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Post by indydan on Dec 1, 2018 16:52:14 GMT
I am getting ready to replace my Epson R3000 printer but with what?? Epson & HP are my brands of choice. I like Epson's Eco Tank system and the R3000's versatility (media sizes and types). For example, does the Replacement printer allow custom sized envelopes to be printed? Allow a free choice of printing resolution? Thank you for any help you can provide.
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Post by hmca on Dec 1, 2018 19:11:12 GMT
I replaced my Epson R3000 with the Epson Sure Color P600. I am very happy with the printer and have found it better for my needs than the R3000 which always gave me a problem when changing from matte paper to luster. I also find that I'm not needing to clean the printer heads as frequently as I did with the old printer. Bailey uses this printer and could most likely answer specific questions you might have. |
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Post by BuckSkin on Dec 1, 2018 21:11:16 GMT
I used to swear by anything HP until recently and now I would be very skeptical of anything HP.
A cousin bought a new HP printer, only to have it fail electronically a few months later; the printer screen and HP support told him it needed a new print head, which cost him over $100, new cartridges nearly $100; printer still refusing to do anything and saying the print head needs replacing.
In an effort to help him get it figured out, I found numerous references to HP being involved in class action lawsuits regarding that same model.
From what I read, the printers were purposefully programmed to fail after a given number of printings and fail expensively they did.
My cousin was stuck with a junk printer, a useless new print head, and new but installed ink cartridges; a very expensive lesson in modern marketing technique.
Search HP printer lawsuit.
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Post by Major Major on Dec 1, 2018 23:22:42 GMT
HP products have all been junk for many years, IMHO.
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Post by Bailey on Dec 2, 2018 3:28:48 GMT
Hi Indydan, Epson and Canon would be the only brands I would consider for high quality photo prints. As hmca mentioned, I also have an Epson SC P600 and am very happy with it. It can print up to 5760dpi x 1440dpi, set custom paper sizes for printing and accept various media types. One way to help choose a replacement printer is to make a list of must have features and then research printers online at their manufacturer's Web sites and product reviews. HTH  |
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Post by bnk1953 on Dec 2, 2018 17:54:43 GMT
a year ago I replaced an older Epson printer with the Epson Surecolor P800. It costs more then the P600 BUT - if you do a lot of printing - the difference in price (for me at the time as the P800 was on sale) was paid for after replacing all the ink cartridges 1 and 1/2 times. This sounds strange but the ink tanks in the P800 are much larger then the 600 and based on how many pages printed per tank it became a no brainer. Plus you can print larger prints if you are into that sort of thing - 17 inch wide vs 13.
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Post by hmca on Dec 2, 2018 18:56:41 GMT
Thanks for that info Bruce. I had to eliminate that printer due to size restraints.....however very useful info for anyone considering one of the Surecolor printers.
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Post by Bailey on Dec 2, 2018 21:15:34 GMT
Hi Bruce,
The P800 wasn't available when I bought the P600 but is definitely one I will look at when the time comes to replace my P600.
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