What is the best value home printer to buy in 2019?
Maybe your printer has eventually given up the ghost and itās time to find a replacement or you simply feel like updating and want to be able to print via AirPrint and enjoy the current modern features offered by many of todays inkjet and laser printers. We have listed the following 5 printers we think are worth considering for use in the home or a small office and hope you find it useful and informative.
1. Brother MFC-J5330DW printer
First impressions of the Brother MFC-J5330DW printer are likely to be āWow! is this printer too big to fit in my home?ā The printer measures 304mm x 520mm x 400mm and is certainly larger than the average home printer but despite its size itās not a heavy printer to move around. This Brother multi-function printer has the ability to print A4 and A3 paper, prints double sided and doubles as a scanner too. Brother are branding this as an A4 printer, not surprising as it can hold up to 250 A4 paper sheets in its tray at any one time. The A4 print speed is estimated at 22 pages per minutes for black and white print to 20 pages per minute for colour prints, the A3 print speed will obviously be slower than this.
The running costs of the Brother MFC-J5330DW are an important factor as always and the best value inks are the high capacity compatible Brother LC3219XL ink cartridges. The black ink cartridge will print approximately 3000 pages and the LC3219XL Cyan/Magenta/Yellow inks will print approximately 1500 pages per colour. At just over ā¬35 for a 4 pack of the compatible inks, this printer is especially affordable to run. The overall performance of the printer is good with excellent quality photo prints. With this printerās ability to print A4 or A3 pages at a reasonable print speed and would not look out of place in the home or small business.
2. Epson Expression Photo XP-960 printer
This All-in-One Epson Expression XP-960 multi-function printer from Epson has become a form favourite online. The ability to print A4 or A3 prints sets it apart from some of its Brother and HP counterparts using six ink cartridges for well defined high quality printing. The printer measures 148mm x 479mm x 356mm and is relatively light weight so easily unpacked and set up.
This printer/scanner has touchscreen controls (large enough to make reading easy) with an SD card camera slot as well as the standard USB port. Blessed with wireless and cable connectivity itās easy to set up on MAC and PC. The printer uses just one black ink among its six 24XL (T2431/2/3/4/5/6 colours) with a block buster 30 pack of compatible Epson 24XL inks for under ā¬50! The ink cartridges are replaced individually as and when the printer indicates the need.
Some key features of the XP-960 include the ability to print up to A3 size (ideal for borderless photo printing), sending prints via your mobile phone and an easy to navigate integrated touch screen. This small-in-one also has a scan facility with a top resolution of 4800ppi and is certainly good enough to cope with good quality photo scanning. Itās possible to scan to the desktop on your computer, a emery card in the printer or indeed to a cloud.
3. Canon Pixma TR8550 printer
Breaking the mould with this printer, Canon have designed the Pixma TR8550 printer primarily for the home office user as well as the home photo printer that they are equally highly regarded for. This printer operates using 5 x PGI-580XXL / CLI-581XXL ink cartridges and is considerably smaller in size than itās Canon siblings aimed at the same home market. The printer will scan, copy, print and fax (does anyone still use fax?) and has an easy to use touchscreen interface.
The Wi-fi is complemented with a bluetooth facility enabling connection of your mobile phone and print via the Canon mobile app. The printer also has a memory card slot so the connection to the home photo printer is maintained and the fact that there is an extra PGI-580XXL pigment black ink cartridge is a nod in recognition of this.
The Pixma TR8550 printer has the ability to produce Duplex printing (thatās printing both sides at once) although this is limited to A4 size. The easy to follow touchscreen makes it easy to set up linking to your Wi-Fi via your password. Photo printing can be a little slow but the quality more than makes up for this.
4. HP LaserJet Pro MFP M227fdw printer
The HP Laserjet Pro MFP M227fdw multi-function laser printer with a Wi-Fi feature produces high quality black and white prints, single or double sided (duplex). This printer produces clean crisp black text and images and can be an economical printer to run if you decide to use the non original compatible brand. Letās face it, the running costs of the printer is crucial – A4 Pages can be printed for as little as 1 cent per page if you go down the route of using a good quality compatible CF280X high capacity toner.
