Ive been using a Kodak all-in-one for about 18 months and have never been really happy with it :Now its messing me about big time with colour failures.
Ive a load of backscenes and photos that need something reliable to use
Being a pensioner money is a little bit tight but I might be tempted to pay a bit OTT if the products well vouched for
Any ideas?,I`m tempted to try an Epson A-in-1 as long as they have front loading paper trays
(I only need good quality prints not Pro quality )
I have an Epson Stylus Photo PX710W which is a couple of years old now and I find it a very good printer. I can use the cheap ink cartridges I buy on eBay, about £12 for six cartridges which makes it economical to print. The availability of cheap cartridges is something I checked out before I bought the printer a to pay full price for them is astronomical.
This is the second Epson I have owned, the first died a death and was told it would be cheaper to buy a new one than get my old one fixed.
I have also had an HP colour printer and it was a good printer as well.
I would have a look and see what is on offer in the shops and online.
Had one of these for over two years without any problems :
http://www.amazon.co.uk/1610-All-Printer-Scanner-Copier/dp/B0008035RW (http://www.amazon.co.uk/1610-All-Printer-Scanner-Copier/dp/B0008035RW)
I've had two Epson printers one of which was painfully slow. Both went wrong after just 13 months.
Our local WHS had HP printers for sale this week for less than £40.00,dunno if that's country wide or not.
If you're looking for a laser printer don't bother with a Canon LBP 5050,I've got one and it's very frustrating to use,when this lot of toner runs out it's going in the bin and I'll spend the money on a different brand.
Allan
I have been using the Canon IP series and found them very good. They have front loading paper tray and the ink is very cheap (I use EezyInk).
My only advise is to check out the price of new ink. Some printer manufactures sell or even give away printers at very cheap prices then they have got you paying over the top for Ink. It works out cheaper to spend a bit more on the printer.
Good luck
David
I use the HP Deskjet (model I've got is 2050), probably updated since I got it, great printer, good quality pics etc, ink seems to last for ages.
I had a Kodak but the print head carriage kept on buggering up, the print quality was very good, but, I stopped believing the hype on print costs, was always having to put more ink in. In the end chucked away and bought the HP with 1 colour and 2 b&w included for about 40 yoyo's over 12 months now and have only had to buy one colour cartridge since, and my printer always seems to be on.
Hope this helps.
Paul
WHS...
http://www.whsmith.co.uk/CatalogAndSearch/Printing.aspx (http://www.whsmith.co.uk/CatalogAndSearch/Printing.aspx)
Allan
I use an Epson SX425W wireless inkjet all-in-one for all my printing, including Electra vinyls. The proper ink, whilst expensive, is permanent and fade-resistant, so ideal for modelling purposes. It was a snip at £39.99 from Tesco last year (cheaper than replacement carts for my previous Epson).
Generally, I would advise steering clear of refilled cartridges, as these can often be leaky and the ink may not be up to scratch.
I wouldn't personally touch an HP inkjet with a bargepole (and I'm ex-HP !!) ... laser yes, inkjet no.
Epsons are OK, but can get expensive on inks (it's what SWMBO currently has & is soon to be replaced - my Epson is a colour laser, you think the inks are expensive then try one of these :o but it works quite well).
Canon are good, but I'd really recommend them for photo-quality printing and not necessarily day-to-day.
Our next inkjet (soon to be purchased) will be a Brother - probably the MFC6510 but maybe the 6710 if I can find a good price. Given that you're doing backscenes - would A3 be tempting ? Check out the 6510 then :thumbsup:
Mike
Thanks for the advice etc. up till now. :thumbsup:
Keep it coming please.
I am trying to move away from the multi colour ink cartridges and go for single colour ones.
We used to like HP but found the replacement cartridges very expensive.
A quick phone call to Epson has advised me that SX535 matches my requirements.
Its on offer at Amazon for £64 so I may well end up getting that . Not deiced yet tho :-\
Yeah, if you can find a suitable printer then single inks are the way to go ... I dread to think of how much is wasted in multi-cartidges ... :thumbsdown:
Mike
PS - just ordered that Brother - Amazon have a good price on it :thumbsup:
Quote from: MikeDunn on March 03, 2012, 02:39:55 PM
Yeah, if you can find a suitable printer then single inks are the way to go ... I dread to think of how much is wasted in multi-cartidges ... :thumbsdown:
Mike
PS - just ordered that Brother - Amazon have a good price on it :thumbsup:
:'( Looks a great bit of kit but a little beyond my pocket at the momment (SWMBO has informed me) :'( :'(
Quote from: captainelectra on March 03, 2012, 02:16:04 PM
(cheaper than replacement carts for my previous Epson).
And this is the
exact point that I find absolutely crazy ... Because of the pricing by the manufacturers, low-end printers are pretty much a disposable item ???
Mike
Low end printers are usually priced at or below cost, and then they make it on the ink and make it very hard to use anybody elses ink.
