buying new printer..which one?
#21
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Location: Mendocino Coast, CA
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I've had many printers over the years and I've always liked HPs for the office. They're true workhorses. I have NEVER had an EPSOM that I liked. They've always caused trouble.
Now that I'm retired, I have a Canon PXMA, inkjet, scanner/printer in our home office that I paid only $29.99 for at Walmart about 2 years ago. (Last I checked the price went up to $39.99.) The Canon does everything and does it very well...I'm totally impressed with it. I've had no troubles whatsoever and it's very easy to use. The ink cartridges run about $27 for each one, B&W and Color and they last me a fairly long time. I'd highly recommend it!
~ C
Now that I'm retired, I have a Canon PXMA, inkjet, scanner/printer in our home office that I paid only $29.99 for at Walmart about 2 years ago. (Last I checked the price went up to $39.99.) The Canon does everything and does it very well...I'm totally impressed with it. I've had no troubles whatsoever and it's very easy to use. The ink cartridges run about $27 for each one, B&W and Color and they last me a fairly long time. I'd highly recommend it!
~ C
#22
I have a HP OfficeJet Pro 8600 print, copy, scan, and fax ink jet printer. I'm very happy with it. It is wireless and I paid around $129 for it a couple of years ago. If you want to print on fabric, you will want an inkjet and not a laser. Before retiring, I taught business and computer classes and HP printers were all we had in our school. That is right to print something fairly frequently so that the print heads don't dry up. The ink cartridges are the most expensive part of an ink jet.
#24
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I have a Canon Pixma....it does a great job printing-if you don't mind ink blobs all over the side of your pages! Argh. Yes...we have cleaned it, changed carts, etc. it also does not reduce/ enlarge. Will be following this thread!
#25
We have a Brother Laser and a Brother Ink Jet. We've never had a problem with either. The laser printer only prints in black. I use it when I'm printing pay checks (small business), W2's, basic stuff. The ink jet is used mostly for the scanner to make copies, but I've wanted to try printing on fabric. I think it would be pretty easy. It does not print photo's as well as having them printed professionally. The ink jet ink is expensive and on the Brother, plus it can't be refilled (that I have found). The laser ink is around $60, but it prints like 2,000 sheets. We bought our son an HP all-in-one ink jet to take to college and he's happy with it. Got it at Costco for around $80. The ink is less than our Brother and it can be refilled. Costco has really good ink prices, but they don't carry the ink for either of our Brother printers. We had a Cannon ink jet and I didn't like it. It jammed all the time and finally quit working right after I replaced all the ink. I'd recommend the HP. They are easy to use and the ink is less expensive and sold everywhere. If I needed another laser, I'd go with Brother again. It was less money and I've had no problems.
#27
If you noticed, ink cartridges prices have dropped but I noticed with H/P you are now getting a 1/10 of the amount of ink for a new printer than my old H/P printer cartridges hold. Check the cost of the ink. But if I was to do any printing for a quilt, I would have a quality printer do the printing since they use better quality of ink than what is available for home printers.
#28
I am partial to HP printers--and have a number of them. I have an expensive one with all the bells and whistles, but my favorite is the HP Envy 4500 series printer. It enlarges/reduces; prints double-sided; is wireless; and is a 3-in-1 (print, copy, scan). I have used it for transfer paper for printing on fabric, and does an excellent job. I like it so much that I have two of them (one in the office and one in the quilt studio). It is on sale at Staples for $70.
#29
If you plan on doing a lot of color printing, the HP ENVY 4500 uses ink like crazy, even the XL. I think a printer with separate color cartridges is more efficient, as the 4500 only has a black and a tri-color cartridge. Our old Canon could do 4 times as many color pages with its 5-6 cartridges of individual colors, and weren't as expensive to replace. I also don't like the feed for fabric as it loads from the lower front and has to make a U-turn. Often the photo paper or fabric will get "hung up" at the turn and create a jam. Wish I still had my old Canon. I've heard the ink in the Epson's are better for fabric printing. Anyone knowledgeable on that? or have they changed the ink on that too?
#30
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Location: Mooresville, NC
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I haven't printed on fabric - yet - but I've always had HP printers (over 20 years and several printers) and have always been happy. I now have 2 - a bigger all-in-one and a smaller AIO that is wireless and is upstairs. I highly recommend you get one with separate color cartridges as each color,is used up differently. Seems the magenta runs out faster - and I know that because I write the installation date on each cartridge when I put it in (curiosity and a bit of OCD!!). I'm very surprised at which color lasts the longest. And I also try to purchase the xl cartridges when I can. I buy my black ink at the warehouse places but not the color as the package comes with all 3 colors plus the photo cartridges which I rarely use. So I go to Target, Walmart and sometimes Staples.
And I do recommend you get an all-in-one for the scanning ability. Can't tell you how many times I've just used it to make a copy of something - very useful. Many of the printers are going wireless and I'm expecting to see only wireless soon. Imprint from my iPad and iPhone all the time.
Sandy in Mooresville, NC
And I do recommend you get an all-in-one for the scanning ability. Can't tell you how many times I've just used it to make a copy of something - very useful. Many of the printers are going wireless and I'm expecting to see only wireless soon. Imprint from my iPad and iPhone all the time.
Sandy in Mooresville, NC
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