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More info?)
If text and business document is less important than photo results than
look at the IP4000. Somewhat better photo results over the IP5000 and
faster.
Stephan Carydakis wrote:
>Hi,
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>Thanks for the info.
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>I have looked at the iP5000 ($285) and the iP8500 ($485). I'm definitely
>leaning to the 5000 as this seems to be good enough for what I will be doing
>most of the time. I suppose the main difference will be quality of image and
>with the extra colours, better colour matching? I also notice the 8500 is
>slow for it's price but apparently because quality is the main aim of this
>printer.
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>Yep, the 3000 is $249 RRP in Australia.
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>I might check out HP's as well although you say they don't have direct to CD
>printing. I'll go check them out.
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>Steph.
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>"zakezuke" <zakezuke_us@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>>>I have recently had a bad experience with an Epson printer.
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>>Not as bad as mine. Same problems as you except after it refused to
>>print it leaked many ounces of ink on my desk, and mine was only 6
>>months old.
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>>>Anyways, I would like to buy a new printer and was wondering what folks
>>>would suggest. I don't want to spend more than $400 (AUD) and I wouldn't
>>>mind direct to CD label printing.
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>>Near as I'm aware. The only options for direct CD label printing are
>>Canon and Epson. The Canon multifuctions also sport CD printing. I'm
>>not up on AU models but near as i'm aware Epson's AIO units do not.
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>>* denotes things I have and use.
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>>-Epson
>>-Dye 6 color-
>>*STYLUS PHOTO R210 -
>>STYLUS PHOTO R310 - like the r210 but with PictBridge and memory slots
>>LCD screen
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>>-Pigment 8 color-
>>STYLUS PHOTO R800 -
>>STYLUS PHOTO R1800 -
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>>Canon - Duplex printing
>>*iP3000 -4 color 2pl
>>iP4000 -5 color 2pl (two blacks)
>>iP4000R - wireless
>>iP5000 -5 color 1pl
>>iP6000D-6 color -2pl- LCD screen
>>iP8500-8 color 2pl? More than you want to spend
>>[note I get confused which canon models offer 2pl and 1pl sized drops]
>>-Multi Fuction-
>>mP-750- ADF feeder
>>*mP-760 - slide scanner no xD slot - a little more than you want to
>>spend
>>mP-780 ADF feeder - FAX - even more than you want to spend.
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>>The R200 is the equilivent model to the R210. Worked great for 6
>>months before it dumped all it's waste ink on my desk. Not sure if it
>>was a flaw in the wipe, or at what point the suction tube came loose,
>>or if the ink waste bin counter was off. But I had been routing all my
>>waste ink to a starbucks mug when I was aware it had diaper issues. I
>>averaged 1 5*5 print a day for 6 months. I'm not fond of Epson
>>presently. I found the out of the box color settings to be adquate, so
>>pleased I it got me to start buying photo paper.
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>>The iP3000 I bought in a pinch. The Epson was in the shop, still is
>>actually, and needed something to do CD printing and took the risk I
>>could enable the feature. Also my HP 950 was start to flake out and
>>the cost of the iP3000 was less than replacement ink. It was only like
>>$66 or so US or roughly AUD$87 or AUD$60 if I get the rebate. I
>>think it's triple the price where you live. Because the US models
>>don't officaly support CD printing the cost is much less. My first
>>impression is the Epson had better out of the box color accuracy, but
>>have yet to tweek with it. Not overly fond of the black on this, and I
>>might have been wiser buying at least the iP4000. I'm not fond of the
>>black background with white text with smaller fonts.
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>>The MP760 is based on the iP4000 engine, so it has your pigmented and
>>dye based black. I have not enabled CD printing on it yet, still need
>>the manual to found out how. Even without CD printing the 35mm
>>scanner is very useful. First impression is pretty good, though out of
>>the box I found it's reproduction of sky blue closer to a dark
>>periwinkle but I'm told they lean tward red and this can be adjusted.
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