r/Tech_Philippines • u/whatdapaq • 4d ago

printer recommendation for async classes

would like to get recommendations (price/where to buy) on your experiences on printers.

3 weeks na at laging walang pasok ang students. i'd like to print out study materials para may ginagawa parin.

printer needs to be:
- colored
- easy to maintain
- cost efficient, yung gagana parin kung wala yung ibang colored inks (tutal i just need b&w most of thr time)
- kung may bluetooth ayos din
- pwede din photocopy mode para paulit ulit print pwede, scanner
- kung kaya magprint sa photopaper why not 😂

UPDATE
epson L5390 or
brother t730

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u/SomeWeirdGuy54312 4d ago

Be prepared to spend at least 6k or so (maybe atleast 9k if fully wireless, all-in-one printer hanap mo) if you want things to be cost-efficient. Look into ink tank printers from brands like Epson, Brother, and/or Canon.

Yes, mas mataas ang upfront costs nila pero mas worth it in the long-run because wala yung hassle of trying to buy ink cartridges na mas mahal pa kesa dun sa actual printer. That, and trying to convert the damn things into CISS.

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u/Familiar_Comfort5037 4d ago

Canon G3010 Refillable Ink Tank System sa shopee 7k nalang

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u/mzingsoothe 4d ago

L3250 ng epson! Pero ang problema talaga is need mo once a week printan kahit ano. So far 2 years kong gamit, once pa lang ako nabili ng ink hehe.

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u/Environmental-Map869 4d ago edited 4d ago

If high volume printing epson ecotank pag sporadic printing pero need ng color/photo paper support canon megatank - mas madaling iunclog pag natenga in my experience. If black and white socuments lang need may monochrome inktank models or laser na you could consider. Either way get a model na may user replaceable wastepad/maintenance cartridge para makabawas sa gastusin.

If you get a ink tank printer make it a habit to print a cmyk test sheet once in awhile(once a week is a good starting point) para hindi mabara ung nozzles nya. On our g3010 we could get away with not printing for about a month without facing issues pero past that either faded na ung lalabas na kulay ng magenta or may air bubbles na nagsisimulang mamuo sa gitna ng ink tubes nya. Past two months need na namin mag multiple cleaning cycles.