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Printer Recommendations
02-07-2013 11:35 AM
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I would be looking for a colour ink unit with WiFi capability so any recommendations please?
Curiously I have just purchased and installed Photoshop Elements 11 and tried to print a picture.
Photoshop seemed to be attempting to print from a non existent paper location on the printer which gave up and died.
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02-07-2013 11:40 AM
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02-07-2013 11:45 AM
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It's completely dead with no lights on but power available at the mains.
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02-07-2013 12:13 PM
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02-07-2013 12:56 PM
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There may be better ones on the market since then, but you will have to check that out....
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02-07-2013 3:43 PM
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02-07-2013 4:07 PM
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Quote from: picbits Pop the lid off and check for blown fuses on the SMPS
3 fuses on-board and all ok but it cost me £14 (and a KFC lunch) for a tool to remove the security screw
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Re: Printer Recommendations
02-07-2013 5:18 PM
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I didn't really need a scanner but it's bolted on the top so why not and it comes in handy for scanning documents before posting.
I looked at reviews of various printers including Canon but most were greedy and expensive on ink.
Most of my printing is text and light colour documents so I'll see how this one goes.
My old Canon cost me £60.85 5 years ago so it doesn't owe me much.
Thanks for everyone's contributions
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Re: Printer Recommendations
02-07-2013 6:02 PM
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You should go to Tesco and buy yourself a new set of colour and black cartridges.... excellent valu for money... ( Tesco brand - not Epson! ! !).. the ones with it will only have a minimal amount of ink in them...
Re: Printer Recommendations
02-07-2013 6:14 PM
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I bought it as the bundle with 2 sets of compatible cartridges....fingers crossed.
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03-07-2013 9:07 AM
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03-07-2013 10:11 AM
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From past experience of business class workgroup printers the 'D' in the name stood for an extra paper drawer and there was an option to purchase the printer without it but I can't see such an option in this case.
It will get loaded with paper, maybe something like photo paper and therefore get used.
PS. It's on it's way via Parcelforce with a tracking number.
My experience of Parcelforce tracking is that it's 24 hours behind the parcel so I'll know it's been delivered hours before the tracking system will
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04-07-2013 10:56 AM
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Quote from: shutter I opted for EPSON STYLUS SX445W.... uses seperated print colour cartridges
Urgh, I was just about to recommend no-one bother with epson.. especially the stylus's with seperate cartridges. I had one years ago and it was awful. Just turning it on would see it use 1/3rd of each cartridge to do its compulsory head cleaning that it felt it had to do every time it was powered up. The cartridges ain't cheap either and I always found that they'd still run out at the same rate so the seperate thing actually cost me more.
What I can't fault is lexmark. I have a P4350 and although I've not used it for ages except as a scanner, I never had any real problems with it and I bought it second hand. The only reason I've not used it as a printer is because the cartridges eventually ran out (after over a year!) and at the time I didn't have the money to replace them. Someone donated me a colour laser printer that was dead so I fixed that and am still using that some 3 - 4 years later (on the same toners too!). Going back to lexmark though, their cartridges seem to live forever in my book even if they are supposedly a lower quality brand. I knew someone else with a lexmark years ago too and that was just the same.
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04-07-2013 11:00 AM
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Quote from: Strat PS. It's on it's way via Parcelforce with a tracking number.
My experience of Parcelforce tracking is that it's 24 hours behind the parcel so I'll know it's been delivered hours before the tracking system will
Update: The printer is now sitting in it's box in the hallway....Parcelforce tracking says.....
Quote Tracking Information:
We're sorry. We are unable to retrieve tracking information for this shipment at this time.
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04-07-2013 11:14 AM
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