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My old Epson inkjet(desktop) printer just quit and it's much cheaper to just by a comparable new model. 2 Epsons even print directly on CDs/DVDs (must be printable blank discs, not just any kind)
Any recommendations on what current models you are using in your shop? I would like to be able to print large proofs on ocassion(larger than 8.5 x 11"
Thanks again!!
-------------------- Alan Dearborn Dearborn Graphics Hampton, NH USA Posts: 271 | From: NH USA | Registered: Mar 2000
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HP 6L on front desk. HP 722c at the house. Phaser 850 for premium color.
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I bought an epson 1280 from the epson website store. ($100 rebate) they also sell refurbished models with warranty. Seemed to be the best deal around. It will print 13" wide and it can use use rolls of material. I use it to print good quality art. For the sign part of my business I like to be able to print the ledger size for scale drawings. I have printed on injet receptive canvas with excellent results as well as injet receptive archival papers, And I have been buying ink from Extracartridge extracart@oz-online.net very inexpensive and good quality so far.
I like this printer alot. John
-------------------- John and Diana Grenier Up North Studio Les Cheneaux Islands Art Gallery P.O. Box 83 Hessel, MI 49745 906-322-2886 www.lescheneauxislandsartgallery.com Posts: 50 | From: Hessel, MI (Eastern U.P.) | Registered: Apr 2003
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I got tired of paying high prices for inkjet that dried out or was slow to print have tried Epson and Canon.
This time I bought a colour laser an OKI C5200, which so far is great for us, fast and gives great proofs much nicer on normal paper than inkjet, photoprinting, is not the same as inkjet but i think that was a waste of time and money too. We upload digital prints to an ftp server of a large store here (up to 100 at a time) and get prints back very cheaply 3 days later.
So for me when I bought the inkjet the photoquality was the only attraction, colour lasers are cheap too now, and much faster.
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My wife got me a Minolta QMS 2300 DL color laser for an anniversary present. It prints on card stock and I can duplex with it. It doesn't have the horsepower of Mike's printer but it does great for our needs. I'm very happy with it.
-------------------- David Harding A Sign of Excellence Carrollton, TX Posts: 5084 | From: Carrollton, TX, USA | Registered: Nov 1998
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Canon i455- 4800 x 1200 resolution. I got it this past summer just because it was cheap, (cheaper than some ink cartridges)! about $29 after all the rebate stuff. WOW!!!! it prints great! For the stuff you want one to do expect to pay $100+(which is still cheap) but the new printers have great resolution. They make their money on the consumables, not the actual printer so printers are dirt cheap!
-------------------- Michael Clanton Clanton Graphics/ Blackberry 19 Studio 1933 Blackberry Conway AR 72034 501-505-6794 clantongraphics@yahoo.com Posts: 1736 | From: Conway Arkansas | Registered: Oct 2001
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