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Message: [QUOTE="Alex Hold, post: 200143, member: 3754"] Hi Usjes, it looks like you've done your homework! Firstly since Carly Fiorina has ruined HP in the last decade I think you'd be doing a good job staying away from HP completely. Not only are there printers inferior to most alternatives, their customer support is a joke and won't help in the slightest. The problem which can arise using inkjets over lasers is that if your needs are too modest the ink heads could end up drying up, costing you a lot of time and effort to get the whole thing working again - as well as exorbitant ink prices. Yes, all of the big printing companies do still use the Razor and Blades business model. HP is the worst in my opinion once more - you really need to stay away from them because they're living on the past glories of a soon to be forgotten reputation. If you're looking for for an all in one printer then I would suggest a laser based printer for a few reasons. To start with they're more reliable when used less frequently, they don't have massive running costs and they're less prone to breaking. In my opinion Inkjet printers are really only for people who want to print glossy photographs, because the truth is that the running costs of an inkjet will make the small savings vanish pretty quickly over just a few years - and the stress they'll end up causing you simply isn't worth it. The Canon MF3240 Monochrome is on sale at the moment on Amazon for around 100 bucks, it's a good solid standard printer. It has reasonable printing speeds, resolution figures, scans and copies. It's a balanced laser printer based on a compromise position between cost and performance - and overall I do think you'll save more with this device. If you are definitely set on an inkjet then I'd suggest the Canon PIXMA MP495 Wireless Inkjet Photo All-In-One. It doubles up as a wireless printer, a photo printer, scanner and copier so it can do pretty much everything. This is around half the cost. Over time I really do think it'd be far better to go with the first option, and I'd implore you to see the 'big picture' because over a long term 4-5 year period then you'll definitely be making savings. If you're using your inkjet infrequently such as once a month then it definitely will clog up and dry out, however if you're using at weekly then you won't have problems. Good luck! [/QUOTE]

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