printer for a student

[naurto555]

What kind of printer should I be getting? I dont want something too cheap since I would kind of like to print out digital camera photos but I dont need something that is used in big offices.

[mrn8]

Canon Pixma iP4000 would be a great inkjet that can print photos. The ink replacement is very cheap for those, also.

[freesia39]

i got a printer while in college (just a regular color inkjet) but i never wound up printing on it. i used the printer at work, or if you don't have those kind of abuse privileges, used the printer in the labs. the printer takes up space.

[naurto555]

yeah but i costs a lot of money to print out stuff at the labs, like 15 cents a copy.

 

i hear that printers under $40 are not worth buying because they break down easily and the ink is more expensive than the printer itself. I've had my crappy lexmark z32 for 3 years now and its fine but I just want something that can print in color since color ink for this specific model is 80 bucks and it'd be smarter to buy a new printer.

[ActuaryTm]

The R200 is often all sale quite inexpensively, and as mrn8 mentions Canon ink is very reasonable.

[Mike]

The R200 is epson, but I believe their ink is pretty darn resonable as well. I personally would get a HP 5740. My second choice would be a Canon IP3000/40000.

[ActuaryTm]

The R200 is epson, but I believe their ink is pretty darn resonable as well.

Absolutely correct (I claim toxic effects of being overworked).

 

And yes, Epson ink is fairly inexpensive as well (I currently use an Epson AIO).