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Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 12:54 am
by shamoo
right i have a question which i need some clear advise on, i'm going be looking at buying a new printer, i want one that is really good for printing dvd covers and photo's at the moment i have epson stylus c66, which to me is pretty good for two reasons, the quality is decent, not perfect but not so you can notice unless you look close up, AND quite inportant, its easy to refill the cartridges, because the amount i print, and the prices of cartridges can get expensive, so what would be the best printer that can be refilled but has excellent quality, or should i stick with what i got? thanks
Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 2:11 am
by MrHenryDog
upgrade to the r200/300 series ..print straight to disc. it takes six inks,but if you buy a generic brand(not epson)you can buy 3 sets(18 inks) for as little as £15.
i have the r320 and i think its fantastic.
Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 1:02 pm
by HS114
shamoo wrote:QUOTE(shamoo @ Oct 23 2006, 01:54 AM)
right i have a question which i need some clear advise on, i'm going be looking at buying a new printer, i want one that is really good for printing dvd covers and photo's at the moment i have epson stylus c66, which to me is pretty good for two reasons, the quality is decent, not perfect but not so you can notice unless you look close up, AND quite inportant, its easy to refill the cartridges, because the amount i print, and the prices of cartridges can get expensive, so what would be the best printer that can be refilled but has excellent quality, or should i stick with what i got? thanks
Or the Canon i3000/4000/4200/5200 are all superb printers, both Epson and Canon have their loyal followers.
You can refill or use 3rd party carts.
If you're interested i have a spare i3000 that I keep meaning to put on ebay
Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 1:14 pm
by Demonology
I use epson r220 and then use CSS ink system alot cheaper than replacing cartridges.
CSS systems are going for around £30-£40 now and bottles of replacement ink range from £5 per bottle (100ml) or sets of 6 bottles on ebay for around £12 (where is buy my bottle from lol.
Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 1:19 pm
by Krafty
Stick to the epson.... The r200 and 300 range has now been superseded. Check the epson website. The Cis is great for keeping costs down on ink
Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 5:31 pm
by donobieus
I'm also using an R220 with a Continous Ink System and I'd recommend it to anyone.
Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 8:53 pm
by BearStyle
Canon pixma ip4300 here.. Prints good and it can print directly to discs.
Tho wouldn't say it's cheap to replace the ink, I pay ~50 euro for a full set of new cartridges...
I had a ip4000 before but when I tried to install 3rd party cart's it started making noise and finally died for some reason - good thing I got a new one on warranty. Now I'm not sure if I dare to even look for 3rd party cartridges now.
Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 9:12 am
by Stryker
I have 2 epson R200's... both with CIS Systems... Ink in bulk is very cheap. prints are great both for covers and photos and print to cd makes it worth its weight in gold.
Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 10:11 am
by shamoo
i was thinking of either the r220/240 or the r800.
Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 10:26 am
by boemba
shamoo wrote:QUOTE(shamoo @ Oct 23 2006, 12:54 AM)
right i have a question which i need some clear advise on, i'm going be looking at buying a new printer, i want one that is really good for printing dvd covers and photo's at the moment i have epson stylus c66, which to me is pretty good for two reasons, the quality is decent, not perfect but not so you can notice unless you look close up, AND quite inportant, its easy to refill the cartridges, because the amount i print, and the prices of cartridges can get expensive, so what would be the best printer that can be refilled but has excellent quality, or should i stick with what i got? thanks
go for canon definately. Cartridges are very cheap! ik taught the 4200 serie can also print on dvd