Excellent deal for a great printer. Replacement inks are cheap compared to others. A multifunction printer comes in a Used-Very Good condition from Amazon. The box maybe slightly damaged but from previous experiance the items are practically brand new. This printer retails at £150 elsewhere.
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magichew
29 May 164#19
We have one of these in the office. Very good. Prints and scan everything up to A3. MDF performs well and can get through a good stack of paper. Printing and scanning duplex mode too which might be useful to some.
I get compatible inks very cheaply from eBay and they seem to last a long enough time. When you install the compatibles the printer does throw up a warning that you're not using genuine ones but you just tap on the screen to proceed past it and all is well. Updating the firmware has not affected this so update without worry.
I keep the firmware up to date because I'm hoping that they're going to fix an issue where occasionally the scanner can't be found on a Mac (printer features function as normal). Wireless or ethernet connection; it happens the same but a power cycle of the printer and computer generally solves it. I have assigned static ip to unit but doesn't fix it.
I know the deal has expired by now but thought this information might be useful to someone.
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forcedv
28 May 16#1
Does it really have an A3 scanner?
at8 to forcedv
28 May 16#2
Yes it does.
nazmanchester
28 May 16#3
yes I believe so. checkout the unboxing on YouTube
quidstretchy
28 May 16#4
Does anyone know if the scanner function can be used when the inks are empty?
Common sense would suggest that it would but I've had a multifunction printer that wouldn't do any non-printing functions until I bought replacement ink. I don't want that happening again ,
nazmanchester
28 May 16#5
that's a good question as I have an old epson at the moment and I can't use the scan when inks are empty however I usually find epson the be reliable and cost-effective so I'm taking the punt lol
ohmydiggydays
28 May 16#6
Thanks naz, purchased.
forcedv
28 May 16#7
Cheap inks anyone?
loofer
28 May 16#8
Daft question but I assume this can do A4 too?
nazmanchester to loofer
28 May 16#9
it sure can
forcedv
28 May 16#10
Does it need specific software/firmware to use cheap compatible inks?
nazmanchester to forcedv
28 May 16#11
not that I'm aware... I use aftermarket ink in my old epson printer and aftermarket inks are readily available on ebay
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I get compatible inks very cheaply from eBay and they seem to last a long enough time. When you install the compatibles the printer does throw up a warning that you're not using genuine ones but you just tap on the screen to proceed past it and all is well. Updating the firmware has not affected this so update without worry.
I keep the firmware up to date because I'm hoping that they're going to fix an issue where occasionally the scanner can't be found on a Mac (printer features function as normal). Wireless or ethernet connection; it happens the same but a power cycle of the printer and computer generally solves it. I have assigned static ip to unit but doesn't fix it.
I know the deal has expired by now but thought this information might be useful to someone.
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Common sense would suggest that it would but I've had a multifunction printer that wouldn't do any non-printing functions until I bought replacement ink. I don't want that happening again ,