Epson Ecotank is the best. Ink refills are super cheap and it takes forever to use ink. Invest in one and you'll he happy you did. I have a 2800 and no complaints
I have the 3850, really like the 250 page paper tray and the automatic double-sided printing. It handles cardstock really well, which is great for making durable flashcards or even just sheets you want to last a bit longer without the hassle of lamination (or I guess in addition to lamination if you prefer).
Buy it from Costco and that'll give you essentially a limitless warranty.
I have a Brother Inkvestment printer, which I think it's similar to the Epson Ecotank. I've been happy with it. The ink lasts *so much* longer than my old printer and costs about the same. Easy to replace.
Here's one for $250 [Brother INKvestment Tank MFC-J4535DW Wireless All-in-One Inkjet Printer with Up to 1-Year of Ink in-box White/Gray MFCJ4535DW - Best Buy](https://www.bestbuy.com/site/brother-inkvestment-tank-mfc-j4535dw-wireless-all-in-one-inkjet-printer-with-up-to-1-year-of-ink-in-box-white-gray/6461498.p?skuId=6461498)
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I use a brother toner printer because you can hack them to keep using toner until it actually runs out instead of after a set number of pages.
The model in this video is what I use, it shows you how to reset the page counter:
[https://youtu.be/L4QvdXto8-I?si=sTi3CiqCL3SjE26A](https://youtu.be/L4QvdXto8-I?si=sTi3CiqCL3SjE26A)
You can also buy 3rd party toner from LD products and it saves a lot of money.
I like mine. It’s the Canon PIXMA G620. It shows to be on sale for $250, but honestly I’ve never seen it for the “regular price” listed anywhere. I appreciate having the tanks for ink, and being able to see the levels.
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Okay, I've heard so many incredible things about Epson ecotanks, so when my old Canon finally died, I took a shot. I got a cheaper one, it had scanning and color. I hate it. Constantly have issues with it. I can't wait for this one to die too so I can switch to something else.
Brother laser printer, thing is a workhorse, combo printer/scanner, wireless, connects to all devices (phones, tablets, laptops etc).
toner cartridge lasts FOREVER
bought at staples years ago incase I had problems and needed to return. have one at home and one at my office. zero problems.
I just bought a cannon gx6000...only had it a few days. So far, so good, but I haven't really broken it in yet. Unfortunately, it was $400 on sale at Dell.
I did a lot of research on printers. I ended up going with cannon over epson because there isn't a sponge that fills up and isn't serviceable like epson. It is a serviceable cartridge, and the print heads are replaceable.
This also holds true for the cheaper models as well. For me, I liked the idea of something being repairable. Hopefully, I made a good investment as it cost more than all the printers I have bought in the last decade.
I would have for laser, but I wanted an inkjet. I wanted the versatilitybtonprint on cardstock or photopaper. I also have no experience, brother.
I know from past experience HP doesn't work well in my house (connectivity issues), and cannon had no issues in my house.
At the end of the day, it felt like a crap shoot. Every printer had someone who had major issues with it, and every printer I looked at had people who loved it.
I also needed a color printer that could handle a large volume without breaking the bank. I am going to buy pdf curriculum to edit into large print copies, and then print and bind them.
I've had lots of issues with both the 2850 and the 4800 (I think that's what it was)...
Lines... lots of lines, and when do the necessary steps to correct quickly return usually during mid print job.
Repeatedly restarting print jobs... I've had many 100+ print jobs print multiple times (without me restarting it) before it actually prints it fully.
Lots of jamming (even with good paper) and once corrected skips to next page in document (so I need to manually reprint that page)
Not recognizing ink levels correctly, either keeps printing when empty or recognizes as empty when not
Adding in extra blank pages into print jobs so it runs out of paper much faster.
Color quality
I moved to these after my epson workforce stopped working after the first ink change... The only ecotank I have is a third one which I converted to sublimation... It might be because I print heavily (business, homeschool, studying) and lots of 100+ page documents, but for me they were a huge waste of money, great the first few months, but quickly went downhill... I now use 2 laser (one BW, one color) that my dad gave me from the company he works at, then am changing to a canon tank later this summer.
Dang, yeah those issues sound bad. Idk my 3850 has been generally pretty solid.
One time it printed some blurry lines which a cleaning cycle fixed. Printing an entire sheet totally saturated with color makes it prone to jam trying to do a double sided automatic print, the solution being to do the double sided print manually. I've put a few thousand pages through it at this point.
