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Printer and Scanner

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  • 28-12-2010 7:43pm
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    tommycahir
    Registered Users Posts: 2,593 ✭✭✭


    Hi Guys

    Apologies for yet another thread on printers and scanners, I am looking at picking up a multifunction printer in the sales and have narrowed it down to the following. I don't have a great lot to spend (~€80ish) but don't want to buy a piece of crap either (possibly slight contradiction but that's the hope anyway).
    Here are some of the basic info to assist in giving advice as to which is best:
    - Maximum size I will want to print is A4 and it will be used for basic infrequent photo printing (on photo paper) and some basic office type printing.
    - I am not concerned by machine noise or print time.
    - I have a number of family pictures ( 50+) that I want to scan from childhood and would like to get a decent scan quality.

    I have been having a look around and narrowed it down to the following in my price range:
    Canon Pixma MP272
    HP Deskjet 3050
    HP Deskjet 2050
    HP Photosmart eAllinOne
    Epson Stylus SX125


    Regards and thanks in advance for the help.
    Tommy
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    Heebie
    Registered Users Posts: 1,302 ✭✭✭Heebie


    My issue would be that none of the printers in that list uses archival inks.. so the prints may look great when they come out.. but in 5 years you'll need to print new copies of anything you print with it because they will have faded so badly.
    I've never seen a multifunction yet that uses good inks.


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    tommycahir
    Registered Users Posts: 2,593 ✭✭✭tommycahir


    Thanks heebie for the response, I actually decided in the end to go with an epson sx515w as I got a really good deal at curry's on it.

    It may not be the best photo printer but as you said but it is quiet a good all-rounder from the reviews that I have read.

    regards
    Tommy


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