04-04-2013, 02:52 PM
Like you Col, I have had very bad experiences with Epson. Never again...
When it comes to inkjet printers, I've also had bad experiences with HP. Great laser printers though.
I bought a Canon MP800 about 7 years ago. It's been used heavily - mostly by the wife to print out pictures of the growing kids - and has never missed a beat. The scanner is also excellent, and will do film and slides as well. I never thought I'd buy a combined device, but I was so impressed with the MP500 - the cheaper version that the in-laws bought themselves - that I decided to give it a go. Not a single problem in all that time; superb results, ink isn't too expensive and lasts well - and is separate ink tanks, so you save a bit there. Paper is cheap too, but it gives perfectly acceptable results on cheap recycled plain paper (unlike any other inkjet I'd tried/owned before). And the print speed is excellent as well (though it slows down if you ask for double-sided mode, because it pauses to allow the ink to dry). All in all, I don't recall the last time I was so impressed with something...
At the time, it was somewhere between £150 and £200 - I don't recall exactly - but I decided not to buy the cheapest offering out there. Seven years later, I'm happy I made the right decision.
I haven't looked at the current offerings, but Canon always do very well in the PC-Pro assessments. I also like their cameras
Cheers,
Mark
When it comes to inkjet printers, I've also had bad experiences with HP. Great laser printers though.
I bought a Canon MP800 about 7 years ago. It's been used heavily - mostly by the wife to print out pictures of the growing kids - and has never missed a beat. The scanner is also excellent, and will do film and slides as well. I never thought I'd buy a combined device, but I was so impressed with the MP500 - the cheaper version that the in-laws bought themselves - that I decided to give it a go. Not a single problem in all that time; superb results, ink isn't too expensive and lasts well - and is separate ink tanks, so you save a bit there. Paper is cheap too, but it gives perfectly acceptable results on cheap recycled plain paper (unlike any other inkjet I'd tried/owned before). And the print speed is excellent as well (though it slows down if you ask for double-sided mode, because it pauses to allow the ink to dry). All in all, I don't recall the last time I was so impressed with something...
At the time, it was somewhere between £150 and £200 - I don't recall exactly - but I decided not to buy the cheapest offering out there. Seven years later, I'm happy I made the right decision.
I haven't looked at the current offerings, but Canon always do very well in the PC-Pro assessments. I also like their cameras
Cheers,
Mark