But maybe it's quality control issues, idk. Sucks to hear it wasn't doing well for you.
With my experience with epson, I think its just quality control issues... I know people who love theirs and if my other ones were like my converted sublimation printer, I would love it too... it's just not consistent enough for me to really depend on... If I was only printing occassionally, it would likely be fine, but I print so much that it does make a huge difference.
I'd look at a Brother laser printer. It might be more than $250 unless you buy used BUT the toner cartridges are extremely reasonable and I feel like they make up for the larger initial investment cost.
We have a black and white printer that is more than 10 years old and still works great. I bought a used color brother printer for my Sunday school class and for $75 it's been wonderful for the past few years. I heavily use it for my first graders. I love making take home sheets for them.
Honestly most library printing is going to be cheap and then you don't have to buy toner/ink/paper, or worry about it breaking or needing maintenance, or have it taking space in your home. I bought 2 printers. Both inexplicably broke. I can pay a quarter a page for library prints, and often they give me a break if I'm printing whole booklets or something. AND they let me use their stapler.
It’s a bit more in our libraries! We might want to print curriculum so that’s why we are wanting to invest. Also, using one vehicle at the moment so our time with the car is limited
A quarter a page really isn't practical especially when you consider the volume someone can print for daily worksheets or similar in homeschooling, and obviously there's the hassle of needing to get out there.
If I'm going through a PDF of a workbook that's 300 pages that makes printing exorbitant.
I don't think you're actually trying to claim that all or most printers generally break for a 300 page job based on your two experiences. And if you are you're doing something wrong, both with your printer and the conclusions you're drawing.
We use the printers at the local FedEx for printing. It requires planning to batch printing jobs but it means that we don't have to buy a printer and deal with ink or toner.
I buy a ~$50 printer at Walmart and get the extended warranty. If it breaks, it's covered. Most of what you'll print out will get thrown out, so print quality isn't a biggie.
If you spend enough time at the library and their print cost is reasonable, that's an option. For me, it wouldn't be a good option. It would add up fast at 25¢/ page, and I'd have to really think ahead which I kinda suck at (11:30 on a Sunday night and I need vocab pages for the week? Halfway through a lesson and I'm missing a page? Or a rabbit trail happens? Also, I print out line drawings for watercolour tutorials and I like the convenience of my printer)
Advice: don't do the Insta-ink subscription or whatever is that brand's version. We had it through HP and cancelling the subscription was difficult. We got overfilled and in the end it turned the printer into a useless brick. Print quality was amazing, and it was a really intuitive machine, but that ink thing just soured me.
We currently have a cheap Canon. What can I say-- it was cheap, and it prints.
Yeah but the $50 inkjet will devour far more than that in ink costs if you do printing in volume.
The $50 inkjet is fine for the person who still needs to print and mail a couple forms a year for whatever reason and doesn't want the hassle of driving to a FedEx every time. For homeschooling and printing out a few hundred or a thousand or more pages a year in activities, worksheets, flashcards that's going to rapidly get really pricey. Also quite annoying given the frequency with which cartridges will need to be swapped and kept stocked to avoid printing disruption.
They've worked fine for our needs over the years-- been homeschooling for 27 years-- 8 kids. We got our first printer in... maybe, 2002ish? It was a Samsung. The next one was a Lexmark, and let me tell you, *that* thing went through ink. For a long time I used home refills.
I've done thousands upon thousands of pages over the years-- pdf workbooks, schedules, activities, you name it. The only thing that might've been cheaper would've been something that used toner, but no way could I justify the cost. Eventually I learned what I absolutely needed to make loads of copies of, and what could work in a page protector and a wipe-off marker. Now that our youngest are high schoolers, there's a lot less printing. Still in the hundreds of pages/ year, but it's less.
Epson Ecotank is the best. Ink refills are super cheap and it takes forever to use ink. Invest in one and you'll he happy you did. I have a 2800 and no complaints
I have an Epson Ecotank 2720 and love it. It’s much more economical than any other printer I’ve had.
I have the 3850, really like the 250 page paper tray and the automatic double-sided printing. It handles cardstock really well, which is great for making durable flashcards or even just sheets you want to last a bit longer without the hassle of lamination (or I guess in addition to lamination if you prefer). Buy it from Costco and that'll give you essentially a limitless warranty.
I do wish mine did double sided automatically but I've managed without.
