Laser vs Inkjet printers
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- Thinkfresh
So I'm thinking that maybe i should get a good printer. Why print color if i'm just gonna get crap quality from an inkjet. So I'm thinking about getting a b/w laser printer. Any thoughts?
- Mick0
What you printing? I've seen inkjets give better quality than $20,000 lazers.
- ribit0
You can get fairly cheap color lasers now... and there are also 'bubble jet', die-sub and other types of non-laser printers on the market now for photo printing...
does anyone know of a good overview guide on the different types? (not brands)
- mbr0
I've never seen a laser come anywhere near the quality of a regular Espon photo printer.
Lasers = fast. cheap for quantity
color accuracy sucks ass, expensiveInk Jets = slooow. fantastic color.
- Tyrone0
OK. I own this color laser
http://www.office.xerox.com/perl…and this color inkjet
http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Sto…My laser is great because it is cheap and fast and I can print all day with it. But the quality is not even close to the epson.
They are both great for differennt reasons but if quality is your only concern get an epson
- Thinkfresh0
Actually, I was comparing b/w laser vs A color inkjet printer for the price range. under $200
A b/w laser renders beautiful crispy type vs an epson that renders text like crap, especially on plain paper.
For photos, a full color inkjet will rule.
So which would you prefer prefessionally?
Why does anyone need color?
- mbr0
Hmmm, that's odd your Espon prints poorly.
I've had 4 Epsons so far, and each has printed bw just about as good as a laser (not quite, but still really good).
My latest is a Photo 960 and it flies through the bw text prints.
For me, color quality is the most important. I print maybe 50 bw pages a day, max, but when I print a color image I want it to be the best I can get (short of something like die sub, which is limited).
I'd go down to Circuit City and print some tests on the newest machines.
- thompson0
we have a 1280. Generally happy with it. However I am not ever impressed with the color. (PMS matching is out of the question)
Do you guys use and calibration software to sync up monitors and Epson?
- ********0
Anyone got a Canon PIMXA iP5000?
I got a sample photo of mine from their website http://eng-pixma.canon.mikrosite…
The sample was fantastic - what you'd get from a real photographic "print"...
I'd like to know if anyone has used one day-to-day though. I'm considering a purchase in the new year.
- Chip0
not used one day to day moth, but I sampled one in a store here in Tokyo yesterday and the quality is insane. You could plug your phone in and press print, which I did, and the quality was so good...
- UndoUndo0
" Why does anyone need color? "
hmmm
- ********0
I like the CD/DVD thing too Chip.
You can upload a print that website and they'll send you one.
I'd like to know the "life" of the ink though - if it's gonna fade in 6 months etc...