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Help me get a printer!

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Goodwitch9 · 09/04/2025 13:42

I need to buy a printer asap. Can anyone recommend one that is cheap, readily available and most importantly, a doddle to set up please? My laptop is a Microsoft Surface if that helps.

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HowardTJMoon · 09/04/2025 13:45

What kind of things do you want to be able to print? Do you need colour or just black and white? What's your budget?

Goodwitch9 · 09/04/2025 13:56

Not photos or anything, just documents really, so I guess black and white would be fine. Something around the £50 mark?

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NormalAuntFanny · 09/04/2025 14:21

Any £50 printer will be totally shit and the ink will cost a bomb. They are priced so they make their money back on the toner and will fleece you accordingly.

You'd be better off putting that 50 toward printing at a shop or saving for something worthwhile.

Cheapest half decent black and white laser printer is about £150.

Also don't ever buy an HP! Even if you had £1000 to spend.

Dbank · 09/04/2025 14:40

Personally I would avoid inkjet, now that laser printers are so much cheaper to buy and run.

I would consider this one for £99 or this one for £89

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