Looking for Printer Advice.. need some quick answers, thanks

[WageSlave]

I am looking for a decent printer for 100$ or under.... I am on a budget with no room for movement, so please dont suggest anything over 100$ please I dont need it to do pictures well.. just good crisp text... Thanks! ( I would prefer color/black and white)

 

[Jeff7]

I've used an Epson 600 and a 777. Both work great. The biggest thing I don't like is that the printheads are not removable, but I've never had clogged heads, and I refill them all the time. Heck, the Epson 600 is going on 2 years now, and the generic cartridges in it have taken well over 20 refills.
Lexmarks are supposed to be good too.

 

[LordOfAll]

Tom's hardware just put up a printer rieview a few days back. Might wanna check it out.

 

[John]

Epson c60

 

[WageSlave]

thanks for those quick replies, I would appreciate even more advice and opinions... thanks!

 

[CdnMade]

if you are going to print alot then stay away from epson the 777/c60 and the 580/c40 are very expensive to run the cartriges are about $40 each, and are NOT refilable (the cratriges have a chip that gets marked everytime the print heat parks like using a prepaid phone card) CDN. your best bet would be a Canon S400 or even a S300 the cartriges are cheap about 12.95 CDN , it prints awsome, its fast, and refillable.

BTW i sell mostly epson in my store besause most people would rather save $15 up front then think of operation costs.

 

[Daovonnaex]

<< I am looking for a decent printer for 100$ or under.... I am on a budget with no room for movement, so please dont suggest anything over 100$ please I dont need it to do pictures well.. just good crisp text... Thanks! ( I would prefer color/black and white) >>

Canon S600, used or a good deal. Prints fast with good text, in color too. Older Apple laser printers can be found used for around $100--make sure you have an external SCSI support or a SCSI to parallel adapter.

 

[WageSlave]

thanks again guys.... definately looking only for new printers no refurbs or used. So how much better is the cannon s600 over the s300?

 

[CdnMade]

you pay for what you get in the canon i have the 600 myself and its fast and awsome for pictures. if pictures are not a worry then go for the cheaped s300, s400, or s450 they are all about the same

 

[RossMAN]

There's Hot Deals galore on decent budget color printers for under $100 which are brand new just search the Hot Deals forum for printers.

Try and get a Lexmark, Epson, HP, or Canon.