Need new home use printer

On Mon, 30 Jul 2007 20:46:43 -0600, ray wrote:

> For your b&w printing, I'd suggest you look at one of the inexpensive
> lasers. I have a Brother HL1440 which we've been running on the original
> toner cartridge for about two years. Augment that with any decent inkjet
> for your photos. I'm quite happy with an Epson Stylus Photo R320. Another
> possibility might be the new Kodak all-in-ones. Kodak says the cost of
> consumables is about 1/2 of everyone else's.

I don't know if this information is still valid, as it was posted
several months ago (in April). It was presumably correct back then
as Kodak's Ron Baird replied and didn't comment on this part :

> These new Kodak EasyShare inkjets are hot items! It seems that
> Best Buy is their exclusive retailer, for the first few months, and
> its Web site has already sold out the 5100 and 5300 models.

BTW, Ron added this :

> Not going to get to everyone for a bit. . . .
> . . .
>
> I have an Epson 200 that I use for my BW printing. Does a
> great job for prints I hang here and there.

I don't know if it's a current model, but it's a monochrome inkjet
that apparently can be converted to print in color.
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On Jul 30, 1:31 pm, "b13...@hotmail.com" <b13....DeleteThis@hotmail.com> wrote:
> I just discovered I have to replace my HP photosmart inkjet 1115
> printer and am looking for recommendations.
> After using the photosmart portion of the old printer, I soon found I
> preferred just using my Adobe PhotoShop software, so the new printer
> will not have such applications. I just want a very good, reliable
> color printer for my desk for home use. I print many spreadsheets as
> well as work with crafts as well as print many photos. Someone
> suggested splurging and getting the new laser color but I don't want
> laser, as the colors are not as true when printing photos. I don't
> care which brand. I have noticed the HP cartridges seem to be more
> expensive that others. If they are worth it, I would still consider
> the HP. Thanks Liz

Not sure what you mean by the "photosmart portion of the old
printer." Do you mean the application software that comes with the
printer? That gets loaded into your computer. Never buy a printer
just because it comes with some application software. Now, the
printer driver itself is important, but that software is transparent
to the user.

Indeed, buy a printer based on its printing, and use the photo
application software that best fits your needs. The two need not be
coupled.
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On Jul 30, 2:31 pm, "b13...@hotmail.com" <b13....TakeThisOut@hotmail.com> wrote:
> I just discovered I have to replace my HP photosmart inkjet 1115
> printer and am looking for recommendations.
> After using the photosmart portion of the old printer, I soon found I
> preferred just using my Adobe PhotoShop software, so the new printer
> will not have such applications. I just want a very good, reliable
> color printer for my desk for home use. I print many spreadsheets as
> well as work with crafts as well as print many photos. Someone
> suggested splurging and getting the new laser color but I don't want
> laser, as the colors are not as true when printing photos. I don't
> care which brand. I have noticed the HP cartridges seem to be more
> expensive that others. If they are worth it, I would still consider
> the HP. Thanks Liz



Sorry, I should have mentioned that when I want to print a lot of
b&w , I am networked to my husband's laser. I do use my desk printer
for some
b&w when I am lazy and don't want to go down to retrieve the printed
copy.

The HP that I currently have has software and a slot which enables the
user to insert the camera card directly into the printer.Never would
have
purchased it. It was given to me as a gift for decorating someone's
room.

Thanks for future suggestions and I will look into the ones previously
posted.

Liz
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ray wrote:
> On Mon, 30 Jul 2007 11:31:33 -0700, b13171.TakeThisOut@hotmail.com wrote:
>
>> I just discovered I have to replace my HP photosmart inkjet 1115
>> printer and am looking for recommendations.
>> After using the photosmart portion of the old printer, I soon found I
>> preferred just using my Adobe PhotoShop software, so the new printer
>> will not have such applications. I just want a very good, reliable
>> color printer for my desk for home use. I print many spreadsheets as
>> well as work with crafts as well as print many photos. Someone
>> suggested splurging and getting the new laser color but I don't want
>> laser, as the colors are not as true when printing photos. I don't
>> care which brand. I have noticed the HP cartridges seem to be more
>> expensive that others. If they are worth it, I would still consider
>> the HP. Thanks Liz
>
> For your b&w printing, I'd suggest you look at one of the inexpensive
> lasers. I have a Brother HL1440 which we've been running on the original
> toner cartridge for about two years. Augment that with any decent inkjet
> for your photos. I'm quite happy with an Epson Stylus Photo R320. Another
> possibility might be the new Kodak all-in-ones. Kodak says the cost of
> consumables is about 1/2 of everyone else's.
>

I would like to echo Ray's suggestion. Between my wife and me, we do a
lot of b/w printing, and I want to print good color. About 18 months ago
I picked up an HP LaserJet 1020, now quite easily available for $99.99;
it prints great b/w and is fast. (Side note: I have been a very happy
user of LaserJets for 22 years when my department bought the original
model; the only downside was a 5L, which had terrible feed problems.)
When my HP inkjet printer died (7330, as I recall) I bought a Canon
iP6700, which is great for color. Although I have had wonderful
experiences with HP's lasers, the last two inkjets from them have
disappointed me. I love the Canon; it is an ink burner, but that may be
an illusion because I use it more than the 7330. And don't worry about
the software that comes with your printer--all you really need is the
driver; I always load everything because it's easier than being
selective, but I never use the rest. And as far as I know every brand
comes with stuff you don't need. A final note: the only downside to the
two-printer approach is the amount of space needed. I have the LJ on a
base that has four drawers for paper, and the inkjet is on a
vinyl-covered wire stand that also holds my cable modem, an external HD
and a power outlet.
Allen
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Greetings,

Yes, the information is still true, check the following web site for
details.

