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Replacing printer...Advice
For an XP with SP3 all updates.
my HP Photosmart 5460 is an ink guzzler. It cleans its heads way too often, and sure enough , the indicator shows appreciatively less afterward. I've always used an inkjet, don't mind continuing. I was happier with my RBY, instead of the cyan magenta yellow. Have a stand-alone fax and scanner, no need for another. Should print ok true colored photos. Most of the printer ngs are gone, it seems, Suggestions? YIA Sylvia M. |
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Replacing printer...Advice
"Sylvia M" wrote in message ... For an XP with SP3 all updates. my HP Photosmart 5460 is an ink guzzler. It cleans its heads way too often, and sure enough , the indicator shows appreciatively less afterward. I've always used an inkjet, don't mind continuing. I was happier with my RBY, instead of the cyan magenta yellow. Have a stand-alone fax and scanner, no need for another. Should print ok true colored photos. Most of the printer ngs are gone, it seems, Suggestions? YIA Sylvia M. I had an Epson that was an ink guzzler and the 6 cartridges cost about £50 to replace each time. Something went wrong with it so I dumped it and I bought a Kodak Hero 5.1. It scans, copies and does all the things that a multifunction printer does including cloud printing. I am very pleased with it and it only needs a black ink and a colour ink which are available at very reasonable cost. The only downside is that colour printing isn't as good as the old Epson but I just download all my photos that want printing onto a memory stick and take it to Jessops for printing. Regards Andrew Wilson |
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Replacing printer...Advice
From: "Sylvia M"
For an XP with SP3 all updates. my HP Photosmart 5460 is an ink guzzler. It cleans its heads way too often, and sure enough , the indicator shows appreciatively less afterward. I've always used an inkjet, don't mind continuing. I was happier with my RBY, instead of the cyan magenta yellow. Have a stand-alone fax and scanner, no need for another. Should print ok true colored photos. Most of the printer ngs are gone, it seems, Suggestions? YIA Sylvia M. No, the printer news groups are still here such as; news:comp.periphs.printers -- Dave Multi-AV Scanning Tool - http://multi-av.thespykiller.co.uk http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp |
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Replacing printer...Advice
"Sylvia M" wrote in message
... For an XP with SP3 all updates. my HP Photosmart 5460 is an ink guzzler. It cleans its heads way too often, and sure enough , the indicator shows appreciatively less afterward. I've always used an inkjet, don't mind continuing. I was happier with my RBY, instead of the cyan magenta yellow. Have a stand-alone fax and scanner, no need for another. Should print ok true colored photos. Most of the printer ngs are gone, it seems, Suggestions? Canon. -- Glen Ventura MS MVP Oct. 2002 - Sept. 2009 CompTIA A+ |
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Replacing printer...Advice
On 12/27/2012 2:27 AM, Sylvia M wrote:
For an XP with SP3 all updates. my HP Photosmart 5460 is an ink guzzler. It cleans its heads way too often, and sure enough , the indicator shows appreciatively less afterward. I've always used an inkjet, don't mind continuing. I was happier with my RBY, instead of the cyan magenta yellow. Have a stand-alone fax and scanner, no need for another. Should print ok true colored photos. Most of the printer ngs are gone, it seems, Suggestions? YIA Sylvia M. If photo printing is your thing I would get them done commercially, you would be way better off going to say Staples or even Walmart with your pictures on a USB stick. Let them bear the cost of printer upkeep. The cost for home just isn't worth the crappy job they do. Of course if you just want a throw away toy to play with any brand will do. For home use Kodak has the best ink to copy price by a long shot. It does a tolerable job on disposable web page printouts, a flight boarding pass for example (why color is needed is beyond me) and is very good for black & white document copies. About $30-$35 for a pair of Kodak brand cartridges (one black and one color) that are refillable but at that price point hardly worth the bother. Cartridges last the two of us at home a long time (doesn't dry out or time out) but then we don't have kids doing home work or just outright wasting ink and paper, nor do we expect it to do photos so are not disappointed in that regard. This one is an ESP 5250 used for nearly 3 years and its still working fine (all in one flatbed + wifi). I would buy another when/if the time comes to replace it. In this day and age of laptops/phones/ipods and such every where you look WIFI capability is a must. The flat bed feature makes a handy home copy machine. Never used the fax capability so have no opinion on that outdated technology. Do people really still fax things on a regular basis? Except as an absolute last resort, we don't even do that any longer at the office. Stay far-far away from Epson the ink ripoff company. Junk printer and timed miniscule multiple cartridges did not make for a good experience. I threw a working one in the trash in favor of the Kodak. HP at one time made the best inkjets on the market but sadly have morphed into a 'buy our over-priced ink as often as often as possible' company. If your needs run into mostly black & white a laser is your best bet. Brother mid range lasers are very good in that department ($300+). John |
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Replacing printer...Advice
"Sylvia M" wrote in message
