I need a new printer.

[glojo]

John,
My daughter is at University and we bought her a HP all in one jobbie. She needed to do copies and print from the internet, all in colour for about £200 or so.

Hi Geoff,
Thanks very much for that, do you use HP cartridges or compatibles?

Regards,
John

 

[grober]

I can recommend this cheap HP one made in china hp1022 -but arn't they all! http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0007ZGSQ8/?tag=amazon0e9db-21
fast usb 2 set up HP cartridge £44 good quality print and will last along time. NOT FUSSY ABOUT THE PAPER IT USES tescos finest is OK.

 

[BonzoDog]

Hi BonzoDog,
The understanding of that link is definitely beyond my pay scale

My personal experience has been that compatible cartridges have damaged my printer.

I am NOT saying compatible ink cartridges damage ALL printers.

Does a cheapish colour laser printer produce decent glossy pictures?

Regards,
John

I have access to a high quality laser colour printer at work but I do not use it for my own colour printing. What it produces seems okay. I use a good inkjet because I can sit there with photoshop and tune the print to what I want and this week already I have replaced three cartridges (out of 6). It is worth it to me as I see printing as the final link in the photo production chain.
On the other hand I feel guilty because I persuade my daughter that she can't do colour printing on it.
I use an obsolete Canon i965 which was expensive in amatuer terms in its time but it produces superb quality glossy prints. I only use Canon ink and canon professional qualiyt paper. I understand the modern equivalent is a Canon S9000. This has the ability to make A3 size prints. Given your Nikon D200 this should really do justice to some of your photographs.

 

[glojo]

I understand the modern equivalent is a Canon S9000. This has the ability to make A3 size prints. Given your Nikon D200 this should really do justice to some of your photographs.

Thanks very much indeed for the excellent advice,

Regards,
John

 

[Benzowner]

Hi Geoff,
Thanks very much for that, do you use HP cartridges or compatibles?

Regards,
John

HP, I have always used OEM cartridges on all my printers, just a bit fussy I guess, but I am of the opinion that the printer manufacturers tested their printers with their ink for the best results, so I stick with that. I must admit, I have not heard of compatibles damaging a printer before.

Goeff

 

[glojo]

HP, I have always used OEM cartridges on all my printers, just a bit fussy I guess, but I am of the opinion that the printer manufacturers tested their printers with their ink for the best results, so I stick with that. I must admit, I have not heard of compatibles damaging a printer before.

Goeff

Hi Goeff,
I don't think it has 'damaged' the printer, it might have just blocked the nozzles so much they cannot be cleaned. I have no idea how much cleaning might eventually, if ever un-bung the nozzle but I have tried and tried Having googled the problem it does appear it is a well known problem Most folks have ditched their printers but a few others have recommended a nozzle cleaning cartridge?? Having searched the Internet it looks like you can only buy black examples, but if it is a cleaner then who cares what colour it is?

Oh and the same thing happened to our friends Epson printer. They tried replacing the compatibles with OEM cartridges. That failed to resolve the issue and they were fortunate enough to get it exchanged under warranty.

Regards,
John

 

[whizzkid11]

HP all the way - their testing procedures prior to release ate just so intense - that you know the system/printer will work and do what it is designed to do - provided it is used as it is specc'd to be.

OEM cartridges preffered, HP could have bought the cheap and nasty ones and reduced the prices of their - but they haven't, so there must be a reason.

Being Merc owners, we all know " You get what you pay for"

 

[masqueraid]

Before trading up put the 950 into ink cartridge replacement mode. Kill the power. Remove all the cartridges. Take damp cotton bud(s) and clean the base of the print head (inside and out) and especially the ink pad at the end of the carriage. With compatibles you get inks partially drying out quicker and clogging up both the print head and getting picked up from the ink pad as the head moves across it. Epsons have an additive that reduces this (like BP Ultimate!).

Also try a diiferent brand of compatible, like everything because they are cheaper the build quality is less and so is the reliablilty. I use compatibles for pretty much any printer that is out of warranty and every so often get a real runt but on the whole thay all work well.

edit .hmmm.... when I started writing this it would have been post #16 !!

 

[glojo]

edit .hmmm.... when I started writing this it would have been post #16 !!

Thanks very much for the excellent advice. When my son gets back we will give it a bash. Not literally

Regards,
John