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Suggestion Required : Printer Scanner Copier @ < Rs.5000

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BBThumbHealer
BBThumbHealer Original post #1
Jun 19, 2009 at 10:44 PM
Hi Guys,

Was on a hunt of buying a new multifunction device to serve the basic purposes , and on a maximum budget of Rs.5000.Need ur suggestions for the same. I have basically narrowed my search to the Canon MP-145 or the MP-198, but lemme tell you , i m a noob in printing matters, so its upto u to decide , which one should i go in for.And , can i sneak a laser MFD in that budget , i know m asking for a bit more :D ?

Here are my preferences :

1. Good performance.
2. Lost cost cartridges.
3. Value For money.
4. Good printing and scanning.
5. Optimum photocopying speed.

How are Epson's printers ?? I don't want to go with HP one's because of high cost of cartridges ! But still , i can change my decision. Also , what's the phenomena of "individual cartridges" in MFD's ?

Any help regarding this would be highly appreciated .

Regards,
BBThumbHealer :)
Arnab boss
Jun 20, 2009 at 12:47 AM
Dude imo hp is the leader in this segment as its print quality aws scan quality is best and don't think of cartridges cost as u can always refil it....' max 4 times in my case and the print quality is good as before but a little diff in my 3 refil...'

canon is good and has a good looks but hp leads it away...'

Now if u wanna scan and print in bulks then go 4 hp otherwise canon is also a good option... '
BBThumbHealer
Jun 23, 2009 at 1:43 PM
Thnx Arnab for the info..

Can any one please chk and comment on the feature list of these two Canon Printers :
MP145 And MP198

I'll be highly obliged as m a complete noob in this category of peripherals .. Please.I don't wanna print in bulk neither do any hard scanning , just want it to serve basic everyday needs !
Debu_013
Jun 26, 2009 at 1:46 AM
I have MP145 and it gives great printouts and good scan results and it cost less than Rs. 3300 and you get a 2Gb pen drive free.
If you want more features then the MP198 comes onto the list if you dont need pictbridge card reader etc then Mp145 all right.