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Answer» Hi guys, I've got a lexmark X1185 multifunction centre, and have been terribly disappointed with it for a long time. It has chewed up ink so quickly, cartridges are so expensive, and quality is poor as anything. So I am looking to get a new one, and I am wondering a few things. What is a good printer (not MFC) that If you are looking for printing text for the most part, then I'd suggest getting a laser printer. You'll get thousands of prints as opposed to hundreds with an inkjet/bubblejet. It'll be for printing pictures as well. How do Laser printers hold up on that end of the deal? Quote from: soybean on November 16, 2007, 08:53:38 AM Here's a review on that printer: Thanks for the links, I've read the second before, but not the first. It seems to be getting fairly good in the reviews (I think) as opposed to the lexmark I've got at the moment. Are these good yields for cartridges? 290 pages of 6 x 4-inch photos - Magenta 4340 pages of 6 x 4-inch photos - Large "ContrastPLUS" Black 1600 pages of 6 x 4-inch photos - Standard Black 436 pages of 6 x 4-inch photos - Cyan 331 pages of 6 x 4-inch photos - Yellow Seems good to me, as opposed to my Lexmark, which is 8 full colour pages and then it's empty. And each cartridge in the Lexmark is $50 (there's a black and a colour), whereas the Canon is $25. Whaddya think? -StephenWhen you say "8 full colour pages", is that photos or what? That level of ink consumption seems UNBELIEVABLE. So, I presume you're talking about photos. I don't print photos on my printer. I get the digital prints I want from Wal-mart or some other retail photo development shop. I believe it's actually more economical. I have two older Canon printers, a BJC-2000, which uses one color cartridge and one black cartridge. The color cartridge for it costs about $20 plus tax at Wal-mart. The other printer, a BJC-3000, like the PIXMA iP5300, uses separate cartridges for the three colors and one black cartridge. I do think the separate color cartridges can save money just because each color may be consumed at different rates and can be replaced separately. Yeah, I agree, I think the separate cartridges is a good idea. And yes, they are full colour pages of either photo's or poster presentations for assignments etc. -Stephen |
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