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Anonymous
So /po/, what printers do you use? Do you print onto paper or card?

Im looking for a printer that will print onto card and ink is pretty cheap. Not worried so much about colour printing, just black.
>> Anonymous
the hp deskjets are perfect for me, fast, cheap, and ink efficient, they can print in cardstock very well an you can refill some cartriges.
>> Errant !pyniOsc4.2
I use Staples. Laser inkjets create lines, HP are good, but in terms of value and consistency Staples is one of the closest and best professional services you can get.
>> Martinux
HP 6980: Really decent printer. Cartridges last a good while and whilst the printer was initially a big investment cartridges aren't too expensive.
>> Anonymous
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Laser inkjets create lines>>192929
>> Cotton Eyed Joe !s5rR18z5kQ
HP business inkjet 1000.

Stupid grainy printer.
>> Anonymous
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>>192926
I use a cheap printer with some tubes fed into the cartridges along with chip resetters, so I wouldn:t need to buy overpriced (lol 10ml of ink on sponge for $18) ink by ripoff printer companies.

So far, so good. I can pretty much print forever until the print head die (and even then, just changing the cartridges will do).
>> Anonymous
>>192929

I never thought of staples, cheers for the hint. Can they print in larger sizes, sort of A1 size?
>> Anonymous
I have a Lexmark 1200.
For some reason, it doesn't like printing blue. I have to use the clean the tubes function (whatever it's called) like twice to get any blue at all.
>> Anonymous
Is Office Depot a good place to get card stock?
>> Errant !pyniOsc4.2
>>193027

Yes.

Seems anything above 32 lb to 110 lb cardstock is $1.09 while regular printer paper is 24lb and is $0.49 a page.

Anything larger then the standard A4 costs a little more.
>> Anonymous
>>193042
I get mine there, I use these depending on the craft:
67lb vellum: http://www.officedepot.com/catalog/catalogSku.do?id=462327&pr=
32lb heavyweight paper: http://www.officedepot.com/catalog/catalogSku.do?id=271501&pr=
>> Anonymous
I work at a Staples, and yes they can scan and print in large sizes (i.e. blue-print sizes). Also thought I'd mention that they are now starting to sell some wide-format printers that are not too expensive and that print up to 13 x 17. I've seen ledger paper sold in these sizes as well as photo paper. I'm not sure if they offer card stock in these sizes, even as a special order. I'll ask the copy center people for info.
>> Anonymous
>>193077

Cheapest one I saw was $300.00, still pretty expensive. Although the cartridges were not bad at $20.00. It says they print up to 13 x 19
>> Errant !pyniOsc4.2
>>193077

Its not size of the paper that is so much the problem, but the quality of the print. Even with a $300 HP printer, it will have major flaws compared to a professional one. The color clarity and the issue of white lines being drawn.

Because the ink cartridge is also smaller, you tend to notice color shifts for prints. All these combine to a very poor appearance on high quality models.

Compared to a regular printer, I can get 40 pages for $20 ink cartridge from the cheapest and 80 pages against a $40 color cartridge. Have 0 screw ups and come out lineless and without color change, every time.

I also get 10% off and sometimes 25% back in rewards, but coupons... so rather then buying new cartridges like crazy, I use staples.
>> Anonymous
QMS Magic Colour desk laser 2. It's old. My family is too jew to get a new one.

Same with card paper, I only use printer paper at the moment, but just too lazy to get card.