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<body> <div id="header"> <span class="left"> <span class="back"><a href="lthread_list.php?webtag=DEFAULT"><span class="image mobile_back" title="Back"></span></a></span> <span class="image mobile_logo" title="Beehive Forum Logo"></span> </span> <ul> <li> <a class="reply_all" href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41156.0&return_msg=41156.1"> <span class="image mobile_reply_all"></span><span class="text">Reply to All</span> </a> </li> <li> <a class="navigation" href="#"> <span class="image mobile_navigation"></span><span class="text">Show messages</span> </a> </li> <li> <a class="main" href="#"><span class="image mobile_menu" title="Menu"></span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="menu main"> <ul> <li><a href="lthread_list.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Messages</a></li> <li><a href="lpm.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Inbox</a></li> <li><a href="lsearch.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Search</a></li> <li><a href="llogon.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Login</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="menu navigation"><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41156.1">1–10</a><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41156.11">11–20</a><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41156.21">21–23</a></div> <div id="page_content"> <h3 class="thread_title"><a href="index.php?webtag=DEFAULT&amp;msg=41156.1">Best multifunction printer</a> </h3> <div id="messages" data-navigation="41156_1_23_10"> <a name="a41156_1"></a><div class="message" id="message_41156_1"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Manthorp<span class="message_time"> 7 Aug 2014 13:17</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ALL<span class="message_count">1 of 23</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41156.1">41156.1</a></div> <div class="message_body"> My trusty HP 2310 has spat out half a cog & died. I could usefully print out the occasional A3 poster, so what's the best value multifunction inkjet A3 printer and why?<div class="edit_text">EDITED: 7 Aug 2014 13:18 by MANTHORP</div> </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41156.1&return_msg=41156.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41156.1"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41156_2"></a><div class="message" id="message_41156_2"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: milko<span class="message_time"> 7 Aug 2014 19:03</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Manthorp <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 7 Aug 2014 22:55"></span></span> <span class="message_count">2 of 23</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41156.2">41156.2</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41156.1#a41156_1" target="_self">41156.1</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Printing things! That's quite niche nowadays. Especially at A3. I haven't a clue. Do review sites and magazine sites still talk about such things?</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41156.2&return_msg=41156.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41156.2"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41156_3"></a><div class="message" id="message_41156_3"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: koswix<span class="message_time"> 7 Aug 2014 22:26</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Manthorp <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 7 Aug 2014 22:55"></span></span> <span class="message_count">3 of 23</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41156.3">41156.3</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41156.1#a41156_1" target="_self">41156.1</a></div> <div class="message_body"> I have an HP mfp, it's OK I guess. It was given to me and I've not used it for much but it seemed alright when I have printed photos and stuff. <br /> <br /> Last year I bought a Canon colour laser, so that gets my main printing jobs now. Since buying it (60 quid) and a replacement toner (40 quid) I reckon I'm about even with what I would have spent on print credit at uni, but with the added bonus that I don't have to go to a stupid computer lab to print shit out. Oh, and it's wireless so can print from phone/tablet etc. <br /> <br /> Not that any of that is any use to you. </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41156.3&return_msg=41156.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41156.3"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41156_4"></a><div class="message" id="message_41156_4"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: koswix<span class="message_time"> 7 Aug 2014 22:32</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Manthorp <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 7 Aug 2014 22:55"></span></span> <span class="message_count">4 of 23</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41156.4">41156.4</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41156.1#a41156_1" target="_self">41156.1</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Oh, I'd also say avoid Epson. My aunt gave me an a3 Epson that she'd had for just over a year. It stopped working because the firmware said the splashy ink sponge thing was full (she's a photographer so does print a lot). It was going to cost so much for a 'service' to reset the counter and change the sponge that it made more sense to buy a newer, different make printer. <br /> <br /> <br /> I did find a utility that claimed to reset the counter for a fee, but I ended up stripping it for parts instead. </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41156.4&return_msg=41156.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41156.4"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41156_5"></a><div class="message" id="message_41156_5"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Manthorp<span class="message_time"> 7 Aug 2014 22:56</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ALL<span class="message_count">5 of 23</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41156.5">41156.5</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Ta all. What do we think of Canons? Especially for day-to-day printing?</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41156.5&return_msg=41156.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41156.5"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41156_6"></a><div class="message" id="message_41156_6"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: graphitone<span class="message_time"> 8 Aug 2014 07:01</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Manthorp <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 8 Aug 2014 13:21"></span></span> <span class="message_count">6 of 23</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41156.6">41156.6</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41156.1#a41156_5" target="_self">41156.5</a></div> <div class="message_body"> I like my Canon (YJ).<br /><br /> </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41156.6&return_msg=41156.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41156.6"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41156_7"></a><div class="message" id="message_41156_7"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: 99% of gargoyles look like (MR_BASTARD)<span class="message_time"> 8 Aug 2014 08:35</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Manthorp <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 8 Aug 2014 13:21"></span></span> <span class="message_count">7 of 23</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41156.7">41156.7</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41156.1#a41156_1" target="_self">41156.1</a></div> <div class="message_body"> I misread this as "what's the best malfunctioning printer?"<br /><br /> The answer to which is, of course, "none of them, they're all b0rked, innit?"</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41156.7&return_msg=41156.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41156.7"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41156_8"></a><div class="message" id="message_41156_8"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)<span class="message_time"> 8 Aug 2014 10:24</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Manthorp <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 8 Aug 2014 13:21"></span></span> <span class="message_count">8 of 23</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41156.8">41156.8</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41156.1#a41156_5" target="_self">41156.5</a></div> <div class="message_body"> I've had Epson & Canon A3 photo printers (not multifunction). They lasted 2-3 years, the OEM ink was insanely expensive, and clogging and cleaning (which wastes a huge amount of ink) was a constant issue, eventually they became hopelessly, irretrievably clogged and had to be junked. The Canon has a replaceable head, which costs almost as much as a new printer. It might be cheaper and less hassle to send out stuff for printing.<div class="edit_text">EDITED: 8 Aug 2014 10:26 by DSMITHHFX</div> </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41156.8&return_msg=41156.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41156.8"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41156_9"></a><div class="message" id="message_41156_9"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Monsoir (PILOTDAN)<span class="message_time"> 8 Aug 2014 13:09</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ALL<span class="message_count">9 of 23</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41156.9">41156.9</a></div> <div class="message_body"> For day to day stuff, I don't think you can beat a good quality laser MFP. You'll struggle to get A3, though <span class="emoticon e_sad" title=":("><span class="e__">:(</span></span></div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41156.9&return_msg=41156.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41156.9"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41156_10"></a><div class="message" id="message_41156_10"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Manthorp<span class="message_time"> 8 Aug 2014 15:05</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ALL<span class="message_count">10 of 23</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41156.10">41156.10</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Gone for an HP7610 in the end. For the mixture of business use & artfaggery I do, it ended up being almost no contest - the only other contender being the Canon iX8750. But the HP came cheaper & had an A3 scanner built in, to boot.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41156.10&return_msg=41156.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41156.10"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="message_page_footer"> <ul> <li class="right_col"><form accept-charset="utf-8" method="get" action="lmessages.php" target="_self"><input type="hidden" name="webtag" id="webtag" class="bhinputtext" value="DEFAULT" dir="ltr" /><input type="hidden" name="msg" id="msg" class="bhinputtext" value="41156.11" dir="ltr" /><input type="submit" name="submit" id="keep_reading" value="Keep reading…" class="button" /></form></li> </ul> </div> </div> </body>