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I've used a Canon MG4240 for years now, and it still works great. The only problem is between my kids and wife always printing stuff, we blow through ink cartridges, and they are pricey ($42 per black and the color is $32). So in an average year now, I spend close to $200+ in ink.
I've been reading on these newer high-yield printers, and it seems the way to go for our use. The two I have semi-narrowed it down to are the Canon PIXMA G3200 ($249.99) and the Epson Expression ET-2750 ($229.99). Canon seems to win in the image quality and cost per print, while the Epson seems to win in overall function as it has more features (like auto double side printing). Canon user reviews are average, while the Epson reviews are skewed due to the "I received this product in exchange for my honest" junk reviews.
Anybody here have any hands-on experience with one of these?
Edit: 12/22/2017
I received it today and installed it.
It's a pretty nice, but basic computer compared to some of the more traditional inkjet printers. I learned one thing quickly though, with these units you want to follow the directions to a "T". For example, when I opened the first bottle of ink, I didn't really shake it, but I kind of swirled it around to mix the ink, and the instructions say not to do that.
However, there are a series of steps you must do correctly as to not mess anything up. I generally haven't had to read an installation guide for a printer for many years, but I'm glad I did with this one.
So you fill it up before turning it on and charge the tanks. It takes about 25 - 35 minutes total to fill each color, turn on the printer, and let it charge itself. Once charged, you go back and repeat the ink filling steps for each color one more time to get all the ink into the tanks (it apparently uses up some while it does it's charging cycle). I then downloaded the driver suite package, and installed it. I was then prompted to connect the printer (I chose USB), and had no issues. I then connected it to my wifi, and it detected it had a firmware update, and I installed that directly from the printer.
I printed out about 10 pages of text, and it looks great. I don't have any heavy photo paper, so I will have to see how good the quality is printing pictures in the future.
Overall an easy install, I didn't even spill one drop of ink (because they make it pretty much idiot proof with their bottle nozzle design), and now hopefully I won't have to refill it for well over a year.
Edit: 12/24/2017
I got around to scanning some documents to put on my PC, and this thing is not a racehorse in that regard. The final product is very good, but it takes significantly longer to scan (and then process the image) than my Canon MG4240 did, So if you scan a lot of stuff, this Epson probably wouldn't be the best choice.
I've been reading on these newer high-yield printers, and it seems the way to go for our use. The two I have semi-narrowed it down to are the Canon PIXMA G3200 ($249.99) and the Epson Expression ET-2750 ($229.99). Canon seems to win in the image quality and cost per print, while the Epson seems to win in overall function as it has more features (like auto double side printing). Canon user reviews are average, while the Epson reviews are skewed due to the "I received this product in exchange for my honest" junk reviews.
Anybody here have any hands-on experience with one of these?
Edit: 12/22/2017
I received it today and installed it.
It's a pretty nice, but basic computer compared to some of the more traditional inkjet printers. I learned one thing quickly though, with these units you want to follow the directions to a "T". For example, when I opened the first bottle of ink, I didn't really shake it, but I kind of swirled it around to mix the ink, and the instructions say not to do that.
However, there are a series of steps you must do correctly as to not mess anything up. I generally haven't had to read an installation guide for a printer for many years, but I'm glad I did with this one.So you fill it up before turning it on and charge the tanks. It takes about 25 - 35 minutes total to fill each color, turn on the printer, and let it charge itself. Once charged, you go back and repeat the ink filling steps for each color one more time to get all the ink into the tanks (it apparently uses up some while it does it's charging cycle). I then downloaded the driver suite package, and installed it. I was then prompted to connect the printer (I chose USB), and had no issues. I then connected it to my wifi, and it detected it had a firmware update, and I installed that directly from the printer.
I printed out about 10 pages of text, and it looks great. I don't have any heavy photo paper, so I will have to see how good the quality is printing pictures in the future.
Overall an easy install, I didn't even spill one drop of ink (because they make it pretty much idiot proof with their bottle nozzle design), and now hopefully I won't have to refill it for well over a year.
Edit: 12/24/2017
I got around to scanning some documents to put on my PC, and this thing is not a racehorse in that regard. The final product is very good, but it takes significantly longer to scan (and then process the image) than my Canon MG4240 did, So if you scan a lot of stuff, this Epson probably wouldn't be the best choice.
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