I prefer to stay away from 'All in One' devices:
1) Fewer choices, generally lower overall functionality.
2) If one part goes bad toss the whole device, repairs tend to cost more than buying new . . .
When looking at printers, look at the ink cartridges. Buy a printer with seperate cartridges for EACH color of ink. I guarantee you won't use all of your inks at the same rate, with a multicolor cartridge you'll be throwing away a lot of ink. Normally these printers will cost more, but it's worth it in the long run.
HP has admitted that they sell their printers at a loss knowing they'll get their money back in ink cartridge sales.
You could try an ink cartridge refill kit to get around the problem of running out of one color of ink. I've heard pros and cons on them, I don't have any experience with them.
Check out
www.newegg.com, they have good prices and I like the customer reviews on the products they sell.
www.zipzoomfly.com also has good prices but no customer review system.
Dan
PS: My job includes Desktop Publishing for a 'fairly large' printing company (R.R. Donnelley).
