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Flat-bed scanners are now available for barely fifty quid. Colour inkjet printers are also ridiculously cheap. A number of shops round here are offering different bundles, with further savings. As I need one of each, does anyone have any recommendations of what or what not to get for £200-300?
My PC is new with XP Home and loadsa memory, I'll probably get a digital camera soon but more for holiday snaps than artwork - I suppose photo printing would be nice. Scanner would almost certainly be used for not much more than scanning in current photos, and perhaps some OCR of documents. I won't use printer for b/w docs, I have an old laserjet for that.
All I can remember is that people complain that HP software is a pain. Did I see Epson getting a good write-up recently?
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My PC is new with XP Home and loadsa memory, I'll probably get a digital camera soon but more for holiday snaps than artwork - I suppose photo printing would be nice. Scanner would almost certainly be used for not much more than scanning in current photos, and perhaps some OCR of documents. I won't use printer for b/w docs, I have an old laserjet for that.
All I can remember is that people complain that HP software is a pain. Did I see Epson getting a good write-up recently?
Thanks in advance
BJH
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Just one piece of advice
Dont buy a printer just because its cheap. Cheap printers usually means expensive cartridges.
Dont buy a printer just because its cheap. Cheap printers usually means expensive cartridges.
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Tesco have a WIGIG (when it's gone it's gone) on at the moment on HP Scanner/printer/fax all in one machines.
£149.95.
If you know anyone that works for Tesco, they'll get it for £135.
Seems a bargain.
Paul
Tesco have a WIGIG (when it's gone it's gone) on at the moment on HP Scanner/printer/fax all in one machines.
£149.95.
If you know anyone that works for Tesco, they'll get it for £135.
Seems a bargain.
Paul
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Ive got an epson stylus scan 2000. Good printer and scanner, carts are about £5 colour, £ 4 black ( compatables).
The only complaint I have is that I can't scan anything other than one sheet at a time as the scanner is a "roll through" type.
This looks o.k. flatbed scanner / printer
http://www.printerbox.co.uk/prodpage.asp?ProdID=1183
cartriges ( scroll to bottom):
http://www.cartridgeland.com/acatalo...ridges_16.html
Just my opinion, but I would always get epson for the fact they seem to have the cheapest compatable cartriges.We have had all epsons in our office for the last 5 yrs and had no problems.
I can't comment on HP software, but the stuff that came with mine is easy to use, It uses something called "twain" which works straight into imaging for the scanning.
I am sure a bit of shopping round will find some cheaper still.
hope this helps,
mike.
The only complaint I have is that I can't scan anything other than one sheet at a time as the scanner is a "roll through" type.
This looks o.k. flatbed scanner / printer
http://www.printerbox.co.uk/prodpage.asp?ProdID=1183
cartriges ( scroll to bottom):
http://www.cartridgeland.com/acatalo...ridges_16.html
Just my opinion, but I would always get epson for the fact they seem to have the cheapest compatable cartriges.We have had all epsons in our office for the last 5 yrs and had no problems.
I can't comment on HP software, but the stuff that came with mine is easy to use, It uses something called "twain" which works straight into imaging for the scanning.
I am sure a bit of shopping round will find some cheaper still.
hope this helps,
mike.
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I have an HP V40 combined Scanner / inkjet printer. Cost £152 from Costco.
It has the advantage that it has a sheet feeder for the scanner so its good for scanning in multiple sheets. Print Quality is good.
Only disadvantage is that it is not a flat bed scanner.
kiwi
It has the advantage that it has a sheet feeder for the scanner so its good for scanning in multiple sheets. Print Quality is good.
Only disadvantage is that it is not a flat bed scanner.
kiwi
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