5 in 1 Printer - Please suggest a good buy !

nispatel · 5th July 2007, 14:26

I don't recall the model number of that multifunctional device from HP but show one at E-Zone, (An white good chain from BigBazzar pramoter) on Ashoka Pillor Road, Bangalore. It's MRP was round 6 K but was available for 4.5 K. Check it out!

sabret00the · 5th July 2007, 23:31

HP id definitely the best...only issue being the price of cartridges though...they're too expensive for a household...

filcord · 25th July 2007, 18:02

Sorry don't mean to hijack this thread, but I am looking for a laser monochrome all-in-one around 8k . This is for my office. what about consumable costs for laser printers?

I have the HP inkjet 4355 at home. Print quality is good but Ink cost is horrendous. I now get the cartridges refilled. Scanner is very difficult to use.

low_bass_makker · 25th July 2007, 18:12

the laser all in one would be above 10k-11k mark. I have a HP 3030 which has a flat bed scanner. Yery good stuff got it for 18k with a 256 MB MP3 player free along it.

tsk1979 · 25th July 2007, 23:36

It is said that many companies sell printers below the cost price and make money off toner.
So whatever you buy is immaterial, before that ask the dealer about cost of toner(b&W or color as need be) and how many pages will a cartidge print.

low_bass_makker · 25th July 2007, 23:47

I get my toner filled in Rs 500 and the roller(Rs900each) which works 2 refills and each refill gives me more than 1200-1500 pages..

rr_zen · 25th July 2007, 23:52

I bought a Canon PIXMA MP600 A-I-O (all-in-one) printer about 2 months back. I have found it to be pretty good at all that it has to offer viz printing, photo printing, scanning and copying. I did extensive research before I decided on this model too. The total cost inclusive of all taxes and shipping came to $ 143. I would certainly recommend this for anyone who is looking for a decent A-I-O. (it doesnt offer fax though !)

ravibhat · 26th July 2007, 10:24

I used HP and Epson, I liked both. What I realized is laser printer is costly to buy and cheap to maintain and Inkjet is cheap to buy and costly to maintain with respect to cartridge/refill cost. refill works max. 2 times with any cartridge. beyond that printer will end up with problems.

My 6 years old epson color inkjet printer now started shoiwng its age, I am looking for all in printer this time. I found 4355 is good one.

Ravi.

ravibhat · 31st July 2007, 22:23

I did search for mroe than 2 weeks for ideal printer for me and found HP 4355 all in one (fax/phone/scanner/copy/printer) is for me today shopped as well including tax I paid 6300/- in SP road. Now done with installation/product registration and testing, its good for single hand use.

With HP direct seller it was 7300/- so I could save 1000/- from this money I baught few stuffs for me from SP road bangalore, more than 5 toys for my daughter she is extemely happy and baught few hindi/english DVDs for my wify too.

Ravi.

sabret00the · 16th August 2007, 16:07

I'm getting a brand new HP Deskjet F370 All-in-One for Rs.4490/-......I wanted to know if anyone was using it and could give me a feedback about it...secondly is the price right...thirdly can it properly print colour photographs?

Fillmore · 10th May 2008, 17:01

Am looking for a good printer for home usage.
Mostly to print photos.

Thinking of going in for the following model, My only concern is that I read comments that the ink gets used up very fast in this model.

Canon Pixma MP 145 Printer
Print, scan, Copy
Resolution 4800 dpi
600 dpi cis scanning
Dual color Gamut copy technology
usb 2.0 high speed

Appreciate suggetsions on any other good printer model upto 5k, Or reviews for the above listed Canon model.

kb100 · 10th May 2008, 17:50

I bought the Samsung SCX 4200 Laser MFP for 9k. Brilliant print quality - only drawback - no fax - but that is easily resolved if you have software! I use the 'Scan'n Email' route!!

ZDNet Samsung SCX-4200 Review & Comparison

Samsung SCX-4200 Multifunction Device reviews - CNET Reviews

Excellent feedback all over!

adityamunshi · 10th May 2008, 17:56

It is a good printer, i bought it last year but two major drawbacks :

No priority tray, you've to feed pages one-by-one
A chip has to be changed everytime the toner is refilled.

Quote:

Originally Posted by kb100

I bought the Samsung SCX 4200 Laser MFP for 9k. Brilliant print quality - only drawback - no fax - but that is easily resolved if you have software! I use the 'Scan'n Email' route!!

ZDNet Samsung SCX-4200 Review & Comparison

Samsung SCX-4200 Multifunction Device reviews - CNET Reviews

Excellent feedback all over!

carzy · 10th May 2008, 18:16

The HP photosmart C4388 (printer scanner copier) is great for home use, and has built-in wireless (b/g) so you can connect to it and print wirelessly from any computer. It also accepts different types of memory cards so you can print photos without having to connect your camera to the PC first. Costs around 8.5K

HP Photosmart C4388 All-in-One Printer, Scanner, Copier (CC281D) specifications - HP Home & Home Office products

Fillmore · 10th May 2008, 21:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by adityamunshi

It is a good printer, i bought it last year but two major drawbacks :

No priority tray, you've to feed pages one-by-one
A chip has to be changed everytime the toner is refilled.

adityamunshi,
Thanks for the input...
Feeding pages one by one should be ok for me cause I'm going to use it for home usage with min printing.