The printer has 2 sheet feeds, the main feed holding up 250 A4 sheets with a secondary 15 sheet feed for heavier or specialised paper. Uncharacteristically, the HPLaserjet Pro MFP M227fdw uses separate drum unit and laser toner cartridges. In terms of speed, the M277fdw can print up to 26 pages per minute of text with a drop off of about 8 seconds for A4 coverage with images.
Overall this printer is quiet, fast to use with a good quality scan facility and economical to run. Ideal for the small office and definitely worth buying if you are considering using the no-oriignal HP toners.
5. Oki C542dn printer
The OKI C542DN laser printer is an ideal 4 colour office printer. Easy to use and with a large colour touchscreen this A4 printer will hold up to 350 A4 sheets of paper so ideal for uninterrupted printing. This printer does what it says on the tin, prints only, no scan or Wi-Fi with this OKI C542DN printer. There is, however, the option for a Wi-Fi module should you desire.
The printer is quite large and more suited to a busy small office rather than a home and itās real plus is its speed of 30 pages per minute in colour. So what about the running costs? The compatible high capacity OKI 46490605/6/7/8 laser toner cartridges are available at under ā¬300 with the black toner printing up to 7000 pages and each of the three colours printing up to 6000 pages each. Thatās a cost of approximately 5 cents per A4 page for a colour print. Overall a good performance from this printer from a trusted brand
Compatible OKI C531dn Toner Cartridges Print an A4 Page of Text for Less than One Cent
As one of OKIās biggest selling printers, the OKI C531dn toner printer is popular both at home and in the office. This full colour renowned workhouse printer is reliable, hard working and inexpensive to run when used with good quality compatible laser toner cartridges. The original brand OKI toner cartridges for the OKI C531dn are available in 2 sizes; standard and high capacity. The standard OKI C531dn toner cartridge will print 3500 pages in black with 2000 pages in colour. The high capacity cartridges have a higher page volume of 7000 pages for black and 5000 pages for the colour.
Obviously there is a considerable difference in the cost but the real difference can be seen between the cost of the original brand OKI toner and the compatible non-original OKI. The original brand OKI C531dn toner cartridge is available online for approximately ā¬650 whereas the compatible toner is available for ā¬160! This is approximately one quarter of the price and can make a huge difference to the budget for any business busy printing reports and such like on a regular basis.
Compatible laser toner is perfect for everyday general purpose printing both, black and white or colour. Printing on all types of paper is possible with great results for text and images. The failure rate of compatible OKI C531dn toner is very low so there is little risk to the buyer with regards to quality and reliability. All good online suppliers will offer a full customer support for the buyer and will usually attempt to rectify any issues straight away offering advice or a replacement cartridge if necessary. The value in using compatible OKI toner by far outweighs any disadvantages that may arise. Although, with such good reliability its hard to see.
Brief review of the OKI C531dn
This printer is considered to be ideal for a small to medium-sized business whose requirements include speedy colour prints. There is a good array of features including the latest LED technology and will compliment any busy office. The OKI C531dn also offers duplex printing (double-sided). Additional features include the ability to print envelopes and will hold 100 A4 paper in its multi-purpose paper tray. The flexibility in offering high capacity cartridges makes this OKI a popular buy with small to medium-sized businesses across the country, especially with the added value of using compatible OKI C531dn toner. The design offers easy user control on its angled screen and while it more resembles a box in appearance it produces the goods consistently. Unfortunately some people may find the 60 second warm up time from idle a little too long and it can sound a little on the noisy side but all in all it is a widely popular printer and will fit easily into any office or workspace.
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4 OKI Laser Toners for OKI C511DN Printer for Under ā¬160 with Latest OKI Compatible Technology
A pack of 4 high quality compatible OKI laser toners is now available for under ā¬160 including VAT. This is especially great value for the OKI C511 and OKI C511DN that use four colour laser toner cartridges: OKI 44973508/4446972/3/4. The toners will print up to 5000 A4 pages @ 5% coverage (this equates approximately to an A4 page of text with double lined spacing).
