Spaniel Posted September 3, 2005 Share Posted September 3, 2005 I need to buy a new printer for my son and I'm not really up on what's available and prices. Can anyone make any recommendations. He will only use it for school homework mainly. I'm thinking no more then B4,000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted September 3, 2005 Share Posted September 3, 2005 (edited) Assuming you are in BKK, have a look round Fortune Town or Zeer Rangsit (if you are out near the airport). I avoid Pantip, too much hassle!! There are loads of entry level printers in your price range, go for one from either Canon or Epson, refillable cartridges and ink are readily available for both. Tesco (Rangsit) have a deal on Epson 1700 (I think it is) an all-in-one scanner and printer, two birds with one stone, about B3600 IIRC, they've also got an entry level Epson for B1750 ish. EDIT Make sure that the printer has separate cartridges for the Cyan, Yellow, Magenta and Black inks, some low cost units have all the colours in one cartridge, can get expensive if you use a lot of one colour ink. Edited September 3, 2005 by Crossy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firefoxx Posted September 3, 2005 Share Posted September 3, 2005 For now, I would recommend the Canon IP3000. It's fast, it has good quality, the cost per page is lowest (of similar inkjets), and it can do quite a bit. Canon actually has new models, but Thailand lags behind the US by about half a year. I recommend that you stay away from HP printers... their cartridges are the most expensive, and they have combined color cartridges (not separate... if one color is depleted, you change all three). This results in highest cost per page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haha Posted September 3, 2005 Share Posted September 3, 2005 have you heard of zdnet or cnet? whenever I want to get product reviews or product comparison reports on various products including computer hardware such as printers, I refer to these websites for information. www.zdnet.com www.cnet.com www.zdnet.co.uk there are a bunch of sites that provide product reviews. just google to get a list. personally, I am shopping for a new printer too. am looking at a multifunction inkjet rather than a simple inkjet printer. multifunction inkjet is also scanner, copier, and printer. some are even fax. my budget is about 8k baht. and I am down to 2 choices, epson cx6500, or hp 6210. the cost of ink is important so I'm looking at that as a crucial decision maker. (looking at refill kits.) but things that I am concerned about are 1) printer is network ready, 2) autofeed scanner capability, 3) can print on both sides without manually doing so. 4) copier function without having to turn on computer. everybody is different. so, you have to make your own choice based on your priorities. you need to do your own research via the websites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4everyoung Posted September 3, 2005 Share Posted September 3, 2005 I'm using the canon i560 think tank printer n the hp psc 750 all in one.Canon ink is easy to refill.As for the all in one printer u can print,scan,copier your works at home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toyicebear Posted September 3, 2005 Share Posted September 3, 2005 (edited) My tip would be: Brother DCP-110C - High qulity scanner and printer - "introduction price" 3.900 Bath at most stores....also available in close to any and all Lotus malls..... Edited September 3, 2005 by toyicebear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
francois Posted September 3, 2005 Share Posted September 3, 2005 hi' for sure now, a canon ip3000 is the best value separate cartridge for colours and a good rendering quality, can print cd too firewire slot to plug a digital camera, and the result on photo paper good, as good as a photo shop and beside this canon has the cheapest cartridge refill on the market francois ps: imho ... of course Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firefoxx Posted September 3, 2005 Share Posted September 3, 2005 Remember this when considering multifunction printers: Jack of all trades, master of none. I've had ZERO good experiences with multifunction printers. They are more trouble than they're worth. The *only* time when I would recommend them is when you're broke. Flat broke, and desparate. I've had to more service work on these pieces of junk than scanners, printers, and faxes combined. If you are printing in volume, the best for cost per page is a laser printer. For this price, you'll only get monochrome, but you'll get chrisp text (much better than inkjet) on plain paper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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