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Does such a printer exist?

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Pumpfive · 24/02/2022 08:59

A printer that doesn't cost the earth and can be bought from standard argos / pc World and one that I can somehow connect with my mobile so I can print documents off from my mobile?
My laptop is SO temperamental and I am fed up with it tbh!

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Puppylucky · 24/02/2022 09:02

Most of the wireless ones will let you print of your phone. Loads on offer from HP Canon etc - just have a look on amazon

tapdancingmum · 24/02/2022 09:05

I have a HP Deskjet envy (I think) and I can print from my laptop and phone. The printer itself was under £50 and I do have the HP instant ink as I do a lot of printing over the month. The best bit about that is not having to remember to order ink as they send it to you plus not trying to eke out the colour ink as you are running out.

user1471505356 · 24/02/2022 09:10

The printers are cheap check out the cost of cartridges.

KitKattaktik · 24/02/2022 09:14

HP DeskJet 2710e All-In-One Colour Printer with 6 Months of Instant Ink with HP+ £49.99 from Amazon. Wireless printing and has an app too. Had mine 3 months now and it's brilliant.

CorrBlimeyGG · 24/02/2022 09:15

I have a cheap HP Deskjet and use the Mopria app on my phone. Have been using the instant ink service up to now but may stop as the price has increased.

DeltaAlphaDelta · 24/02/2022 09:17

I have the epson xp-2100 which does that. Was about £40 is asda and pay £1.29 a month for 30 pages of printing with ink cartridge subscription.

User5438965 · 24/02/2022 09:20

I have an old Epson XP312 printer that works from my iPhone and iPad, it seems quite happy with cheap ink from Amazon, most wireless ones work with phone.

NotanotherboxofFrogs · 25/02/2022 03:42

Epson xp245 here which works with my phone and tablet and laptop - it's never had branded ink since I got it. Works fine.

BarbaraofSeville · 25/02/2022 07:01

Back at the start of the first lockdown, when my home printer decided to give up the ghost just at the same time as all office based workers, including me started WFH and you couldn't get a printer for love nor money from Argos, Currys etc, I bought this printer from Printerland, which does what you want.

However, I paid about half the current price, bloody hell prices have gone up in the last two years, but there may be another wireless printer on that website that does the same job for less.

They delivered quickly and were the cheapest at the time and crucially, actually had printers in stock that they could sell, which was somewhat of a USP in April 2020.

Plus I'm not sure I'd recommend that one anyway because the sheet feeder from the tray stopped working after a few months and I never got round to trying to get it sorted/repaired/replaced, googling seemed to suggest it was a bit of a known issue and the printer didn't like all types of paper (I've tried several different thicknesses of paper and taken the printer apart to check for any sort of bits in the mechanism) but I manage by just printing one sheet at a time through the manual feed.

But depending on what printing you want, I've always gone for a mono laser printer because inkjets cost a lot more to run and you can get photos printed in supermarkets or online for less than the cost of buying colour ink and photo paper yourself, not that I've done that for years anyway.

liveforsummer · 25/02/2022 07:02

I think I paid £23 for my hp desk jet that does exactly as you describe. I use the Instant ink package so have never paid for ink as I don't exceed the free usage.

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