With a bewildering array of printers in the shops I bought the HP 5940 simply on the basis of a well-known name and a reasonable price. Of course what the actual running costs of a printer are is almost impossible to work out - but I've used cheaper generic ink cartridges when I can get them rather than the expensive HP branded ones, and never had problems with them. Setup is simplicity itself - plug in the USB and up-to-date Windows PCs should find the drivers straight away. I never use the HP installation CD - it seems designed to pop up marketing messages rather than add anything useful. Print quality is very good, for everyday purposes I use ...  Read the complete review

HP Deskjet 5940 Inkjet Printer ************************* I bought this printer safe in the knowledge that Hewlett-Packard produce quality printers - initially I was very happy with my purchase but after a few months became rather disappointed. For less than £60 you can have a printer that is capable of printing good quality edge to edge photos and can print up to 30 pages of text a minute (If it decides it wants to)! --Installation-- This printer was immensely easy to install. You didn't have to print a test page and check alignment then tell it what to do... It just got on with it. Plug it in, stick in the CD and voila! Printer! ...  Read the complete review

I have owned this printer for nearly two years now, when I originally purchased at £60, it did seem pricey for fairly light usage on a student budget, but it has definately turned out to be the right choice! Pluses: It looks pretty reasonable on the desk (well as far as a printer can). The lid is finished on the top in what feels like brushed metal, feeling of a higher quality than the flimsy plastic many printers are made from. The hinges also close slowly, rather than slamming straight down. As you would expect it was simple to set up, the usual case of plug in and working straight off. The only issue was when I changed from Windows ...  Read the complete review