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Hi there,
I'm sorry, my questions are probably frequently-asked, but I can't find
the answer for Googling. After looking at websites for the past 90
minutes, I feel that my eyeballs are about to pop out, yet that I'm
still no nearer a solution.
Which injet should I buy, please..?
It's initial application is to print a very short run of business cards
which (for reasons I'd rather not review) must feature an extremely
tacky full-colour logo. The people with whom I'm associated, and whose
logo I must use, have given me a template which seems intended for
home-printing, as its laid out 8 cards to an A4 page.
If these business cards were for my main business then I'd gladly take
them to a professional printer, however I am required to use these, for
purposes of branding, only when on site in connection with one client.
The client is significant, but I would be surprised (and pleased) to
use as many as 50 business cards per year in connection with their work.
I gather that Canon's inkjets (for example) take "special" paper of up
to 270g - would a modern inkjet (I've only ever really used laser
printers) produce acceptable results for business cards..?
One of my favourite suppliers sells the Epson R200 for 84 quid [1], and
I seem to recall that they recommend it as "the printer that all our
staff have bought", but in my researches this evening I have heard bad
things about Epson's print-heads. I gather that they are part of the
printer, not the cartridge, and that someone as careless as myself is
at risk of print-head clogging, if the printer is left standing unused
for too long. Is this the case..?
Canon's seem well regarded here, but the one killer feature I like
about the Epson is that it'll print directly onto printable CDs & DVDs.
I would probably use this feature a heck of a lot. I get the impression
that some of the Canons will print directly on to CD, but I am unable
to confirm this from Canon's website, let alone determine which models
will do so. Can anyone advise me, please..?
My budget is in the 100 - 150 quid range, although preferably the lower
end of this, so would encompass models such as the Canon i560, i865, or
comparable models from other manufacturers. I'm happy to consider HP,
Lexmark, or whoever but I have heard nothing about them. I will have no
need at all of direct-printing from a digital camera or memory card -
USB connection is fine, although ideally I'd be able to use a network
"print server" adaptor (such as <http://tinyurl.com/2jvre>) with it in
the future, if this is possible.
Many thanks for any advice,
Stroller.
[1] That's United Kingdom pounds sterling, as I'm guessing the £ sign
won't come out in Usenet.
Hi there,
I'm sorry, my questions are probably frequently-asked, but I can't find
the answer for Googling. After looking at websites for the past 90
minutes, I feel that my eyeballs are about to pop out, yet that I'm
still no nearer a solution.
Which injet should I buy, please..?
It's initial application is to print a very short run of business cards
which (for reasons I'd rather not review) must feature an extremely
tacky full-colour logo. The people with whom I'm associated, and whose
logo I must use, have given me a template which seems intended for
home-printing, as its laid out 8 cards to an A4 page.
If these business cards were for my main business then I'd gladly take
them to a professional printer, however I am required to use these, for
purposes of branding, only when on site in connection with one client.
The client is significant, but I would be surprised (and pleased) to
use as many as 50 business cards per year in connection with their work.
I gather that Canon's inkjets (for example) take "special" paper of up
to 270g - would a modern inkjet (I've only ever really used laser
printers) produce acceptable results for business cards..?
One of my favourite suppliers sells the Epson R200 for 84 quid [1], and
I seem to recall that they recommend it as "the printer that all our
staff have bought", but in my researches this evening I have heard bad
things about Epson's print-heads. I gather that they are part of the
printer, not the cartridge, and that someone as careless as myself is
at risk of print-head clogging, if the printer is left standing unused
for too long. Is this the case..?
Canon's seem well regarded here, but the one killer feature I like
about the Epson is that it'll print directly onto printable CDs & DVDs.
I would probably use this feature a heck of a lot. I get the impression
that some of the Canons will print directly on to CD, but I am unable
to confirm this from Canon's website, let alone determine which models
will do so. Can anyone advise me, please..?
My budget is in the 100 - 150 quid range, although preferably the lower
end of this, so would encompass models such as the Canon i560, i865, or
comparable models from other manufacturers. I'm happy to consider HP,
Lexmark, or whoever but I have heard nothing about them. I will have no
need at all of direct-printing from a digital camera or memory card -
USB connection is fine, although ideally I'd be able to use a network
"print server" adaptor (such as <http://tinyurl.com/2jvre>) with it in
the future, if this is possible.
Many thanks for any advice,
Stroller.
[1] That's United Kingdom pounds sterling, as I'm guessing the £ sign
won't come out in Usenet.
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