Pondering a new printer....

[Electric Amish]

Canon i320- $78
Print Speed Black: Up to 10 ppm
Print Speed Black: Up to 7 ppm
Print Resolution Color: Up to 2400 x 1200 dpi
Ink: $8 black, $14 color

Canon S550- $105
Print Speed Black: Up to 14 ppm (approx. 4.3 seconds per page)
Print Speed Color: Up to 9 ppm (approx. 6.7 seconds per page)
Ink: $12 black, $13 per color

Lexmark Z45- $83 (included USB cable)
Print Resolution, Black Up to 4800 x 1200 dpi
Print Speed (letter, black) Up to 15 pages per minute
Print Resolution, Colour Up to 4800 x 1200 dpi
Print Speed (letter, colour) Up to 9 pages per minute
Ink: $36 black, $40 color

My only experience is with Lexmark, Epson, and HP. I loved my old Lexmark, but kinda hate the cost of cartridges, though you do get a nice new printhead every time. It will just be for basic home printing.

Anyone have any experience with the Canon i320? Would I be better off moving up to the S550? Are the heads on both Canon's removable/replaceable?

I refuse to buy an Epson or HP. Epson's are slow, loud, and you cannot remove printheads. HP are expensive, streaky, and the ink doesn't dry.

Thanks,

amish

 

[pyonir]

I don't know the model, but my dad had a lexmark and had NOTHING but problems with it.

 

[Quixfire]

I like my Lexmark Z11, but you are right on the cost of the cartridges.

 

[BatmanNate]

I use a Xerox 4135 (three of them actually) and I am pretty happy with them. 😀

 

[Mallow]

find those coupons!

 

[FuzzyBee]

apparently staples is closing out the canon s900 for ~$65 - there's a post in hd about it.

 

[waggy]

i have a samsung laser printer. For black and white there is no other way to go.


I had a lexmark ink printer. Now ihave owned plenty of HP inkjets but the lexmark just flew through the ink. they would empty out way faster and they were more expensive then the HP stuff. wich is why i bought a laser printer and a HP photo printer.