Xerox DocuPrint C8

Advantages Upright paper out tray
Disadvantages Noise, print cartridge lifespan, quality, paper feeds.

...I got this printer free when I bought a laptop from PC World recently. There was a Lexmark Z22 available, but the separate ink cartridges was bit of a selling point. I liked that it had an upright paper out tray - takes up much less space. Set up was fairly straight forward, however I agree with the bloke who mentioned that awful noise. It is terribly noisy. I also have quite a few other complaints about this printer. You can't turn it off (at least if there is an off switch I haven't found it). The documentation says it needs a bit of power to maintain the print head - however, the printer then gets noisy and sucks a piece of paper halfway through every time you turn your pc off. Another complaint is that the ink cartridges - well, the black ones anyway - seem to run out extremely quickly. They are tiny little things and might... Read review

Advantages Cheap, separate ink cartridges
Disadvantages Not very high quality printing, paper feed

...I have been using HP printer at office for last about three years. Recently I required a printer at home too I made my choice in favour of Xerox DocuPrint C8 mainly for it being cheap and having separate ink tanks for different colours in its cartridge. Since then I have had a love-hate relationship with the device. My experience of last three months with Xerox DocuPrint C8 can be summarised in following paragraphs. PRINTER AND CARTRIDGE = * A light weight and compact printer. Has paper feeding tray on top. Printed papers will also be received at the top. A remove-able plastic sheet is used to separate the prints from blank papers. Top feed does not bother much but I always feel that paper sensor may go out of order prematurely for having the loads of paper on it all the time. Its just my feeling I suppose... Read review

Advantages Cheap and reliable
Disadvantages none for that price

...I don't know what's the problem with that guy that wrote the previous review on the Docuprint C8. I bought the same printer from Jungle.Com (maybe that's the problem mate, it was your fault for trusting a salesman from Tidy ! ! ) and it have been working great all the time. The cartridge are the cheapest you can find. You just have to have a look at computer fairs: I bought a black one for £3.50 (this is a third of the usual high street price) Another good point is that it can give you up to 1440 ppp only swaping from normal paper to inkject coated one. If you set the printer to Best Quality and use that paper (you can get 200 sheets for a fiver from your local Lidl store), the results would not have anything to envy of any Epson PhotoStylus.... Read review