New Multi-Function Printer Required

uxbod · May 29, 2009, 10:54:02

Any suggestions ? My wife is studying and generating lots of pages so quality etc is paramount. Ideally would like one with WiFI aswell.

kinmel · May 29, 2009, 11:00:09

If you are happy with a mono printer look at this Philips on offer at £139, WiFi needs a dongle.

Whether Mono or colour, definitely go for a laser printer as the running costs/reliability are much better

Rik · May 29, 2009, 11:00:28

This HP would meet your needs (though others may be cheaper than Misco):

http://www.misco.co.uk/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=325047&CatId=0

Simon · May 29, 2009, 11:40:22

I have a Brother (not wireless), and wouldn't hesitate to recommend them. There's a wireless model currently on offer at Rymans.

Glenn · May 29, 2009, 12:04:03

I'm very happy with my Canon Pixma MP610 and would recommend it

Sebby · May 29, 2009, 13:51:52

Quote from: Simon on May 29, 2009, 11:40:22
I have a Brother (not wireless), and wouldn't hesitate to recommend them. There's a wireless model currently on offer at Rymans.

Same here. They're cheap and run well; consumables are cheap too.

Dangerjunkie · May 29, 2009, 23:27:57

I have an HP Colour Laserjet 2820. It costs an arm and a leg to run and I wouldn't recommend it unless you are very low volume. Cartridges are chipped to stop you using third part ones but you can buy "reset chips" form some websites. On the plus side it does what it says on the tin and works fine in Linux and Windows.

At work we have some of the big Xerox multifunctions and they are really good. I asked the Xerox engineer if the cheap ones were built as well and he said they were and that he buys Xerox at home.

I wouldn't be too worried about getting a printer with WiFi inside if your printer isn't too far from your router. If you can run a network cable to the printer (or get one of those wireless bridge adaptors used to connect games consoles to wifi or one of those ethernet-over-mains transmitters) then any ethernet-enabled printer should do you fine. That will give you a much bigger choice of devices.

Cheers,
Paul.

Lance · May 30, 2009, 23:19:29

Quote from: Rik on May 29, 2009, 11:00:28
This HP would meet your needs (though others may be cheaper than Misco):

http://www.misco.co.uk/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=325047&CatId=0

I've got the older C5180 which works great. It's connected (via cable) to my network and I don't have any problems at all.