Is it best to buy a new printer when the cartridges run out? -

With a cheap printer at just over ￡30 and new cartridges at just over ￡20, it seems a good deal to buy a new printer and benefit from new print heads and a full guarantee and maybe sell the old one on Ebay. What do you think?

I own an Epson printer that has 6 ink cartridges. I buy my replacement cartridges online, last time I paid $38 US for a set of 4 (24 in all). My printer cost me a lot more then that. You can find vendors on eBay and Yahoo stores for cheap, unless you own an HP, then it would be cheaper to replace your printer.

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i can see where your coming from but why don t you take your empty cartridges to a shop called cartridge world and have them refilled at a fraction of the cost.

i have used compatable inks in my epson for 12 months and at less than ￡1.50 each and i have 6 in mine it is cheaper than original with the same quality

I have often thought the same thing coz my cartridges cost about ￡60 for black and colour x

Not really. If you purchase a new printer you are going to have to uninstall the old one software and install the new ones software. Also, most cheap printers are not very good and break quickly. I would suggest keeping the one you have if it works fine. There are also refill packs available at more stationary or computer stores. It has inks of all different colors and is easy to use.

i would cost less

Good point. The big manufacturers are locked in a fairly fierce battle to increase their global market share of the home / small office colour printing market. Printers are being sold at below cost in the knowledge that it is ink sales that generate the real margins. Take advantage while you can, I predict one of the big players will succumb to a takeover in the next two years.

depends on how good your current printer is really wouldnt you say? if its naff then yeh go for it but if its a good one i wouldnt bother. i know where you are coming from though. it would perhaps be a pain to sell it on ebay what with all the hassle etc.

Not if you have an environmental conscience, no. Best to get new cartridges and recycle the old ones. And you would waste a lot of time and effort selling one on eBay.

no just get the cartridge

It s a bit expensive if your cartridges run out every couple of months. I buy exchange ones from Ink Xpress at ￡15 or so which have loads more ink in them than regular ones . They last me about 5 months.

good question......i recon if its a like for like yes but if it would be a down grade obviously no

You can usually find cheaper ink online if you try. The quality of that ink may not be as good depending on who makes it. www.swiftink.com gets good marks from a lot of people in the US, but there must be some in the UK. I wouldn t buy a new printer unless your old one is broken. It may only be a few pounds more, but it s still 10 pounds. Finally, many manufacturers put less ink in the cartridges that come with a new printer than they do in the refills, so you ll spend even more just buying new printers. Add in to that having to install new drivers and such and it s more of a hassle.

Most new printers come with a pretty limited supply of ink, in my experience a new cartridge lasts twice as long as the one supplied with the printer.