I have a Brother Inkvestment printer, which I think it's similar to the Epson Ecotank. I've been happy with it. The ink lasts *so much* longer than my old printer and costs about the same. Easy to replace. Here's one for $250 [Brother INKvestment Tank MFC-J4535DW Wireless All-in-One Inkjet Printer with Up to 1-Year of Ink in-box White/Gray MFCJ4535DW - Best Buy](https://www.bestbuy.com/site/brother-inkvestment-tank-mfc-j4535dw-wireless-all-in-one-inkjet-printer-with-up-to-1-year-of-ink-in-box-white-gray/6461498.p?skuId=6461498)
Specifically the ET-2800 super tank? I was looking at that now but they also have different ones. Like the laserjet
We have had our Eco tank for 5 years now and it's still a great printer. We have saved so much in ink.
Now these are the types of threads we need in this sub! I use a brother toner printer because you can hack them to keep using toner until it actually runs out instead of after a set number of pages.
Which model and what did you use to hack it?
The model in this video is what I use, it shows you how to reset the page counter: [https://youtu.be/L4QvdXto8-I?si=sTi3CiqCL3SjE26A](https://youtu.be/L4QvdXto8-I?si=sTi3CiqCL3SjE26A) You can also buy 3rd party toner from LD products and it saves a lot of money.
I like mine. It’s the Canon PIXMA G620. It shows to be on sale for $250, but honestly I’ve never seen it for the “regular price” listed anywhere. I appreciate having the tanks for ink, and being able to see the levels. https://www.amazon.com/Canon-PIXMA-Wireless-MegaTank-Printer/dp/B08XZQVWZW/ref=asc_df_B08XZQVWZW/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=692875362841&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=3399112307959039485&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9028226&hvtargid=pla-2281435179738&psc=1&mcid=d93649106f7e3210a88af9d837f61774&hvocijid=3399112307959039485-B08XZQVWZW-&hvexpln=73&gad_source=1
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Okay, I've heard so many incredible things about Epson ecotanks, so when my old Canon finally died, I took a shot. I got a cheaper one, it had scanning and color. I hate it. Constantly have issues with it. I can't wait for this one to die too so I can switch to something else.
I hate mine as well.. I tried multiple versions of it and the only good one was the one I got specifically to convert to sublimation.
Do you remember which number it was? I’ve torn between canon and epson!
et 2850
I also have the Ecotank 2850 and am not impressed. I'm so bummed, because everyone always raves about them.
Brother laser printer, thing is a workhorse, combo printer/scanner, wireless, connects to all devices (phones, tablets, laptops etc). toner cartridge lasts FOREVER bought at staples years ago incase I had problems and needed to return. have one at home and one at my office. zero problems.
Which specific model?
I just bought a cannon gx6000...only had it a few days. So far, so good, but I haven't really broken it in yet. Unfortunately, it was $400 on sale at Dell. I did a lot of research on printers. I ended up going with cannon over epson because there isn't a sponge that fills up and isn't serviceable like epson. It is a serviceable cartridge, and the print heads are replaceable. This also holds true for the cheaper models as well. For me, I liked the idea of something being repairable. Hopefully, I made a good investment as it cost more than all the printers I have bought in the last decade.
Why not Brother?
I would have for laser, but I wanted an inkjet. I wanted the versatilitybtonprint on cardstock or photopaper. I also have no experience, brother. I know from past experience HP doesn't work well in my house (connectivity issues), and cannon had no issues in my house. At the end of the day, it felt like a crap shoot. Every printer had someone who had major issues with it, and every printer I looked at had people who loved it. I also needed a color printer that could handle a large volume without breaking the bank. I am going to buy pdf curriculum to edit into large print copies, and then print and bind them.
What's the benefit of printing on cardstock or photo paper?
For me. It is to print educational games and photos. Everyone has different needs.
Sorry, it is serviceable. The epson isn't.
I have an ecotank and honestly hate it... I've had nothing but issues with it... My suggestion would go canon tank style...
What issues?
I've had lots of issues with both the 2850 and the 4800 (I think that's what it was)... Lines... lots of lines, and when do the necessary steps to correct quickly return usually during mid print job. Repeatedly restarting print jobs... I've had many 100+ print jobs print multiple times (without me restarting it) before it actually prints it fully. Lots of jamming (even with good paper) and once corrected skips to next page in document (so I need to manually reprint that page) Not recognizing ink levels correctly, either keeps printing when empty or recognizes as empty when not Adding in extra blank pages into print jobs so it runs out of paper much faster. Color quality I moved to these after my epson workforce stopped working after the first ink change... The only ecotank I have is a third one which I converted to sublimation... It might be because I print heavily (business, homeschool, studying) and lots of 100+ page documents, but for me they were a huge waste of money, great the first few months, but quickly went downhill... I now use 2 laser (one BW, one color) that my dad gave me from the company he works at, then am changing to a canon tank later this summer.
