What is the best desktop printer out there? Cheap ink, reliable and great photographic quality prints?
Question by rykkardo8: What is the best desktop printer out there? Cheap ink, reliable and great photographic quality prints?
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Answer by Dubbya
I’ve only ever owned Epson printers and have used them for printing everything you can imagine. Portraits, snapshots, charts, graphics, cards and letters. They produce beautiful photos and they’re a great office printer as well.
I would recommend that you stay away from the Epson Stylus CX series all in one printers though. While they print beautiful photos, a lot of users have had problems with the cartridges and printer firmware. Judging by the reviews I’ve read, they’re not the most reliable machine, especially if manufactured before March of 2007.
Alternatively, Canon printers produce great photos, their fully functioned all-in-ones perform reliably and are fairly inexpensive. Again, look for an older model where compatible or factory remanufactured cartridges are available.
HP, Lexmark and Dell printers all produce good photos and, while usually inexpensive to purchase (lots of them come free with a new computer), the costs for original brand name cartridges can bankrupt you.
Look for factory remanufactured or compatible cartridges from a reputable supplier and you’ll save some money.
Check the Epson online store and their clearance center for great deals and rebate coupons. They offer free shipping and their refurbished printers carry a full one-year warranty.
In some cases, you can buy a deadly machine for as little as $ 50 after the rebate.
If you can find an older or refurbished printer, you can save a pile of cash and compatible inks will most likely be available and provide you with an cheap alternative to original Epson cartridges.
If you’re fanatical about archival quality and cost is not an issue, you’ll probably be happier using the OEM inks and their brand of photo paper as well. If you’re going to be satisfied with good results at a fraction of the cost, look for compatible inks and generic photo paper.
At the very least, you can save cash if you print proofs with the generic paper and compatible inks, then swap in the OEM cartridges and paper to print the final copies.
Before you make your purchase, search some online ink stores to see if compatible or remanufactured cartridges are available for the machine you’re interested in.
Any one of these sites should help you to find what you need.
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Is there any way to remove unwanted lines from blue lined paper?
Question by asdf: Is there any way to remove unwanted lines from blue lined paper?
Is there any way to remove unwanted lines from a blue lined paper? Sometimes when I draw in school, I’m very proud of my picture and want to move it to a clean (white) paper. But that’s not possible. (unless I’m willing to redraw it or something…) But I think there is a way to do so using a scanner and a computer.
Do you know how?
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Answer by Jain
It could be that the blue used for writing paper you seem to be using, is blue so it does not show up when you copy it. Since scanners are relatives of copiers this may still apply, you will need to scan a blank piece and see if the lines get picked up and you may be able adjust the scanner so it won’t see the lines better yet, lets have you pick up an inexpensive drawing tablet so you don’t have to be concerned about the lines.
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Q&A: How many types of printers are there and what are the differences ?
Question by babu: How many types of printers are there and what are the differences ?
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Answer by Timothy
There are four main types.
Thermal – Like the old fax machines, uses a waxy paper heated to put an image on paper. Some portable printers use this.
Inkjet – Uses liquid ink put through little nozzles that are heated up and force the ink out onto the paper. Most popular
Laser – Uses a laser beam on a photo sensitive film to attract toner (fine powder, no liquid here) and then puts the toner on the paper. Then the paper goes through a fusor to fuse the toner to the paper.
Solid ink – Xerox only, uses wax based crayons to put an image on paper.
Most people have inkjet, or a small laser. Solid ink is for busy offices mainly that want a good quality with good speed.
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Is there a market for broken copiers? Maybe parted out or other alternative uses?
Question by mackdaddydsign: Is there a market for broken copiers? Maybe parted out or other alternative uses?
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Answer by Angry C
You might check you local area for recycle centers that specialize in electronics who buy copiers, printers, computers, etc. Or you might have a school that offers repair courses that buys broken equipment for students to learn on.
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Is there a color copier out there that uses liquid ink instead of powder?
Question by : Is there a color copier out there that uses liquid ink instead of powder?
I find that the powder is very messy and hard to maintain. I’m also looking for a color copier and RIP device that outputs the best quality and takes more than 100lb paper. I know it’s a lot of info but I need ideas. Thanks people!
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Answer by Tomasthanes
Printers based on lasers and photosensitive drums use “toner” (powder). Printers based on ink-jet technology use ink.
You can find all-in-one printer/fax/scanners that use an ink-jet to print. HP makes these as well as other vendors.
If you’re just looking for high quality color printers, I would look at “photo” quality printers.
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