Printer

Mick · 23-09-2006, 07:04

Just being nosey but what sort of printer do you use at home and why?
what are the good and bad points .?

Mick · 23-09-2006, 07:09

I have 3 printers all HP they do very good photos but ink is very expensive

Less · 23-09-2006, 09:54

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Originally Posted by mick

I have 3 printers all HP they do very good photos but ink is very expensive

I use a HP desktop 930c which fortunately is the same as one of yours, so my ink cartridges are very cheap, when I call round your place for a brew, I swop my empty cartridges for your full ones Mick!

Neil · 23-09-2006, 10:18

We use an Epson Photo R200 The ink is a lot cheaper than HP. The photo's it prints are excellent and it prints directly onto CD/DVD's as well.

I also have a HP 990c which doesn't get used anymore as the ink is a stupid price, it prints on both sides of the paper which is very clever.

accymel · 23-09-2006, 11:32

I have an Epson c44 as i know they do last & are a good make, i had a lexmark for less than 1 day & took it back cheap to buy but inks were not included & thats where they make their money on expensive ink, with my printer its so cheap on ink cartridges

AccyJay · 23-09-2006, 15:14

Epson Photo 830. Excellent photo quality, very reliable & cheap cartridges (£4 black, £6 colour). I also use "Inksaver", brilliant little program.

http://www.inksaver.com/

Mick · 23-09-2006, 15:44

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Originally Posted by Less

I use a HP desktop 930c which fortunately is the same as one of yours, so my ink cartridges are very cheap, when I call round your place for a brew, I swop my empty cartridges for your full ones Mick!

i thought i was going through a lot of ink less and there is me shouting at Anne to stop printing all them pics out

AccyJay · 23-09-2006, 15:52

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Originally Posted by mick

i thought i was going through a lot of ink less and there is me shouting at Anne to stop printing all them pics out

You should definately have a look at that inksaver program. You can set the levels to suit your requirements. I usually set both black & colour at 25%. You really can't tell the difference in the quality, but you definately notice how much longer your cartridge lasts. It's got a free trial evaluation period with it also. After that you'll have to purchase the registration code, or download the serial from another site (not that i'd ever do that really, lol).

Mick · 23-09-2006, 16:06

I have a full version of it somewhere i used to use it but dont bother now

cherokee · 23-09-2006, 17:36

well mines a lexmark z22 not been to bad while ive had it but ink is really expensive def will not chose lexmark again so im quite pleased you started this thread mick it will give me some ideas of what to go for when i upgrade pc

K.S.H · 23-09-2006, 20:24

Epson R300, same a s 200 but with card reader built in, tried all kinds of printers but never found one as good as the R series, even takes cheap refils with good results.
Had this about 2 year now with no trouble - touchwood
When its time for a change I will be going for another Epson, prob an R1800 which is an A3 printer with same ink technology as the 300

yerself · 23-09-2006, 21:21

I've got an Epson and an HP. Of the two I prefer the HP.

shillelagh · 23-09-2006, 21:33

Mines an Epson Photo stylus 915 had if for a few years. Inks not too bad it depends on how many photos i print.

WillowTheWhisp · 23-09-2006, 22:36

I've got HP. I also have an Epson but it's a big old all singing all dancing thing which won't fit on/under/near the desk so I just use it as a photocopier.

Neil · 24-09-2006, 09:28

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Originally Posted by cherokee

well mines a lexmark z22 not been to bad while ive had it but ink is really expensive def will not chose lexmark again so im quite pleased you started this thread mick it will give me some ideas of what to go for when i upgrade pc

Sometimes it is cheaper to buy an Epson printer when the ink runs out on your Lexmark. You could probably buy a new Epson and a set of spare cartridges for less money than 2 sets of cartridges for the Lexmark giving you the same thing in effect, you then save money every time you need more ink.