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My trusty Canon iP4500 died today after many years of good service and am looking for recommendations...

What I would like is
- under £100
- reasonable running costs
- WiFi would be nice

- scan/copy not needed, but I wont discount all in 1's

Having previously had bad experiences with other makes, I would prefer to stay with Canon, but there are quite a few different models available.

Thanks
 
Canon reliable yes.But what about ink cartridges ,how much do they cost to replace.The last canon I got the MP270 the ink cartridges were over half the price of the printer? :gag:
 
I buy compatibles and never had a problem on the 7 Canon printers I use.
 
I bought the PIXMA MG6250 which is great for photoprinting. This has been superseded by the MG6350 but I would wait for Canon's winter cashback offer which took the price to under £100.
 
I too am in the market for a new printer ( although I may need an all in one).
I have struggled with print heads blocking ( partly due to low usage, and partly due to 3rd party ink I expect).

So, do HP printers still have the head built into the cartridge?
If so, that may be my direction.
Otherwise it's likely to be a canon.
 
beefybarn40 said:
I buy compatibles and never had a problem on the 7 Canon printers I use.
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They don't do compatibles for the Canon Mp270 (old printer now) so I am using the syringe method to meet my requirements :lol:

I have found that all the Canon printers I have had produced prints with a strong orange cast.
:shrug:
 
I have had a Canon 5200 for years, and the one really annoying thing, is how quickly it uses ink. Every time you start the printer up, it goes through an extensive head cleaning routine. I notice that the recommended printers also use five cartridges - the three usual ones, plus a same size black and a much larger black cartridge.
I use a firm called Moreinks" for after market cartridges, but would appreciate it if anyone has a better alternative.
 
The Canon iP7250 (picked it up for £50 new not long ago) is superb for me. I'm printing some holiday pictures off now with it and it works a treat. Has wifi too.
 
Its a well known fact that Printer manufacturers market their printers at 'knock down' prices, and make their money on selling replacement ink cartridges. In most cases, at grossly inflated prices.

I have two printers, an Epson Sylus Photo R300, which is quite a few years old, and a new Canon Pixma iP7205. The Epson has been running on Jetec compatible cartidges for years.

The results are equal to those produced with the Epson originals, and so far, have lasted as many years as prints made with Epson Ink.

Over this time, the saving has been significant.

I recently bought the Canon Pixma iP7250, as a potential replacement for the aged Epson R300 (albeit it shows no signs of giving up).

The quality of the Pixma prints are, to my eye, equal to those of the Epson, but of course the Pixma is currently using Canon inks.

When these run out, I will replace them with Jetec versions, and see if the Canon performs like the Epson does.

Dave
 
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Picked up an ip7250 tonight and am very impressed.

Not sure if I will use compatibles once the supplied inks run out. Will probably do some research, but in response to Dave's post, yes printer manufacturers do make their money on the genuine inks. Just think of all the money that they spend on developing new printers - they have to recoup that expense somehow.

Having said that, I guess that the quality of compatibles has vastly improved since the early days. Maybe the printer manufacturers should take heed and reduce prices, thus increasing sales. But on the other hand it could result in higher printer prices.

After all, I now have a very good printer that was 1 penny shy of £50. I'd much rather be paying that than £150 and at least I now have the choice of original or compatible.
 
Gary if you do a lot of printing and I mean a lot have you considered using a continuous ink system. You'll certainly save on ink in the long run.
 
jackthekipper said:
Gary if you do a lot of printing and I mean a lot have you considered using a continuous ink system. You'll certainly save on ink in the long run.
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I don't do a lot of printing. If I am doing a family portrait session, then I tend to use DS Colour Labs. The ip7250 is more for the occasional print.
Cheers for the the suggestion anyway.
 
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