[NotNormal]

So then people, which is better, an inkjet printer or a lazer printer ??

Pro's and con's

I'm looking at the following :

http://store.apple.com/uk/product/H7...0-e-all-in-one

Or

http://store.apple.com/uk/product/H7...rprint-printer

The HP coming out slightly more favourable currently.....

Or show me a comparable/better lazer printer, with similar spec and functionality and price !?!

This is for both work and home use and must have compatibility with apple products, iPhones, iPad 2, macbookpro

Tom

[CHG]

If you need Airprint, you're pretty limited!

If it's going to be used for work, I'd go down the Laser route everyday as everything just looks much crisper and generally better (except photos).

Laser is also much faster for several sheets, and also not that expensive. Toners (for a laser printer) are generally much more expensive than cartridges, but last much longer!

I have a Brother Laser Printer at home, and a HP one at work, and I must say the HP has the edge.

If iOS support is essential though, I'm not sure what's available. It was very limited but haven't looked into it for a while.

[Vaheed1]

In terms of speed and quality, a laser jet would be better - but the cost of toners can be very expensive.

[jimmylad]

I went through this quandry a few months ago & ended up with a Canon mg6150 & got £30 cashback as well. Well impressed.

Got some ink cartridges from here (called in & picked em up as local to me)

http://www.cityinkexpress.co.uk/chea...ment/multipack I got them for £35 as I bothered to call in & have the equivalent of 30 cartridges at just over a quid per cartridge. Top bloke too. Knew his stuff.

Getting all this ink so cheap steered me away from a laser.

[Jon D]

If you want something that prints good photos the Canon Pixma MG8120 might be worth looking at; it gets a good review here:
http://www.dpreview.com/printerrevie...inoneprinters/

[urfankhaliq]

Regardless of which one you get I would not buy from apple cos its much cheaper elsewhere!!

The HP - http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0065FYGE...SIN=B0065FYGE0

The Epson - http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B005O7N3B...SIN=B005O7N3BW

[Reggie-g75]

I had loads of issues getting printers to work wirelessly with iPads and iPhones.

Bought this model http://store.apple.com/uk/product/H6...ode=MTY1NDA1MQ

But got it from Staples for £69!

Nice printer, good quality, piece of p### set up and a Which best buy!!

[Palmnuts]

I've just bought a new wireless multi-function laser printer....HP Laserjet M175nw - £240 from Toner Giant and then got £60 cashback.

Once set up it works flawlessly with all devices inc iPad and iPhone, you can print to it from anywhere with HPs ePrint and it's got great quality compared to my previous inkjet. First page out speed is average at up to 25secs but that my only criticism so far.

[BigBanana]

Bought a replacement printer for home use which had good reviews.
Cannon Pixma MG5250. (Inkjet) with built in scanner.

I used the wireless feature to connect to my wireless internet hub.
Main computer connected to hub by ethernet wire.
Laptop connects wirelessly.
Both seemed straightforward to setup folllowing the install guide. -(I'm using Windows 7).

It prints ok and it scans ok.
The only problem is it drinks ink!

It doesn't get used a lot, but one or another cartridge always seems to need replacing.

The printer is available for around £80 which is good value.
A set of genuine cartridges cost around £46 which is a rip off!

This is the official Cannon ink yield data:-

Mixed text and graphics

Ink tank Average yield (pages)
PGI-525BK Pigment black 341
CLI-526BK Black 3005*
CLI-526C Cyan 520
CLI-526M Magenta 500
CLI-526Y Yellow 515

It has printed less than 200 A4 text sheets and all the cartridges have been replaced at least once.
Some have been replaced twice! Most of the printing has been for photocopies of black text.

Print quality is good....
Haven't printed any photos yet.

If its high volume black & white you're after, stick to a laser.

[AlanQS]

Another vote for the Canon MG6150!

[bmwak]

You can actually pick up a mono Samsung Laser printer for £35 now a days. Saw this in Staples.

[Sir_Pigley]

The cartridges supplied with the printer are not full of ink. These days they only put a bit in so that you can test the printer works and then you quickly have to replace them with expensive full ones. That applies to lasers as well.

[creepy coupe]

One warning with some laser printers, the refills are fooking expensive. Ours are £150 a pop and there are four

[SoYank]

I bought a colour laser printer for £199. The replacement toner cartridges were £77-89 for each colour and there were four. Sometimes it's just cheaper to buy a new printer than to get replacement toner.

As someone else said, toner cartridges are expensive. The laser printers aren't as good for photographs, either. They are fast, though.

The inkjets have come a very long way since they first came out. They're almost laser quality and the inks are cheaper, too. But, they're slower. There are two types, one with a combined ink cartridge where all four colours are in one cartridge and there are printers with four to seven individual colour cartridges. The individual ones are a bit more expensive but when the yellow tank is empty you don't have to throw out the full blue with it.

I use an HP. I've given up on Epson since their cartridges, ink as well as toner, are only available for a year or two after the new printers come out. Has happened to me three times.

[NotNormal]

Thanks for everyone's input, I think I'll opt for the HP inkjet, as it's seems to be a more capable all rounder and will suit my needs better

Tom

[NotNormal]

I went in the end for the HP8500a

Great bit of kit so far, working seamlessly with all my Apple products
The only feature i'm struggling with is getting the e-print feature to work, but thats not essential

Thanks for peoples input

Appreciated

Tom