Should I get new printer?

[Titoist]

I am currently using a Canon MP360 MultiPass multi-purpose printer. Here are some details as of its performance currently;

- Bought in 2004/05 (Canon website states it was released 2006, but that is BS because I got the printer with my ex, and I have been with my fiance since early 06').

- Black BCI-24 costs $9 and prints roughly ~50 pages.

- Colour BCI-24 costs $17 and prints roughly ~30 pages.

- USB, drivers still valid for Win 7, but not Mac.

So here is my issue. I swear I buy a cartrage once every week. I barely printed colour and the cartrage is already empty!! I love this printer, it still works, but I swear im going through ink like a madman without printing large volumes. I believe its efficiency has deteriorated. My fiance suggests to get a new one, but this printer has outlasted any printer I have ever known, so I would hate to part with it if nothing is wrong with it.

So my question is, is it time to replace it?

If yes, then what printer should I get next? I like Canon, I hate EPSON. I am unsure about HP and Brother, Kodak is out of the question.

The new printer would need to be;

- PC and Mac compatible

- Wireless (Multiple computers and possibly AirPrint)

- Have a decent pages per ink ratio

- Be between $50-140 because thats what my budget allows

- Multi-purpose but no need for fax

- I print mostly black, rarely colour. Never print photos. Will use printer mostly for reports and documents with occasional colour on cover pages and letterheads.

Neowinners :p, please help.

[GreenInspiration]

unless your black ink cost $5 and print around 500pages like my lexmark 901 does I recommend you to buy a new printer every time you run out of ink. Sound crazy? well, i have a friend that like to do that cause she say most inks cost more than a new printer which has ink included with it. HP printers, in general, have really good quality picture.

[+Warwagon MVC]

I'd pass on an inkjet. For those rare times you print color, i'd get a cheap ass printer at walmart for the color but for your main printing I would go with a laser printer. I stoped using an ink jet printer 5 years ago.

[MR_Candyman]

Laser all the way. I am a big fan of the brother laser printers. Even the cheap ones are fantastic.

[nub]

I've got a brother laser printer, its great.

[simonlang]

after 2 epsons and a canon i recently got a brother inkjet printer. the main point going for one was the cheap price of the inks. much lower than epson and canon.

[Unix2]

There also printers without ink. Which are much cheaper to replace the colors.

[KiHu]

  On 07/03/2011 at 04:50, GreenInspiration said:

unless your black ink cost $5 and print around 500pages like my lexmark 901 does I recommend you to buy a new printer every time you run out of ink. Sound crazy? well, i have a friend that like to do that cause she say most inks cost more than a new printer which has ink included with it. HP printers, in general, have really good quality picture.

What you say about the prices of ink is true.

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And the same about HP Printers.

im not just saying that because I work for them, but from the different brands ive tried in the past 6 years, HP has been the best at colors.

For just normal black and white. Lexmark.

[KiHu]

  On 07/03/2011 at 07:49, allenliving said:

brother laser printer, its great.

Atleast awesome for black..

Although makes crapload of noise.

but lasts.

a loooooong time.

[Titoist]

I was at BestBuy the other day and I bought the HP OfficeJet 6500A E710n. The laser printers I was originally looking for, they didn't have in stock, and the cheapest Brother printer was $150 and out of stock, so with my budget I literally had 1 choice. Though, I love it. At 1,200 pages per cartrage, at a $99 price, its cheaper in the long run and is energy efficient. So far, I loved the 2 days of hardcore use I got out of it and it still has 98% ink left.

Thanks for everyone's input.

[MR_Candyman]

Hopefully it serves you well.