I need advice on a new printer
The Photomonk
Oh and the easy print s/w that comes with it is also very good and very easy to use.
DA 18-55mm AL WR DAL 50-200mm Tamron 70-300mm, Auto Chinon 28mm 2.8. sigma 30mm 1.4 DC
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My most recent is a 1400, a super reasonably priced A3 printer, print quality is great, the only downside is the high cost of replacement inks (I'm determined to stick with the Epson Claria inks)
I will point out that its not all that brilliant whne it comes to turning out B&W prints, for that you need something that has more than one black ink cartridge.
I own a R1800 wish i had the R1900 less issue with the nozzles
and a R285 I would replace this in a heart beat with a R285 a true work horse but sadly only a A4
The R285 I've had for I think 4 years with CISS not one issue with it at all
The R1800 was bought second hand and really good but the R1900 is much better
James
The HP is an all-in-one, with reasonable print quality, but the cost of inks is very expensive for very small capacity cartridges.
I bought an Epson Stylus Pro 3800 A2 printer. It was on special offer at Focus last year. The ink cartridges hold 80ml each. The amount of included ink, made its purchase a no brainer, against an A3 printer with much less ink included. The print quality from this printer is fantastic and black and white prints are spot-on with no colour casts.
Graham
*is* there a printer company that just creates "drivers" and not a 200MB bloatware special that monitors everything?
Sorry, I'm just a tad disillusioned
Bret
Bret,
I am not sure what operating system you are using, but one advantage I found with Windows 7 is you do not have to use the install disk that comes with all that annoying bloatware. I just plug in the printer (or whatever) and the operating system goes online and finds the latest driver only and installs it. Since that feature has come about, I have cut down on the amount of useless programs on my netbook.
The Photomonk
I have 7 on this and the D600. I will check, but I think at least some of the "info" stuff came over anyway.
Bret
my kit: K3, K5, K-01, DA 18-55, D-FA50 macro, Siggy 30/1.4, 100-300/f4, 70-200/2.8, Samsung 12-24/f4, Tamron 17-50, and lots of other bits.
Do you want to sell it ??
James
If not NOW later give me a buzz
Graham
Alistair
However, inside information suggests that Permajet are about to launch a brand new design ink system for the 3800.
Graham
qustion has to be print best quality vs cost?
I have a cis on a 1290 which looks like it came from marrut but was supplied with sublimation inks for heat sublimation printing which we do on mugs etc.
best trick with that is a daily timer on the power supply so the priter powers up every day which keeps the nozzles from blocking, uses hardly any ink.
Alistair
My last four printers have been Epson (does that say something)
My most recent is a 1400, a super reasonably priced A3 printer, print quality is great, the only downside is the high cost of replacement inks (I'm determined to stick with the Epson Claria inks)
I will point out that its not all that brilliant whne it comes to turning out B&W prints, for that you need something that has more than one black ink cartridge.
Why did you need four? Didn't they last?
I use the Epson Stylus Pro 3880 and absolutely love it. It prints 17 x 22 but you can extend it to 17 x 37.5 inches. Never seen any better color from any printer and the black & white prints are just as stunning. Only drawback, it's not cheap - $ 1200.- But I have never regret spending the money on it.
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epson R1900 is recommended by most and you can buy ciss for them here is a link for a review
R1900
james
Another vote for the Epson. Comparing the quality of photos and finish from the Epson vs HP (I have used both), Epson wins every time.
The Photomonk
Have you tried the B9180 or the Z3200. I think they outperform Epson without even "breaking a sweat".