... For an XP with SP3 all updates. my HP Photosmart 5460 is an ink guzzler. It cleans its heads way too often, and sure enough , the indicator shows appreciatively less afterward. I've always used an inkjet, don't mind continuing. I was happier with my RBY, instead of the cyan magenta yellow. Have a stand-alone fax and scanner, no need for another. Should print ok true colored photos. Most of the printer ngs are gone, it seems, Suggestions? YIA Sylvia M. I see a couple of suggestions for Kodak printers in the replies, and I have to say I hope they have improved drastically in recent years because models just a few years old that are connected to computers I service, are terrible. The ink prices were/are good, but the ink was depleted rapidly, there were known issues with ink drying out, clogged heads, and more. I've had a couple of clients throw away 4 year old Kodak All-In-One printers that would no longer print due to print head problems and replacement heads were not worth the cost. Perhaps it was a particular model or two (the ones in question had very bad customer reviews even on Kodak's own site), but from my experience with Kodak, I would not recommend their printers. The quality of the print jobs was good, but not the quality of the hardware. HP makes good printer hardware, but there accompanying software has a history of being as troublesome as some older Norton anti-virus apps, and the ink is expensive. I stand by Canon printers as the best buy all-around for quality and reliability. Whatever printer you choose, read details carefully as to whether it has just a black and a color cartridge, or a black and multiple color cartridges, and check reviews for customer satisfaction and issues. -- Glen Ventura MS MVP Oct. 2002 - Sept. 2009 CompTIA A+ |
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Replacing printer...Advice
From: "glee"
"Sylvia M" wrote in message ... For an XP with SP3 all updates. my HP Photosmart 5460 is an ink guzzler. It cleans its heads way too often, and sure enough , the indicator shows appreciatively less afterward. I've always used an inkjet, don't mind continuing. I was happier with my RBY, instead of the cyan magenta yellow. Have a stand-alone fax and scanner, no need for another. Should print ok true colored photos. Most of the printer ngs are gone, it seems, Suggestions? YIA Sylvia M. I see a couple of suggestions for Kodak printers in the replies, and I have to say I hope they have improved drastically in recent years because models just a few years old that are connected to computers I service, are terrible. The ink prices were/are good, but the ink was depleted rapidly, there were known issues with ink drying out, clogged heads, and more. I've had a couple of clients throw away 4 year old Kodak All-In-One printers that would no longer print due to print head problems and replacement heads were not worth the cost. Perhaps it was a particular model or two (the ones in question had very bad customer reviews even on Kodak's own site), but from my experience with Kodak, I would not recommend their printers. The quality of the print jobs was good, but not the quality of the hardware. HP makes good printer hardware, but there accompanying software has a history of being as troublesome as some older Norton anti-virus apps, and the ink is expensive. I stand by Canon printers as the best buy all-around for quality and reliability. Whatever printer you choose, read details carefully as to whether it has just a black and a color cartridge, or a black and multiple color cartridges, and check reviews for customer satisfaction and issues. Kodak - Dead company. http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/01/...or-bankruptcy/ -- Dave Multi-AV Scanning Tool - http://multi-av.thespykiller.co.uk http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp |
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Replacing printer...Advice
"David H. Lipman" wrote in message
... From: "glee" "Sylvia M" wrote in message ... For an XP with SP3 all updates. my HP Photosmart 5460 is an ink guzzler. It cleans its heads way too often, and sure enough , the indicator shows appreciatively less afterward. I've always used an inkjet, don't mind continuing. I was happier with my RBY, instead of the cyan magenta yellow. Have a stand-alone fax and scanner, no need for another. Should print ok true colored photos. Most of the printer ngs are gone, it seems, Suggestions? YIA Sylvia M. I see a couple of suggestions for Kodak printers in the replies, and I have to say I hope they have improved drastically in recent years because models just a few years old that are connected to computers I service, are terrible. The ink prices were/are good, but the ink was depleted rapidly, there were known issues with ink drying out, clogged heads, and more. I've had a couple of clients throw away 4 year old Kodak All-In-One printers that would no longer print due to print head problems and replacement heads were not worth the cost. Perhaps it was a particular model or two (the ones in question had very bad customer reviews even on Kodak's own site), but from my experience with Kodak, I would not recommend their printers. The quality of the print jobs was good, but not the quality of the hardware. HP makes good printer hardware, but there accompanying software has a history of being as troublesome as some older Norton anti-virus apps, and the ink is expensive. I stand by Canon printers as the best buy all-around for quality and reliability. Whatever printer you choose, read details carefully as to whether it has just a black and a color cartridge, or a black and multiple color cartridges, and check reviews for customer satisfaction and issues. Kodak - Dead company. http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/01/...or-bankruptcy/ ....and there you have it! lol! -- Glen Ventura MS MVP Oct. 2002 - Sept. 2009 CompTIA A+ |
