Jim Thyer <jimth@tpgi.com.au> writes: > I have just received a query from a friend as below. I will pass on any > replies which answer the question. > > As I shall be away from the weekend until the end of May any responses will > need to be in by 11th May. > > Jim Thyer. > > > Greetings all, > My colour printer has expired! > Quote to repair it was more than purchase price two years ago. > It was a Canon BJC7100 and I never really liked it. It was a special but it > has cost my so much more in hassles and inks that I do not regret its > passing. > My main specs are > USB and parallel port > separate ink containers that can be refilled (don't tell the > manufacturers) > borderless A4, A3 will be considered but I may not be able to > fit it in room available. > Photo quality. > Cost of prints is of more concern than purchase price. > > I have a 12 year old laser printer that is my workhorse - this was, I > believe, one of the problems with the departed - it did not get enough use. Check out the discussion on the Epson-inkjet mailing list, http://www.leben.com/lists/epson-inkjet/ In particular, if cost of prints is a key issue, you want to look into getting a "CIS"; a device that lets you feed consumer-grade epson printers out of bottles of ink. I'm running an Epson 1200 for color and an Epson 1160 for quadtone B&W, both fed through CISs. Or else look at the HP printers; I'd guess they produce the best results for amateur users "just printing", and have the lowest hassle factor. Getting into third-party inks and perhaps papers is a bit of an adventure. Worth it IMHO for high-quality results with good permanence, though, hence my choice of printers. -- David Dyer-Bennet, dd-b@dd-b.net / Ghugle: the Fannish Ghod of Queries John Dyer-Bennet 1915-2002 Memorial Site http://john.dyer-bennet.net Book log: http://www.dd-b.net/dd-b/Ouroboros/booknotes/ Photos: http://dd-b.lighthunters.net/
