Man at B&Q wrote:
On Oct 30, 10:36 am, "Dave Plowman (News)"
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Fed up with the reliability of HPs printers (Talking about the sub
£300 market here.) which seem to have gone down the tubes recently.
We've had 2 DOAs and at least 3 die within 6 months. Dealing with
their "Customer Support" is enough to give you severly raised blood
pressure. It's a pity, as i've been buying their kit and finding it
very reliable for years prior to this.
What brands are people having success with these days, or has the
downward trend in prices meant that they are all going the same way?
I got fed up with the running costs of my not much used inkjet - seemed to
use more ink in cleaning than printing - and bought a Samsung ML-2240 mono
laser printer from CPC for 42.50 plus VAT. If you're a fairly heavy user
at that price they might be considered as disposable.


I bought a Samsung ML1510 a few years ago when they were "half price"
for £50 in Staples and I can't fault it. A new toner cartridge can
cost more than the printer did.

Are laset refill kits any good? I probably use about 1 cartridge a
year.

MBQ


Talk to Cartridge world. I use them for a school with a £2k annual
consumables budget and find them reliable and helpful with cartridges
(ink and laser) at around half manufacturers recommended. They deal
with problems immediatelty, teplacing faulty cartridges. Having said
that they are afranchise operation and I may have struck lucky. I will
not buy a printer without talking to them about the availability of
refills. They also supply printers at competative prices.

I agree that the Canon Pixma series are good value with reasonable
priced refills (around £4 with a quick drying ink

Malcolm