Inexpensive printer advice. (2 Viewers)

[GARYXKNIFEDX]

What should I look for? Will be used mostly for school projects and forms. Maybe photos,but I think it's cheaper to do photos elsewhere Maybe?

Anyway advice appreciated.

 

[pete]

Photo printer = ink bills. Cheaper to print elsewhere.

We got a cheap black & white laser printer that supports wireless printing / google cloud print / apple AirPrint. I’ll find the details later but if I remember correctly it was under €100

 

[GARYXKNIFEDX]

Not Apple.

And Bluetooth. Would pretty much be from tablets

 

[pete]

google cloud print should work for that so


this lad is the one I got

https://amzn.to/2FgM5hD

edit: we got some non-samsung toner cartidges for it too

 

[GARYXKNIFEDX]

What about those printer/scanner combos you see about?

 

[Theseus Mock]

Modern day scanner = mobile phone camera

 

[GARYXKNIFEDX]

That means getting the light right and all
Never happens.

 

[pete]

Modern day scanner = mobile phone camera

this works surprisingly well

Get Office Lens - Microsoft Store en-IE

android version: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.microsoft.office.officelens&hl=en_IE

 

[pete]

What about those printer/scanner combos you see about?

they're usually inkjet printers, i think... which means buying ink.

 

[GARYXKNIFEDX]

Surely all printers need ink

 

[GARYXKNIFEDX]

this works surprisingly well

Get Office Lens - Microsoft Store en-IE

android version: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.microsoft.office.officelens&hl=en_IE

Not on my phone.

 

[Theseus Mock]

Google’s Photoscan does similar magic for images.

PhotoScan by Google Photos on the App Store

 

[pete]

Surely all printers need ink

B&W laser printers use toner that can be had for way cheaper than inkjet ink

edit: in my experience at least

 

[GARYXKNIFEDX]

Google’s Photoscan does similar magic for images.

PhotoScan by Google Photos on the App Store

Apple....no.

 

[GARYXKNIFEDX]

B&W laser printers use toner that can be had for way cheaper than inkjet ink

edit: in my experience at least

Only b&w though?

 

[pete]

Apple....no.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.photos.scanner&hl=en_IE

 

[pete]

Only b&w though?

you can get colour laser printers for not extortionate money these days, but I've no idea what the toner costs are like. Injet ink is notoriously expensive to replace and quite often you can only use manufacturers original supplies.

 

[GARYXKNIFEDX]

I'm generally not convinced on things like that. Without someone sitting beside me and explaining how it works I have a spectacular history of failure


That app that is.

 

[pete]

I'm generally not convinced on things like that. Without someone sitting beside me and explaining how it works I have a spectacular history of failure


That app that is.

it just works

 

[GARYXKNIFEDX]

I've heard that one before.