Quesion about printer selection

Bhaskar (Lead) (25 Points)

26 February 2011  

Hello,

I am planning to buy an all in one (printer, copier, scan) printer for my home, i'm looking for an economic printer.
Don't want to rush to a cyber cafe whenever there is a need for print/scan/copy. so..

My questions:
1. which is better, inkjet or laser?
2. my usage will not be very high but i need the best, reliable printer
3. will I get any good printer for my budget of Rs.3500? Sometime ago I'd read about a HP printer in the range of Rs.3400+ but missing the news paper details now.
4. how many pages can be printed with one cartridge/refill?
5. majority of the prints will be black & white, occasionally there may be requirement for colour prints. I might use the copier, scanner occasionally. Altogether the todal daily usage may be hardly 5 pages. Some days it may be higher number, depending on the situation..
6. with one cartridge how many A4 Colour and how many black & white papers be printed?
7. should there be 2 different cartridges? 1 for colour and 1 for Black & white printing?
8. any useful suggestions regarding the cartidge/refill would be helpful.

I'm quite new to personal printer world.

Please help to understand these points and suggest a good printer.

Regards,
Bhaskar