[SaamanthaSterlyng]

My brother has bought a used older model computer and needs a printer. I think it has windows XP on it. I would like to know if someone has information on what kind of printer I can get for him that is inexpensive and that the cartridges are also inexpensive.

Any information you can share I would appreciate.

[Unjucky]

I have a HP deskjet 950c that I am not using anymore I forgot the cost of cart. for them. But if he wants it I will let it go for small price. If he is intrested let me know......

[PeterPatrickJohn]

My brother has bought a used older model computer and needs a printer. I think it has windows XP on it. I would like to know if someone has information on what kind of printer I can get for him that is inexpensive and that the cartridges are also inexpensive.

Any information you can share I would appreciate.

Get a Kodak printer from Walmart. They are very reliable and the ink costs are not nearly as expensive as the others, HP, Cannon, etc...

I think the price for the printers is just over $100 and the ink costs are around $10 for black and $15 for color. It's been a while since I've been there but I think those were the prices. One of the big selling points for me with those was that they come as an all-in-one. Print, scan, copy. With appropriate software, they can even fax but that is sold seperately.

Just my .02

[TimoDassss]

The problem with many low end printers is that they sell the printer at a loss and make it up the cost of the ink. Sorta like cell phones. Free phone in exchange for 2 years of service.

To really save money you need to get a laser printer. When you buy printer look at the cost per page of the unit. That gets into the real costs of one. I would avoid most inkjets as they can really use up expensive ink. If you must get an inkjet and only need basic color then I would look at Hp OFFICEJET series. The ones that have the big separate black, cyan, yellow, a red carts. The HP printers that have just a single color cart are rip offs as you will run out of one color and ruin the cart even though the two other colors are not yet empty.

[taesrom]

Thank you guys for giving me information. I will relay it to brother and let him decide what to do.

[Farson]

Get a Kodak printer from Walmart. They are very reliable and the ink costs are not nearly as expensive as the others, HP, Cannon, etc...

I think the price for the printers is just over $100 and the ink costs are around $10 for black and $15 for color. It's been a while since I've been there but I think those were the prices. One of the big selling points for me with those was that they come as an all-in-one. Print, scan, copy. With appropriate software, they can even fax but that is sold seperately.

Just my .02

The one I had was not reliable. The print head crapped out twice within a couple of months of each other. Kodak did send me a new print head free the first time. The second time I said forget it and went back to HP. The software went buggy also and wouldnt scan or copy anymore. I had to use windows built in scan wizard to get it to scan. I could never get the software to work right. Everytime I would start the computer up it would say the software was broke but it would never fix with everything I tried. Even uninstalling and reinstalling didnt fix it.

My inlaws did the same thing and they had a newer and next step up printer that I had.

[Cogebrego]

Mine has been working fine for the last 2 years....

[iroxmxinau]

The problem with many low end printers is that they sell the printer at a loss and make it up the cost of the ink. Sorta like cell phones. Free phone in exchange for 2 years of service.

To really save money you need to get a laser printer. When you buy printer look at the cost per page of the unit. That gets into the real costs of one. I would avoid most inkjets as they can really use up expensive ink. If you must get an inkjet and only need basic color then I would look at Hp OFFICEJET series. The ones that have the big separate black, cyan, yellow, a red carts. The HP printers that have just a single color cart are rip offs as you will run out of one color and ruin the cart even though the two other colors are not yet empty.

I agree. Laser is great once you get over the buy in price. A toner cartridge for myine is only about 2-3 times what an inkjet (single color) cartridge costs, but prints for a very long time.