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I am looking for a good, cheap to run office printer. Basic use printing labels, will be using black ink mostly. Has to have scanner and copying facility. Any sugestions?
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epson = cheapest to get inks for
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killah
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We sorted with the printer, thank you all for your feedback, you have been very very helpfull, so much advice, opinions, i just didn't know what to get.
Anyhow, we sorted with a canon 1500 something. But the thing is we need to share one printer between two computers, can't use LAN connections, cause that will mean sharing internet connection, and we don't want any sort of internet con to the main cpu.
I was thinking of USB seperators of some kind, but can't find anything on ebay. Any suggestions. PLEASE!
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if it allows a parallel printer port then use something like this:
http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=13346&criteria=parallel%20switch&doy=23m4
or if its usb only then maybe something like this:
http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=36486&criteria=usb%20switch&doy=23m4
Why not network them tho?
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Its a usb printer, and don't want networking because we want to keep the main cpu (which has access to the tills, prices etc) secure, therefore no internet connection.
THanks alot for your suggestion. But what do you think of this
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00011PFYE/qid=1145812907/sr=8-5/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i5_xgl/026-4330149-8985200
sorry still dnt knw how to make links, u can tell me though.
But for that would i have to buy usb to usb cables for each cpu??
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Sorry for link again. But if i just buy to of these, and plug one end in cpu other end in usb switch. And the other part of usb switch will go in usb wire of printer. Am i correct?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/New-USB-2-0-0-9m-Male-A-to-B-Male-Leads-Cheapest_W0QQitemZ9716058729QQcategoryZ44934QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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looks fine - regarding cables, you would need 3 in total, 1 from each pc into that device and 1 out from the device and into the printer yes.
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Already got one coming from printer to pc. Thanks alot for your help deamon boy, and hope u have a good party. 
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