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what is the best and affordable printers out there?

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I am interested in printers that can print in high quality color whether regular or photo paper and doesn't corner you to specific expensive cartridges, any recommendations?
 
I have been using Cannons as of late. Ink is cheaper than HP, nozzles don't clog like my Epsons, and the print quality is ver good. Good luck!
 
Yes, the Canon MP500 is very good. I've had one now for over over 5 months and haven't had any problems with it. Print quality is very good and so are copies and scans. I think I've seen the MP500 on every ad in the past month or two from various B&M stores with at least a $20 mail in rebate.

Ink costs are pretty low too since you only have to replace whatever color is out. The combo pack that comes with all the cartridges except for black is around $50 though and then the black is between $15 and $20.
 
I don't know how anyone can reccomend an inkjet for photos on plain paper and/or economy. Recently bought a color laser for $150 after rebate and coupon. 8x10 photos on plain paper look great (and no wrinkling from ink saturation) are moisture resistant to a far greater extent than inkjet, only need to replace the color that runs out, faster and far cheaper per print than inkjet. You also need to buy a pretty expensive inkjet to match the duty cycle of even the cheapest lasers.
 
Originally posted by: jackschmittusa
I don't know how anyone can reccomend an inkjet for photos on plain paper and/or economy. Recently bought a color laser for $150 after rebate and coupon. 8x10 photos on plain paper look great (and no wrinkling from ink saturation) are moisture resistant to a far greater extent than inkjet, only need to replace the color that runs out, faster and far cheaper per print than inkjet. You also need to buy a pretty expensive inkjet to match the duty cycle of even the cheapest lasers.
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Which color laser did you get for $150 AR? I would have jumped all over that.
 
Originally posted by: jackschmittusa
I don't know how anyone can reccomend an inkjet for photos on plain paper and/or economy. Recently bought a color laser for $150 after rebate and coupon. 8x10 photos on plain paper look great (and no wrinkling from ink saturation) are moisture resistant to a far greater extent than inkjet, only need to replace the color that runs out, faster and far cheaper per print than inkjet. You also need to buy a pretty expensive inkjet to match the duty cycle of even the cheapest lasers.
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Yes, please tell where you got such a good deal on a color laser.
 
The last color laser printers I've seen were pretty terrible. I imagine the quality has improved though. 4 years ago, $100 Epson ink jets equalled the quality of $30,000 dye-sublimation printer (sold to hospitals). I assume they've only gotten better.

As far as Inkjets, Epson are absolutely the best; but I switched to Canon when the print heads clogged in my Epson. You can buy separate ink heads with Canon rather than having to send them in for repair like Epson.

I've had my i960 for almost 3 years now and I've been happy with it.
I think HP still uses single "color" cartridges, which is very expensive as you run out of magenta the fastest. This forces you to buy an entire color cartridge when you just need to replace one color.
 
This thread belongs in the Peripherals section.

Canon - the original Pixma series if you can find one (iP3000, 4000, 5000) for excellent output and lowest TCO. If not, then the current Pixma series iP4200 or 5200. But you will have to refill the ink tanks yourself as clone tanks aren't available yet and may never be (I'm sure if they could do it, clone tanks would be out by now). That is if you want a low TCO - the new tanks have less ink and cost more than the old Pixma tanks - a double whammy...

.bh.
 
Canon's new MP800 is simply gorgeous.

Individual ink carts (cyan/magenta/yellow) as well as the pigment-based black for text & the dye-based black for photos, which gives you laser quality text as well as superb blacks for photos.

If you like to print photos in a hurry, it gives you a massive LCD screen to preview your photo using either the Pictbridge connection or card reader.

Duplexer, dual paper trays, negative/film strip scanner, & a sleek solid design for cheap means it's what i'd be getting.

Now i also am not a fan of using generic carts or refills personally, so if that's your thing, the MP800 may not be perfect for you.
 
Is it an all-in-one that does serious photo-quality prints? (I'd imagine with the dye-based black...). That's good news. I haven't kept up with the technology in the last 2 years, but I remember all-in-ones were garbage for photo quality.

I couldn't find dedicated flat-bed scanners at Microcenter a few weeks ago. Has everyone moved to all-in-ones?
 
We got a Konica/Minolta 2400w color laser at Staples for $149 after $100 rebate and a coupon (10-12% - can't remember). Got the rebate in about a month. Bought it a few months ago.
 
i know brother laser printers are pretyt good. cheap prices too around 100 dollars for a non - color printer. maybe 150-200 for a color laser.
 
There really have been all kinds of printer deals lately. I recently bought an Epson R320, mostly for printing on optical media, but it has all kinds of features such as: lcd screen, memory card slots, individual ink tanks, etc.. Found it at Radioshack, discontinued for $85. I had a $10 off coupon and found an Epson rebate for $50. I got it for $29 + change, tax incl..
 
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