Hi Mark!
          At this point, a lot of PCBUILDers probably think that I work for
Lexmark. It just ain't true!I just like 'em a lot! I, once again would heartily
recommend looking at them. I too had an 820cse which I gave to my wife's law
office. great for text, but
lousy photos!. If you like to print photographs and also wish to refill your
own cartridges, Lexmark's the ticket. I just bought an additional one, a 3200
model, which is a 2 cartridge one (what you probably want) at BJ's warehouse
club for $89.00 plus a $30.00 rebate on TOP of that number. The 3200 is, I
believe, last year's model, but it's doing very nice pictures for me this year,
and the printer software is really easy to understand and use. Cartridges have
built in heads, so they're a little pricey, but you can refill them 4 or 5
times before they're trash.The Photo ink cartridge does wonders with the Kodak
glossy paper, almost identical to
regular photo prints, all at 1200 dpi.
Good luck in whatever you get and I hope i've given you some insight!
Richard Tabas
Philly Pa.
home of the tough cops!

Mark Rode wrote:

> I have just given away my old HP 820 Cse Inkjet printer and I want to buy a
> new Inkjet printer. It has been a long time since I paid any attention to
> Inkjet printers and I need to bring myself up to speed as to technology and
> features..  My primary day to day printer is a Epson Laser which does b/w
> great so I am looking for a good color printer that is capable of printing
> out photo quality prints on glossy paper ... something my 820 could not do
> even though it was advertised as being able to do. This time I do not want
> to buy in the high end   A cursory look though the printers at CompUSA
> seems to indicate that Inkjet technology has advanced dramatically since I
> bought my 820CSe and it appears that more money buys durability, speed, and
> more features that I am not going to use rather then better quality
> output....or am I mistaken.
>
> I really was not happy with my HP and would rather buy an Epson or a
> Lenmark in the 150 dollar range unless there is a compelling reason not
> too. Speed isn't important and it will just be for occasional personal use
> when I want to print in color so heavy duty durability isn't an issue.
> However I do want quality output and reliability. I would prefer something
> that isn't going to dry up if it isn't used constantly...one of many
> annoying things about my 820. The one feature that would be nice is a
> network connection but I suspect only top of the line business printers
> will have this feature. Are there other features I need that I haven't
> thought of.
>
> Am I asking for too much for too little money ? Advise, comments and
> recommendations appreciated..
>
> Mark Rode
> Senior Editor \ The NoSpin Group
>
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