Printers
Hubby's going to buy me a printer for my sewing room for my birthday (1/1). I want to be able to print from my iPad, and it might be nice to be able to print on one of the fabrics made for that purpose.
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Don't get a Lexmark - their ink cartridges are VERY EXPENSIVE - about $35 apiece. At least mine were - got a new HP and they are much cheaper.
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Try the HP's, they are usually an excellent machine and their price has come down a great deal since the all in one we bought about 4 years ago.
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If you want to print on fabric, get an inkjet, not a laser jet.
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I was in the Apple Store last week looking to buy a IPAD so I could print from it in my sewing room..They told me that you can't hook a printer to a IPAD ...now I am confused......
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One of the things I've discovered is the way the paper feeds into the printer can make a difference in what you can print on. The straight thru printers work better for lots of things than the U path printers. My U path printer totally refuses to print on onion skin paper. It just eats it.
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Originally Posted by Buzzy Bee
(Post 5751117)
I was in the Apple Store last week looking to buy a IPAD so I could print from it in my sewing room..They told me that you can't hook a printer to a IPAD ...now I am confused......
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I just brought a Kodak printer a month ago . My dh and I really like it. I can print from the ipad and iPhone. So far I have only printed pictures. They are great. The kodak printer is very economical to run. Only take 2 or 3 ink cartridges. Most takes 5 different colors or more. I would google and do yr homework. My son just a got hp printer that prints from his iPhone. The key is to get a wifi-wireless printer!
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I have an iPad. I am computer challenged but I can email PDFs and pictures to my main computer and have the printer attached to it print them out. You can also send picture/ PDF etc. to a wireless printer? Hopefully someone who is more experienced with the iPad will give you pointers.
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I have an HP and a Kodak. Colors are much more accurate on my HP.
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I read somewhere that studies showed you get more use per cartridge w HP. That you can continue to print quite awhile aft it says its empty. I've had no problem w my HP Photosmart Plus, although it may be outdated by now.(?)
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I bought a HP printer last year specifically to print from my iPhone. Occasionally I borrow an ipad 3 & I can print from that also. Hewlett Packard do a range specifically for this. Look for a model that does 'AirPrint' or 'eprint'. With AirPrint you can print from your ipad using your wifi network, no cables. With e print you can e mail what you want to print to a HP e mail address & print from there. Again no cables but obviously all this depends on you having a wifi router. The model I bought is HP 5510 (that's the model number in Europe) but the key is to look for AirPrint being available. I am presuming that older models of the ipad should work with this also :)
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Originally Posted by Buzzy Bee
(Post 5751117)
I was in the Apple Store last week looking to buy a IPAD so I could print from it in my sewing room..They told me that you can't hook a printer to a IPAD ...now I am confused......
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The best, longest lasting inks for printing on both paper AND fabric are pigment based inks (as opposed to dye based inks). They are water and fade resistant; dye based inks are water soluble. Get an Epson printer that uses Epson DURABrite Ultra ink cartridges, one of the very few cartridges that uses pigment based inks for both the black AND color cartridges.
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If budget is a problem I suggest HP. They have models in all price ranges. I found one at Walmart that prints, copies, scans, and is WiFi or cable all for about $60.00. The ink for it is available at my local Kroger for the same price as the office supply, but at Kroger I also get points for $$ off on gas. Oh, works great and the printable fabric sheets work fine as long as you follow the directions on the package.
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That is the technically true but you would use your wireless router to connect to the printer. Therefore you want to be sure that the printer you buy is wireless capable. Also as some one said before buy inkjet type not laser. To set up a wireless connection you need a router that is wireless capable as well.you will then set up a small home network. The folks at the store where you buy the printer can help with all of that if you ask them.
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Originally Posted by Buzzy Bee
(Post 5751117)
I was in the Apple Store last week looking to buy a IPAD so I could print from it in my sewing room..They told me that you can't hook a printer to a IPAD ...now I am confused......
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I don't think my computer likes HP. I am on my 3rd HP printer in one month. Taking up to 30 min to print ONE picture. My grandson suggested I go with a cannon but when comparing they say they use more ink, there is an epson on sale that looks good on paper .....I am so confused. I have searched and compared till i am ----just confused. Any suggestions?
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Originally Posted by ghostrider
(Post 5751998)
The best, longest lasting inks for printing on both paper AND fabric are pigment based inks (as opposed to dye based inks). They are water and fade resistant; dye based inks are water soluble. Get an Epson printer that uses Epson DURABrite Ultra ink cartridges, one of the very few cartridges that uses pigment based inks for both the black AND color cartridges.
It was easy to set up and i print from iPad, iPhone, and laptop easily. Excellent value for the money. |
Thanks for all the help ladies. We got an Epson. Thx!
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