Which type of Printer can be selected for occasional use?

Laser

You don’t need a printer but cyber cafe or printing guy is not around buy ink tank printer

Can someone share low priced ink refill bottles for canon g2012….?

Epson

HP DeskJet GT 5820 ink tank wireless printer

I just bought an Epson L3110 last month because the Brother DCP T700W which I was using since 2015 was left unrepairable because of a cockroach attack.

Brother printers are the best in terms of features, output quality and build quality. But they don’t sell well , because in India Jo Diktha Hai Wohi Biktha hai .

I too own DCP-T300 from almost 5 to 6 years or so.

Quite satisfied with its performance but there are few issues,

Brother don’t have proper customer care and service centres like HP & Canon

Major issue is buying Genuine Brother Ink Bottles as there is lot of counterfeit bottles are sold both online & offline.

My DCP T300 is out of warranty and few days back it has suddenly stopped working in the middle of the printing process and started giving Print Unable 50.

Couldn’t contact Brother CC for help & support and couldn’t find any reliable Service Centre in my city. Talked with a guy in one Authorised Service Centre but he was asking for ₹500 just for inspection only, even though printer doesn’t get repaired. I have to left printer at his premises and after checking for its exact issue he can either repair it or return it. He was also not sure that if any part was needed then it will have to ordered from company and it will be available or not? So in any of these scenario Minimum Cost of ₹500 has to be compulsorily born. I don’t mind it paying either if he delivers perfectly working printer, but just for inspecting the printer, I think this is too much, because then someone else will also demand the same way.

Due to COVID-19 infection I am not planning to physically visit many printer repairing shops.

YT troubleshooting videos are also of no help.

Can’t print, scan or copy.

Don’t have budget for buying a new printer anytime soon.

I am happy with performance of Brother Printer but service, parts etc. is pathetic.

Brother and Epson ae under dogs of Printer Market, but they lack aggressive marketing and reliable service like competition brands. Ricoh was another such under dog in Laser Printer but it has wound up its business in India.

Once upon a time, Ricoh SP 111 and Ricoh SP 210su were major hits and were selling like hot cakes on SnapDeal.

After a lot of research, I settle in for Canon Prixma G3010. I was looking for a All In One printer with mobile direct and WiFi connectivity option. This is a Ink Tank printer and comes with an additional Black ink botlle. Usage = Occasional

buy this at 2899
https://www.tatacliq.com/canon-pixma-mg2570s-al...

Always choose laser ones.

I assume you need only black and white prints. Get a laser printer if printing only black and whites.
Initial cost is almost 50%-60% more than an Inkjet printer but it’ll payoff it’s higher cost in printing and toner cost not to mention the speed. Maintenance costs are also less in laser printer (no dry ink).

I have an HP all in one at home. It is WiFi enabled and with the HP app, I can print directly from the phone; no need to connect to the router.

Hp 3835

Hp1020, evergreen printer

I asked same to canon authorized service center guy, he recommended Canon G2000 series (there is one with WiFi i guess)

Chennai most of the places its 2 per page, i have bought inkjet printers twice and was complete waste of money. Never buy them, especially for that occasional use.

Canon LBP 2900 laser

Firstly thanking the creator of this thread and also for one and all who have contributed. I have followed this thread thoroughly and bought an epson L3150 wifi printer and that ends my search for a printer on a high and satisfactory note. Was initially looking for a laser since the print speeds are high and duplex option in the brother but the color print and scan along with wifi made me strech my budget for another 4k. Also another thing I chose inktank is for the cost of the printing and easy availability of the ink bottles offline and online. I was more happy when the technician from epson said that he knew people who have used L3150 for as high as 1lakh copies, the only caveat is the need for regular printing. Just one to two prints a day will do or in the worst case atleast once a week. First, was worried about this regular print what if I am outstation or unable to print for some time. I got to know from the technician that we can just do a simple print head clean! Great buy!

I have HP 4729 Wifi Printer …print per page cost is very low
Black : 0.52paise
colour: 1.01rs

Works well for me, got 3 inks free black and color each
Still left with 1st ink 25% left (purchased in 2019 october)
Recommended printer for less page per cost, wifi , scanning, all in one printer…
Worth it for this price !! 💯

i bought this (https://www.flipkart.com/hp-deskjet-1212-single...) during the sale for rs.1199. So far, I took around 200 pages of colour and 500+ pages of b/w. Works till now with refilling the same cartridge.

Suggest a laser printer with scanner, photocopy and Wifi functions in Budget around 10k.

Ocassional : Laser
Weekly/Daily : Inktank/Laser

Good Brand
1. Epson,
2. Hp/ canon
3. Brother

I understand that inkject cartridges are a scam:

Best printer ever HP M1005

I am using Brother T500W from last 3 years….best All in one printer with WIFI

Canon g3000

@panchabhut for how much you bought it?

HELP / ADVICE NEEDED – Looking for my first ever printer

I understand the key is to refill with compatible inks, not the company provided inks as they are costly. So which brand & model combo can get me the cheapest printer (on price per page basis)? Bonus if it can scan or do xerox too, but both are really not needed.

Please provide links to the products, thank you.

Very informative thread.
I need printer for occasional use, prefer color printer.
(1) How long Ink Tub can be left idle? If I do not print 3-4 month, what will happen? Only tub to be refilled or more damage/expenses?
(2) What is cost of new/refilling Ink tubs – black and color both?
(3) B&W laser looks best for occasional, but color laser at 30k out of my budget. Any color laser in less than 20k?

In past, I had one all in one from HP, its cartridge got dried up so all money wasted, never bought new cartridge being expensive, so that printer is garbage now.

CC few printer experts….
@dealdimer99
@mas143forever
@goldi
@cybermenindia247
@vjmohammedyounus24
@Madil

Thanks @mas143forever , can you please also help with my first 2 queries? Actually I am not particular on printing cost as very few prints needed occasionally. Only problem is that I may not be able to take print frequently, so trying to understand re-start/maintenance costs of Ink Tank printer if not used for 1 month, 2 month, 3 month. No point buying something having maintenance cost associated if not used regularly

@mas143forever can you please help with 1st and 2nd point.

Copying other printer experts again @dealdimer99 @goldi @cybermenindia247 @vjmohammedyounus24 @Madil