I'm still using an old epson sylus photo r200 (newer models available) It has 6 cartridges. The espon ink is expensive but I use the supermarket equivalents with no probs. HP and epson run differently I think. HP have the print head on the cartridge so everytime you change the ink you get a new print head. I would imagine the quality is so hard to compare these days unless yo're looking for archival quality. The cost of ink would be your main focus for your research I think as DPI is so subjective. And of course it depends on the quality of what you're printing. Happy hunting!
When faced with printer problems we took the step of getting a mono lazer and the odd colour print we take the flash memory to the printing shop and they run them off for about ZAR 6 each page (that about fifty pence).
Quote from: Shaun Harvey on March 03, 2012, 03:43:34 PM
HP have the print head on the cartridge so everytime you change the ink you get a new print head.
Others do this too (I don't think HP came up with it ?) and to my mind this is an absolute boon ... Many is the time I've seen an old printer producing crap because of print-head issues ...
Mike
I use a Canon 6150 scanner/copier/printer. It's also Wi-fi.
It has separate colour ink tanks and the facility to print on cd/dvd discs. You can print OHP sheets as well (making your own windows possible).
I've found that if I print Scalescenes on Photo Finish, as instructed, the prints are too good, so normal print works very well, thereby not using so much ink.
Hope that's useful for you.
Jack
Lots of good advice given here and we thank you all.
We have decided........and ordered.......a epson sx535wd from Amazon as we know them as good sellers if there are any problems and I have an account with them.
Time and results alone will see if its a good deal but itall reads ok to us :thumbsup:
I'm assuming you've carried out the usual drills for head cleaning and alignment?
Quote from: Jellicoe on March 04, 2012, 01:10:50 PM
I'm assuming you've carried out the usual drills for head cleaning and alignment?
Yes more times than I care to remember and somewhat deeper than the normal level of cleaning.
Yesterday before starting this thread I carried ot the manufactures cleaning/aligning procedure 12 times in a row with no results
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.......a epson sx535wd from Amazon May I just warn you, my good lady bought one of these recently, great printer, if a little noisy, but we have searched high and low for non genuine ink cartridges and can't find any, genuine ones are nearly£60 a set >:(
Hairy,
Have you tried these : http://www.inkmasters.co.uk/acatalog/Epson_Stylus_SX535WD_printer_ink_cartridges.html (http://www.inkmasters.co.uk/acatalog/Epson_Stylus_SX535WD_printer_ink_cartridges.html)
Mike
They might be OK for normal printing needs. I would recommend using the proper Epson "Durabright" cartridges if you're using your printer for any modelling requirements, such as Scalescenes buildings. The ink is totally fade-resistant and stands up to quite rough handling.
Agreed - but Hairy specifically stated he had problems finding non-Epson carts for this unit ...
Certainly on my main Canon inkjet, I only use Canon inks - as it's a 7 or 8 cart printer, this can get expensive, but I only use it for high-quality photo imagery.
Mike
Quote from: hairygit on March 04, 2012, 05:06:40 PM
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.......a epson sx535wd from Amazon May I just warn you, my good lady bought one of these recently, great printer, if a little noisy, but we have searched high and low for non genuine ink cartridges and can't find any, genuine ones are nearly£60 a set >:(
Try -------
http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_nkw=epson+sx535wd+ink&_arm=1&_armi=Health+%26+Beauty&_armm=94&_npmv=3&_ruu=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fsch%2FHealth-Beauty-%2F26395%2Fi.html%3F_nkw%3Depson%2Bsx535wd%2B%2Bink%26_arr%3D1%26_npmv%3D3&_rdc=1 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_nkw=epson+sx535wd+ink&_arm=1&_armi=Health+%26+Beauty&_armm=94&_npmv=3&_ruu=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fsch%2FHealth-Beauty-%2F26395%2Fi.html%3F_nkw%3Depson%2Bsx535wd%2B%2Bink%26_arr%3D1%26_npmv%3D3&_rdc=1)
that should take you to a list of ink options for your printer.
I must say tho that as yet Ive not tried linking through to any of the items listed
Quote from: captainelectra on March 04, 2012, 05:33:00 PM
They might be OK for normal printing needs. I would recommend using the proper Epson "Durabright" cartridges if you're using your printer for any modelling requirements, such as Scalescenes buildings. The ink is totally fade-resistant and stands up to quite rough handling.
I can understand that. Its the same with most things. The original makers products are best for their products
Well ordered Sat afternoon and delivered FOC at 10-30 Monday morning wasn`t bad :thumbsup:
Unpacking and setup went ok and by lunch time I was ready to do a trial run. I didn`t find noise or speed a problem and altho not using photo quality papers was pleased with printing and copying.
Time will tell how it goes :)
Just for the record, try here for Epson SX535WD cartridges:
http://www.refreshcartridges.co.uk/Epson+Stylus+SX535WD-c-21_2827_5388.html (http://www.refreshcartridges.co.uk/Epson+Stylus+SX535WD-c-21_2827_5388.html)
Under £4 each and I have used this company for years.