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Replacing printer...Advice
In "David H. Lipman"
wrote: Kodak - Dead company. http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/01/...or-bankruptcy/ You didn't actually read the article, did you? Citigroup is providing Kodak with $950 million in financing to allow the company to keep going. Kodak plans to continue operating normally during bankruptcy. Kodak filed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and is not being liquidated. -- St. Paul, MN |
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Replacing printer...Advice
From: "Bert"
In "David H. Lipman" wrote: Kodak - Dead company. http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/01/...or-bankruptcy/ You didn't actually read the article, did you? Citigroup is providing Kodak with $950 million in financing to allow the company to keep going. Kodak plans to continue operating normally during bankruptcy. Kodak filed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and is not being liquidated. Right. But it isn't a sustainable company. It has a name in technology that has been supercedded, has nolt been able to keep up with technology and filed for Chapt. 11 for those reasons. Thus not a suggestionable company because their future is uncertain. That being stated... I was at a person's home Yesterday because she got a new Acer notebook with Win8/64. She has a Dell WinXP desktop connected to a Kodak ESP 5200 series printer. A USB only printer. I downloaded a program that represented all Kodak printers. It was Win8/64 compliant and indicated there was software fior the ESP 5200 Series fore Win8/64. It downloaded 75 ~ 100MB worth of software to trhe PC but I could not install it for a UNC. Thus I had to move the USB cable to to the Win8 NB and let the software finish the installation then change the printer port from USB to a UNC share so the Win8 NB could use the Kodak 5200. The good news is that it worked and the software was Win8/64 compliant. The bad news is the kludgy way I had to download one program that had to download the other software onced I identified the Kodak printer model and I could NOT just download a Win8/64 Printer Driver. -- Dave Multi-AV Scanning Tool - http://multi-av.thespykiller.co.uk http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp |
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In "David H. Lipman"
wrote: Thus not a suggestionable company because their future is uncertain. What company's future is "certain?" -- St. Paul, MN |
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Replacing printer...Advice
From: "Bert"
In "David H. Lipman" wrote: Thus not a suggestionable company because their future is uncertain. What company's future is "certain?" There are *many* hardware manuafacturer's that are well entrenched in the printer market, have been so for decades, and will continue to do so making their availability and certainty a more viable presumption. -- Dave Multi-AV Scanning Tool - http://multi-av.thespykiller.co.uk http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp |
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Replacing printer...Advice
"David H. Lipman" wrote in message ... From: "Bert" In "David H. Lipman" wrote: Thus not a suggestionable company because their future is uncertain. What company's future is "certain?" There are *many* hardware manuafacturer's that are well entrenched in the printer market, have been so for decades, and will continue to do so making their availability and certainty a more viable presumption. -- Dave Multi-AV Scanning Tool - http://multi-av.thespykiller.co.uk http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp Maybe a Dell laser printer? Can be had for under $100... I'm thinking just black, because for the printing to stop when one of the colors gives out, and then having to replace the toner unit does not please me. Sylvia M. |
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Replacing printer...Advice
From: "Sylvia M"
"David H. Lipman" wrote in message ... From: "Bert" In "David H. Lipman" wrote: Thus not a suggestionable company because their future is uncertain. What company's future is "certain?" There are *many* hardware manuafacturer's that are well entrenched in the printer market, have been so for decades, and will continue to do so making their availability and certainty a more viable presumption. Maybe a Dell laser printer? Can be had for under $100... I'm thinking just black, because for the printing to stop when one of the colors gives out, and then having to replace the toner unit does not please me. Sylvia M. No. $100.00 for Laser = Junk -- Dave Multi-AV Scanning Tool - http://multi-av.thespykiller.co.uk http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp |
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Replacing printer...Advice
"David H. Lipman" wrote in message
... From: "Sylvia M" "David H. Lipman" wrote in message ... From: "Bert" In "David H. Lipman" wrote: Thus not a suggestionable company because their future is uncertain. What company's future is "certain?" There are *many* hardware manuafacturer's that are well entrenched in the printer market, have been so for decades, and will continue to do so making their availability and certainty a more viable presumption. Maybe a Dell laser printer? Can be had for under $100... I'm thinking just black, because for the printing to stop when one of the colors gives out, and then having to replace the toner unit does not please me. Sylvia M. No. $100.00 for Laser = Junk Dell printers = junk too -- Glen Ventura MS MVP Oct. 2002 - Sept. 2009 CompTIA A+ |
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