Which Printer?

[Klone]

Hiya guys.

I have been asked to buy a printer for one of my directors at work (eek) and i am stuck. I havent purchased a new printer in like 3/4 years, as my lexmark is great and hasn't broken.

The Must haves are: Inkjet, Scanner, Photoquality print.

The printer will mainly be a document printer, but will sometimes printer photos, so the quality needs to be reasonably good. I ahve looked through the website, and they all look pretty much the same to me.

I told him to get a uber lexmark, but he said they are too expensive.

any help would be great :D

cheers

Klone

[GN]

Good old HP scaner and printer. :D

Printer page:
http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/prod ... 1p1s0n0m38 (http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/products/a716x1y0z1p1s0n0m38)


HP Photosmart C3180 4800dpi USB 20ppm:
http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/spec ... l?HP-C3180 (http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?HP-C3180)

HP Print Copy Scan 1510 AIO 18PPM USB 4800DPI :
http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/spec ... ?HP-Q5880B (http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?HP-Q5880B)

HP F380 All In One 20ppm A4 USB 1200x2400DPI
http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/spec ... ml?HP-F380 (http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?HP-F380)

[Klone]

some nice looking printers.

What would you say would be best? is the most expensive, most expensive for a goof reason, or is it just because HP added a few digits to the end? lol

stupid printers... told him to get a lexmark again :twisted:

[GN]

lets face it. Sorry about this. Lexmark are ******.

HP and Canon are very good and reliable makes.

Also so far I have used many makes and the most easyest and simplest and best and everything else i can complument goes to HP printers.

I at home have a cannon printer, a HP printer and a lexmark. Here at work we have Lexmark, connon. and at my mates they have a canonn.

I prefure the HP printer out of all. Very good print quality and ver quick at printing and you can use it with out reading up on the 100+ page manual. lol HP FTW.

Unless he wants to be cheap and in that case get a lexmark. he will soon regret it lol.

[Klone]

fair enough... maybe its just a personal choice.

I have had trouble with HP's so i wont buy them for myself.... but as its not for me, nor is it my money, then i will go for HP :D

what do you recommend most out of those 3 you put down GN?

[GN]

well the only one i would recomend is the type i have at hime, but i cant remember wat serise it is. ill look later and tell you. (At work at the mo :roll: ) what bad thing happened on ur hp???

[Nox]

My wife likes canons, she does art work and prints it out on em, they are better quality and cheaper to run than epsons (she teaches art btw) **wifes general opinion** !! but thats good enough for me. The stuff she prints is good quality,

But... pass on the scanner - scanners a scanner unless you get a cheapo one.

Nox

[GN]

BOOOOO'

This one scans ur paper as the same time prints :D

Also, you dont need it to be connected to ur pc when you print or scan.

ooooooo :P

[Nox]

Also, you dont need it to be connected to ur pc when you print or scan.

I've heard rumours its possible to disconnect oneself from PC's before, don't believe a word of it personally - i've tried.

Nox

[GN]

ok, 1, if your data is on the pc and you dont have this printer connected up. then you can use a flash media device or something like this to plug in and it reads the info off and prints.

also it can scan and print off what you scan. (like a photo copyer) etc... and you can make it 100% or fit to page or print off with colour or black and white. etc...

[rwa]

I agree with GN Lexmarks are terrible, I spent most of my working day at my last job, "babysitting" our Lexmark C910 Laser Printer, it was so unreliable.

[Klone]

well il stay away from lexmarks then :P

but GN still hasnt answered my question... nor has anyone else :S.. im after a good home pc.. that can print docs quick and the odd photo :P