Well yes it's like the original marketing plan for razor blades, but if
you search around one can get pretty good deals on ink. I've also found
that if I'm printing 8x10 and up my costs per print is pretty much the
same or better than going to a good lab, with about equal results.
On 4/17/2015 11:30 PM, Darren Addy wrote:
The business model of inkjet printers has always been to give you the
razor in order to sell you the high-priced razor blades. The low
printer price is designed to seduce.
On Fri, Apr 17, 2015 at 10:25 PM, P.J. Alling
<[email protected]> wrote:
On 4/17/2015 10:05 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote:
I don't think I can do this too soon, but I wish I had a way to make my
own 11 x 17 or 12 x 18 prints
reviews? suggestions?
ann
I'm using a Canon, Pixma iX6520, yea, I know it's not an Epson, but as long
as you use Canon paper, or something close, you get very good results,
pretty much what you'd expect from a good lab. The printer itself retails
for between $100 and $150, with a list price of about $350. Prints up to
13x19" prints.
That's the good news. The really bad news is it's been superseded. However
it's repalacement the Canon iX6820 is pretty much the same printer with the
addition of WiFi connectivity, I can't vouch for the replacement's print
quality, but I assume it's probably at least as good.
The Good it's not a lot bigger than an 8x10 printer, image quality very good
to exultant, it actually looks good when not in use, and comes with full
size, not sample ink cartridges.
The bad, like most inkjets, it drinks ink like a drunken sailor, and really
doesn't work with very heavy weight paper, 140gsm about 11 mil thickness
would be the max I'd use, also doesn't do a particularly good job printing
mat papers, glossy and semi gloss would be the way to go. It also must just
must be exorcized regularly to get anything like decent ink usage.
It's a nice printer. I got mine for the rock bottom price. I haven't seen
it or it's replacement for less than $149.00 for a long time.
P.S. If this post is incoherent my excuse is I've had a few shots of The
Glenlivet, but really it is a really nice printer, especially for the price.
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