Printer

[Mad Cat]

I want a good photo quality printer, got £150 to spend tops.

[Mad Cat]

Went for an Epson R300.

[peat moss]

Was going to say Hp, but that one you got has digital camera dock? Thats the way to go. I always look at ink replacement cost's before I buy tho.

[lynx]

Originally posted by peat moss@21 March 2004 - 18:11
Was going to say Hp.

I always look at ink replacement cost's before I buy tho.
Aren't those statements contradictory?

[NightStalker]

IMHO, HP printers are the best, but Epson does come close. :)

[peat moss]

Originally posted by lynx+21 March 2004 - 12:48--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (lynx &#064; 21 March 2004 - 12:48)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-peat moss@21 March 2004 - 18:11
Was going to say Hp.

I always look at ink replacement cost&#39;s before I buy tho.
Aren&#39;t those statements contradictory? [/b][/quote]
I have two HP printers I just find you get good quaility for the price. Canon has cheaper ink cartriges tho. I mean come on its almost cheaper to buy a new printer than replace some ink packs.
:) And those refill kits are crap too&#33;
HP deskjet 3320 &#036;89.00 canadian . Black = &#036; 28.00 & color =&#036; 36.00 = &#036; 64.00
you be the judge. <_<

[tesco]

Originally posted by peat moss+21 March 2004 - 17:03--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (peat moss @ 21 March 2004 - 17:03)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>
Originally posted by lynx@21 March 2004 - 12:48
<!--QuoteBegin-peat moss@21 March 2004 - 18:11
Was going to say Hp.

I always look at ink replacement cost&#39;s before I buy tho.
Aren&#39;t those statements contradictory?
I have two HP printers I just find you get good quaility for the price. Canon has cheaper ink cartriges tho. I mean come on its almost cheaper to buy a new printer than replace some ink packs.
:) And those refill kits are crap too&#33;
HP deskjet 3320 &#036;89.00 canadian . Black = &#036; 28.00 & color =&#036; 36.00 = &#036; 64.00
you be the judge. <_< [/b][/quote]
yeah my printer when i bought it was like probably about 200, and the ink is &#036;40 black, &#036;45 color :( my friend&#39;s printer was like 90bucks and its quality is much better but the ink is also about 40bucks so he could just buy a new printer when the ink runs out if he wants too.

mine is an hp deskjet 697c, i think his is a canon something.

[Virtualbody1234]

What do you want to print?

Black text only?
Color?
Photos?


Did you want a multifuction unit with built-in scanner?

[lynx]

I just bought a pair of epson-compatible chipped cartridges (black & colour) for £8. That&#39;s about &#036;19 Canadian, &#036;14 US.

Compatible HP carts (which are actually refills) cost about £36 per pair which is &#036;85 Canadian, &#036;63 US.

That&#39;s what I meant by contradictory when you said HP and ink replacement cost.

[tesco]

Originally posted by Virtualbody1234@21 March 2004 - 19:51
What do you want to print?

Black text only?
Color?
Photos?


Did you want a multifuction unit with built-in scanner?
he said he alrady bought the epson r300, so you can get a good idea of what he wanted by looking at that printer...

[AcID ZeR0]

Some places let you trade in your own empty cartridges for a discount off a new one.

[Virtualbody1234]

Originally posted by ROSSCO_2004+21 March 2004 - 19:02--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (ROSSCO_2004 @ 21 March 2004 - 19:02)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Virtualbody1234@21 March 2004 - 19:51
What do you want to print?

Black text only?
Color?
Photos?


Did you want a multifuction unit with built-in scanner?
he said he alrady bought the epson r300, so you can get a good idea of what he wanted by looking at that printer... [/b][/quote]
Sorry about that. I was really tired when I posted that. :blink:

[Mad Cat]

I wanted a nice all round printer really, but photos too.

The refills are £4 each from a place nearby, so it seemed a good choice. I&#39;ve had 2 HP printers in the past, and one Epson, and I have to say the very old HP is good, but the new one wasn&#39;t as good, bad design in my opinion.

Produce premium quality photos at up to 5760 optimised dpi on suitable media
EPSON 6 colour inks for exceptional, highly durable photo results
Individual ‘Intellidge’ ink cartridges for added control and economy
Borderless printing up to A4 size – for lab-style photos (I like this a lot)
Print directly onto printable CDs – even in standalone mode (this sounds fun)
Direct printing from a wide range of memory cards including CompactFlash® (I & II), xD-Picture Card™, Smart Media™, SD Memory Card, MultiMediaCard, MagicGate Memory Stick, Memory Stick®, Memory Stick PRO™, IBM Microdrive™
PictBridge and USB DIRECT-PRINT supported
Optional Bluetooth® connectivity for wireless printing
Back up and print images from external CD-R and Zip® drives
EPSON Print Image Matching™ II supported for faithful photo reproduction
EPSON PRINT Image Framer software for creative photo framing
EPSON PhotoQuicker 3.5 software to enhance and personalise photos
Windows® and Mac compatible

Payed £110, £3.79 for the ink cartidges.

[Illuminati]

Originally posted by Mad Cat@21 March 2004 - 13:40
Went for an Epson R300.
Heh-Hey - Great minds think alike B)

[TRshady]

As long as it isn&#39;t a Lexmark .. you&#39;ll be fine .. never has one that worked <_<
You wouldn&#39;t think id learn my lesson after getting the 2nd LM printer right?

[lynx]

Originally posted by TRshady@22 March 2004 - 12:05
As long as it isn&#39;t a Lexmark .. you&#39;ll be fine .. never has one that worked <_<
You wouldn&#39;t think id learn my lesson after getting the 2nd LM printer right?
Lexmark inkjet printers used to be HP printers with their own firmware (and external plastic case). The problem I&#39;ve always found is that while HP printers would automatically park the print heads after a while, Lexmark ones would only do that when you switched the printer off.

The result was that if you didn&#39;t use the printer often, but forgot to switch it off, the ink in the cartridges would dry out. Of course, this meant you had to pay a fortune on new carts when you might have only printed a few documents with the old one. More money for Lexmark.

I don&#39;t know if they still do that, but since they still license the technology from HP it stands to reason that they are at least as expensive.

[TRshady]

oh ... thanks for explaining that.
Cheeky buggers ... still, have always preffered hand written anyway .. so I&#39;ll get by.