It may be useful to supply a brief review of the OKI C511DN printer for those looking at switching from inkjet to laser printer.
Reviewing this popular printer led to very good first impressions, it was well packed and easily extracted from the box but may require 2 people to carry the printer safely to its place of operation. There is a good illustrated guide for the printerās preparation for use and it comes with a power lead (some printers these days no longer come with a power or USB lead). This printer did not come with a USB cable so remember to purchase one when you buy the printer.
Running windows, itās easy enough to find the drivers on the CD supplied within the packaging. The printer has a nice appearance and the beige colouring is pleasing on the eye. The printer will hold up to 250 A4 sheets of paper, not a vast amount but sufficient for most small offices. The original brand printer toner is expensive but the compatible version coupled with the high capacity printing of 5000 pages per toner makes the running of this printer very economical. In fact it works out at less than one Euro per page!
Often referred to as a ‘workhorse’ printer, it certainly doesnāt disappoint as it continues to churn out thousands of pages per month at an affordable rate when using the non-original OKI toner. This printer is ideal for any office or busy home user with access to compatible OKI laser toner and we would have no hesitation in recommending it. Additionally, there is ample warning when it comes to the toner cartridge needing replacing. Printer toner is available both online and locally for most major brands of laser toner but the best prices by far will be online. The discount available and low cost delivery, certainly make shopping online the best way to get a bargain and fast delivery ensures no worries about holding stock of printer toner.
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How Buying Compatible OKI Toner is Good for your Pocket and Great for your Printing
OKI laser printers are one of the most popular office printers in Ireland and the UK at the moment. And, itās estimated that sales of OKI laser toner have never been better. The printers are popular for their workhorse reputation in the office churning out black and white or colour prints at great speed, as well as, going through a ton of printer toner at the same time. Sales of OKI compatible laser toner has grown enormously in recent months as more and more businesses are making the switch to compatible laser toner in an effort to save money on toner for the year ahead.
In recent years, there have been questions over the quality and reliability of the compatible laser toner but as almost all compatible toners are manufactured to the same ISO standards as the original brand OKI. There are fewer things likely to go wrong with a compatible toner than with a compatible inkjet cartridge, toner cartridge recognition is rarely an issue unless the āchipā on the toner is faulty or out of sync with the reader on the printer. The returns rate of OKI toners is calculated to be less than 0.5% is excellent and the savings gained are too great to be ignored. To give an example of this, if we look at the OKI C5600 printer toner, the original brand toner will cost approximately ā¬300 if bought online (more, if bought locally), the compatible version of the toner is available online for approximately ā¬130! Thatās a saving of over 110%; if this saving is calculated across the printing for a year then it will make a great difference to the office budget for laser toner. These savings are typical of compatible toners across the board with all leading brands including HP, Brother, Epson, Samsung and Dell.
Printer toner is certainly one of the biggest expenses in the office and as the price of paper drops it sometimes feels OK to print as though thereās no real cost involved. If text documents are the main source of the printing then the toner will probably last as long as the estimated page print by the manufacturer but if the printouts include images then itās likely that this estimate will be less as images use a great deal of toner compared to text. As the popularity of compatible OKI laser toner grows and confidence is once again restored to those wishing to give it a try, sales of compatible OKI printer toner will reach new heights and give the original brand toner a run for its money.
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OKI C5650 Laser Toner printing costing under one cent per page with compatible OKI
The premium compatible OKI 5650 black laser toner is able to print 8000 A4 pages for a cost of ā¬35.66!Ā The black OKI 43865708 toner is estimated to print this number of pages @ 5% coverage, (that’s roughly a page of text with double line spacing, any more than this will likely decrease the amounts of pages printed).Ā This compatible toner will give great quality prints and enable any busy office to run its document printing forĀ a fraction of what it would cost if it were using original brand OKI toners.Ā The OKI 5650 colour toners print slightly less copies than the black at 2000 pages for the OKI 43872305 yellow, OKI 43872306 Magenta and OKI 43872307 Cyan.Ā Interestingly, these toners will also work with the OKI C5750 – another printer in this OKI family.
