My daily small Epson all-in-one printer just stopped working with no apparent resolve. I paid $70 for it over 5 years ago. So I started looking at new basic printers. I mainly print B&W documents and rarely color. I have been buying ink cartridges in Black, Cyan and Magenta for years since B&W printers use Cyan and Magenta while printing in B&W. Thus the new tank 4 color Epson all-in-one printers came to mind since once in a blue moon I want to print in color and over time it seems ink costs will be much less.
But looking at the ratings of the basic ones like the ET2720 on BH it seems to fail purchasers a lot at $200 where's the ET2760 at $300 seems OK. I am looking to buy one way less than $300 since many basic Epson all-in-one printers still sell for under $100 today but use cartridges. I find it hard to justify $300 for an Epson that will perform OK based again on BH comments. I generally do not print photos on a basic printer.
Perhaps I should just get a B&W laser printer and be done with it, but I know I will regret it over time when a color print is required. I see Epson also makes a B&W only tank printer, but it costs over $300. Of course I can pay that amount, but for a basic printer it seems high to me when I paid around $900 for my P800 printer.
Can anyone offer comments from their recent experiences with all-in-one printer purchases? Thanks.
But looking at the ratings of the basic ones like the ET2720 on BH it seems to fail purchasers a lot at $200 where's the ET2760 at $300 seems OK. I am looking to buy one way less than $300 since many basic Epson all-in-one printers still sell for under $100 today but use cartridges. I find it hard to justify $300 for an Epson that will perform OK based again on BH comments. I generally do not print photos on a basic printer.
Perhaps I should just get a B&W laser printer and be done with it, but I know I will regret it over time when a color print is required. I see Epson also makes a B&W only tank printer, but it costs over $300. Of course I can pay that amount, but for a basic printer it seems high to me when I paid around $900 for my P800 printer.
Can anyone offer comments from their recent experiences with all-in-one printer purchases? Thanks.
