Best Printer: Canon, Epson or HP? 3k Maximum Budget

[Lew_Alcindor]

Contrary to our original plan of buying a lase printer, we bought Epson L110 (the one with OEM CISS)
First impression is it is a lot faster than our cheap Stylus printer.
Compared to HP printers I used before, Epson L110 is a bit slower at standard quality mode.
The draft quality really looks like a draft. Standard quality is acceptable but not that sharp compared to HP inkjets.
But since our printing needs are quite basic, I am satisfied up to this time.

[Horsepower]

We are using one L100 and one L110 printers in our office for color prints. Main difference between the L100 vs L110 is the speed of print. In normal mode prints, the L110 is about twice faster than the older L100 model. Compared to laser printers, the L1XX printers are slow. Print quality is good and sharp with no blots or smears.

The longest we do not use the printer is only during long holidays (long weekends, holy week or the like). So far the printer can remain clog free. But there are rare times when the head can get clogged even overnight. I just run the cleaning cycle once to a few times until the test print shows it's back to 100%. So far, clogging happens less than once every two months in our usage.

With the L1XX series just be careful when pulling out paper jams because it can damage the paper feeder mechanism. Just go slow when pulling out jams. So far our L100 got damaged in that way but it was repaired under warranty (cost free) at the service center but it took almost a month before I got it back.

Thank you very much for the helpful information Sir. Noted the warning on pulling out jammed paper.

[x_outpost]

For small inkjet printers, Canon. For small laser printers (color or B&W), HP. For enterprise multi-function printers, Canon. And for wide-format (plotter) printer, Epson.

[Retz]

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seems like different printer brands have their different type of printing expertise sir.

[x_outpost]

Yes, you got that right.
But then, they all suck at one thing or another.
For example, Canon's enterprise service (which you have to pay per page) is very good. HP's service is consumer like. They won't send someone to you - you have to be on the phone with them for hours to troubleshoot. Epson's service is non-existent.

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seems like different printer brands have their different type of printing expertise sir.

[ghosthunter]

For low to medium volume color prints, it is hard to beat the EPSON L110 inkjet printers with built-in continuous ink system. 90% less headache than doing an inkjet printer with 3rd party CIS... no need to replace worn out print cartridges.

[Retz]

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Thanks sir GH, I have use that printer before but it is L100 model same lang cguro sa L110.

[_Cathy_]

How much is that printer?

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[rmsoriano]

Here's the problem. Ink jet printers are cheap. But you will need to use them often enough so the ink will not dry up in the nozzles/print-head.

The solution, get a LASER PRINTER. The cheapest ones are around P3,500 each with a toner capacity of around 1500 copies. You can leave this unused for a whole year then fire it up for a quick document print out with no issues (except if a rodent or family of roaches made it as their home).

sir GH, magkano naman po ang pa-refill ng toner ng ganitong LASER PRINTER? Tanks in advance po...

[ghosthunter]

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Thanks sir GH, I have use that printer before but it is L100 model same lang cguro sa L110.

We also have the L100. The L110 is the newer model. Overall they are the same but the L110 is almost twice faster to print the same page/quality. Also the software does not need you to type in the ink bottle control number anymore. Print-head cleaning option includes black or color head only which helps save ink when doing a cleaning cycle.

[ghosthunter]

How much is that printer?

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EPSON L110 is around P5,800 with one set of ink bottles (black, blue, red, yellow). The older L100 is currently sold at P5,500 with two black extra black ink bottles. It sounds like a nice bargain BUT you have to consider the slow printing speed of the L100. Personally, I would get the L110 because of the faster print speed.

[ghosthunter]

sir GH, magkano naman po ang pa-refill ng toner ng ganitong LASER PRINTER? Tanks in advance po...

If you refill your old toner cartridges, it's usually between P800 to P1200 depending on the cartridge model/size. Note that the print drum has a limited print-life and replacing that will cost you another P700 to P1000 depending on model. In my experience, a drum can last typically two to four refills before you need to replace it. There is also a "toner blade" inside the cartridge that will need to be replaced every five or more refills, costs around P300 I think.

[rmsoriano]

sir GH, maraming salamat po, might consider the epson L110 too....

[_Cathy_]

It's been 4 years and I still have not bought a printer

But now I seriously need to buy one. I don't want to go beyond P3k since I will use it just for printing documents or statement of accounts.

Can anyone recommend a printer that is basic, durable and not bulky. Also preferably a unit that is available at Villman since that is where I always buy.

[Wh1stl3r]

I've always had good experience with HP inkjets. Average lifespan is around 5-6 years. The one time I had to bring in one for warranty they didn't have parts for it so they replaced it with a newer model. ☺

My next printer will be a laser though. Cost per page is a lot lower, around Php 1.x vs Php 3.x

[dr. d]

It's been 4 years and I still have not bought a printer

But now I seriously need to buy one. I don't want to go beyond P3k since I will use it just for printing documents or statement of accounts.

Can anyone recommend a printer that is basic, durable and not bulky. Also preferably a unit that is available at Villman since that is where I always buy.

the most basic of basics... the un-dying LX 300 !
or what we call, the "pang-resibo printer".

that is, if you are ok with its "hi grain quality".

[Walter]

Cheap printers actually cost more in the long run ... their inks are expensive because you are also replacing the head ... after 2-3 replacements it's like buying a new printer ... more expensive printers have much cheaper ink refills ... try those new printers with ink tank systems ... a Canon G2000 which costs about 7500 more or less has ink refills that costs 295 each ... the black ink can print around 6000 pages ... that's 0.05 centavos per page ... color ink is 295 x 3 and can print 7000 pages ... about 0.126 centavos per page ...

[Walter]

Cathy,

you can also buy printer from Lazada ...

[_Cathy_]

I won't be printing a lot though. I told my Mom I only need P3k Just my monthly statements because my bank doesn't send paper bills anymore.

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[BratPAQ]

The problem with inkjets eh you have to use it constantly. Nakakailang inkjet na kami na pag di nagamit ng ilang buwan eh natutuyo ang ink at bumabara at nasisira. it's like we are spending 3k to 4k every time we need to print.

Thats why we switched to laser printer. the cheapest we found is Fujitsu. 12k only. wifi enabled. it has all the bells and whistles of network printer. and the most important part eh hindi nasisira kahit ilang buwan di gamitin.

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