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*POLL* Which printer should i buy?

Lithium381

Lithium381

Lifer
Between the two, which would you recommend for me? These are the i was fairly impressed with as i came home from OfficeMax today. For their small sizes, they're pretty sweet. Both are $199.99 so that's a negligable thing. The Lexmark definatly prints a bit faster, but the color tone is slightly off, whereas the HP was a bit slow, but it looks pretty darn close to the original. I'm not looking for speed, just an all around preformer. I'm leaning towards the HP as it is now, any opinions?



The lexmark X6170 or the The HP5510

Another factor to consider, INK:

HP: $15 / 32
LX: $29 / 34
 
Out of those two I would choose the HP but I am a Canon man myself 🙂 Lexmark will get you on the ink prices 😛

Cheers,
Aquaman
 
Originally posted by: WHipLAsh13
Neither get the Canon i860 and save 70 bucks. Probably better than both of them.
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i have this and its great

unless you need the scanner/fax crap dont bother with it
 
Originally posted by: WHipLAsh13
Neither get the Canon i860 and save 70 bucks. Probably better than both of them.
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To my knowlage that doens't fax/scan

wow, seems cannon is a contender i missed out on, time for more research
 
Originally posted by: Lithium381
Originally posted by: WHipLAsh13
Neither get the Canon i860 and save 70 bucks. Probably better than both of them.
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To my knowlage that doens't fax/scan

wow, seems cannon is a contender i missed out on, time for more research
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Sorry I didn't cross ref those part numbers to see they had fax/scan capabilities. But you definately should look at Canon.
 
Originally posted by: WHipLAsh13
Originally posted by: Lithium381
Originally posted by: WHipLAsh13
Neither get the Canon i860 and save 70 bucks. Probably better than both of them.
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To my knowlage that doens't fax/scan

wow, seems cannon is a contender i missed out on, time for more research
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Sorry I didn't cross ref those part numbers to see they had fax/scan capabilities. But you definately should look at Canon.
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this one looks like it fits the bill, but it's $100 more.....in the long run i supose i'd be a bit better off because of ink, but that's $100 of ink....about 2 years for me
 
Lexmark = $$$ ink
HP = good, but arse software
canon = ?

I had an old canon which was crap. I replaced it with an epson which died. I now have an HP that is really really good (one of those home all in ones with no fax). Only thing is I hate the software that comes with it. I don't know why it takes about 15 minutes to just install the software that comes with it. Never owned a Lexmark.
 
i work with lexmarks and hps.
generally, we have less of a problem with the lexmarks (and we have about 10x more of those)
 
I love my 3 year old lexmark printer. It does a great job no matter what I'm printing as long as I use the right paper for the job.

I absolutley hate the cost of the ink though, thank god my wife uses it for work sometimes so they buy our ink 😀.

If they weren't paying for the ink, I'd probably get a canon.
 
Originally posted by: Anubis
go with this one just a tad slower 100$ cheaper
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reason i directly compared it to the model i did was it has an auto-feed for multiple page faxes/copys scans etc which i think would be REALLY convenient my brother has a lexmark, we had two HP's previous that, i've got no bias towards either, i only use the software that comes with the printer once in a while, simply scan it, then i'm done with it, i have photo editing software and such so i'm not worried about that. faxing from my computer will also be sweet, i might be wrong but i dont' think the lexmark offers that...
 
Amazon has the Canon MP730 for $264.94 and:

Special Shipping Information: This item normally requires a shipping charge, but is eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping today.

Special Offer: Receive a promotional certificate for $50 off a future Amazon.com purchase when you spend $250 in our Electronics and Software Stores. Offer valid through August 1, 2004. (Applies only to products sold by Amazon.com. Does not apply to products sold by third-party merchants and other sellers through the Amazon.com site.)
 
Originally posted by: SilentRunning
Amazon has the Canon MP730 for $264.94 and:

Special Shipping Information: This item normally requires a shipping charge, but is eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping today.

Special Offer: Receive a promotional certificate for $50 off a future Amazon.com purchase when you spend $250 in our Electronics and Software Stores. Offer valid through August 1, 2004. (Applies only to products sold by Amazon.com. Does not apply to products sold by third-party merchants and other sellers through the Amazon.com site.)
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so basically i spend the same amount, and i could get the MP730?

edit - seems the ink is the same price as the HP's
 
Out of those two the HP. I have the Photosmart 7960 which uses those cartridges. I've found that they lasted much longer than the ones I have on my old Epson. BTW, you do get a new printhead when you replace the cartridge
 
Originally posted by: Lithium381
Originally posted by: SilentRunning
Amazon has the Canon MP730 for $264.94 and:

Special Shipping Information: This item normally requires a shipping charge, but is eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping today.

Special Offer: Receive a promotional certificate for $50 off a future Amazon.com purchase when you spend $250 in our Electronics and Software Stores. Offer valid through August 1, 2004. (Applies only to products sold by Amazon.com. Does not apply to products sold by third-party merchants and other sellers through the Amazon.com site.)
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so basically i spend the same amount, and i could get the MP730?

edit - seems the ink is the same price as the HP's
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You still spend $264.94 for the MP730, you just get a $50 certificate for use @ Amazon towards a future purchase. If Amazon sells the HP too, the $50 certificate still applies if you buy the HP + something else(under promo terms) that totals up to $250 also.

As for ink although it may be the same price or simialar between the 2, it depends on how much ink you get (ml) per cartridge/tank, how much ink is used per page, and on what setting is used for printing i.e. high, standard, draft, etc. among other factors.

Between the HP and MP730 if the HP model (mentioned above) uses a tri-color ink cartridge then it means that if you run out of cyan e.g., the ink cartridge would have to be replaced even if there's magenta and yellow ink left which means wasted ink. The MP730 on the other hand uses individual ink tanks so e.g. if you run out of yellow, you just replace the yellow ink tank with another.

Lastly if you go for generic/third party ink cartridges/tanks, I think Canon is cheaper in that area too and definitely cheaper if the HP has a built-in printhead and if you use third-party ink refill kits, there's a possibility that if there's a chip attached to the HP cartridge (not limited to HP), it'll tell the ink cartridge to stop working after being used for a given set period based on time, ink flow amount, or something else altogether even if ink is still in supply unlike the MP730 which doesn't have a chip nor a printhead attached to it's ink tanks.
 
One more thing

Canon has one of the best print qualities for a inkjet system on the market, if not the best.
 
Originally posted by: Electric Amish
Just remember that with the Lexmark ink you get new print-heads every time, unlike the Canon...I'm not sure about HP.
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Canon printheads are replaceable, it's just that it's not attached/stuck onto the ink cartridges but sold/made as a seperate attachment(i.e. Canon i850), which is a plus if you buy generics/third-party.

EDIT: I think some cheaper Canon printer models come with printheads attached to the carts.
 
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