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Printer under 3.5k

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debarshi
debarshi Original post #1
Mar 8, 2012 at 4:27 PM
Hello,

I want to buy a printer under Rs 3500. I have an IMAX Astra 4100 scanner at home. So multifunction is not a necessity. But if a good one comes in my range, I am more than ready to buy it

1st priority is economical. Cost per page of black and colour should be low.

I want a printer that is very economic, supports a good array of paper sizes, and cartridges are cheap. Because, I'll be doing a lot of printing.

Also a point is that I only have a HP service centre near my locality. Are CANON OR EPSON reliable? Cause if they crash, I'm doomed.

I have shortlisted some:

  • Epson Stylus - TX121
  • Canon Pixma - MP287 Printer
  • HP Deskjet 1000 - J110a Printer
  • Epson Stylus - T13 Printer
  • Canon Pixma - IP2770
  • HP Deskjet 2000 - J210a Printer

Please Help.....
saurabh_1e
saurabh_1e #2
Mar 8, 2012 at 5:32 PM
Epson tx121 or t13 will be best as compatible cartridge and Ciss are available for these.......which makes the printing cost very low...i am also getting a tx121 for 2.9k.....with Ciss for 1.3k.....
debarshi
debarshi #3
Mar 8, 2012 at 7:57 PM
saurabh_1e said:
Epson tx121 or t13 will be best as compatible cartridge and Ciss are available for these.......which makes the printing cost very low...i am also getting a tx121 for 2.9k.....with Ciss for 1.3k.....
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Whats the benefit of CISS? Can I refill the ink w/o buying original cartridge?

And if I want to go HP, what should be my choice? Because there are no service centres in my place except of HP. And all these are bring-in warranties. So....
saurabh_1e
saurabh_1e #4
Mar 8, 2012 at 8:27 PM
CISS:The main benefit of using CISS is the running cost of the printer.

Secondly, the convenience of never having to change the cartridges when they run dry - because they never run dry! This means you can carry on printing and refill the CISS at the same time.

You can buy one of them:

CS06 CISS FOR EPSON INKJET PRINTER T30 , T 30 | eBay

Refillable Cartridge Set Epson 73N Compatible With INK,SUPPORT TX121/T13/T100 | eBay
debarshi
debarshi #5
Mar 9, 2012 at 9:03 PM
Are they available on Flipkart?

And any chance of an HP? We dont even have an EPSON dealer here.

Due to non availability of dealers and retailers of CANON and EPSON, I rule them out

However, I have shortlisted 3 HP printers....
Please help me choose which one of them will be the best value for money?
  • HP Deskjet Ink Advantage 2010 - K010a Printer
  • HP Deskjet Ink Advantage - K109g Printer (MY choice)
  • HP Deskjet 1050 All-in-One - J410a Printer (This one is Multifunction)

Please help
saurabh_1e
saurabh_1e #6
Mar 10, 2012 at 7:31 PM
Dunno about HP printers.....:|
But i don't like hp at all....:evil:
Got my Epson TX121 with CISS yesterday........:-D
less than 10ml ink consumed in printing a 250 page ebook..............:-D
debarshi
debarshi #7
Mar 14, 2012 at 5:50 AM
saurabh_1e said:
Dunno about HP printers.....:|
But i don't like hp at all....:evil:
Got my Epson TX121 with CISS yesterday........:-D
less than 10ml ink consumed in printing a 250 page ebook..............:-D
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is ciss available in flipkart???
saurabh_1e
saurabh_1e #8
Mar 14, 2012 at 11:16 AM
No!!! available only on ebay for 1800(desmat)