need new printer!

[yitlan]

Help! My printer gave out. It's in the shop, but looks like I need a new one. Do you have an all-in-one you like? At least printer/copier/scanner, maybe fax. I've gone with hps before and am not sure of the quality of others.

Right now looking at a 6310 or C7280. Let me know if you have any opinion on these or others.

I print occasional marketing pieces, mostly handouts and correspondence. Could do photos, though haven't in the past. And keeping in mind cost of cartridges. Not SUPER heavy is a plus. $100-200 budget. TIA!

[kokonutmama]

OK, both of my parents are copier/fax/printer people, so I got a lot of help choosing and buying mine. I ended up with a factory refurbished Brother MFC-8840D. Even a refurb might be out of your price range in initial cost, but the toner is MAD cheap compared to other brands per print.

ETA: on re-reading I notice that you need a color printer, probably an inkjet, which I know little about and have had only bad experiences with (Epsons have never pleased me, and they're all I've had in color printers) So, I guess most of what I had to say is for the benefit of folks looking for a B+W copier/printer.

Here's what I learned while shopping:

(1) Ask your dealer if they can get you a refurbished machine. Maybe not, but it will save you a bundle if they can.

(2) The cost of toner, as you already seem to know, is more important than the cost of the machine, and a pricier machine may save you on repair/replacement cost, too.

[mysonshine]

we ended up with one of the Kodak ones. For what we do, I like it. Ink is cheap. We don't use it every day.
I drove DH nuts going to the stores to test them all out. Took my own papers and pics to see how each copied and printed.