[Lukeyblue]

Hi all, my printer just broke so its time to get a new one. Can anyone let me know where is the best place i can get a printer. I am a poor student, so i need best value for money and one which will be cheap to replace cartridges, but isnt going to break down on me every five minutes either.

Thank you!

P.S I had a dell printer before. I could never get it to work properly from day one and the cartridges cost an arm and a leg and were small, so not very economical at all, so anthing but a dell please

[JayEm]

Cheapest place is probably www.eBuyer.co.uk

Don't buy a Lexmark, cartridges cost too much.

If you print text mostly, consider a cheap laser printer.

[Lukeyblue]

I do print mainly text, but i dont want a laser as i dont think i can risk not to be able to print photos as this is my third year at uni and with my course, i think i will probably end up printing a fair few pictures, especially as the uni printer isnt cheap!

Ha ha there was me thinking maybe i should buy a lexmark as it was cheap and i heard the cartridges last a long time. I guess not then. Ive read a few other posts and people recommend Epson. What is their cartridge life like and value for money etc?

[JayEm]

(Original post by Lukeyblue)
I do print mainly text, but i dont want a laser as i dont think i can risk not to be able to print photos as this is my third year at uni and with my course, i think i will probably end up printing a fair few pictures, especially as the uni printer isnt cheap!

Ha ha there was me thinking maybe i should buy a lexmark as it was cheap and i heard the cartridges last a long time. I guess not then. Ive read a few other posts and people recommend Epson. What is their cartridge life like and value for money etc?

Most (if not all) Dell printers are rebranded Lexmarks.

Yeah Epson cartridges are relatively cheap, go for one of those.

[Oh-No!]

If you are after cheap ink choose an Epson or a Canon, as their cartridges are cheaply re-made and you can get them for around a Fiver, sometimes less, sometimes a little more.

[Talon]

(Original post by Lukeyblue)
Ha ha there was me thinking maybe i should buy a lexmark as it was cheap and i heard the cartridges last a long time.

Someone lied to you. Lexmark cartridges last about 5 minutes and cost an arm and a leg to replace.

[spikeymike]

If you want cheap catridges why not refill them? I do with my HP Deskjet F380