Printer

what make of printer do you use at home ?

  • Epson

    Votes: 10 52.6%

  • Lexmark

    Votes: 1 5.3%

  • Canon

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Hp

    Votes: 7 36.8%

  • Brother

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Samsung

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Other

    Votes: 1 5.3%
  • Total voters
    19
  • Poll closed .
Mick

Mick

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Just being nosey but what sort of printer do you use at home and why?
what are the good and bad points .?
 
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I have 3 printers all HP they do very good photos but ink is very expensive
 
mick said:
I have 3 printers all HP they do very good photos but ink is very expensive
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I use a HP desktop 930c which fortunately is the same as one of yours, so my ink cartridges are very cheap, when I call round your place for a brew, I swop my empty cartridges for your full ones Mick!

:D
 
We use an Epson Photo R200 The ink is a lot cheaper than HP. The photo's it prints are excellent and it prints directly onto CD/DVD's as well.

I also have a HP 990c which doesn't get used anymore as the ink is a stupid price, it prints on both sides of the paper which is very clever.
 
I have an Epson c44 as i know they do last & are a good make, i had a lexmark for less than 1 day & took it back cheap to buy but inks were not included & thats where they make their money on expensive ink, with my printer its so cheap on ink cartridges ;):D
 
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I use a HP desktop 930c which fortunately is the same as one of yours, so my ink cartridges are very cheap, when I call round your place for a brew, I swop my empty cartridges for your full ones Mick!

:D
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i thought i was going through a lot of ink less and there is me shouting at Anne to stop printing all them pics out:(
 
mick said:
i thought i was going through a lot of ink less and there is me shouting at Anne to stop printing all them pics out:(
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You should definately have a look at that inksaver program. You can set the levels to suit your requirements. I usually set both black & colour at 25%. You really can't tell the difference in the quality, but you definately notice how much longer your cartridge lasts. It's got a free trial evaluation period with it also. After that you'll have to purchase the registration code, or download the serial from another site (not that i'd ever do that really, lol).

:)
 
I have a full version of it somewhere i used to use it but dont bother now
 
well mines a lexmark z22 not been to bad while ive had it but ink is really expensive def will not chose lexmark again so im quite pleased you started this thread mick it will give me some ideas of what to go for when i upgrade pc
 
Epson R300, same a s 200 but with card reader built in, tried all kinds of printers but never found one as good as the R series, even takes cheap refils with good results.
Had this about 2 year now with no trouble - touchwood
When its time for a change I will be going for another Epson, prob an R1800 which is an A3 printer with same ink technology as the 300
 
Mines an Epson Photo stylus 915 had if for a few years. Inks not too bad it depends on how many photos i print.
 
I've got HP. I also have an Epson but it's a big old all singing all dancing thing which won't fit on/under/near the desk so I just use it as a photocopier.
 
cherokee said:
well mines a lexmark z22 not been to bad while ive had it but ink is really expensive def will not chose lexmark again so im quite pleased you started this thread mick it will give me some ideas of what to go for when i upgrade pc
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Sometimes it is cheaper to buy an Epson printer when the ink runs out on your Lexmark. You could probably buy a new Epson and a set of spare cartridges for less money than 2 sets of cartridges for the Lexmark giving you the same thing in effect, you then save money every time you need more ink.
 
ive 2 epson's 1 is the c44 the other which suzi-q uses is the c 42
both work perfect .......but im after a photo printer next ....(when ive had my little holidays thats creeping up)
 
I have got HP Deskjet 3745 which came free with the computer. Have had over a year and it's just starting to run low on colour ink!!
 
I have a HP 1210 PSC.....I bought it because I had previously had an Epson which was a pig of a thing....it would break down at the drop of a hat...and this was at a time when I needed it for course work. I vowed and declared that I would never have another Epson. My HP isn't too expensive for ink......I buy my cartidges over the internet and only buy them when they are on offer...like 2 for the price of one.....I buy HP compatibles and they have something like 3mls more ink in each cartridge.....that may not sound a lot but I find it works out well for me.
 
AccyJay said:
Epson Photo 830. Excellent photo quality, very reliable & cheap cartridges (£4 black, £6 colour). I also use "Inksaver", brilliant little program.

http://www.inksaver.com/

:)
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I've just been & bought 2 new ink cartridges for my printer. What a bargain £5 for the pair (1 black & 1 colour), or £8 for 2 black & 2 colour. PC Cellular on Blackburn Rd, opposite Willows Lane.

I'm looking for another cheap Epson printer at the moment, has anyone got any suggestions please?

:D
 
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