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Wireless Printer?
29-11-2007 4:11 PM
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Have found cost of a wi-fi thing for printer is about £70 but have also seen all in one printers that are already wi-fi for about same price!
I do not do hundreds of sheets of printing - occasionally photographs but mainly as Methodist local preacher my services [about 10 pages], housegroup material, or anything email that I want to pass on to someone without computer.
Can anyone advise me about what is best?
whether to go for new wi-fi printer or get a wi=fi thing for present one?
Re: Wireless Printer?
29-11-2007 4:50 PM
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Cost of ink is something to factor into the cost though. Many printers are sold with smaller size ink cartridges fitted, meaning you have to buy the replacement full size (and full cost!) ones sooner than you might expect.
Its worth looking for a printer with individual cartridges for each colour if you can too, so you don't end up throwing away red and yellow ink, just because you've run out of blue!
It might be worth taking the other all-in-one to church, in case you ever need to do a quick copy of something whilst you are there. (Assuming you don't have one there) Saves throwing it away with part-full ink too.
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29-11-2007 5:16 PM
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29-11-2007 5:46 PM
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When faced with two choices, simply toss a coin. It works not because it settles the question for you. But because in that brief moment while the coin is in the air. You suddenly know what you are hoping for.
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29-11-2007 5:49 PM
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I use a wi=fi router for broadband.
Unfortunately, PCPro A list does not mention any wireless printers.
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29-11-2007 5:49 PM
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29-11-2007 5:52 PM
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Quote from: jelv Haven't you got an old PC you could use as a print server?
I only have a laptop[sony vaio] and 1 printer[epsom all in one]. I am not one of those with lots of computers etc.
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29-11-2007 7:35 PM
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Quote from: SGTE Go and have a look at the printers on the PC Pro magazine A list. www.pcpro.co.uk
I found this one with a decent PC Pro review.
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Re: Wireless Printer?
30-11-2007 3:31 PM
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30-11-2007 7:04 PM
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Would like to know how easy they are to set up and nothing is said about that aspect in respect of the Lexmark or the HP Deskjet mentioned in PCPro. A friend has suggested a Brother but it is £160! I think I will go down replacement route rather that getting s print server. Any other comments welcome.
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30-11-2007 7:31 PM
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Quote from: jmd Is ebuyer a good firm?
IMHO Ebuyer is a very good online retailer.
I have used them for a few years with no problems.
They encourage customer comments and reviews of the products they sell and these are worth a read.
BTW I don't work for them and never have.
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Re: Wireless Printer?
30-11-2007 8:50 PM
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(This, by the way, is coming from someone who's tried more photo inkjet printers than he cares to think about.)
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30-11-2007 9:03 PM
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However if what Be3G says is true about the cost implications (and I have no reason to doubt it) then a comparison test would be interesting.
I have no doubt such a test report exists somewhere in the IT related press.
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Re: Wireless Printer?
30-11-2007 9:06 PM
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At least with Dye Sub printers, you know how much ribbon you will use, and therefore what the cost-per-copy will be.
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30-11-2007 9:52 PM
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A further point to consider about individual cartridges is that you waste more on maintenance with them. When you change an ink cartridge in a desktop inkjet printer, ink is wasted from all of the installed ink cartridges, not just the new one. (Which, according to my stats for printer, uses about £2.50 worth of ink split between all the cartridges.) Therefore, if you have a 25ml cartridge rather than a 12ml one, you don't need to change a cartridge quite so frequently (assuming that you're able to use more than half of the ink in the 25ml multi-colour one) so you're saving on ink wasted from print head charging.
As for dye subs, they have their pros and cons. They certainly can produce some excellent photographs... but you need a good one. For example, cheap consumer ones may come without a black 'ink', which means a composite has to be formed from CMY, which invariably results in poor blacks and lacklustre shadow detail. Not a problem from a bright photo with a yellow beach and blue sky, but very evident in photographs with more shadowy areas.
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