Matt

just got a new digicam so was thinking about getting a new printer
not a dedicated photo printer as such
one that will print good quality from my digicam images
one that dont have £30 a time ink cartridges
not looking to spend a million quid

help please

Paul Eggleton

Matt, I've just got the EPSON R220. I have been very impressed. Cost £70. Don't know how much the cartridges are but I don't print that much.

Matt

cheers lads

mate has already mentioned this one

http://www.steves-digicams.com/2004_...son_r300m.html

sounds sweet

TIFF

Matt

Just use this place pal

http://www.snapfish.co.uk/

Rick

Modern ink jet printers come in 3 diff catogries these days.

1st u have ur photo only printers, which print 4x6 shots. They are becoming cheaper to run, excellent quality, and quite fast. They are limited though to purely photos.

2nd is ur bog std inkjet which can be used for anything. Even for 30quid, u will get a printer which will do suprisingly good photos. It's not sold as a photo printer, but most people are impressed. Downside is that the very cheap lexmarks etc are expensive to run, and slow. Spend 80-100 on an Epson/Cannon/HP and u will get a very good all round printer, thats fairly reasonable to run.

3rd is your photo inkjet, with special inks that can print full size a4. These will have memory card readers, seperate ink cartridges - upto 8 of them - and usually a colour lcd screen. The photos u get out of these are incredible quality with the right paper. They are probably slightly dearer to run than the best printers in the 2nd catogry, and are usually a bit slower for printing plain black txt too. Pay between 100-250, depending on things like a screen etc.

If u want to use aftermarket cartridges - stick to wither Epson or Canon - by far the cheapest. A decent photo printer would be the epson r320 - in pcworld t mo for 129.

Rick.

Rick

i have an r300 - v v good.

It's discontinued now, replaced by r320.

most pc world's still have some 300's in though - going cheap.

Matt

tiff, need a new printer pal, old one costs more to replace cartridges that its worth!

rick, so wheres the 300m fall in them 3 catagories? im after a brinter that 95% of the time will be a b+w a4 letter type printer, pic printing is on the same printer is a bonus

Rick

300 is in the 3rd catogry. If it's 95% plain txt, and u only want one printer - then don't go for this.

I would go for a cannon ip2000, can be had for around 50quid, very cheap to run (genune cartridges are 8quid for a black 11 for colour), fast and will still do a good job for photos. Just doesnt have card readers and fancy screens etc.

Fil

ive got a r300 its the bollox for pictures £80, tho takes 6 cartridges and epson ones are £12 each!, thats all i print on it, have anothe cheepy £25 hp printer for letters, docs etc

Rick

Fil - same here mate. U can get non genuine cartridges for 3 quid though.

Fil

rick - yep have done £12s a joke!

Matt

am i right in thinking you get the 6 cartridges you need when you buy the printer?

Porkie

iTrader: (1)

Got a Canon Ip5000 and I LOVE it.

Paul eggelton told me to get it I think, It rocks


Had an Epson before... pony IMHO

Fil

yep you get the 6 catridges with it for £80, but £72 to replace them if you use proper ones.

Porkie - remember you saying it was crap before on a past printer thread, can only think you must have had a duff one, as my pictures print out and look no different to proper developed prints you get from the chemist?

richm

yep definitely!!!
IP5000 or 6000, excelent allround printer, prints faultless photos and prints direct ont CD's
All seperate ink tanks, approx £6-7 for genuine cartridges which seem to last very well anyway

be careful with compatible colour cartidges if you are printing photo's.. the colours are generally not very good..

Daveyraveygravy

I've just bought an RX700 All in one.

Highy, highly recommended

Rick

RX700 is the r300 with scanner/copier functions.
IP5000/6000 are v good, just a bit dearer than the 2000 etc.

Matt

not arsed about scanner, got access to a £5k super bling scanner at work