New Printer Scanner

[Neveracrossword]

Can anyone here recommend a decent wireless printer/scanner for personal use? My sister needs a new one and would like one that's easy to operate, with fairly low running costs. It'll be used mainly for printing out essays, perhaps the odd photo. Thanks.

[SlackAlice]

I my humble opinion any of the Canon Pixma range would suit you.

[Neveracrossword]

Thanks, SlackAlice. I thought I'd seen posts on AB recommending the Canon range, but a quick search didn't show anything useful.

[SlackAlice]

Some here as an example

https://www.argos.co.uk/browse/technology/printers/c:30088/brands:canon/

I've got a TS5050, works seamlessly from a smartphone, android tablet and desktop pc. Can also also scan and print as a standalone. Easy to set up and good wireless range.

[Buenchico]

Whatever model your sister finds herself considering, get her to check out the costs of inks BEFORE making her purchase!

e.g. I've just taken a look at one of the cheaper Canon models (TS3150), which is just £39.99 from PC World. However a single set of replacement cartridges from my favourite supplier (Inkredible) costs more than the printer itself, at a whopping £46.25! There have been two occasions on AB when I've successfully convinced people here to sell their almost brand new printers, and to buy something that's a lot cheaper to run, rather than to have to keep paying high prices to buy inks for a printer that they only bought a few weeks beforehand. It might well be best to try to avoid a similar situation for your sister!

I use a Canon Pixma MG5750 which, annoyingly, is currently showing as 'Out of Stock' on the PC World website. However it was priced at £59.99 and, given that it remains listed on their site, it might come back into stock at that price soon. If so, it would be well worth considering, as I only pay £13.80 for a full set of all five cartridges for it (with discounts available for bulk buying too).

Printers that use 5 (or even 6) cartridges almost invariably cost more to buy initially than those which use just 2 cartridges but the multi-cartridge models are usually FAR cheaper to run, with the savings cutting in from the very first time that replacement inks need to be purchased!

[alavahalf]

If she can live without printing photos.. I would look for a mono laser printer. She will never suffer with blocked jets again and replacement toners are really cheap.