printer

Tulip · 11-30-2010, 02:27 PM

After a year of blurry print outs, I've finally admitted to myself that my printer ain't gonna get fixed. Sooooooooo, I'm looking for a new printer. Printers are cheap these days, people say. Yeah? And there are many low quality printers too. I'm looking for a "good" printer that can both print text and photos and replacement toners not too expensive to buy. Anyone has suggestions? Please DO TELL...DO TELL!

Flint · 11-30-2010, 04:57 PM

tits or GTFO

Happy Monkey · 11-30-2010, 05:05 PM

Kodak's ink is relatively cheap.

Clodfobble · 11-30-2010, 10:14 PM

We have a Canon MP210. *shrug* We like it, and I can safely assume that at the time we did at least a nominal amount of research on price vs. quality. Can't remember how long ago we bought it though. It does seem to go through ink pretty quickly, but I do a fair amount of printing too.

Lamplighter · 11-30-2010, 10:47 PM

We have one of those network HP printers that scans, copies, faxes, prints, and does the dishes.
So now that we have gone thru 3 failures of this type, I've decided this sort of printer is trying to do too many things.

I'd suggest an inventory of what is actually needed in your local situation, and buy the best quality you can afford.

Inks are available for printers on-line and in specialty stores at much lower prices than the name brand (e.g. HP)changes.

Tulip · 12-01-2010, 12:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flint

tits or GTFO

xoxoxoBruce · 12-01-2010, 01:01 AM

He's being a smartass, ignore him.

I've had a Canon ip4500 for over two years. It's a temperamental sonofabitch, uses expensive ink rapidly, but does print nice pictures. The HP before that didn't do as well on pictures, but I printed over 20,000 pages in eight years without a breakdown.

JuancoRocks · 12-01-2010, 03:52 AM

I have a OKI C5150 that I have had for years. I use this as the bulk printer. It will print 5 8x10 full color prints a minute and has never broken or needed repair in the last three years. Good quality prints. It uses regular paper and prints glossy photos.

Last Christmas, I bought my wife an Epson Workforce 615. printer, scanner, fax color copier (dishwasher, floor mopper, etc.) so she could have her own printer.

She didn't want it on her desk so she had me attach it to my computer as well as the other printer. This thing is fast, reliable and bullet proof. Good color copies and scans. I got it at Sam's Club for about $100-$115 and it is an amazing printer/scanner for the money. It also has an auto feed function for multiple copies.

I have scanned tons of photos, slides and negatives.
Great printer for the $ and it's intended use.

Juanco.......

tw · 12-01-2010, 11:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tulip

Anyone has suggestions?

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11-30-2010, 02:27 PM	#1
Tulip Professor Join Date: May 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,293	printer After a year of blurry print outs, I've finally admitted to myself that my printer ain't gonna get fixed. Sooooooooo, I'm looking for a new printer. Printers are cheap these days, people say. Yeah? And there are many low quality printers too. I'm looking for a "good" printer that can both print text and photos and replacement toners not too expensive to buy. Anyone has suggestions? Please DO TELL...DO TELL!

11-30-2010, 04:57 PM	#2
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	tits or GTFO __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

11-30-2010, 05:05 PM	#3
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Kodak's ink is relatively cheap. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

11-30-2010, 10:14 PM	#4
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	We have a Canon MP210. shrug We like it, and I can safely assume that at the time we did at least a nominal amount of research on price vs. quality. Can't remember how long ago we bought it though. It does seem to go through ink pretty quickly, but I do a fair amount of printing too. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

12-01-2010, 01:01 AM	#7
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	He's being a smartass, ignore him. I've had a Canon ip4500 for over two years. It's a temperamental sonofabitch, uses expensive ink rapidly, but does print nice pictures. The HP before that didn't do as well on pictures, but I printed over 20,000 pages in eight years without a breakdown. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

11-30-2010, 10:47 PM	#5
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	We have one of those network HP printers that scans, copies, faxes, prints, and does the dishes. So now that we have gone thru 3 failures of this type, I've decided this sort of printer is trying to do too many things. I'd suggest an inventory of what is actually needed in your local situation, and buy the best quality you can afford. Inks are available for printers on-line and in specialty stores at much lower prices than the name brand (e.g. HP)changes.

12-01-2010, 03:52 AM	#8
JuancoRocks Sir Post-A-Lot Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Paradise Valley, Arizona Posts: 437	Printer....... I have a OKI C5150 that I have had for years. I use this as the bulk printer. It will print 5 8x10 full color prints a minute and has never broken or needed repair in the last three years. Good quality prints. It uses regular paper and prints glossy photos. Last Christmas, I bought my wife an Epson Workforce 615. printer, scanner, fax color copier (dishwasher, floor mopper, etc.) so she could have her own printer. She didn't want it on her desk so she had me attach it to my computer as well as the other printer. This thing is fast, reliable and bullet proof. Good color copies and scans. I got it at Sam's Club for about $100-$115 and it is an amazing printer/scanner for the money. It also has an auto feed function for multiple copies. I have scanned tons of photos, slides and negatives. Great printer for the $ and it's intended use. Juanco....... __________________ "That's just like your opinion man"

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