Low cost next day courier delivery of ā¬1.22 ensures fast delivery and all products are covered by a money-back guarantee plus a knowledgeable staff to advise of any issues that may arise – good to have that back-up when you need it.Ā Anyone who hasn’t made the switch to compatible laser toner should at least give it a try as you may be pleasantly surprised with the results.Ā The supply of OKI laser toners have improved greatly in recent times with the toners being manufactured to the same ISO standards as the original brand toner cartridges.
Keeping in mind that saving money while not compromising on quality is the order of the day when buying any compatible laser toner and as we move further into 2106 the popularity of the compatible non-original ink and toner is certainly growing in popularity.Ā If you have any doubts about making the switch to compatibles please contact us today with your concerns and we will do our best to put your mind at rest.
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Savings of up to 400% on the best value OKI C511dn laser toner in Ireland
Savings of up to 400% on the best value OKI C511dn laser toner in Ireland.
OKI C511dn compatible laser toner is now available as a high quality alternative to the original brand laser toner with savings of up to 400%!Ā A set of the original brand OKI C511dn laser toners will set you back around ā¬600 at best online prices with the compatible version costing only ā¬160!Ā These high capacity laser toner cartridges print approximately 7000 black pages and 5000 pages colour @ 5% coverage.Ā All toners come with a full money-back guarantee and full technical telephone support if required.Ā These toners will work without any issues with the following OKi printers: OKI C511, OKI C511dn, OKI C531, OKI C531dn, OKI MC562, OKI MC562dn, OKI MC562dnw and OKI MC562W.
OKI printers are now among the most popular and are typically used in the office both for black and white document printing and colour brochure printing.Ā More and more people are making the switch to the compatible toner market in an effort to reduce the running costs of their printer and this option is by far the best route to saving money.Ā With low cost next day delivery available there is no better reason to start using the compatible version of this toner cartridge than right now.
If that was not enough, there are now chocolate treats with every order too!
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Best Value OKI Laser Toner Cartridges with Money-Back Guarantee
OKI laser printers are among the most populars, now situ in many offices across Ireland, known for their reliability and productivity. After the initial purchase price of the printer the next thing to consider is the running cost. Laser printers, once reserved for only the busiest office have certainly come down in price and are used by the busy home user as well as in the workplace. The biggest advantage of the OKI laser toner printer over an inkjet printer is the low overall running costs, precise text print and its wonderfully fast print speeds. The inkjet printers are however, excellent for reproducing photographic prints.
For example, the OKI C321DN is a relatively low cost colour laser unit that uses printer toner. Itās a basic level printer with no multi-functions to speak of, (available online for around ā¬180), but is ideal for the small business or home. Of course it depends what you are looking for in a printer; if you require duplex or a faster print out speed then you may opt for a high specific laser toner printer or switch to another brand such as Xerox or Hewlett Packard. Brother’s HL 4150CDN printer is also in the same category as the Oki as an alternative but while the text print quality is superior the image reproduction can be less than satisfactory. This has nothing to do with the quality of the printer toner, purely the specification of the printer.
The OKI C321DN printer is an A4 size printer and is network or USB connected (no WiFi available on this printer), it has a good size paper tray that will hold up to 250 sheets and is also compatible with Windows and Mac. The printer uses four colour laser toner cartridges, black, cyan, magenta and yellow. Now here is the real cost effectiveness comes into play, if you opt to run the printer on compatible printer toners as opposed to the original brand OKI toner then you will make great savings on the running of the printer. The OKI C321DN black toner can produce 2200 A4 pages @ 5% coverage and the colour toners 1500 pages each at the same 5% coverage.
The OKI C321DN can produce up to 22 pages per minute in black and white and 20 pages per minute in colour. It also comes with an ECO mode that will adjust the printerās power consumption in an effort to reduce the printerās carbon footprint. Finally, a good quality compatible OKI laser toner can save up to 100% on your toner bill and when you buy with a money-back satisfaction guarantee there is no real risk to the consumer.
