whats the best printer that's cheap to run?

Question

I bought the epson r265 and its costing me a fortune.And does anyone no if the compatables are available yet for this printer

Answer 1

Hold your printer....heres my first stab... For Chinese (thats where they are made)
http://www.made-in-china.com/showroom/gigi09110930/product-detailfaQJpBECjUlP/China-Continuous-Ink-Supply-System-for-Epson-R260-R265-R270.html

Second stab..
For our american cousins
http://www.echostore.com/continuous-ink-r265.html

Third Go...
For UK
http://www.plymouthinkjets.com/

I have this setup on my Epson 320, Great, wonderful, Cheeeeep
Works out at FORTY PENCE per cartridge full of ink.

For a better picture, look at
http://www.inkexpress.co.uk/index.php?p=ecom&dowhat=fullinfo&prodid=450

although they do not cover your printer...the game is the same.

Answer 2

That depends on what you are doing with the printer. If you are going to do photo printing then I can understand how it is costing a small fortune in ink. Photo Printers do that. If you are printing a lot of black text then a laser printer would be best for you, toner can run about $60~$100 but the toner in a laser printer will last you five or six months of somewhat heavy use before you need to replace it.

If you want a general all purpose printer then an all-in-one might be best, for light printing only and really, no photo printing at all. I do light printing, copying and scanning and have found the Lexmark X2350 to fill that role famously. If you are using Windows Vista you will have to step up to the Lexmark X2450 as it is Vista compatible though with a little work I got my X2350 working under Vista.

Answer 3

ouch. the espson site actually says these carts are about 7 pounds a piece, which is about 14usd each. that's not *bad*, but it's not super either. considering how new this printer is, compatibles may not be available yet, and if they are, they may not be much cheaper.

i know you can't refill them too well yet (they have a new type of chip in them), but once someone is able to, i'd totally go with refills if possible. bound to be cheaper, but i'd also say the inks and new chips may not be ready for a year or longer (from experience).

for price of ink, canon is the best on the market right now. i don't know what kind of work you are doing with your printer, but canon and epson are the leaders in photo-quality printing, so if you're doing photos you've got a darn good product already, and it would only be the price of ink that would be the big break.

lexmark and hp may be cheaper, but their quality is not as good, generally speaking. hp did just release a line of printers with 6 separate ink cartridges that seems to be decent and the ink is not super-expensive over here. i haven't been able to test them out yet as per photo quality though.

Answer 4

I use the Epson r200 printer . yours is about the second generation up from this. A set of Epson inks is more than the cost of a new printer. Look for compatible cartridges. There's loads of sellers. can get a set for about £10
look on Ebay . I bought a continuous ink system (CIS) and this keeps the costs down as I do a lot of Photo s. Also keep an eye out in the shops for two for ones on photo paper. Ebay again for cheaper photo paper. Cheapest ordinary muck about paper try Asda. Less than £2 per ream.

Answer 5

The office one!

Seriously though look at the latest Which? report.

Best budget Canon IP4200 at £70 with standard printing costs of £139 over 3 years compared to an Epson of £309

Answer 6

If you print a lot (which it sounds like you do) and it doesn't have to be color, consider a lazer printer.
It uses toner and not ink cartridges that last so much longer.
You could possibly even keep both on your computer that way if you want a color printer you still have it.

Answer 7

PRINTERS THATS CHEAP TO RUN I THINK ITS EPSON COLOUR PRINTER