The Epson that I had and now use for BW does a great job. The cartridges are
a bit more expensive but the results are pretty good. You can adjust the
driver for what you are doing.

Talk to you soon,

Ron Baird
Eastman Kodak Company



"ASAAR" <caught.RemoveThis@22.com> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 30 Jul 2007 20:46:43 -0600, ray wrote:
>
>> For your b&w printing, I'd suggest you look at one of the inexpensive
>> lasers. I have a Brother HL1440 which we've been running on the original
>> toner cartridge for about two years. Augment that with any decent inkjet
>> for your photos. I'm quite happy with an Epson Stylus Photo R320. Another
>> possibility might be the new Kodak all-in-ones. Kodak says the cost of
>> consumables is about 1/2 of everyone else's.
>
> I don't know if this information is still valid, as it was posted
> several months ago (in April). It was presumably correct back then
> as Kodak's Ron Baird replied and didn't comment on this part :
>
>> These new Kodak EasyShare inkjets are hot items! It seems that
>> Best Buy is their exclusive retailer, for the first few months, and
>> its Web site has already sold out the 5100 and 5300 models.
>
> BTW, Ron added this :
>
>> Not going to get to everyone for a bit. . . .
>> . . .
>>
>> I have an Epson 200 that I use for my BW printing. Does a
>> great job for prints I hang here and there.
>
> I don't know if it's a current model, but it's a monochrome inkjet
> that apparently can be converted to print in color.
>
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On Tue, 31 Jul 2007 15:28:35 -0400, Ron Baird wrote:

>>> These new Kodak EasyShare inkjets are hot items! It seems that
>>> Best Buy is their exclusive retailer, for the first few months, and
>>> its Web site has already sold out the 5100 and 5300 models.
. . .

> Yes, the information is still true, check the following web site for
> details.

Thanks for the followup. Didn't see a web site mentioned though.
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ASAAR wrote:
>
> On Mon, 30 Jul 2007 20:46:43 -0600, ray wrote:
>
> > For your b&w printing, I'd suggest you look at one of the inexpensive
> > lasers. I have a Brother HL1440 which we've been running on the original
> > toner cartridge for about two years. Augment that with any decent inkjet
> > for your photos. I'm quite happy with an Epson Stylus Photo R320. Another
> > possibility might be the new Kodak all-in-ones. Kodak says the cost of
> > consumables is about 1/2 of everyone else's.
>
> I don't know if this information is still valid, as it was posted
> several months ago (in April). It was presumably correct back then
> as Kodak's Ron Baird replied and didn't comment on this part :
>
> > These new Kodak EasyShare inkjets are hot items! It seems that
> > Best Buy is their exclusive retailer, for the first few months, and
> > its Web site has already sold out the 5100 and 5300 models.

<edited, for brevity>

Hello, ASAAR:

Don't I even deserve a proper attribution, here? Yes, I, myself, wrote
the above paragraph (in "Re: New kodak printers ??"), on April 3, 2007.

Hmmm. Could it be that, the "socket puppet" trolls >are< justified, in
constantly condemning you? :-J


Cordially,
John Turco <jtur DeleteThis @concentric.net>
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Ron Baird wrote:

<edited, for brevity>

> The Epson that I had and now use for BW does a great job. The cartridges are
> a bit more expensive but the results are pretty good. You can adjust the
> driver for what you are doing.

<cut prior messages>

Hello, Ron:

Traitor! Is Kodak aware of your brazen collaboration with enemy
equipment?


Cordially,
John Turco <jtur RemoveThis @concentric.net>
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On Thu, 02 Aug 2007 00:16:24 -0500, John Turco wrote:

>>> These new Kodak EasyShare inkjets are hot items! It seems that
>>> Best Buy is their exclusive retailer, for the first few months, and
>>> its Web site has already sold out the 5100 and 5300 models.
>
> <edited, for brevity>
>
> Hello, ASAAR:
>
> Don't I even deserve a proper attribution, here? Yes, I, myself, wrote
> the above paragraph (in "Re: New kodak printers ??"), on April 3, 2007.
>
> Hmmm. Could it be that, the "socket puppet" trolls >are< justified, in
> constantly condemning you? :-J

You can't fool us, I wrote that, not you. Er, uh, I mean the
troll forged it, making it appear that I wrote it. Yeah, that's the
ticket, neither of us ever originally wrote or quoted any of it.
Who could it have been? I wonder . . .


Look, up in the sky.
It's a bird.
It's a plane.
No, it's X-Man.

Now you know the *rest* of the story.

<g>
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Hey John,

Well during the no printer years we had to do something

Talk to you soon,

Ron B


"John Turco" <jtur DeleteThis @concentric.net> wrote in message
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> Ron Baird wrote:
>
> <edited, for brevity>
>
>> The Epson that I had and now use for BW does a great job. The cartridges
>> are
>> a bit more expensive but the results are pretty good. You can adjust the
>> driver for what you are doing.
>
> <cut prior messages>
>
> Hello, Ron:
>
> Traitor! Is Kodak aware of your brazen collaboration with enemy
> equipment?
>
>
> Cordially,
> John Turco <jtur DeleteThis @concentric.net>
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