peter richards Posted July 23, 2005 Share Posted July 23, 2005 hi guys , i need to buy a new printer as mine is fxxxxd up . what do you think of these all in one jobbies, are they any good ? makes would be nice , give me something to go and look at tomoz cheers peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Class One Posted July 24, 2005 Share Posted July 24, 2005 Don't buy a lexmark, good printer but the replacement cartridges are £20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted July 24, 2005 Author Share Posted July 24, 2005 i take it none of you guys got any decent printers then. never mind :thumbdown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted July 24, 2005 Share Posted July 24, 2005 I just got myself an Epson R300, mainly cause I wanted to print photos. It also prints CD's. Only £79 but was dissapointed for the first week as all the photos I printed came out dark, much darker than the screen. Then last night I searched the web and found that this was common and infact the driver software supplied didn't like windows XP sp2 ! Good old Epson give you shite software knowing that they have a problem, downloaded the updated one for free from their website and all is well. Great printer, quick, quite and excellent quality prints. Downside is the ink as in all, takes 5 colour and one black at about £12 for Epson. Having used compatable ones before and found them to be fine I've just ordered 8 black and 24 colour (2 of each) for a little over £20 Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shovels Posted July 24, 2005 Share Posted July 24, 2005 I've fitted a few HP multi-function printers, very good, but again the cartridges are fairly expensive. Downside is their software/drivers is crazy! from memory the installation required 150-200Mb! for a printer and scanner! The thing with cartridge prices is that the more expensive cartridges generally have the head built into themselves, this way when you change the cartridge you should get top-notch quality again. (supposidly) The thing is that heads last bloody ages and TBO most things these days are throw away. After all this stuff about cartridge prices you need to answer some questions... If you are going to be using it loads, get the cheaper cartridge option, it should save £ in the long run. If you want a printer for the odd job, don't worry too much about the cartridg price, you shouldn't be changing them as often and the advantage is if you leave the printer for a while and heads clog you can change the whole lot for around £20. The answer 6 of one and half-dozen of the other. Many will tell you differently though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted July 24, 2005 Author Share Posted July 24, 2005 thanks paul ,for reply Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted July 24, 2005 Author Share Posted July 24, 2005 thanks mate , the main reason for asking is , i dont use the printer that often , and the one i have atm is a canon, the printing was coming out all purple , so changed the ink for new but didnt make any difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shovels Posted July 24, 2005 Share Posted July 24, 2005 Sounds like blocked/damaged heads, replacement heads for printers like canon's and epsons are more than the printer itself (well it used to be) If a nozzle stops squirting ink it can be damaged apparently due to the high temperatures. The ink acts as a cooler. If your not using it oftern I would probably go for an HP, not Lexmark IMO, their cartridges are mega expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPRALOOPY Posted July 24, 2005 Share Posted July 24, 2005 should have called me... epson all in ones are ok if you don't cane the arse out of them i have a cx6600 and it is fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted July 24, 2005 Author Share Posted July 24, 2005 how much are they dave mate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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