Dang, yeah those issues sound bad. Idk my 3850 has been generally pretty solid. One time it printed some blurry lines which a cleaning cycle fixed. Printing an entire sheet totally saturated with color makes it prone to jam trying to do a double sided automatic print, the solution being to do the double sided print manually. I've put a few thousand pages through it at this point. But maybe it's quality control issues, idk. Sucks to hear it wasn't doing well for you.
With my experience with epson, I think its just quality control issues... I know people who love theirs and if my other ones were like my converted sublimation printer, I would love it too... it's just not consistent enough for me to really depend on... If I was only printing occassionally, it would likely be fine, but I print so much that it does make a huge difference.
I'd look at a Brother laser printer. It might be more than $250 unless you buy used BUT the toner cartridges are extremely reasonable and I feel like they make up for the larger initial investment cost. We have a black and white printer that is more than 10 years old and still works great. I bought a used color brother printer for my Sunday school class and for $75 it's been wonderful for the past few years. I heavily use it for my first graders. I love making take home sheets for them.
Epsom wf-48xx Copy, scan, print 2 trays...I always have paper and cardstock loaded.
Honestly most library printing is going to be cheap and then you don't have to buy toner/ink/paper, or worry about it breaking or needing maintenance, or have it taking space in your home. I bought 2 printers. Both inexplicably broke. I can pay a quarter a page for library prints, and often they give me a break if I'm printing whole booklets or something. AND they let me use their stapler.
It’s a bit more in our libraries! We might want to print curriculum so that’s why we are wanting to invest. Also, using one vehicle at the moment so our time with the car is limited
A quarter a page really isn't practical especially when you consider the volume someone can print for daily worksheets or similar in homeschooling, and obviously there's the hassle of needing to get out there. If I'm going through a PDF of a workbook that's 300 pages that makes printing exorbitant.
I see we're all skipping the part about breaks for big jobs. Neat.
I don't think you're actually trying to claim that all or most printers generally break for a 300 page job based on your two experiences. And if you are you're doing something wrong, both with your printer and the conclusions you're drawing.
We use the printers at the local FedEx for printing. It requires planning to batch printing jobs but it means that we don't have to buy a printer and deal with ink or toner.
I buy a ~$50 printer at Walmart and get the extended warranty. If it breaks, it's covered. Most of what you'll print out will get thrown out, so print quality isn't a biggie. If you spend enough time at the library and their print cost is reasonable, that's an option. For me, it wouldn't be a good option. It would add up fast at 25¢/ page, and I'd have to really think ahead which I kinda suck at (11:30 on a Sunday night and I need vocab pages for the week? Halfway through a lesson and I'm missing a page? Or a rabbit trail happens? Also, I print out line drawings for watercolour tutorials and I like the convenience of my printer) Advice: don't do the Insta-ink subscription or whatever is that brand's version. We had it through HP and cancelling the subscription was difficult. We got overfilled and in the end it turned the printer into a useless brick. Print quality was amazing, and it was a really intuitive machine, but that ink thing just soured me. We currently have a cheap Canon. What can I say-- it was cheap, and it prints.
Yeah but the $50 inkjet will devour far more than that in ink costs if you do printing in volume. The $50 inkjet is fine for the person who still needs to print and mail a couple forms a year for whatever reason and doesn't want the hassle of driving to a FedEx every time. For homeschooling and printing out a few hundred or a thousand or more pages a year in activities, worksheets, flashcards that's going to rapidly get really pricey. Also quite annoying given the frequency with which cartridges will need to be swapped and kept stocked to avoid printing disruption.
They've worked fine for our needs over the years-- been homeschooling for 27 years-- 8 kids. We got our first printer in... maybe, 2002ish? It was a Samsung. The next one was a Lexmark, and let me tell you, *that* thing went through ink. For a long time I used home refills. I've done thousands upon thousands of pages over the years-- pdf workbooks, schedules, activities, you name it. The only thing that might've been cheaper would've been something that used toner, but no way could I justify the cost. Eventually I learned what I absolutely needed to make loads of copies of, and what could work in a page protector and a wipe-off marker. Now that our youngest are high schoolers, there's a lot less printing. Still in the hundreds of pages/ year, but it's less.