looking for a printer

baseballplayer217 · 01-15-2006, 07:03 PM

im looking for a small compact color printer that is very good quality and somewhat resonible ink cartridges what is a good brand and what should i look for when it comes to printers?

cold princess · 01-16-2006, 07:41 PM

I think all epson printers are of amazig quality and this one is a very reliable printer.

http://www.epson.co.uk/products/inkj...Stylus_C86.htm

The catridges are cheap and you can buy similar epson ink which is cheaper.

Alice x x

wright3279 · 01-16-2006, 11:49 PM

Canon Pixma gives very good photos and you can get the refills much cheaper than others. I pay about $3 apiece from an ebay site. been using them for years with no problems. I got disgusted with seeing $20 - $30 for refills. For replacing them, you could buy another printer.

**ceewi1** · 01-17-2006, 04:15 AM

Another vote for the Pixma! A lot of this has been discussed in this thread:
The best printer ever?

Super_Nova · 01-19-2006, 07:10 AM

I'm partial to HP printers, depending on the model.

L6farmer · 01-21-2006, 04:23 AM

I am looking for a good printer. I am leaning toward an HP Printer/Scanner for digital pictures. Is this a good choice?

planes891 · 03-21-2006, 03:52 PM

just dont buy a 30$ printer, they get ya on the ink cartriges

Greggie Boy · 03-21-2006, 04:51 PM

The HP4215(printer.copier,scanner & fax) is very reliable and reasonably priced.
Havn't had a problem with mine whatsoever.

**DCIScouts** · 03-22-2006, 12:33 AM

HP and Epson are typically the best on the printer market and certain Canons as a very good alternative, at the current time in the inkjet market (not the laser...). With HP, you'd need to spend AT LEAST $100 to get a decent printer that would gouge you on the ink.

As for your specific question on a compact printer, I'm assuming that you need it with a laptop. With that HP has a very good mobile printer in the 460c and the 460cb. The 460c is $250 and the 460cb is $300 (it comes with a rechargable Li-Ion battery). There is also the PIXMA iP90 that is another good option. Do a little more research on these two and see which one looks better for you...

OvenMaster · 03-22-2006, 02:36 PM

I got a Canon Pixma iP1600 for less than the two replacement HP cartridges I needed. Sensational quality printing at a dirt-cheap price ($50).
Tom

01-15-2006, 07:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
baseballplayer217 Silver Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 144	looking for a printer im looking for a small compact color printer that is very good quality and somewhat resonible ink cartridges what is a good brand and what should i look for when it comes to printers?

01-17-2006, 04:15 AM	#4 (permalink)
ceewi1 Moderator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 21 Posts: 5,237	Another vote for the Pixma! A lot of this has been discussed in this thread: The best printer ever? __________________ CPU: Core 2 Duo E6600 / MOBO: Gigabyte 965P-DS3 / GPU: Gigabyte HD4870 RAM: 2GB G.Skill F2-6400CL4D-2GBPK / HDD: 2TB Total HDD / PSU: Antec NeoPower 480W Cheap PSUs - 2% of system costs, responsible for 28% of system deaths As Sealed Stick was removed, lost or damaged, it shall be out of warranty validity. - The "Warranty void if removed" sticker on numerous CoolerMaster PSUs. Useful PSU Guides

01-19-2006, 07:10 AM	#5 (permalink)
Super_Nova Gold Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Memphis, TN Age: 29 Posts: 440	I'm partial to HP printers, depending on the model. __________________ My Suitcase PC: Currently: Mobile AMD Athlon XP 2600+ @ 2133MHz 1GB Kingston Hyper-X @333Mhz 40 GB HD and External USB 120GB Hard drive Shuttle MN31/N Motherboard DVD-Burner Planned: More cutting and mounting of brackets and accessories.

03-21-2006, 03:52 PM	#7 (permalink)
planes891 Silver Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 143	just dont buy a 30$ printer, they get ya on the ink cartriges __________________ Pentium IV 2.53 Ghz 512 Mb DDR SDram 40 GB EIDE Samsung OEM Dvd+/-RW 16X Dual Layer Visiontek Xtasy ATi Radeon 7K PCI 64 Mb Video Ram 2.708 gb gmail drive 17" Envision EN-780e CRT

03-22-2006, 12:33 AM	#9 (permalink)
DCIScouts Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA Age: 25 Posts: 5,049	HP and Epson are typically the best on the printer market and certain Canons as a very good alternative, at the current time in the inkjet market (not the laser...). With HP, you'd need to spend AT LEAST $100 to get a decent printer that would gouge you on the ink. As for your specific question on a compact printer, I'm assuming that you need it with a laptop. With that HP has a very good mobile printer in the 460c and the 460cb. The 460c is $250 and the 460cb is $300 (it comes with a rechargable Li-Ion battery). There is also the PIXMA iP90 that is another good option. Do a little more research on these two and see which one looks better for you... __________________ In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends. -Martin Luther King Jr. The most overlooked advantage to owning a computer is that if they foul up there's no law against wacking them around a little. -Joe Martin FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND :F@H Team 44358 Posting and you - CF Edition Cheers CF

01-16-2006, 07:41 PM	#2 (permalink)
cold princess New Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2	I think all epson printers are of amazig quality and this one is a very reliable printer. http://www.epson.co.uk/products/inkj...Stylus_C86.htm The catridges are cheap and you can buy similar epson ink which is cheaper. Alice x x

01-16-2006, 11:49 PM	#3 (permalink)
wright3279 New Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6	Canon Pixma gives very good photos and you can get the refills much cheaper than others. I pay about $3 apiece from an ebay site. been using them for years with no problems. I got disgusted with seeing $20 - $30 for refills. For replacing them, you could buy another printer.

01-21-2006, 04:23 AM	#6 (permalink)
L6farmer New Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 1	I am looking for a good printer. I am leaning toward an HP Printer/Scanner for digital pictures. Is this a good choice?

03-21-2006, 04:51 PM	#8 (permalink)
Greggie Boy Silver Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 155	The HP4215(printer.copier,scanner & fax) is very reliable and reasonably priced. Havn't had a problem with mine whatsoever.

03-22-2006, 02:36 PM	#10 (permalink)
OvenMaster VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Red Sox Nation Age: 49 Posts: 2,004	I got a Canon Pixma iP1600 for less than the two replacement HP cartridges I needed. Sensational quality printing at a dirt-cheap price ($50). Tom __________________ Frankenbox III: CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ * MOBO: Biostar K8M800 Micro AM2 * RAM: 2x1GB Kingston DDR2 667 HDD: WD 80GB Master, Seagate 320GB Slave * OPT: two Pioneer DVR-115DBK DVD burners PSU: Antec Basiq 500W * GPU: PNY GeForce FX5200 256MB AGP 8x * MON: ViewSonic LCD VA721 CASE: EvTek minitower * SND: Diamond Xtreme 5.1 * OS: XP Home SP2 * ROUTER: Linksys BEFSR41

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