jamesmark Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 I know some of our members work in the IT world. Looking to purchase a printer, budget is about £150 and it must be wi-fi and also be able to print on CD's/DVD's' Whats the best one out there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewOW Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 I've just recently bought the Canon Pixma iP 4500 for about £75 from Amazon. Its got excellent reviews, and you can always buy a wireless printer server thingy for it for the rest of your budget I'm sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelfill Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 I've just recently bought the Canon Pixma iP 4500 for about £75 from Amazon. Its got excellent reviews, and you can always buy a wireless printer server thingy for it for the rest of your budget I'm sure I've got a Pixma too, very good piece of kit. You can as Andrew says buy a wireless print server (I have a Belkin), but Canon also do a version with a wireless print server built in. I can imagine that would be better (my Belkin keeps dropping out, and can't turn the printer on from standby) I think IP4000R or something - I'll have a look for you. Edit also a : IP5200R Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelfill Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 It looks like Canon have dropped that product in their latest line up. however they do recommend a network adaptor which will work with all their printers SILEX C-6700WG. As before I imagine (speculation) that it will be better than a 3rd party network adaptor. but it will eat most of your budget I think/ Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 NOT A CANON ! I have a Canon ip4200 and it's a great printer and I use it lot for printing on CD and DVD but Canon's ink catridge policy is nothing short of scandalous and I will NEVER buy another of their products. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewOW Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 NOT A CANON ! I have a Canon ip4200 and it's a great printer and I use it lot for printing on CD and DVD but Canon's ink catridge policy is nothing short of scandalous and I will NEVER but another of their products. Even compatible inks? Or don't they exist? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelfill Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 NOT A CANON ! I have a Canon ip4200 and it's a great printer and I use it lot for printing on CD and DVD but Canon's ink catridge policy is nothing short of scandalous and I will NEVER buy another of their products. care to explain Jake? Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 If you use non-Canon, or refilled, ink carts the printer turns off its low-ink level safety monitoring and when your cart runs out of ink the printer head destroys itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelfill Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 If you use non-Canon, or refilled, ink carts the printer turns off its low-ink level safety monitoring and when your cart runs out of ink the printer head destroys itself. Presumably this is only on the newer Pixmas with the chip in the ink cartridge? That sucks ass royally. Our IP5000 uses the BCI-6* inks which don't have any clever stuff embedded, thankfully. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewOW Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 If you use non-Canon, or refilled, ink carts the printer turns off its low-ink level safety monitoring and when your cart runs out of ink the printer head destroys itself. If that's true, and considering I bought it for my Grandma, I will be sending that back and getting an Epson R200 (or whatever is the latest model), as I don't want it breaking down or self destructing at all! Then again, I can't imagine she'll be printing loads, so the proper Canon inks may well be alright, well as long as they last 'on standby' that is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 Presumably this is only on the newer Pixmas with the chip in the ink cartridge? That sucks ass royally. Yes, that's the ones. It's the bloody mindedness of it that really gets me. When it detects a new ink cart isn't a new Canon one it makes you click a "Yes, I Agree that you can turn off ink level monitoring for no good reason, just you being pissy that I haven't bought Canon's own exorbitantly over-priced ink, and that I will monitor the ink levels myself or ruin the printer" button. If that's true, and considering I bought it for my Grandma, I will be sending that back and getting an Epson R200 (or whatever is the latest model), as I don't want it breaking down or self destructing at all! It's true alright, I've got one here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesmark Posted January 27, 2008 Author Share Posted January 27, 2008 Cheers, will check these out, and stay clear of Canon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 Lexmark are the same, Someone got done a few years back because they had expiry built in them as well, so new unopened ones didn't work either. I gave up on ink and got a colour laser, they have come down in price. I got a Samsung CLP-300 for £120 and it does the job great. (But it won't print cds ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewOW Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 Cheers, will check these out, and stay clear of Canon. So that means either the Silex, or an Epson! But if money's no object for the ink replacement, then the Canon probably is a good buy, or maybe it isn't Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesmark Posted January 27, 2008 Author Share Posted January 27, 2008 So that means either the Silex, or an Epson! But if money's no object for the ink replacement, then the Canon probably is a good buy, or maybe it isn't Good luck I am not one for encouraging extortionate prices on cartridges. So Canon would not be an option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelfill Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 So that means either the Silex, or an Epson! But if money's no object for the ink replacement, then the Canon probably is a good buy, or maybe it isn't Good luck The Silex I listed above is just a network adaptor. Epsons used to have the same issue with inks, reporting that they were empty when they weren't. What about HP nowadays? Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesmark Posted January 27, 2008 Author Share Posted January 27, 2008 Just need it to print CD's mainly as I treated Sarah for her Xmas, time in a recording studio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 Just need it to print CD's mainly as I treated Sarah for her Xmas, time in a recording studio. Colour Laser printer with a pack of stickers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesmark Posted January 27, 2008 Author Share Posted January 27, 2008 Colour Laser printer with a pack of stickers? Want it a wee bit more classy than that, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewOW Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 The Silex I listed above is just a network adaptor. Epsons used to have the same issue with inks, reporting that they were empty when they weren't. What about HP nowadays? Mike Sorry I didn't read your post properly The Epson range is always highly recommended, and I'm sure that even the lesser specced printers can print on CD labels etc. Fellowes 2up CD labels from Ebay etc, are good and cheap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelfill Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 Just need it to print CD's mainly as I treated Sarah for her Xmas, time in a recording studio. Just throwing ideas at you wildly here, and thinking laterally. Would a Lightscribe CD Burner be adequate for your requirements. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:CDLabelLightScribe_WikipediaLogo.jpg Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesmark Posted January 27, 2008 Author Share Posted January 27, 2008 Would a Lightscribe CD Burner be adequate for your requirements. Mike Just googled this, incase I have got it all wrong, I take it this burns the music onto disc and also prints on the top side? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelfill Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 Just googled this, incase I have got it all wrong, I take it this burns the music onto disc and also prints on the top side? That's sort of correct yeah. The data is written on one side, then you turn the disc over and it "burns" an image on the other side. The top of the disc has a laser reactive dye so you can "print" monochrome images on them. The Wikipedia link is quite good on this subject http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LightScribe Mike Edit: It looks like Lightscribe blanks are about double the cost of ink printable blanks. But then you don't have the cost of ink either. And the Lightscribe writer will be cheaper than a printer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesmark Posted January 27, 2008 Author Share Posted January 27, 2008 That's sort of correct yeah. The data is written on one side, then you turn the disc over and it "burns" an image on the other side. The top of the disc has a laser reactive dye so you can "print" monochrome images on them. The Wikipedia link is quite good on this subject http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LightScribe Mike Cheers Mike. This actually suites me more to be honest. I found that Wikipedia link from your previous link and below is what I am looking for really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelfill Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 Cheers Mike. This actually suites me more to be honest. I found that Wikipedia link from your previous link and below is what I am looking for really. http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o238/jamesmark8378/LightScribeDiscCompare.jpg No problem Mark A DVD writer with lightscribe will set you back about 20 quid. e.g. http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Products.asp?CatID=12&Category=CD+%2F+DVD&ThumbNails=Yes&FilterKeywords=&FilterMinPrice=&FilterMaxPrice=&FilterCategories=261&FilterCategories=381&OrderBy=1 Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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