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Originally Posted by Karadad
Need a new all in one printer for PC. $100-200 range. Any recommendations? Thanks
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Many people have commented on cost of ink. You don't have to spend a fortune on ink. I originally had Epson ink jet machines. Now I have Brother ink jet printers. I did not want to use the high cost manufacturer's ink so I always bought ink on line. I often ran in to problems with the Epson machines which they blamed on the ink. I think they set their machines to malfunction with non-Epson ink. On the other hand, I've never had problems using on line supplier's ink with the Brother machines. I buy my ink from 1Ink.com. The cost is about $5/cartridge and they work just fine and last a long time.
I would suggest a Brother MFC (multi function copier) which will copy, scan and fax. Do make sure that the unit has at least three print settings (best, normal, draft/fast). I'd also suggest that you do not get a machine that has only two ink cartridges (black and multi-color). When one color runs out of the multi-color cartridge the whole thing has to be replaced wasting the other colors. When you buy a machine that takes four cartridges (black, magenta, cyan, yellow) you only replace the one that is used up.
I also find that on the rare occasion I need tech support, Brother has been very good, even for a machine that is years old, and I've never been charged. I recently bought a new computer and the drivers for the printer had to be installed. They walked me through the process which was easy/peasy!
One more thing, if the printer tells me the ink is low I find that I can print and print and print many, many pages before it finally stops before the ink cartridge is empty.