Printing on thicker media - advice please?

I've been using a fairly old but reliable HP Deskjet 980cxi to print
greeting cards and business cards, using thick material (up to 300 gsm.)
The rollers which feed the media have now worn away and I've had problems
with cards slipping and not feeding through. It doesn't look as though I
can get replacement rollers (or any other spare parts, for that matter) and
I'm now looking for a replacement printer which will cope with thick media.
Most of my stuff is black and white, so a laser would be a possibility, but
colour would be a useful addition. I nearly always print on A4, and I do
have another HP which prints A3 on plain paper, so I don't need anything
that big. Any advice would be appreciated.
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Harry Keane

Harry Keane wrote:
I've been using a fairly old but reliable HP Deskjet 980cxi to print
greeting cards and business cards, using thick material (up to 300 gsm.)
The rollers which feed the media have now worn away and I've had
problems with cards slipping and not feeding through. It doesn't look
as though I can get replacement rollers (or any other spare parts, for
that matter) and I'm now looking for a replacement printer which will
cope with thick media. Most of my stuff is black and white, so a laser
would be a possibility, but colour would be a useful addition. I nearly
always print on A4, and I do have another HP which prints A3 on plain
paper, so I don't need anything that big. Any advice would be appreciated.

If your media is unusually thick or stiff, the Canon inkjets have an
option to feed from the rear, so there is no bending of the stock thru
the printer.

"Lon" wrote in message
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Harry Keane wrote:
I've been using a fairly old but reliable HP Deskjet 980cxi to print
greeting cards and business cards, using thick material (up to 300 gsm.)
The rollers which feed the media have now worn away and I've had problems
with cards slipping and not feeding through. It doesn't look as though I
can get replacement rollers (or any other spare parts, for that matter)
and I'm now looking for a replacement printer which will cope with thick
media. Most of my stuff is black and white, so a laser would be a
possibility, but colour would be a useful addition. I nearly always print
on A4, and I do have another HP which prints A3 on plain paper, so I
don't need anything that big. Any advice would be appreciated.

If your media is unusually thick or stiff, the Canon inkjets have an
option to feed from the rear, so there is no bending of the stock thru the
printer.


Thanks, that's useful. (I've been patiently trawling through "Technical
Specifications" on various manufacturer's website pages for numerous
printers - they don't always state the maximum media thickness, which is
frustrating. I posted here not because I'm lazy [although I am a bit...]
but because I hoped an existing user of such a printer would pop up with a
good recommendation.)

Harry

Harry Keane wrote:

"Lon" wrote in message
...
Harry Keane wrote:
I've been using a fairly old but reliable HP Deskjet 980cxi to print
greeting cards and business cards, using thick material (up to 300
gsm.) The rollers which feed the media have now worn away and I've
had problems with cards slipping and not feeding through. It doesn't
look as though I can get replacement rollers (or any other spare
parts, for that matter) and I'm now looking for a replacement printer
which will cope with thick media. Most of my stuff is black and
white, so a laser would be a possibility, but colour would be a
useful addition. I nearly always print on A4, and I do have another
HP which prints A3 on plain paper, so I don't need anything that
big. Any advice would be appreciated.

If your media is unusually thick or stiff, the Canon inkjets have an
option to feed from the rear, so there is no bending of the stock thru
the printer.


Thanks, that's useful. (I've been patiently trawling through "Technical
Specifications" on various manufacturer's website pages for numerous
printers - they don't always state the maximum media thickness, which is
frustrating. I posted here not because I'm lazy [although I am a
bit...] but because I hoped an existing user of such a printer would pop
up with a good recommendation.)

I have both a Canon 820D [older model] and an Epson R1800
Before you buy, check online help and forums to see whether it has a
rear [straight line] feed or bends slightly.