However the chip changing part is something new, How much does this chip cost ? and is it easily available off the shelf in all shops that sell printer cartridges ...

Would checkout the HP printer too

5th July 2007, 14:26	#16
nispatel BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 97 Thanked: 0 Times View My Garage	I don't recall the model number of that multifunctional device from HP but show one at E-Zone, (An white good chain from BigBazzar pramoter) on Ashoka Pillor Road, Bangalore. It's MRP was round 6 K but was available for 4.5 K. Check it out!
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5th July 2007, 23:31	#17
sabret00the BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: YYC \| BLR \| CCU Posts: 692 Thanked: 55 Times View My Garage	HP id definitely the best...only issue being the price of cartridges though...they're too expensive for a household...
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25th July 2007, 18:02	#18
filcord BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: goa Posts: 996 Thanked: 67 Times	Sorry don't mean to hijack this thread, but I am looking for a laser monochrome all-in-one around 8k . This is for my office. what about consumable costs for laser printers? I have the HP inkjet 4355 at home. Print quality is good but Ink cost is horrendous. I now get the cartridges refilled. Scanner is very difficult to use.
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25th July 2007, 18:12	#19
low_bass_makker Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Faridabad Posts: 6,815 Thanked: 305 Times View My Garage	the laser all in one would be above 10k-11k mark. I have a HP 3030 which has a flat bed scanner. Yery good stuff got it for 18k with a 256 MB MP3 player free along it.
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25th July 2007, 23:36	#20
tsk1979 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 23,717 Thanked: 22,825 Times View My Garage	It is said that many companies sell printers below the cost price and make money off toner. So whatever you buy is immaterial, before that ask the dealer about cost of toner(b&W or color as need be) and how many pages will a cartidge print.
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25th July 2007, 23:47	#21
low_bass_makker Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Faridabad Posts: 6,815 Thanked: 305 Times View My Garage	I get my toner filled in Rs 500 and the roller(Rs900each) which works 2 refills and each refill gives me more than 1200-1500 pages..
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25th July 2007, 23:52	#22
rr_zen Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 1,799 Thanked: 400 Times View My Garage	I bought a Canon PIXMA MP600 A-I-O (all-in-one) printer about 2 months back. I have found it to be pretty good at all that it has to offer viz printing, photo printing, scanning and copying. I did extensive research before I decided on this model too. The total cost inclusive of all taxes and shipping came to $ 143. I would certainly recommend this for anyone who is looking for a decent A-I-O. (it doesnt offer fax though !)
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26th July 2007, 10:24	#23
ravibhat Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,256 Thanked: 37 Times View My Garage	I used HP and Epson, I liked both. What I realized is laser printer is costly to buy and cheap to maintain and Inkjet is cheap to buy and costly to maintain with respect to cartridge/refill cost. refill works max. 2 times with any cartridge. beyond that printer will end up with problems. My 6 years old epson color inkjet printer now started shoiwng its age, I am looking for all in printer this time. I found 4355 is good one. Ravi.
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31st July 2007, 22:23	#24
ravibhat Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,256 Thanked: 37 Times View My Garage	I did search for mroe than 2 weeks for ideal printer for me and found HP 4355 all in one (fax/phone/scanner/copy/printer) is for me today shopped as well including tax I paid 6300/- in SP road. Now done with installation/product registration and testing, its good for single hand use. With HP direct seller it was 7300/- so I could save 1000/- from this money I baught few stuffs for me from SP road bangalore, more than 5 toys for my daughter she is extemely happy and baught few hindi/english DVDs for my wify too. Ravi.
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16th August 2007, 16:07	#25
sabret00the BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: YYC \| BLR \| CCU Posts: 692 Thanked: 55 Times View My Garage	I'm getting a brand new HP Deskjet F370 All-in-One for Rs.4490/-......I wanted to know if anyone was using it and could give me a feedback about it...secondly is the price right...thirdly can it properly print colour photographs?
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10th May 2008, 17:01	#26
Fillmore BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 492 Thanked: 581 Times	Printer Am looking for a good printer for home usage. Mostly to print photos. Thinking of going in for the following model, My only concern is that I read comments that the ink gets used up very fast in this model. Canon Pixma MP 145 Printer Print, scan, Copy Resolution 4800 dpi 600 dpi cis scanning Dual color Gamut copy technology usb 2.0 high speed Appreciate suggetsions on any other good printer model upto 5k, Or reviews for the above listed Canon model.
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10th May 2008, 17:50	#27
kb100 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Bangy Boy! Posts: 1,555 Thanked: 21 Times	I bought the Samsung SCX 4200 Laser MFP for 9k. Brilliant print quality - only drawback - no fax - but that is easily resolved if you have software! I use the 'Scan'n Email' route!! ZDNet Samsung SCX-4200 Review & Comparison Samsung SCX-4200 Multifunction Device reviews - CNET Reviews Excellent feedback all over!
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10th May 2008, 18:16	#29
carzy BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Mum Ca Mum Posts: 75 Thanked: 0 Times	The HP photosmart C4388 (printer scanner copier) is great for home use, and has built-in wireless (b/g) so you can connect to it and print wirelessly from any computer. It also accepts different types of memory cards so you can print photos without having to connect your camera to the PC first. Costs around 8.5K HP Photosmart C4388 All-in-One Printer, Scanner, Copier (CC281D) specifications - HP Home & Home Office products
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