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Model: Epson Workforce Pro WF-3823 Wireless All-in-One Printer with Auto 2-Sided Printing, 35-Page ADF, 250-Sheet Paper Tray and 2.7" Color Touchscreen, Black
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I'd spend a little more and get a tank-style printer from Epson or Brother or HP (last choice) as they are much more economical to use.
The ink cartridges in these cheap printers contain very small amount of ink vs the tank style that last a year or two.
I'd spend a little more and get a tank-style printer from Epson or Brother or HP (last choice) as they are much more economical to use. The ink cartridges in these cheap printers contain very small amount of ink vs the tank style that last a year or two.
Can you share which models you'd recommend for those brand? Ty.
Can you share which models you'd recommend for those brand? Ty.
It really depends on your needs and budget. Some have a scanner/copier function and some don't. I know if you look at Costco and Sam's Club, they have models by Epson and Brother that includes extra FREE ink bottles that you don't get at BestBuy or Amazon. With the tank printers, it's a little more $$$ upfront but you can save a ton on ink by just filling the tanks with bottles instead of replacing the printheads every time with normal cartridges.
PLUS, printer manufacturers are now locking their printers to THEIR brand of ink cartridges, but tank printers, since you just use a bottle of ink, there is no way to control that, so you can buy cheaper ink and fill your tanks (but to be honest, OEM ink is pretty cheap and lasts a long time).
If possible, don't choose HP. They're a greedy, terrible company that was bricking their customers printers with a firmware update that if you didn't have genuine HP cartridges installed, your printer stopped working. They're always playing games to get you to pay for ink (their subscription service that caused the printer to stop printing if you didn't buy enough ink). I just no longer trust HP.
It wastes ink keeping the ink head lubricated and ready to print.
Or, it doesn't (in the case of my gigantic Brother MFC-J6955DW, which uses cartridges, instead of large bottles to fill reservoirs). So my print head is ruined and not worth replacing, leaving me with a gigantic, but very capable scanner. And no- I didn't let them run out of ink.
This one uses ink cartridges.
I have the Epson ET-3850, that uses bottles. The reservoirs are huge, and the replacement ink is affordable. I will never buy a cartridge-based inkjet printer again. I used to trust Brother.
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Why is that?
It wastes ink keeping the ink head lubricated and ready to print.
The ink cartridges in these cheap printers contain very small amount of ink vs the tank style that last a year or two.
PLUS, printer manufacturers are now locking their printers to THEIR brand of ink cartridges, but tank printers, since you just use a bottle of ink, there is no way to control that, so you can buy cheaper ink and fill your tanks (but to be honest, OEM ink is pretty cheap and lasts a long time).
If possible, don't choose HP. They're a greedy, terrible company that was bricking their customers printers with a firmware update that if you didn't have genuine HP cartridges installed, your printer stopped working. They're always playing games to get you to pay for ink (their subscription service that caused the printer to stop printing if you didn't buy enough ink). I just no longer trust HP.
This one uses ink cartridges.
I have the Epson ET-3850, that uses bottles. The reservoirs are huge, and the replacement ink is affordable. I will never buy a cartridge-based inkjet printer again. I used to trust Brother.
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