Make a list of all the printers that you like, and have all the features you need (like AirPrint). Go to the various consume sites and check them for reviews about reliability. Pay attention to the price of ink. A $100 printer is not a bargain if you have to spend that much again as soon as the sample cartridges run out. How many pages you get per cartridge/$ is the best measure.

I won't recommend my current printer, because it's not AirPrint capable, and the version that is, is a few years old. But it is in the HP Officejet line, which I like for their All-In-One features.

I personally like HP Printers. I've had good luck with them (minus the two super cheap ones I bought). While the ink cartridges are a bit more expensive that some, they include the print heads. That means one less component to fail on the printer itself. I had a series of Epsom printers that failed at a rate of one a year. They to not have their print heads on the cartridges. Thats not a problem (usually) if you print a lot. I print sporadically, so the heads had time to dry out and clog on the occasions that I'd go months without printing something.

Laser printers have gone down in price far enough that they are worth considering (if there are any AirPrint ones). While the cartridges cost a lot individually, they have a much better cost per page ratio than inkjet printers.

Good Luck.

Originally Posted by twerppoet

Make a list of all the printers that you like, and have all the features you need (like AirPrint). Go to the various consume sites and check them for reviews about reliability. Pay attention to the price of ink. A $100 printer is not a bargain if you have to spend that much again as soon as the sample cartridges run out. How many pages you get per cartridge/$ is the best measure.

I won't recommend my current printer, because it's not AirPrint capable, and the version that is, is a few years old. But it is in the HP Officejet line, which I like for their All-In-One features.

I personally like HP Printers. I've had good luck with them (minus the two super cheap ones I bought). While the ink cartridges are a bit more expensive that some, they include the print heads. That means one less component to fail on the printer itself. I had a series of Epsom printers that failed at a rate of one a year. They to not have their print heads on the cartridges. Thats not a problem (usually) if you print a lot. I print sporadically, so the heads had time to dry out and clog on the occasions that I'd go months without printing something.

Laser printers have gone down in price far enough that they are worth considering (if there are any AirPrint ones). While the cartridges cost a lot individually, they have a much better cost per page ratio than inkjet printers.

Good Luck.

Oh thank you very much twerppoet ,that is gold to us. I just got more sense from you than we have from 3 stores. I will check the laser print, I will also be checking,and pretty sure we will get an HP printer. Great tip about the heads,I never knew that,we have an old canon ,about 10 years old,and the cartilages cost us a fortune,then they wouldn't be working properly after a few months ,we will really only be printing in fits and starts ,so may go months without printing,but with 4 girls around the 10 to 16 ages they print out pictures of the rock star of the day here and there, and homework.
Again mate,thank you very very much for the advise, I will start looking online now to get a feel for prices. What a magnificent site this is,I have been reading all the things I didn't know about iPad and how it works etc, this site should be included in apples list of apps that come with the iPad ,it's just so helpful.
Cheers and have a great day.

No problem. Glad to help.

If you move around and don't know what printer you will need to print to (I travel a lot to field offices) Print Bureau has been a handy app. Haven't found a wireless printer yet it won't deal with.

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Great question and info, thanks!!