hindhede Posted July 12, 2002 Share Posted July 12, 2002 Hi Guys... Regret buying Canon BJC-1000SP 1 year ago..its a total crap hardware...Dad gave me a budget of Singapore dollars $300.. So what type of printers u guys will recommend me ?? me using it for printing words and occasionally colour pictures.. Need a good but within budget printer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malechai Veteran Posted July 12, 2002 Veteran Share Posted July 12, 2002 go here: http://consumer.usa.canon.com/printers/index.html Look at the printers under the All Purpose heading. I have the S520 and its an amazing printer, though I'm not sure if its within your budget? If it is, I'd recommend it. Its relatively inexpensive and its print quality is excellent. (text looks like laser quality, pictures can scale up to photo quality) it can do all of this on normal paper too :) edit: oh and its fast! quiet too. theres absolutely no need to go higher than the S520, because the "higher" models have the same features. the only thing you're paying more for is faster printing.. but seriously.. 14 pages per minute (black/text) is enough. trust me its fast.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindhede Posted July 12, 2002 Author Share Posted July 12, 2002 Thanks spyder.. U've been a great help... PS: Singapore is selling that model for $309.... The problem i have on BJC-1000SP is that, whenever i didn't use the printer for long time(2 weeks) the whole print cartridge will DRY up!!! Just imagine...i had already spent $300 on replacing print cartridge alone.... U think the S520 will have the same problem? Coz i gathered that its CANON hardware Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malechai Veteran Posted July 12, 2002 Veteran Share Posted July 12, 2002 hey no problem! thats what i'm here for :) (well, i try at least hehe) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingChris Posted July 12, 2002 Share Posted July 12, 2002 Get a HP deskject 940c excelent and cheap Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindhede Posted July 12, 2002 Author Share Posted July 12, 2002 Thanks spyder.. U've been a great help... PS: Singapore is selling that model for $309.... The problem i have on BJC-1000SP is that, whenever i didn't use the printer for long time(2 weeks) the whole print cartridge will DRY up!!! Just imagine...i had already spent $300 on replacing print cartridge alone.... U think the S520 will have the same problem? Coz i gathered that its CANON hardware Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malechai Veteran Posted July 12, 2002 Veteran Share Posted July 12, 2002 Thats a great question but one that I can't completely answer. I can tell you that the Ink hasn't dried up on my S520... and I haven't used in it in a couple weeks. If you have a bad taste in your mouth for Canon stuff now..then take a look at Lexmark or Epson models. I had a HP 720c and it was garbage. It was noisy and slow, streaked the ink when it printed and did exactly what you described..the ink cartridge dried up when I didn't use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingChris Posted July 12, 2002 Share Posted July 12, 2002 The 940c is ultra quite and does not dry up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindhede Posted July 12, 2002 Author Share Posted July 12, 2002 Chris... R u sure 940c exist? I can't seem to find that particular model in the HP website in singapore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malechai Veteran Posted July 12, 2002 Veteran Share Posted July 12, 2002 link for 948c - click me thats from the Singapore site. the 948c is similar to the 940c. doesn't look like the 940 is available there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manroweb Posted July 12, 2002 Share Posted July 12, 2002 Have a read of this and this. See what you think, and decide based on what you need to use it for. There are many printers on offer. The prices stated are in US Dollars, but i am sure you will be able to find them in your currency. If you need more info then let me know... :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CiwirXP Posted July 12, 2002 Share Posted July 12, 2002 I think that Lexmark Z45 will be good for you. Lexmark Web Site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malechai Veteran Posted July 12, 2002 Veteran Share Posted July 12, 2002 Originally posted by ManroWeb Have a read of this and this. thanks for the links manroweb..they were a good read! Nice to see that I chose well when I picked the Canon S520..seems to me to have come out on top in the review on the first link. Definately the speed demon out of the 4 compared when coming to printing in colour..which is what I need it for :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manroweb Posted July 12, 2002 Share Posted July 12, 2002 No Problem Spyder. The Canon S520 is a highly rated printer. I have the S900, which i think is fantastic. I also have a HP 970cxi, but i much prefer the Canon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dacbo Posted July 12, 2002 Share Posted July 12, 2002 ive just bought in the past couple of days an Epson c70 for ?102 and i have to say the print quality is absolutely amazing. it prints relatively fast and has sep colour cartridges which makes it cheaper to run. only problems i would have with it is its a little on the large size, but if youve got room go get this one. oh and id also reccomend some epson photo quality paper to go with it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkwolven Posted July 12, 2002 Share Posted July 12, 2002 I too loathe the Canon mysterious inktank dry-up quirk. I had been using a BJC 2000 and I had entire color tanks dry up on me without being used at all! I agree with the others regarding Lexmark. They may have a slightly higher cost per page, but they are less expensive up front and if you use draft mode for all of your general everyday printing and only high quality for graphic pages, you should see an acceptable lifespan in your tanks. I just bought a Z55 which is very similar to the Z65, except not quite as fast and the DPI is 3600x1200 rather than the higher DPI in the Z65. The Z55 is considerably cheaper though running for around $130 retail here in the US. I got mine for $110. One thing I love about the Lexmark Z series printers and many other newer printers is the on screen ink tank level indicator. It is a MUST to have for any printer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindhede Posted July 13, 2002 Author Share Posted July 13, 2002 Originally posted by CiwirXP I think that Lexmark Z45 will be good for you. Lexmark Web Site Well...i read abt it, it is a colour printer..... so won't it be a waste to use a colour printer to print Black? i usually does 70% of black printing.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindhede Posted July 13, 2002 Author Share Posted July 13, 2002 Originally posted by Darkwolven I too loathe the Canon mysterious inktank dry-up quirk. I had been using a BJC 2000 and I had entire color tanks dry up on me without being used at all! I agree with the others regarding Lexmark. They may have a slightly higher cost per page, but they are less expensive up front and if you use draft mode for all of your general everyday printing and only high quality for graphic pages, you should see an acceptable lifespan in your tanks. I just bought a Z55 which is very similar to the Z65, except not quite as fast and the DPI is 3600x1200 rather than the higher DPI in the Z65. The Z55 is considerably cheaper though running for around $130 retail here in the US. I got mine for $110. One thing I love about the Lexmark Z series printers and many other newer printers is the on screen ink tank level indicator. It is a MUST to have for any printer. i just got this feeling that this canon BJC series..... has got serious probblems with ink drying up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CiwirXP Posted July 17, 2002 Share Posted July 17, 2002 Originally posted by hindhede Well...i read abt it, it is a colour printer..... so won't it be a waste to use a colour printer to print Black? i usually does 70% of black printing.... If you print 70% of black maybe you should buy a laser printer? Lexmark E210 for about $149USD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winston Posted July 17, 2002 Share Posted July 17, 2002 id say Epson photo 810 is the best i mean hell i duno the conversions but 35 dollars australian for color ink carttridge the quality of a photo colored full is just soo impecabbly good and the printer cost 300 dollars australian its some top notch and cheap very versatile and economically gr8 printer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conan Posted July 17, 2002 Share Posted July 17, 2002 The HP 920C is pretty good, it's newer than the 940C. It was rated a Best Buy for printers at 100$ by Tech TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigitalDJ Posted July 17, 2002 Share Posted July 17, 2002 all i can say is...get HP they are supposted to be the best printers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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