Need Printer *Under £100*

[realm]

Hey

I know this is not in the right section or don't even know if there is a right section for this. So delete or move if need be. I just need some help buying a printer. I want a printer for £100 or under. Must have decent photo quality DPI, Not too much to replace ink, also a SD card slot would be nice but not essential.

Cheers
RealM

[skuzgib]

I think you want the find me a bargain forum...

[Kumagoro]

A word of warning watch out for canon printers cheap ink carts but little ink so not that cheap really. BCI-24 not good. something like 5.4p for b/w prints a sheet

[Marcos]

A word of warning watch out for canon printers cheap ink carts but little ink so not that cheap really. BCI-24 not good. something like 5.4p for b/w prints a sheet

Would that count for the official Canon cartridges aswell?

[Kumagoro]

Thats for the official carts... if you want to use other brand ones then it will be cheaper. But every cheap one i have tried smudges even when dried, so i stick with canon carts now.

[nichomach]

How about a Pixma iP4000? £100 inc VAT exactly.

http://www.pixmania.co.uk/uk/uk/5431...0-printer.html

[Marcos]

How about a Pixma iP4000? £100 inc VAT exactly.

http://www.pixmania.co.uk/uk/uk/5431...0-printer.html

That looks great, any idea on how the ink is? Good quantity/price?

[nichomach]

Well, usually the ink for any Canon is relatively cheap; separate print heads=cheap cartridges. Beyond that, couldn't tell you.

[Kumagoro]

Heres what the Pixma4000 uses

http://www.canon.co.uk/for_home/prod...ex.asp?specs=1

Ink cartridge configuration
Single Ink technology - five separate ink tanks (BCI-3eBK, BCI-6BK, BCI-6C, BCI-6M, BCI-6Y)

Black ink tank life
BCI-3eBK: 330 pages at 5% coverage¹; BCI-6BK: 440 pages at 5% coverage²
BCI-3eBK: 1500 pages, BCI-6BK: 2000 pages (Printing ISO/JIS-SCID N5)²

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Im a bit confused as to why the 3eBK is quoted at 330 and 1500 pages???
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Colour ink tank(s) life
440 pages at 5% coverage per ink tank¹
Cyan: 550 pages, Magenta: 430 pages, Yellow: 360 pages (Printing ISO/JIS-SCID N5)¹


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IN comparison heres a BCI-24 one





Cartridges
Black ink tank: BCI-24 Black
Colour ink tank: BCI-24 Colour




Yield
Black ink tank: 130 pages at 5% coverage / 580 pages (printing ISO/JIS-SCOD N5 image
Colour ink tank: 160 pages at 5% coverage / 160 pages (printing ISO/JIS-SCOD N5 image


As you can see the difference is not trivial the average price in shop for a official canon bci 24 is £6 for black and £11 for colour. (generics and copies are cheaper but not of the same quality).


where as
BCI-3eBK
BCI-6BK £8
BCI-6C
BCI-6M
BCI-6Y

i cant find most (didnt look hard) so it seems the pixma is much better value for printing.