Printer All In One Choices

[torrenova]

I print some photos and it is so much easier for my volumes to do this at home so I want an all in one. Thes both have seperate inks so no issues with the 3 ink cartridges and I believe the Canon has the smaller ink pixel at 1.0 versus 1.3 on the HP.

The HP is slightly cheaper but the paper tray is permanently open from what I've seen whereas the Canon can be closed up, thus keeping out the dust etc.

Anyone know anything about these ? Any thoughts ?

HP C6380 http://www.johnlewis.com/230576268/Product.aspx

Canon MP620 http://www.johnlewis.com/230504818/Product.aspx

Canon MP630 http://www.johnlewis.com/230504817/Product.aspx

I've used John Lewis in the UK as links because it has decent product information but the available prices are much closer in reality.

[geovalin]

I have a Canon MX318, incl. a fax and am very happy.

I have the cartridges outside because the only one problem with all these wonderful machines is INK. HP, Canon and so on are thieves when it's time to purchase ink.

Previously I spent at least 1500 THB a month. Now, it's average 30 THB.

[hansnl]

I print some photos and it is so much easier for my volumes to do this at home so I want an all in one. Thes both have seperate inks so no issues with the 3 ink cartridges and I believe the Canon has the smaller ink pixel at 1.0 versus 1.3 on the HP.

The HP is slightly cheaper but the paper tray is permanently open from what I've seen whereas the Canon can be closed up, thus keeping out the dust etc.

Anyone know anything about these ? Any thoughts ?

HP C6380 http://www.johnlewis.com/230576268/Product.aspx

Canon MP620 http://www.johnlewis.com/230504818/Product.aspx

Canon MP630 http://www.johnlewis.com/230504817/Product.aspx

I've used John Lewis in the UK as links because it has decent product information but the available prices are much closer in reality.

For what it might be worth, my opinion.

The choice in all in ones is getting staggering.

I use several printers, a Canon 4000iX, a Canon 820, a brother DCP 130C and a Brother MFC 240 C.

I just "pensioned off" a HP2000, and a HP 450C, more or less because I did not really use both any more, they only gave me heartache.

All my printers are equipped with Inkman inkt system (tanks)

I guess I print about 100 pages A3, 500 pages A4, and maybe 150 fotos each month, or more when a project is running.

The best service, qualitywise, is the Canon.

Before the 4000iX, which is an A3 printer, I used Epson, Lexmark and Canon printers.

Most of the time the Epson gave up far before the Canon.

The Lexmark was very expensive to run, did not accept non-Lexmark supplies, but this was a printer where you could chuck in the paper, never mind, the machine straightened the stock and each seperate page.

But bloody expensive, no inktanks possible, and recharging the cartridges was a problem.

The Brother printers, for the price, give good service and surprising quality.

I had a few problems with Brother printers I brought from Holland, but those problems were either solved by Brother in Khon Kaen, or in the case of one machine, a generous exchange was made.

The Brothers bought in Thailand, they just run, and run, and run.......very boring.

I never had to bring in the Canon printers, no problems at all.

The HP and Epson printers were a bore!

The quality of the prints were nice, if they worked.

I just bought the Brother A3 MFC-6490CW (Fax, A3 scanner, A3 printer, 2 paper trays) for the office of a friend.

Brother KK sold me the machine.

Wireless net, cabled net, USB connections.

If it is half as good as Brother tells me, I will be in for a treat.

It is a big machine, but very nicely priced (B9500)

In short, in my view, Canon top in quality and reliability.

Brother no 2

Lexmark no 3

Epson and HP last.

So, up to you.

[torrenova]

My previous set up was a HP 1610 http://www.amazon.co.uk/1610-All-Printer-S...r/dp/B0008035RW which I bought in Thailand over 4 years ago. Then, after my daughter was born, I bought a cheap Canon photo printer. I think in Thailand it is the 1770 but elsewhere the 1800 or similar http://www.amazon.com/Canon-iP1800-Inkjet-...2/dp/B000NNCL3I

It was great to be able to print photos immediately but it was eating ink and a replacement tri colour cartridge was needed far too often for my liking. I did try some copy inks but often ended up with a mess, either immediately or later when somehow the remaining ink got disturbed.

So I thought now I need a new printer, I'd get one which could do everything. Yet I still worry about ink cost, so I want single inks, but there is no point in buying a decent machine if you don't use it. Any ideas with ink tanks instead of cartridges ?

Edited July 12, 2009 by torrenova

[angiud]

For my experience, Canon are the best printer, but original inks so expensive, and commercial inks lower quality and very low light resistance. I got external ink tank, but both my canon don't work so good if you don't print nearly every week and the homemade modify in not so reliable.

After that I got a Brother DCP 145 with special extended ink tank for a cheap 4500 baht with spare inks from Comax (see here)

Sometimes i print a lot, but happens also I travel for one month and I don't use the printer. Never a problem and always good printing job. The printer is a 3 in one, but you can buy also one with fax too (I think the DCP 150)

The Comax ink are not same quality of the new canon chromalife, but are much more uv-resistant than most of the commercial cheapo kind.

After all, for me a good choice.

[torrenova]

I've the added disadvantage of having a curious kid around ! I know you try and keep everything out of the way and all but she'll find a way in there sooner or later and I guess I'd rather not have ink everywhere !

I'd like the Canon MP630 for the duplex and DVD printing function (I think the HP can do that as well though, but not duplex) but the 620 is quite a bit cheaper.