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Where can I buy the best value compatible OKI laser toner and Advent ink cartridges in Dublin?
OKI laser printers are among the most popular used in offices today and the demand for low cost ink cartridges in Dublin is definitely on the increase. OKI laser toners are available locally although you may struggle to get some toners for certain models. Most online suppliers are now offering low cost next day delivery to Dublin and there are substantial savings to be made when you buy a compatible OKI toner rather than the original brand.
The cost of original brand printer ink in Dublin has increased this year due the increases forced on the retailers by the manufacturers. Itās estimated now that ink is more expensive per milliliter than a good champagne or bottle of perfume. With the cost of original printer ink for all the leading brand printers on the increase itās time more users moved to using compatible and remanufactured printer cartridges in Dublin. OKI laser toner should be widely available online with savings of up to 60% against the original brand. The print quality of the toner should be of a similar standard to the original brand and be fine for every day business or home use.
Advent ink cartridges in Dublin may prove slightly more difficult to find, as not all the local shops will stock these cartridges. Advent is a brand that was developed by Currys/PC World and the cartridges for their printer tend to be difficult to find unless you either go to one of their stores or buy them online. Again, online suppliers should be able to offer discounts of up to 50% against the original brand Advent shop prices. This range of printers is very popular as the original cost of the printer was good value from Currys/PC World. There are two versions of the Advent ink cartridge – the old and new generation types.
The old generation cartridges will only work with the earlier Advent printer models; the newer models will not accept the older cartridges and will only work with the new generation. Itās worth checking this with your supplier, as they may not exchange the cartridge for the newer version if you have opened the packaging. Cartridge refill in Dublin is another option with some shops offering this service but check with them if the printer will recognize the cartridge following the refill. There are a limited amount of ink and toner cartridges that can be refilled; this mostly depends on the brand.
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OKI Toner Ink Cartridges
More and more small offices in Ireland are using OKI printers finding that they give fast print outs and good results. While the printers are efficient and reliable, the OKI toner ink can be expensive for a buy office. Most OKI printers will produce colour printing but a busy office will find itself using more black ink and toner than colour. What steps are offices and busy home users taking to reduce the cost of their ink and toner? A local supplier will not be able to give you the deals for your ink and toner that you will receive on-line. A good on-line supplier will offer you a twin pack of OKI black toner ink for 50% less than you would pay for buying two single toner inks. This deal wouldnāt be offered to you locally as the small stationery shop just doesnāt have the buying power to match the large on-line supplier of ink and toner.
Search on-line for the multipack deals on OKI toner ink, you can buy 4 OKI colours and get a free black toner ink cartridges with some suppliers. The on-line suppliers of ink and toner are after your repeat business and crave your custom, you can contact them and ask them about customer support. If there are any issues can you contact them to discuss them? Is there a money back guarantee on the ink and toner if you are not happy? If you get yes to these questions then you have found yourself a supplier that can at last save you money on your OKI ink and toner.
The volume levels of compatible OKI toner ink cartridge are generally greater than those of an original toner cartridge. Always check the approximate page volumes of the ink and toner cartridges before you buy but as a rule of thumb, there is usually more ink and toner in a compatible than an original cartridge. This is not because the toner cartridge is bigger (it must be the same size to fit in your printer), itās just that the original manufacturers of the toner ink do not fill the toner cartridges all the way to the top. You may find that you will get up to 10% more toner ink on average using a compatible toner ink than an original.
What is the most important factor in business today? Saving on running costs and one way to do that is to get clever and start using compatible OKI toner ink. Getting more pages per toner cartridge, free black toner ink if you buy a full set of four toner inks, discounted twin packs of black OKI toner ink ā all these factors will add up to great savings on your OKI ink and toner over 12 months.
Get on-line today and start searching Google for compatible OKI ink and toner, spend a little time researching the best on-line suppliers out there, when they meet all your desired criteria place your order and donāt go back to paying over the odds for your OKI ink and toner.
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