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Spend some extra money and buy a reputable printer!
I kind of thought there had to be a catch when I picked up a $60 Lexmark color inkjet printer/copier/scanner...
Now, three years later and probably $200 worth of ink later, I'm sending a letter off to Lexmark hoping to at least get a working printer, after discovering that my model has a known defect for permanently clogging cartridges in a very short amount of time. That's what I get for being cheap...
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Yeah, just when you think you beat the system...you end up getting screwed.
We just got a Canon IP4300 (I think that's the number) a few months back and let me say that it is a really nice, well put together printer. Paid $100 for it and I see it lasting a long time....mostly 'cause I generally have very good luck with technology. Sometimes, most times....but not always.
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LOL - I've got an Epson R2400. A set of cartridges for it sets me back about $110. I can get about 10 13 x 19 prints out of it before I've got to start swapping ink cartridges.
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I prefer a laser printer. We have a color ink jet that is used on for color copies only and the laser printer is used for documents. The ink last a lot longer on the laser printer and the copies are nicer. I would love to have a color laser but we are too cheap to buy one.
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We have a nice new HP photo printer with built in wireless. It takes like 8 different color ink cartriges, but a whole set of cartriges is only $40 and each ink pack comes with 200 4x7 glossy photo paper.
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I run an HP2610 All-In-One and am extremely happy with it. It's not as crisp as a laser printer, but it's not nearly as expensive.
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For photo printing, my R2400 kicks the crap out of any color laser.
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If I ever get a new printer, I'm definitely going laser. Clearer text, fast, and lasts longer.
We got an Epson 600 about 10 years ago for $300 something. It only quit working last year.
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HP PhotosmartC3180 here. it scans, copies, prints, makes sammiches, and drives me to school. okay, so only the first three but you get the idea. i like it
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Lexmark printers
Janice's mom here. We too have a Lexmark printer and good luck with getting one that works, or sending a letter and getting a reply or any decent help. I have replacement printer #3 to be hooked up to see if it can copy or scan well enough to see.
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I've never had a Lexmark and never plan to get one. I've used Canon, didn't really like it. A couple HP's, now on a 8250 that is about worn out.
Not too fond of the HP. Don't get me wrong, the print quality is very good, Sharp and clean if you will. What gripes me is print size. We use it for some photo's and totally unhappy. Print an 8X10, and maybe we get an 8X10. Trying to print multiple pics on a sheet is a joke, picture size anyway. We use Adobe Photoshop and the HP printer just won't size or print where we put it on the canvas. Now, the Fuji 3500 printer..... Perfect. A little costly to operate, and outdated now, but the best so far. Depending on paper, anywhere from 70 to 100+ dollars for 100 sheets (and the wife stuffs as many photo's as possible on a sheet). The Fuji is strictly photo, I think you could pick up a refurb or used one fairly cheap now. I just wish ours would get out of the shop so it can be used again.
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laser all the way!
I have a Lexmark Optra S 1525 laser duplexer (prints 2 sides) 3 paper trays (plain paper, letterhead, invoice stock) envelope feeder toner cartridge costs about 80 bucks, rated at 10-12 K pages huge footprint, but it's a workhorse & I can't complain
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I just got a refurbished Epson Stylus shipped free direct. Still has the same warranty and costs less than buying a new set of ink cartridges alone.
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You can buy a pretty good inkjet at Wal-Mart for less than the price of the ink. Seriously. Just use it until you run out of ink and get another printer.
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Before my unfortunate incident in 2000 I used to work on laser copiers and printers. I've yet to see the inkjet that can match what the good laser can do. Of course the inkjet wont set you back 15 or 20 grand either
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Perhaps but it depends on the genre. For professional photography, there isn't a photographer on the planet that uses laser. For photographic work, on fine art papers, the quality and color fastness just isn't there. Especially when compared to the new pigment (vs dye) based professional inkjets. In the "fine art print" realm, folks pay extra for "giclee" prints. Yes there are "laser" printers that can offer that kind of quality but they're not traditional laser printers. Kodak's Durst line, for example, but rather than fusing toner they use a laser to expose photographic papers. ![]()
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Dunno, used to care for lasers in a couple of specialty photo places and a bunch of print shops. Unless they really improved Inkjets over the last few years the people I was dealing with would disagree.
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I'm serious Grim.
I know quite a few professional photographers. None of them use laser.
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I also just checked B&H Photo and Video's website. They're the place for professional photographic supplies. They don't even sell a laser photographic printer.
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What kind of money are we talking for the type of inkjets they use? Like I said the stuff I worked on was spendy not just to buy but to run as well. The toners were almost as fine as smoke particals. You didn't want to spill that stuff, god what a mess
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My R2400 only cost me $850. It uses 9 separate pigment based ink tanks and will print up to 13" wide. The 3800 is very popular and it runs about $1500
Depending on the size of your media you can spend $15K on an inkjet. ![]()
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Especially the large format inkjets. Most of them that I saw were starting at $5k. That's still darn cheap compared to the printers they use in true professional labs though. Some of them I've heard of run between $250K-500K or more
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