whats a good inkjet printer for ~$200

[JonnyBlaze]

i havent kept up with printers in a long time. my laserjet has got me by. i need a color printer for general use. maybe a few photos here and there. whats the best one lately?

thanks alot

 

[imported_rod]

The canon PIXMA range is good. They're a bit more expensive to buy, but they are dirt-cheap to run and give great quality. The canon PIXMA iP4000 or iP5000 are good. They've got auto-duplexing (can print on both sides of a sheep of paper), 5 seperate ink tanks, CD-printing and do high quality photo printing. They're also fast and quiet. I have the iP5000, and I love it.

RoD

 

[PurdueRy]

Check out the Canon i960. It is a more general purpose printer but I'll be damned if it doesn't match those photo printers with its quality. You should be able to find it for about $160 or so. Check out the reviews, good luck trying to find any one that doesn't rave about how good it is. 6 individual tanks, lightning fast speed, its either 2 or 1 picoliter droplets can't remember. The Pixmas are good but are more meant for photos only.

 

[JonnyBlaze]

thanks. ill check out both.

 

[Zepper]

The Canon Pixma iP4000 is the sweet spot (Just received the CR "Best Buy" rating priced at the normal $150. - wonder what they'd think of it at $100...). Can be found at around $100. after rebate as the new Canons are about due.

.bh.

 

[n7]

Yeah here's another vote for the Pixma series. They seem to be excellent, even the cheaper ones like the IP3000 & 4000.

 

[yanon]

Cannon inkjet is the way to go. Cartridges are cheaper. Its print speed and quality are quite good.

 

[Zepper]

Looks like all the good Pixma printers are on special this week(end). I've seen the 5k for ~$150, the 4k for ~$100. and the 3k for under $50. shipped. All prices are after any rebates and plus any taxes.

.bh.