Mark:

Where I work, we had an Epson Stylus color printer which was
nothin but trouble from day one.  We got tired of it doing
weird things, so we shipped it back and Epson gave us
another one, which did o.k. for a while before resorting to
the same old tricks of the first one.

It would stop printing, or if started, the head would just
go back and forth until somebody shut it off.  It needed
constant re-aligning. And went through cartridges very
quickly.  And those are expensive.

So we sent it to the County warehouse and they got us a HP
1170 or similar model (I forget the exact number). It has
worked flawlessly for 1 1/2 years.  It also is a flatbed
scanner and copier.
The cartridges are about the same price as the Epson, but
they last abut 4 times as long.

We print on glossy paper all the time.  It can reproduce a
photo and you'd have to look pretty close to tell the copy
from the original.

This one cost $700, but they don't make it anymore.  They
have replaced it with one that is a bit smaller and costs ,
I think, $399.

I've had my Desk Jet 500 for 12 years and it's still putting
out the same quality as when new.  Only monocolor and
doesn't do so well on photos. But is wonderful on print and
line graphics.

The only problem I've had with it all that time was when I
moved and it sat in a non-climate-controlled storage bin for
5 months.  Needed to send it away and they fixed it for $60.

Maybe yours was a lemon.

Steve Gaber
Oldsmar, FL


-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Rode <[log in to unmask]>
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Date: Saturday, July 15, 2000 2:31 AM
Subject: [PCBUILD] New Injet printer


>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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