Home Printers
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- missmyexit
Hey All, How is everyone?
Im looking to get a new printer for home for use with school projects (books/ small posters/ cards)
I have a very limited budget and am looking for a great printer for a great deal.
Thanks!
- mg330
Epson. Only printers I've ever had and been very satisfied. Generic brand ink seems to be cheaper than most other brands, but I could be wrong on that.
I have an older model that is similar to this:
http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Sto…Love the CD printing.
- I would have to agree. I've got two epsons but the only one who's name I remember is the ip4300.todelete__1
- Nairn0
I've got a nice Epson.
I'd probably still recommend an A3 Canon printer though. The old i9100 I had was brilliant -
versatile, solid, good quality - did everything from sellable prints, ad posters, to card mockups for products, etc.Whatever you get - go for A3 - you can do a lot more shit with it than a tiddly A4/photo printer. Also, make sure you get separate colour chambers for the ink - not too many, mind - my Epson has 8, which is an expensive pain in the ass.
- Nice. I'm still using my old i9100.
Only complain is that the inc blurbs after a few years on most of my larger prints. Got that too?Peter
- Nice. I'm still using my old i9100.
- missmyexit0
Thanks for the resources; Are these printers that you recommended suitible to print out imagery/text pages for book usage/ also what types of paper stock can be used with these printers?
thanks
- missmyexit0
Hey all, can anyone weigh in on the last response I posted earlier today?
thanks so much.
- alkanenine0
a few months ago i bought a canon i9900 which is discontinued but i love it. i bet you can find one for a decent price. the print head is replaceable, about $100, so i think you would get a ton of life out of the printer itself.
ive printed on epson pro papers, red river papers (which i recommend) and on mowhawk superfine. ive also tried mohawk color copy, but with it, the density of the ink is well dense, so the paper starts to wicker, and the ink bleeds so its not that great for double sided prints.
the thickest i printed was 352 g/m which i think is like 130lb cover and had no problems.
- THA0
Epson R1800 is great.
- seed0
If your looking for something to US letter size and smaller the Canon Pixma iP90v Photo Inkjet Printer looks good, is small and is highly rated. The ink is a lot cheaper than the larger canons and epsons too. That was a big influence in my decision. I just got mine in last night.
- seed0
Do any of you get your cartridges refilled or refill them yourself?
- Jaline0
I got a Lexmark E120n network / laser printer from a store here for about $90 a couple of days ago. What a deal.
- wtf? really? Jesus that's cheap. How much the refills, and how many prints from each one?detritus
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Decent.Jaline - Here are some price comparisons:
http://www.shopbot.c…
Jaline
- JamesThomson0
Any suggestions for an all-in-one? I'm looking for a temporary home office printer/scanner and don't have a lot of space or cash.
- detritus0
I wouldn't recommend an all in one, personally - for space saving, consider a Canon Lide 600f scanner, which can sit somewhat vertically.
- seed0
The cost of the regular refills for the larger printers is crazy. I think it is around $120 for all the epson 1400 cartridges for instance.
- dairoberts0
I've always loved HP printers, they do some great compact all-in-one printers for a good price.
- Jaline0
Yeah, my dad got two huge printers from work and the refills cost A LOT. At the same time, they last a long time. So it depends on what kind of printing you are doing, how many pages, and your budget.
