Epson printers SUCK

[Ch3vr0n]

true but that's besides the point. Navy wants CD printing capability and afaik not 1 laser can do that

 

[milisavmilic]

I have Epson DX7450, yes inkjet sucks. Every time head cleaning and wastes ink. Scanner is good. but it can print only 200 pages if I'm lucky.

 

[Ch3vr0n]

canon's printhead cleaning barely use any ink. 1picoliter nozzles ^^

 

[kirk1701®]

I just changed my HP OfficeJet Pro 8100 today

The user interface said I installed the last black cartridge April 2012 which was when I bought the printer

Cartridge runs $30

 

[EMS]

I've got an Epson SX series printer/scanner/memory card reader and I had no problems with it until I ran out of ink....and that is only because I don't have the spare cash for it....the fake ink cartridges are pants and don't work very well with it especially when it comes to printing A4 photos on proper photo paper

 

[bum4evr]

I have an HP deskjet 3510 because that was what was in my price range at wal-mart at the time ($80) - but in retrospect I now realize I paid for features I don't need. Like the ability to send a pic to be printed out right from my smartphone. How many times have I done that in the 8 months I have owned this printer? Zero times.

I tried buying a cheap online replacement ink cartridge but that did not work out well at all... it went dry after 3 pages - so I will just suffer the cost and buy real ink cartridges from now on.. Having a printer is handy when you need one - but some months go by where me and GF never use it.. some months we use it 2 or 3 times... some months 8 or 9 times.. and some months.. not at all.

But.. i guess its one of those things we can't live without...

 

[Ch3vr0n]

i use mine pretty much on a daily basis, and the CD capability too. Remember my TV show collection i posted on old Dirtywarez? It's grown quite a lot since then ^^

 

[Katzenfreund]

My philosophy is that you only need a printer if you need a printer. And I actually manage without one, though I get a fair amount of printing done. I consider this an informed decision after investigating the alternatives.

Because for printing photos, any decent photo lab will do a better job and cheaper. And for printing text, a corresponding printer’s outlet including large bookshops, will use a laser with better quality and, if you do a proper calculation, probably work out cheaper too.

So unless you want the convenience of home printing or get a more versatile combo that does other jobs too, an inkjet is not worthwhile.

 

[bossma02]

have the Epson 645workforce all in one, have used Epson since dot matrix printers and thermal paper, no ink back then, never had a problem, maybe you just had a lemon. I guess it depends on how much you use it, office work may be too much, I do know the newer printers like mine use micro ink spray, way less, my last one 6000cx Epson used a bit of ink. also I read do not turn the printer off and on, it will automatically clean the head every time wasting a ton of ink, leave it on it will save big time and last 3 times as long easily, that is for all brands of inkjet or desktop printers, :smoke:

 

[kirk1701®]

I have an HP deskjet 3510 because that was what was in my price range at wal-mart at the time ($80) - but in retrospect I now realize I paid for features I don't need. Like the ability to send a pic to be printed out right from my smartphone. How many times have I done that in the 8 months I have owned this printer? Zero times.

I tried buying a cheap online replacement ink cartridge but that did not work out well at all... it went dry after 3 pages - so I will just suffer the cost and buy real ink cartridges from now on.. Having a printer is handy when you need one - but some months go by where me and GF never use it.. some months we use it 2 or 3 times... some months 8 or 9 times.. and some months.. not at all.

But.. i guess its one of those things we can't live without...

I think my mom gets more use out of mine then I do
Probably should make her buy the ink since its more expensive then the coupons she prints

http://www.coupons.com/couponweb/offers.aspx?pid=14602&nid=10&zid=yf73

But oh we'll, she's worth it :lotpot:
I think :hmmm:

 

[Ch3vr0n]

So Navy did you make your choice yet?

 

[NavyRet]

Yeah, I'm gonna try the Canon 7220 and see what happens. At least the price is right so if I don't like it, I'm not out a lotta $$.