Faulty Canon s750 head. Replace or new printer?

[WhiteKnight]

The printhead in my 15 month old s750 went the other day and I'm trying to decide what to do about it. It costs $60 for a new head from ebay, but after looking around it seems that a lot of s750 users are experiencing printhead problems around the 12-16 month mark. So, purchasing a new printhead may mean it will only last me that long. Another option would be to purchase an entirely new printer, but as starving grad student I don't have a whole lot of extra money to be throwing around. Any suggestions?

 

[Macro2]

Just had a S750 head go too after 10k pages. Opted for a i560 at Sams for $89. Better print quality too. Didn't make since to replace the printhead.
I'm very pleased with Canon.

 

[igowerf]

For $60, you might as well get a new printer. If you don't print much color, you should save up for a nice laser printer. You can get a decent one for less than $150 now.

 

[txxxx]

How often do you use colour? I myself find I would have been better off with a small laser, might be the same for you.

 

[WhiteKnight]

I have a laser available in my lab, so I would like to have an inkjet at home for when I do print color. Thanks for the advice guys, perhaps I'll check out the i560.