Home computer printer that uses the least amount of ink?

You should also be asking about the one for which there is cheap ink and had a good warranty and good quality.


As someone who was in the computer hardware business for years (though I rarely sold printers since I couldn't compete with the crazy rebates) I have always recommended Epson. The print quality is excellent, even on plain paper. I have photos I printed on a 640 about ten years ago hanging in my office which still look good, though not as good as the ones from the CX8400 on glossy paper. The warranty is excellent. For a year, Epson will express-ship a replacement and pick up the old one. I had one customer who needed this. He called one afternoon and had the replacement two days later. Another client bought a Canon. It needed two repairs within a few months. Each time it was taken to the repair center, then picked up a few days later. This client runs a specialty printing business and this really hurt. They have since bought an Epson CX5000 and have had no down time since.


All name brand ink is expensive, but you can get cheap new replacement cartridges for Epson (not refills which I never recommend) for under $5 at http://ccs-digital.com/ink.asp I have been using these for years.


The CX8400 scanner/copier/printer was on sale at circuitcity.com for $60 with free shipping. It uses 3 colors plus black.


The RX595 scanner/copier/printer also prints on DVDs. It uses 5 colors plus black and has even higher photo quality. It's on sale for $80 after $55 instant rebate.


http://www.cheapstingybargains.com/54342鈥?/a>Home computer printer that uses the least amount of ink?
Assuming you are talking about an inkjet, the amount of ink you use will depend on a number of variables...





1) as the user above suggested, using it on rated speed will use less ink (200 dpi as opposed to 600 dpi)





2) the kinds of documents you print will also affect your page yields - any doc that you print pictures on will take much more ink.





3) the brand you are using will also make a difference... Hp and Epson tend to have good efficiencies





Ultimately, if you are doing a lot of prints however, you might want to consider a laser. Even though you may pay more up front, the supply / toner cost will cost you less in the long run.





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Home computer printer that uses the least amount of ink?
they all use a lot of ink, what you can do is drop your quality setting to draft or fast draft.