. Lasers cost more upfront but the price per page is less. I work on printers as part of my other tech work.

 

[MTboatguy]

That might be the one. MT. They are even cheaper on Amazon, with free shipping. You can also buy generic toner cartridges for $95.00. I am sure they last quite a while. They also have another model that does duplex printing. They are about $75 more.

http://www.amazon.com/Brother-MFC913...ords=mfc9130cw

Yup, that is the one I saw on Office Max's website, if you look on ebay, you should be able to find the toner cartridges for less than $95 I just looked on ebay and you can get a 5 pak of toner for like $50 bucks, new with factory warranty.

 

[bruceb58]

Sorry, I would not touch another ink jet printer as long as I live

Me too!

I was done a long time ago with inkjet printers. I only use B&W laser printers now. If I absolutely needed something in color, I would get a color laser or just have them done by someone.

I really like the Brother Lasers. I have one at each of my houses and we have them at work.

 

[Boomyal]

....... I have one at each of my houses.......

Do you, by chance, have a different wife at each one of those houses?

 

[keith2k455]

I bought an Epson workforce wireless 4 in 1 from OfficeMax over Christmas for $60 on sale. 4 individual cartridges at 10 each. They say I should get over 100 pages from them. Nice thing, I can only replace what's empty. I too was sick of hp ink that cost more than a printer.

 

[bruceb58]

Do you, by chance, have a different wife at each one of those houses?

No wives. That is why I can afford 2 houses.

One is a vacation house that I also rent out.

 

[Boomyal]

........One is a vacation house that I also rent out.....

I hope you do not have to go fix the printer every time the 'renters' screw it up?

 

[fishrdan]

I picked up a Epson WF3520 at Target a couple months back for $60, it's been a great all-in-one printer. Generic ink is cheap for it, $16 for 12 cartridges from Amazon. I do agree with the others that inkjets are a pain, but they are cheap if you use generic ink. I have another HP inkjet printer and it's generic cartridges are about $1 each.

As for cartridges, I've had much better luck with the individual tank style cartridges opposed to the printhead style cartridge, the multi-color type that print directly from the cartridge. I hate that type and would never own one of them again as the print head invariably gets clogged up due to non-use, the refilled or generic cartridges are hit and miss, and OEM cartridges are ridiculously expensive.

I also have a mono laser, but it rarely gets used as most things we print need color.

 

[bruceb58]

I hope you do not have to go fix the printer every time the 'renters' screw it up?

In a locked closet!

 

[thumpar]

I bought an Epson workforce wireless 4 in 1 from OfficeMax over Christmas for $60 on sale. 4 individual cartridges at 10 each. They say I should get over 100 pages from them. Nice thing, I can only replace what's empty. I too was sick of hp ink that cost more than a printer.

Most color toners are rated for 3500-5000 on the smaller units. The black is usually rated for more. If you calculate the price per page the lasers are a lot cheaper to run.

 

[keith2k455]

Most color toners are rated for 3500-5000 on the smaller units. The black is usually rated for more. If you calculate the price per page the lasers are a lot cheaper to run.

3500 pages....That would last the rest of my life...I'm too young to buy my last printer

B

 

[NYBo]

My last two printers have been Brother color laser all-in-ones. Very satisfied. The new one, and MFC-9340CDW, prints photos very nicely. I just replaced the black toner cartridge: $30 for a generic cartridge, good for 2500 pages.

 

[Boomyal]

My last two printers have been Brother color laser all-in-ones. Very satisfied. The new one, and MFC-9340CDW, prints photos very nicely. I just replaced the black toner cartridge: $30 for a generic cartridge, good for 2500 pages.

What is the model of the new one, NYBo and why have you had two in a row?

This is the one I was looking at in my post above. It is considerably less expensive than the MCF-9340cdw. The one below is not a duplexing printer. Maybe your are?
[h=1]Brother MFC9130CW Wireless All-In-One Printer with Scanner, Copier and Fax[/h]