While travelling we occasionally need to print docs ,sign and then scan them to email back to sender
peviously we have put info on USB and gone into a nearby town and usually found a business that will print then scan for us
Sometimes this is not practical
Any suggestions on best printer/scanner appreciated
Thanks in advance
Cruising Cruze said
08:19 PM Jan 18, 2017
Hi Ernie
Get an $19 dollar one from Office Supplies including 2 cartridges
when empty get an new one you can't get for the same price new 2 new toner cartridges
you only need to bring your own USB cable
Hope this helps ( or $30 more for an wireless one )
Cheers John
Rabbit said
09:34 PM Jan 18, 2017
-- Edited by Rabbit on Wednesday 18th of January 2017 09:37:46 PM
Rabbit said
09:36 PM Jan 18, 2017
Hi Ernie
Yep that what I do! Cheap printer/scanner unit and buy when printing required and hold for the remaining trip!
Regards
Denis
Bello said
07:09 AM Jan 19, 2017
That's the go, a cheapie and a spare cartridge, then chuck it. Just don't print photos and expect them to last.
Goood luck
kiwijims said
09:28 AM Jan 19, 2017
Keeping an eye on ebay is worth while,
I was browsing there the other day when an add suddenly appeared from "the Good Guys"
One H.P. Printer / scanner / Copier, with two cartridges,
came on the market for an incredible price of $ 11.90.
"Strike me" it costs me 5 times that, just to buy replacement cartridges for my Canon printer!!
Hard to believe they could sell them so cheap, so I jumped into the car and shot to our nearest store which happened to be only 2 km away,
I grabbed the only one they had in stock and as soon as I returned home I checked on the Computer, to find the Add was gone, all over , finished. !!!
I've since tested the Printer, it works fine, good as gold.
K.J.
Grubbygypsy said
10:42 AM Jan 19, 2017
Geez....the poor old earth....burping with all throw away our waste.
That is cheap....just about cheaper than going to office works or library.
I have a little scanner. It's about the size of a remote control (A4 length though). I didn't want to donate the space to the size a printer takes up. So if I ever need to print (rare) I go somewhere and print it off. I do find the scanner handy though, because I bin (destroy) everything I get so I don't have to waste space on documents (I also run a tight back up ship x 2).
Desert Dweller said
01:54 PM Jan 19, 2017
We've just bought a new CANON printer for home at $19, cheaper than cartridge replacement. When away store info on a USB & print it at the local library at 20 cents per sheet.
sir alvisar said
01:56 PM Jan 19, 2017
thanks for info everyone
PeterD said
05:11 PM Jan 19, 2017
Ernie, the home printers tend to be bulky and may be very difficult to store in the van. They are also more subject to vibration than portable printers as well. If you pourchase one then keep the bits that secured the moving bits where applicable.
The best printers are a little on the expensive side so you may have to look at the third rate option of the home printers. The only portable models i am aware of are the HP OfficeJet 250 Mobile All-in-One Printer at around $450 retail and the Canon Pixma iP110 at around $300. As recommended above try the auction sites for cast-offs. However be aware that the early HP models came without a scanner it was an option option and may not come with the offering. The early HP ones just came with a black cartridge only.
Hi All
While travelling we occasionally need to print docs ,sign and then scan them to email back to sender
peviously we have put info on USB and gone into a nearby town and usually found a business that will print then scan for us
Sometimes this is not practical
Any suggestions on best printer/scanner appreciated
Thanks in advance
Get an $19 dollar one from Office Supplies including 2 cartridges
when empty get an new one you can't get for the same price new 2 new toner cartridges
you only need to bring your own USB cable
Hope this helps ( or $30 more for an wireless one )
Cheers John
-- Edited by Rabbit on Wednesday 18th of January 2017 09:37:46 PM
Yep that what I do! Cheap printer/scanner unit and buy when printing required and hold for the remaining trip!
Regards
Denis
Goood luck
Keeping an eye on ebay is worth while,
I was browsing there the other day when an add suddenly appeared from "the Good Guys"
One H.P. Printer / scanner / Copier, with two cartridges,
came on the market for an incredible price of $ 11.90.
"Strike me" it costs me 5 times that, just to buy replacement cartridges for my Canon printer!!
Hard to believe they could sell them so cheap, so I jumped into the car and shot to our nearest store which happened to be only 2 km away,
I grabbed the only one they had in stock and as soon as I returned home I checked on the Computer, to find the Add was gone, all over , finished. !!!
I've since tested the Printer, it works fine, good as gold.
K.J.
That is cheap....just about cheaper than going to office works or library.
I have a little scanner. It's about the size of a remote control (A4 length though). I didn't want to donate the space to the size a printer takes up. So if I ever need to print (rare) I go somewhere and print it off. I do find the scanner handy though, because I bin (destroy) everything I get so I don't have to waste space on documents (I also run a tight back up ship x 2).
Ernie, the home printers tend to be bulky and may be very difficult to store in the van. They are also more subject to vibration than portable printers as well. If you pourchase one then keep the bits that secured the moving bits where applicable.
The best printers are a little on the expensive side so you may have to look at the third rate option of the home printers. The only portable models i am aware of are the HP OfficeJet 250 Mobile All-in-One Printer at around $450 retail and the Canon Pixma iP110 at around $300. As recommended above try the auction sites for cast-offs. However be aware that the early HP models came without a scanner it was an option option and may not come with the offering. The early HP ones just came with a black cartridge only.
@ Desert Dweller
We can even do better.
Today we looked for a new printer as well
we were looking for a Canon MG 2560 usb ( $19 )
walked into Office Works this morning and we've seen an Canon MP230 for $15
Bugger I should have bought 2 of them I just realized
Cheers John