{"id":39,"date":"2014-03-12T12:13:10","date_gmt":"2014-03-12T12:13:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cartridgegreen.ie\/cms\/?page_id=39"},"modified":"2021-02-25T15:26:42","modified_gmt":"2021-02-25T15:26:42","slug":"help-buying-a-printer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cartridgegreen.ie\/cms\/home-users\/help-buying-a-printer\/","title":{"rendered":"Help Buying a Printer"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"39\" class=\"elementor elementor-39\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9857090 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9857090\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ead57c2\" data-id=\"ead57c2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e9645d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9e9645d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><h3>Help buying a printer<\/h3><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2ac5ed2f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2ac5ed2f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-671d7397\" data-id=\"671d7397\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c94c74e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c94c74e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>Choosing a printer these days can be a daunting task. There are literally thousands of makes and models to choose from.<\/p><p>Here are some important points you should consider, but if you&#8217;re still in doubt then don&#8217;t hesitate to call your nearest Cartridge Green store for some really useful advice.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea79658\" data-id=\"ea79658\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d92d117 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d92d117\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-419 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cartridgegreen.ie\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/printer-300x195.jpg\" alt=\"printer\" width=\"300\" height=\"195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cartridgegreen.ie\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/printer-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cartridgegreen.ie\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/printer-100x65.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.cartridgegreen.ie\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/printer-150x97.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.cartridgegreen.ie\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/printer-200x130.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.cartridgegreen.ie\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/printer-450x293.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.cartridgegreen.ie\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/printer-600x391.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.cartridgegreen.ie\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/printer.jpg 672w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fc0bb1f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fc0bb1f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-20d7233\" data-id=\"20d7233\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1bdaaf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a1bdaaf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><h3>Why you should switch to a printer from Cartridge Green<\/h3><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dda1f99 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dda1f99\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bc97ba4\" data-id=\"bc97ba4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70a0e02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70a0e02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-248\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cartridgegreen.ie\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/table.png\" alt=\"table\" width=\"533\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cartridgegreen.ie\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/table.png 533w, https:\/\/www.cartridgegreen.ie\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/table-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/www.cartridgegreen.ie\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/table-100x54.png 100w, https:\/\/www.cartridgegreen.ie\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/table-150x81.png 150w, https:\/\/www.cartridgegreen.ie\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/table-200x108.png 200w, https:\/\/www.cartridgegreen.ie\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/table-450x243.png 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-24e7b5f\" data-id=\"24e7b5f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ddd654 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ddd654\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-247 size-full alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cartridgegreen.ie\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/info.png\" alt=\"info\" width=\"607\" height=\"140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cartridgegreen.ie\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/info.png 607w, https:\/\/www.cartridgegreen.ie\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/info-300x69.png 300w, https:\/\/www.cartridgegreen.ie\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/info-100x23.png 100w, https:\/\/www.cartridgegreen.ie\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/info-150x34.png 150w, https:\/\/www.cartridgegreen.ie\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/info-200x46.png 200w, https:\/\/www.cartridgegreen.ie\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/info-450x103.png 450w, https:\/\/www.cartridgegreen.ie\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/info-600x138.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 607px) 100vw, 607px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-082729f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"082729f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a42797d\" data-id=\"a42797d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-519183f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"519183f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><strong>Here are some more detailed things to consider<\/strong>:<\/p><p>Before you buy a printer, you should consider the following points and if you are still in doubt then don\u2019t hesitate to call your nearest Cartridge Green store for some really useful free advice.<\/p><ul><li><strong>How much do the cartridges cost<\/strong>?<br \/><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">This should be the very first question you ask about the printer you are considering purchasing. Finding out after you have bought the printer is too late and literally thousands of our customers have found out to their detriment! Generally speaking, printers that are free or cheap to buy use cartridges that are very expensive to replace so ask before you buy.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<br \/><br \/><\/li><li><strong>What functionality do you need<\/strong>?<br \/>Most inkjet printers today are multi function. They include a scanner, copier, colour and black printing, card readers, Pictbridge and photo printing up to A4 size. Additional functionality can include printing photos directly from your phone or tablet, A3 photo printing, fax, auto page feeders, colour LCD display screens, touch screens and much more. You will pay a lot more for this additional functionality that may not be necessary for your needs. You should decide what you want and stick to it. Avoid fancy gadgetry as you won\u2019t use or need it but you will pay for it!<br \/><br \/><\/li><li><strong>How much should you spend<\/strong>?<br \/><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Inkjet multifunction printers with decent cartridge running costs should retail from \u20ac90 -\u20ac130 with additional functionality pushing the price up to \u20ac150 &#8211; \u20ac200 WARNING \u2013 if you see a printer for around \u20ac40 &#8211; \u20ac70 DO NOT BUY IT. It is likely to cost you a small fortune to run as it will contain what is called Starter\/Introductory cartridges that only contain just enough ink to print 30-40 pages. A lot of printers, even those in the \u20ac80 &#8211; \u20ac100 bracket will have starter cartridges, so again ask before you buy or call Cartridge Green.\u201d<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<br \/><br \/><\/li><li><strong>Can the cartridges be refilled<\/strong>?<br \/><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">If you really want to save money then this is the most important thing to know as it will drastically reduce your printing costs. Many printers are sold with \u201csingle use\u201d cartridges that cannot be refilled. To find out if they can be refilled just call any of our stores with the cartridge\/printer model and they\u2019ll tell you straight away and advise you what printer will suit your needs best.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<br \/><br \/><\/li><li><strong>How many pages do the cartridges print<\/strong>?<br \/><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Any good printer vendor should be able to tell you what is known as the page yield of a cartridge. This is an industry standard and it is the number of pages the cartridge will print based on a 5% page coverage. A 5% coverage is approximately the amount of text in an average one page A4 letter. The page yields vary hugely between makes so make sure to ask or contact us and we\u2019ll tell you.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<br \/><br \/><\/li><li><strong>How much does it cost to print a page<\/strong>?<br \/><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">By dividing the cartridge cost by its expected page yield you can calculate how much each page will cost you to print. This gives you the true figure of how expensive a printer costs to run. For inkjet printers anything above 5 cent per black page should be considered too expensive.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<br \/><br \/><\/li><li><strong>How much do you print<\/strong>?<br \/><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">How much you print will dictate what type of printer you need. If you print more than 500 pages a month then you should consider buying an entry level laser printer instead of an inkjet printer. Although the cartridge(s) may be more expensive, their page yields generally start at about 1,500 pages which brings the cost per page right down to around 2.5 to 5.0 cent per black page. If you print less than 500 pages per month then stick with the inkjet printers with a high yield cartridge.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cartridgegreen.ie\/cms\/business-users\/help-buying-a-business-printer\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-548\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cartridgegreen.ie\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/help-buying.png\" alt=\"help-buying\" width=\"316\" height=\"60\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cartridgegreen.ie\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/help-buying.png 316w, https:\/\/www.cartridgegreen.ie\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/help-buying-300x56.png 300w, https:\/\/www.cartridgegreen.ie\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/help-buying-100x18.png 100w, https:\/\/www.cartridgegreen.ie\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/help-buying-150x28.png 150w, https:\/\/www.cartridgegreen.ie\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/help-buying-200x37.png 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 316px) 100vw, 316px\" \/><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Help buying a printer \u00a0 Choosing a printer these days can be a daunting task. 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