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Any advice on getting a new printer?
I've had a Lexmark Z53, the circuitry of which went wrong for some reason. I
think it is to do with the fact that I was sold a computer with a faulty motherboard (my scanner went wrong, for reasons of circuitry, also). I liked the fact that you could print onto a variety of diferent media, the most important to me being primarily tracing paper and secondarily watercolour paper. I can't do that with my Epson Stylus 830, which I want to abandon because it doesn't even give me a professional quality typeface - it gives me nothing but trouble at every turn. But when I bought it I was told it would get me a better resolution than the Lexmark, which I liked (but it's not as important to me as the Lexmark's attributes were). I wonder what advice people could give me as to which model I ought to get. Another Lexmark, perhaps, or are there drawbacks with Lexmark (eg. disproportionately high ink prices, etc.) that I can avoid with another make? If I went up a class, would I enjoy all the same virtues of the Z53? Thanks, Versy |
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Versy Tyle wrote:
I've had a Lexmark Z53, the circuitry of which went wrong for some reason. I think it is to do with the fact that I was sold a computer with a faulty motherboard (my scanner went wrong, for reasons of circuitry, also). I liked the fact that you could print onto a variety of diferent media, the most important to me being primarily tracing paper and secondarily watercolour paper. I can't do that with my Epson Stylus 830, which I want to abandon because it doesn't even give me a professional quality typeface - it gives me nothing but trouble at every turn. But when I bought it I was told it would get me a better resolution than the Lexmark, which I liked (but it's not as important to me as the Lexmark's attributes were). I wonder what advice people could give me as to which model I ought to get. Another Lexmark, perhaps, or are there drawbacks with Lexmark (eg. disproportionately high ink prices, etc.) that I can avoid with another make? If I went up a class, would I enjoy all the same virtues of the Z53? Thanks, Versy There's only one reply you'll get here - Canon, either the i850 or the i950. I'll get one as soon as someone tells me whether it's capable of printing on banner/photo roll paper. -- Perdita X. Dream Please help us to help you http://groups.google.com http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html Please note that the reply address is fake. Keep all posts to the groups as private requests for assistance (i.e. email/IM) cannot be acknowledged. Thank you. |
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You will other answers. Epson. Also Epson is the only one that can print
on roll paper. "Perdita X. Dream" wrote in message ... Versy Tyle wrote: I've had a Lexmark Z53, the circuitry of which went wrong for some reason. I think it is to do with the fact that I was sold a computer with a faulty motherboard (my scanner went wrong, for reasons of circuitry, also). I liked the fact that you could print onto a variety of diferent media, the most important to me being primarily tracing paper and secondarily watercolour paper. I can't do that with my Epson Stylus 830, which I want to abandon because it doesn't even give me a professional quality typeface - it gives me nothing but trouble at every turn. But when I bought it I was told it would get me a better resolution than the Lexmark, which I liked (but it's not as important to me as the Lexmark's attributes were). I wonder what advice people could give me as to which model I ought to get. Another Lexmark, perhaps, or are there drawbacks with Lexmark (eg. disproportionately high ink prices, etc.) that I can avoid with another make? If I went up a class, would I enjoy all the same virtues of the Z53? Thanks, Versy There's only one reply you'll get here - Canon, either the i850 or the i950. I'll get one as soon as someone tells me whether it's capable of printing on banner/photo roll paper. -- Perdita X. Dream Please help us to help you http://groups.google.com http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html Please note that the reply address is fake. Keep all posts to the groups as private requests for assistance (i.e. email/IM) cannot be acknowledged. Thank you. |
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Bill wrote:
Perdita X. Dream wrote: There's only one reply you'll get here - Canon, either the i850 or the i950. I'll get one as soon as someone tells me whether it's capable of printing on banner/photo roll paper. It seems my post I wrote this morning never made it out...but yes they can print on banner paper. I don't know if anyone other than Epson makes rolls of photo paper though since the Epson paper isn't the best choice for these printers. I'm sure there are others - it's just that I happened to have a roll of Epson in the cupboard. Thanks for that, I'll start checking prices! -- Perdita X. Dream Please help us to help you http://groups.google.com http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html Please note that the reply address is fake. Keep all posts to the groups as private requests for assistance (i.e. email/IM) cannot be acknowledged. Thank you. |
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Safetymom123 wrote:
You will other answers. Epson. Also Epson is the only one that can print on roll paper. You sure? Bill's just told me otherwise. How do I print panoramics then? -- Perdita X. Dream Please help us to help you http://groups.google.com http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html Please note that the reply address is fake. Keep all posts to the groups as private requests for assistance (i.e. email/IM) cannot be acknowledged. Thank you. |
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