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How to Create an IT Budget That Actually Works
11 Mar, 2026







£240.98 inc. VAT
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At £96.18 ex-VAT, the Epson WorkForce Pro WF-C4310DW is the kind of “get something decent on the desk” inkjet that suits small offices or home-based teams that mainly need colour documents without paying office-lease prices. It’s a sensible choice if you print lots of text-heavy pages, occasional graphics, and you want Wi‑Fi convenience rather than faffing with cables. The big question with any ink tank-ish setup is total cost and uptime—inkjets generally aren’t the best fit if you print very sparingly, because ink can dry up and costs can climb if you’re constantly replacing cartridges before they’re truly used.
That said, this isn’t the “buy once, print forever” option. If your monthly output is low or sporadic, you may end up frustrated by maintenance and ink consumption patterns. If your business prints consistently (and you can manage the consumables sensibly), you’ll likely get good value—especially compared to lower-end colour lasers. I’d buy it for straightforward A4 colour printing where speed isn’t mission-critical; I wouldn’t buy it if you need heavy duty volumes, very frequent printing with minimal downtime, or predictable running costs without thinking about ink.

Canon
Canon PIXMA G3570 G 3570 MegaTank - Multifunction printer - colour - inkjet - refillable - Legal (216 x 356 mm) (original) - A4/Legal (media) - up to 11 ipm (printing) - 100 sheets - USB 2.0, Wi-Fi(ac) - black

Epson
Epson EcoTank ET-4856 ET 4856 ET4856 - Multifunction printer - colour - ink-jet - refillable - A4 (media) - up to 15.5 ppm (printing) - 250 sheets - 33.6 Kbps - USB, LAN, Wi-Fi - white

Epson
Epson EcoTank ET-16655 Colour A3 Multifuncion Printer. Up to 25ppmipm. Print/Copy/Scan. Duplex. 2 Trays. One set of replacement inks prints up to 7,500 pages in black and 6,000 pages in colour

Epson
Epson WorkForce Pro WF-C5890DWF C5890DWF wf 5890DWF 5890DWF wf 5890 5890 - Multifunction printer - colour - ink-jet - A4/Legal (media) - up to 25 ppm (printing) - 330 sheets - 33.6 Kbps - USB 2.0, Gigabit LAN, Wi-Fi(n), NFC, USB 2.0 host
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