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What printer should I buy?

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MaryTheBookeeper Fri 25-Sep-20 09:35:07

I need a printer for both letters & photos & it also needs to have a flat-bed scanner as I have a huge amount of scanning to do. I don't want to pay the earth or have cartridges that dry out after 5 minutes. Would you recommed yours?

BlueSky Sat 26-Sep-20 09:17:22

Thanks Furret and Marydoll! So you still need to ‘configure’ it to your router as the cabled one? Thought you could just print when your printer was within range. Like the one you mentioned Furret I’ve already mentioned to DH that we are still printer dinosaurs at the moment! grin

Furret Sat 26-Sep-20 10:10:45

Actually it more or less configured itself. Something (that’s the technical term) seems to sense that there’s something else (ditto) out there that wants to talk to it. So you just have to give it a nudge...a virtual nudge.

Hope that makes sense.

Marydoll Sat 26-Sep-20 10:16:09

As long as its switched on and in wireless mode (It will ask you to confirm) it gives a series of simple prompts and that's it!

Furret Sat 26-Sep-20 10:21:35

Marydoll has put it better than I.

BlueSky Sat 26-Sep-20 12:11:50

Thanks ladies!

Marydoll Sat 26-Sep-20 15:20:55

What I also meant to add was technology nowadays is intuitive, it almost does the work for you! wink