Canon PIXMA MP190 All-in-one Printer, Copier, Scanner £22.49 after Cashback

[richieuk]

£37.49 @ Ebuyer (http://www.ebuyer.com/product/150564) (but you have to spend a further £12.50 to qualify for free delivery)

or

£42.22 @ Amazon.co.uk (http://www.thedvdforums.com/affiliatelink.php?localaffiliateid=8&url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B001EO6Z78/thedvdforums-21)


£15 Cashback claim form (http://image.ebuyer.com/customer/promos/UK_claim_form.pdf)

Cashback offer runs from 4th December 2008 to 12 January 2009

Review (http://www.trustedreviews.com/printers/review/2008/12/02/Canon-PIXMA-MP190-All-in-One-Inkjet/p1)

[goTimmygo]

Looks like a pretty good deal, might go for one of these. need a little cheap printer for home, unless anyone has any better suggestions?

[nwgarratt]

What are these like for ink prices?

[Inigo Montoya]

What are these like for ink prices?

I assume the 190 uses the same cartridges as the 210 I have

If so you will not get cheap ink for them as the printheads are built into the cartridges - at best around £10 for a replacement B&W compatible cartridge for my 210

From my limited research the cheapest ink is for printers where the ink resevoir & print heads are separate i.e. you only have to buy a replacement ink reservoir - IIRC these can be as cheap as around a £1 each

The only way I have found to get cheap ink for the 210 (& probably a 190) is to buy a CISS (continous ink supply system) which requires an initial investment of about £60 which comes with an initial ink supply that can be topped up as required - this £60 still works out a lot cheaper than buying the equivalent ink in cartridge form though

It would appear that the price of the printer in the long run is irrelevant if you cannot find a way to get cheap ink for it even for light users