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  • Started 7 months ago by grandma-sue
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grandma-sue
Posts: 61

Hello all
Hope this is the right place to ask this - Buying a printer?

I’m using an old Dell A.I.O. which uses 2 ink cartridges which has been OK
Now I’m after an up-to-date printer to let me continue my hobby (painting and printing off Greeting Cards)

I am needing…..
1 - All-In-One that will also take A4 /280-300gsm card
2 - A good quality print-out ( I’m a fineart painter)
3 - A printer that has 5 Inkjet Cartridges ( less expensive to run)
4 - I’ve also be told to look for one where droplets are no larger than 2 picoliters and preferably 1.5(hello!)

This has got my head spinning , I’ve been checking on the Internet and have been looking at all the reviews but its very hard to find one that takes 300gsm card. I'm sure they have put all the technical info in code!

I know it would be a lot easier if I bought a separate photo printer but I haven’t got the space.

"OH" sorry forgot to say I'm willing to pay up to £300
PLEASE HELP
Grandma Sue

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ScottW
ScottW
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Grandma Sue, I have long been a fan of Epson inkjet printers for their photo quality output. Of course, I have not tried many different brands so take that for what it's worth. If I had £300 to spend and your specifications, I would be looking at the Epson Stylus Photo PX800FW, an all-in-one with 6 inks that can do 1.5 picoliter drops, handles A4 paper, and card stock up to 95 gsm. With a recommended retail price of £293 (incl/VAT), it would likely take your whole budget!

While that one looks nice, I would also encourage to shop around and read some reviews. You can do some comparisons at cnet UK.

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whs
whs
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You may have 2 conflicting objectives. A high quality printer is likely to have very tight tolerances, thus will not accept heavy paper. A cheap all in one printer like e.g. the Canon MP160 (of which I use one) will accept most any paper - maybe even a thin piece of plywood - LOL. But seriously, my high quality photo printers have already problems with a sheet of labels - not the MP160. 300 gms is quite heavy - good photo paper is about 230 gms. You may want to go to a store and have them demonstrate it to you.

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grandma-sue
Posts: 61

Thanks again ScottW and whs :)

As usual your advice is good

Grandma Sue

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