What printer does everyone have?

[rajee]

:bluestar: What printer does everyone have and what are the pros and cons of it?

I have had the worst luck with printers. LOL

:super_hap:ayyy::laughing:😉:redstar::greenstar:bluestar::yellowsta

 

[Betchass1]

I've had an HP Deskjet something something for years, it's a workhorse.

 

[BigNorm]

A HP Print-Scan-Copy 1610. all in one, that's my baby.

 

[Celtic_Emperor]

I have an HP Deskjet 3820; my uncle gave it to me for free, as he got a new one for his office. ^^

 

[MistressValerie1]

I have never owned a printer 🙂 On the rare occasion that I need to print something, I do it at the copy shop.

 

[Soletickler211]

I have in my possession a Hp Deskjet D1320. I got it simply because it was only $30.00 @ Wally World, but man, that little guy can print like a mo-fo. Color me impressed.

 

[rajee]

Thanks for the input guys. :yellowsta

 

[the_jimmy_james]

Epson Stylus C60. Had it since '01 and it's worked great. Cons would be that it's no longer made, and it's an ink hog. 😀

 

[FT Genikit]

HP Deskjet 3940, is what I have.

 

[Cbarton]

I use my old HP Laserjet 4L for all my normal printing needs and got a HP Deskjet 5930 last year when my Epson failed to thrive. No complaints with either current printer

 

[leenotler]

I have an HP Laserjet 1012 and an old Epson Stylus Photo 1280. Normally, HPs are reliable, but this one occasionally hangs. The Epson allows 11"x17" photo paper and makes rich prints on matte paper. With infrequent use, it's fixed print head requires a lot of cleaning cycles, which wastes ink. I haven't shopped lately, but Epson ink jets seem to have the best resolution. HP inkjets, with print heads on their ink cartridge, are reliable workhorses.

 

[The Last Laugh]

I use an HP PSC 1350 All-In-one for text and general color printng. I also have an Epson Stylus Phot R340 that I use exclusively for printing on DVD-Rs. The latter works pretty well, although the look isn't totally uniform when I print darker colors, which is especially visible since my DVDs are pretty much just text on a simple, one-color background. Still decent, though. One technical aspect that I don't like about it is that while it uses six ink cartridges (one black and five color), it still uses ink from all of them when I only change one. It kind of defeats the purpose of having individual color cartridges, you know.

I experimented with the R380 model, which uses Epson's special Claria ink that's supposed to be highly resistant to smudging, humidity, etc. On paper, it really does work great. I couldn't spread the ink by rubbing it, and it truly is water-proof.

Unfortunately, I can't say the same about the ink's resistance on DVDs. The quality is excellent, better than the R340. But even after several days of drying, the ink comes off really easily if there's even the slightest amount of moisture on my fingers. I don't mean when my hands are sweaty. I mean the normal very slight stickiness/oiliness that hands often have. I barely touch the surface, and my fingers leave white fingerprints. Smudging is also pretty bad. I tried adjusting saturation and other settings, in case too much ink was used, but it didn't make a difference.

Naturally, one should avoid touching the surface of a printed DVD as much as possible, but it's hard to avoid completely. With the R340's ink I can handle the DVDs without worrying about ruining the printed picture, as long as my hands aren't wet. The ink holds fine even after just a few hours of drying. With the R380, I can only touch the ink if my hands are 100% dry, which doesn't happen all that often. It actually feels sticky even after several days.

Anyway, as impressed as I am with the quality of the R380's printing, the surprising lack of smudge and humidity resistance on DVDs makes it useless to me. It's really a shame. At least the R340 does a decent job, enough to print DVDs that I can sell without being too embarrassed.

 

[rajee]

Thanks for the input, guys. 😀:super_hap

 

[Dr. Bill Kobb]

Francois A: I think your dvds look lovely! :bluestar:


I use a Lexmark Z25. It's a cheapie, but has been reliable enough. Bit of an inkhog, though.

 

[The Last Laugh]

Francois A: I think your dvds look lovely!

Thank you, that's very kind of you to say! The basic design is very simplistic, and homemade ink-printed DVD-Rs can't compare to professionally pressed commercial DVDs. But my DVDs aren't really meant to be professional products anyway, so they're fine that way. My Epson R340 printer does an adequate job. I just wish my experience with the R380 model had been more satisfying, though. If it weren't for the touch and humidity smearing issue, I'd switch to it in an instant. To be fair, though, I don't know if this is a typical problem with the R380 used with DVDs or if I'm a special case. I don't think the media I use is the problem. I use good quality Verbatim white printable DVDs. Not so long ago I use Maxell ones, which also did a fine job.

I also used to have a Lexmark of the Z-something series. Can't remember the exact model. It worked quite well. It eventually developed a problem with the paper feed, though. It couldn't keep the paper straight during the printing job. I took it to a Lexmark store to have it fixed, but it didn't help. Until that happened, it suited me just fine.

I vaguely remember owning some kind of Canon a few years ago, but I have no recollection of the model, nor of its quality.

 

[Dr. Bill Kobb]

I seem to already be running into that paper-feed problem, and this thing's not very old or used that often. Someday I'll learn my lesson with electronics, and go ahead and fork over decent money for dependable equipment.