Hello Max and Fellow Listers, In <[log in to unmask]>, on 06/05/99 at 06:24 PM, Max Timchenko <[log in to unmask]> said: > I'm looking for simple inkjet, with typical work resolution of 360 >dpi and occasionally 720 dpi printing. That's as good as I want to go. > I expect to print up to 150 pages a month - hardly a heavy-duty >job... I want either an Epson or a HP. Which model(s) would you >recommend? Is there anything I have to know if I decide to pick the >right model myself? We have a number of both of these brands. Both work well, with certain reservations (see below). For "photo" quality, Epson has been hard to beat, although I must admit that we have not yet used the new photo quality HPs. In our experience, the inexpensive HPs appear flimsy and somewhat primitive, but they print text well and seem to endure even rough mistreatment. The only exception is the very inexpensive Deskjet 400, which suffers a very poor reputation because of electronic failure. The lower-priced Epsons (700 and below) have a more sturdy appearance and "feel," print well, but have all failed after only short usage (2 mos, less than 500 pages). Every one of the 8 Epson 700s we have had to be returned for repairs, some of them more than once. These printers have not been mistreated or used heavily. Most of them succumbed to "toothless plastic-gear disease." One or two had electronic (parallel port interface) failures. One repeatedly printed text fine, but failed to print graphics. In all cases, Epson service repaired them under guarantee in only a short time, but we had to bring them to the service depot for repair and pick them up again, which is troublesome. I would be very interested to hear whether other Epson 700 users have had this experience. In any case, I cannot recommend the lower-priced Epson printers. On the other hand, the somewhat more expensive Epson 850s are completely reliable workhorses that print high quality (1440dpi) photos and text well. We have had no trouble with these at all. They really provide a lot of printer for the dollar. Epson drivers are quite variable in quality, but they are often updated and the Win9x drivers for the 850 are flexible and reliable. Hope this is of use. Regards, Bruce -- ------------------------------------------------------------------ Bruce Boschek - Haus Christiansruh - Nidda, Germany [log in to unmask] - CompuServe ID 100331,2566 Using IBM OS/2 Warp 4 and MR/2ice (Registered) ------------------------------------------------------------------ PCBUILD's List Owner's: Bob Wright<[log in to unmask]> Drew Dunn<[log in to unmask]>