Canon Pixma MX310

For a mere £60 (Tesco Direct) this is a real bargain. You get a printer, compier, scanner and fax machine all rolled into one. Its incredibly easy to use and to the point of being idiot proof. Want to send a fax? Insert your document, press the fax button, dial in the number just like you would a phone and hey presto fax sent. The printer requires two ink cartridges, one black, one colour and the black ink cartridges come in two sizes so if you do a lot of printing you can buy bigger cartridges to save having to change them frequently. You can buy genuine Canon replacement cartridges or re-manufactured cartridges from a variety of sources including Tesco. ...  Read the complete review

Oh Wow! What a machine! For the money that you pay you do really get a good loking, well performing unit that comes with good software that will help you do alot. It will configure your Duplex scanning showing you exactly what to do and when to do it. I only have one gripe though. It is a fax machine that likes to hog the line when you do not answer the phone. My previous unit, an HP 4252, would listen into the answerphone and if it detected a fax it would then intervene and accept it. After reading the manual for the MX310 it still aquires the connection after two rings and if it is a voice call, will still try to force the acceptance of the fax. I have yet ...  Read the complete review