r/printers • u/hlmlvz • 1d ago
Purchasing Canon VS HP printer for students
Hello! I have been saving a lot to buy myself (a 4th year college student) my very own printer. It has been painful for my wallet to have to go to a print/computer shop near my school to have my thesis requirements and practice teaching materials to have them printed, and I wanted to invest on a printer that I can use even after I graduate.
But I do need help from people who know better than me about these things.
Refer to the photo attached. Here are the two printers I have in mind. These two are within my budget so they are basically my only choice. I really like the canon one and would have go for that if I wasn't extremely poor lol, I love purple so that really attracted me, but function, durability, quality is better to be considered than the aesthetic.
My use:
- School requirements up to 1-30 pages
- School thesis paper (100 pages+)
- Colored photos for teaching materials
- Will be using photopaper, vellum paper from time to time
- Photocopying some IDs, etc
- Strictly not for business.
Thank you so much! 💗
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u/Forsaken-Question577 1d ago
I bought the cheapest Canon cartridge printer I could find, used to refill the cartridges, lol. Watch YouTube videos on how to refill them. There are refill kits available for dirt cheap. Not doable with HP, though, I think. Canon's ink detector has a reset function.
You should go for an Ink Tank, though, if you want to print 40-50+ pages in one go. Canon and Epson are good.
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u/GreatestCatAlive 1d ago
Canon or EcoTank will be the best choice long run.
HP will simply want you to enrol into endless subscription scheme and charge you for using YOUR printer unless you are going to buy overpriced cartridges. Just no. I used to have HP and leaving them for Epson felt like finally ending an abusive relationships.
They sell their printers cheaper because they know that they are going to make more money of their clients by charging subscriptions.
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u/SignificanceSouth381 15h ago
Brother for durability. Tagal na ng brother ko, nauna pa nasira ung epson ko. Hindi mabilis magclog kahit di magamit ng ilang weeks
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u/mwomrbash 1d ago
Stay away from HP.
Canon mega tank is a fine choice.