Inkjet Printers £60 ish

[MrsGoof]

Now the outlaws have joined the computer owning world, other half wants to get them a printer.

Must be Inkjet
Budget aprox. £60
support A4, color / black

Will probably used for printing Photos mainly so don't want an ink guzzler.

Any hint / advice

Awaiting your wisdom

MG

[dmini]

Mine is an epson - cartridges off ebay come at about £1 to £2 each, buying in bulk(25 - 30 at a time). Not had any real issues with them - occasionally I have to clean print heads, but not that often. I've only had one duff cartridge. Much better value than the guys who fill cartridges on the high street

[BoredBloke]

same here - Epson and picked it only because you can get cheap ink. Mine is a r300 - I only bought it because you can print direct to CD's on it. I thing the r2xx (whatever version they are on at the moment) is in that price range.

[sparklelard]

You can get a lexmark in Tesco's for approx £20.

[Sockpuppet]

I have a Canon iP6600D and I bloomin' love it.

I havd to buy it quickly as I was out of a printer as my cheapo laser died. Let that be a lesson only ever go HP for lasers these £99 specials in PC World are more hassle than they ware worth (ok, it did last 3 years and print over 10,000 pages - had a page counter on the test page)

[BoredBloke]

My laserjet 4l is still going strong after all these years - but then I hardly use it as it's still on it's original toner!

[expat]

The LaserJet II I'm using in work is still going, but on its last legs...

1988...

Same year as my Samsung monitor, still working when I threw it out last year.

[Cactus]

My laserjet 4l is still going strong after all these years - but then I hardly use it as it's still on it's original toner!

I have exactly the same. Aquired it 2nd hand in year 2000.
I have 3 spare toner cartridges for it too! I bet the printer breaks before it runs out of toner. I've never had to change it.

In regards to the original question I love my Epson R300 (Which was about £80 a year ago). I'd seriously consider 1 of those, not a particular big footprint for the printer either so it won't take up loads of desk space.

[lilelvis2000]

same here - Epson and picked it only because you can get cheap ink. Mine is a r300 - I only bought it because you can print direct to CD's on it. I thing the r2xx (whatever version they are on at the moment) is in that price range.

Epson must have improved things in the last few years. When I had one it guzzled ink and, because I hardly used it, the inks would often dry out. Plus the cartridges cost a bundle. A few cartridges and I'd paid more for them than I did for the printer! I got rid of it and now use my accountant's printer whenever I need something printed off.

[vetran]

Big boys use a 4m

Previously enjoyed and still turning out pages!

£30 for new rollers and another few years of happy printing.