The big factor though no matter how big the initial savings are on the printer is the cost of the ink cartridges. No point in buying a printer as a gift for someone and them having them crippled with the running costs. For example, take the Epson Workforce WF-2530 Wi-Fi All-in-one. This printer can be bought for under €100 and uses four colour ink cartridges. These inkjet cartridges are becoming available shortly in Ireland as compatibles and can offer savings of up to 100% against the original brand cartridges.
This printer is compatible with both PC and Apple Mac, has a black and white text print speed of 34 pages per minute with a speed of 18 pages per minute for colour. The scanner and copier facility provides an excellent 1200 x 2400dpi optical resolution. The printer is wireless and is enabled with Apple Airprint, Google Cloud Print and Email Print. Finally, photo editing is possible via the integral software.
Pound for pound this printer is excellent value for money and ahead of many of its rivals. All in all, this could be the perfect Christmas present and although they will open it on Christmas Day may well decide not to plat with it until the New Year!
Originally published at printerinkcartridges.ie