Need new printer - i hate hp's

[BiPolar]

So, i'm in the market for a new printer, and my budget is somewhat limited. So i've narrowed my choices down to the Canon i350 or the Canon i560. I've seen a lot of good reviews on the 560 here, but is it worth twice as much? I do mostly text printing (versions of stuff i'm writing), but also print digital photos.

Also, I'm interested in feedback into those snazzy all-in-ones. But from what i've seen scan quality isn't that great, and it might be better to just get a printer and a scanner. However, I would like a fax machine, so I dunno. Any thoughts? Suggestions?

It also must be mac and pc compatible.

 

[Night201]

Just got an i960 and love it.

 

[BiPolar]

that's a bit out of my price range!

 

[Peter]

Depending on how much you print, lean toward the i560, for the separate ink tanks. If you don't print much, and little of it in color, the i350 is a solid choice too. It's not going to eat you alive on ink cost, but the "single ink" printers run a lot cheaper when color/photo printing is used regularly.

 

[BiPolar]

I definitely want the separate ink tanks. DOes the 560 make nice photos?

 

[Peter]

The best ones in its price range. Anandtech reviewed and compared it some time ago IIRC.

 

[zodder]

You might want to check out the Canon i850 and i860 printers. They have very good reviews and you can change the ink tanks individually. I like the fact that it uses 2 separate black ink tanks, 1 for photo and one for text.

 

[Peter]

The i560 does have (four) separate ink tanks too.

 

[BiPolar]

How does the 560 stack up against the 860? Is the 860 worth the extra 50 bucks?

 

[Mem]

How does the 560 stack up against the 860? Is the 860 worth the extra 50 bucks?

I`ve the new i865 model,like the i860 it has 5 seperate inks,one black cart for text ,one black cart for photo prints and the usual yellow,magneta,cyan colours.

It`s worth the extra IMHO if you print photos etc because of the extra black ink cart.

Also on my i865 it has an attachment for CDR-PR printing,which allows you to print direct to CDRs (CDR-PR) rather then print CD labels etc.

 

[BiPolar]

I don't think we have the 865 in the states? Are you abroad?

 

[Peter]

The i865 is the full featured version of the i860, with a CD tray for direct CD/DVD labelling. In the US you don't get that since your brilliant patent office has granted someone else (Seiko?) the _generic_ patent on printing directly onto CD surfaces.

 

[BiPolar]

oh, that's just so US-lovely. Oh, well. I think i'm gonna get the i860, it seems like a great printer for its price of $130 shipped.

 

[Wuzup101]

You definitely will be happy with the i860 it's a sweet machine (i950 owner myself)...

 

[lopri]

Unless you're doing pictures/graphics, go with that Samsung ML-12xx or ML-14xx series. They print great quality, much cheaper than HP/Epson, and they're LASER.

lop

 

[Macro2]

Canon i560