Recommend All in One Printer

pharkurnell on 28/11/2020 - 10:42
Last edited 28/11/2020 - 10:43

So last year I bought a Canon MB2160… Looked good.. Works well… if it ever has ink

The issue I have is EVERYTIME I go to use it - its out of ink.. and warm up time is <5 minutes each time.
Even if I have only printed 1 page since I last replaced the ink tanks.
I can replace the ink cartridge today - print 1 page A4, then park it, come back in few weeks/mths and its empty. I'm not a heavy user - may only use it once a month or less sometimes.

Never had this issue in the past with printers… are all printers scams like this now?

Anyone recommend a good AIO for occasional use?

Am I better off to buy a printer and flat bed scanner (can you still get those)??

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  • FoxJump on 28/11/2020 - 10:59

    I have a Canon mb5460
    I love it
    Still on the original tanks, bought a year ago. Print maybe once or twice a month. Scan often.

    Best feature: double sided single pass scanner ADF. Also can scan straight to one drive

    Though it sucks for photos.
    For photos, which I never do, I have my old Canon mx726 whose scanner does better quality but only single side ADF scan.

    I mainly scan all receipts and letters that come through the mail and invoices too

    • pharkurnell on 28/11/2020 - 11:13

      Yea Im done with Canon.

      • FoxJump on 28/11/2020 - 11:22

        Apparently there's two types of ink in inkjet printers.

        One is … Liquidy ink that can mix together to make more colours, the other is non mixable ink where the printer has to make lots of little dots nearby of different colours so to the eye it looks like it's mixed the paint

        The first one is best for photos but suffers from what you're experiencing. The second is shit for photos and tends to not suffer from what you're experiencing

        I forget what those ink types are called..I know one is dye and the other is …. Can't remember

        A printer uses one or the other and cannot be interchanged. It's designed for one type or the other

        • pharkurnell on 28/11/2020 - 11:23

          Had a HP950c for years back in 90's.. great quality for the era.. and I dont remember it running out. But then again i dont remember last week:) Mums Epson AIO was same as mine, many colour cartridges - always empty.

          its also the warm up time. .just changed the magenta, and it was just over 5 minutes to 'warm up and test'
          I;ll come back sarvo and turn it on go to print, it will be another 5+ minutes.

    • skywalka on 30/11/2020 - 09:58

      Been wondering about this. If I scan receipts/invoices etc. Can I destroy the originals? Are scans valid by law?

      Thanks

      • FoxJump on 30/11/2020 - 10:51

        *shrug.
        I scan and destroy originals.
        I've reprinted and taken to Kmart, Bunnings etc and they've been ok. Just make sure to scan the barcode (if present) on the receipt which helps their systems pick up your purchase.

  • azonki on 28/11/2020 - 11:25
    +1

    Used to be a Canon fanboy but was spending too much on ink. Went over to a CIS and recoloured the floor boards.
    Moved on to Epson and have not looked back.

    • cwongtech on 28/11/2020 - 13:42

      Went over to a CIS and recoloured the floor boards.

      Hahaha

      Moved on to Epson and have not looked back.

      I've had a WorkForce printer for years, one of those small business ones. It has not missed a beat (it has a replaceable waste cartridge unit, but I haven't replaced it), only sometimes when you use a new cartridge (I paid $2.50-$3.00 for compatible ones from eBay), you'll need to print once or twice until the new ink hits the printerhead.

      Used Canon previously, was terrible.

  • pegaxs on 28/11/2020 - 11:25

    Brother MCF-L27xxDW range of printers (10, 13, 30, 50). Mono laser. Duplux printing and scanning. WiFi enabled. Toner cartridges last waaaaay longer and dont "dry out" over time.

    con: no colour printing.

  • jorf on 28/11/2020 - 13:35

    Brother MFC-L3770

    Colour LED laser, duplex print and scan, all connectivity, third party toners are cheap as. It's ~$450 though, so maybe not what you're wanting to spend. But it's awesome.

    • soan papdi on 28/11/2020 - 15:04

      Are the generic toners for this reliable? I see them ranging from $89 per colour and $175 for 4. Any recommended sources for toners?

      • jorf on 28/11/2020 - 16:44
        +1

        I've just bought random ones off ebay before (~$40 or something) and they seem to be fine.

    • witsa on 28/08/2021 - 13:05

      hey i'm looking at this printer and I was hoping you could help to answer some questions.

      with the duplex scanning -> does it only do one double sided page? Or can you give it like a stack of pages and it'll automatically go through and scan them all both sided one by one? That's the type I have at my work and it works really well.

      Also, when the ink runs out on the colour, can you still use the black toner without having to replace all the colour ones?

      I heard if you upgrade the firmware, the 3rd party toners stop working. Have you had that experience, or have you just not upgraded the firmware?

  • Elppa8 on 28/11/2020 - 15:47

    For occasional use I bought about 3 years ago an:
    $49 Epson AIO from Office Works
    Left on always so always ready to print without warm up
    Installed HandyPrint to AirPrint from devices
    Setup 4 virtual printers for Portrait/Landscape/colour/greyscale
    Set default printer to greyscale to save on colour
    Use generic inks

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