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In article <1dq6ewx.ipt5gshynleaN@pwomar.demon.co.uk>, Paul Womar
<{$PW$}@pwomar.demon.co.uk> wrote:

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>a hooper <hooper@pedallart.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
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>> I am looking to buy a new inkjet for home use, fairly heavy WP use but
>> also need reasonable colour quality.
>> 
>> Any info would be most appreciated. At present I have an Epson colour 600,
>> with a clogged up print head, and cost of repair is so high that I might
>> as well buy a new one.
>
>I too have a 600 and it clogs by a rediculous amount, this is actually
>my 2nd printer, the old one got so clogged up that no amount of cleaning
>would fix it and so I returned it under warrantee and Epson subsequently
>lost it and sent me a new one.  This printer now clogs up if I don't use
>it for a few days, I didn't use it for about 36 hours and in that period
>only 4 of the red nozzles continued to work out of something like 30.
>However the quality is reasonable once you've cleaned it, my friend just
>bought a Stylus Photo 750 and the printouts are absolutely stunning,
>especially on the photo paper, on the basis of those printouts I really
>couldn't fault it.  He hasn't mentioned any problems with it clogging up
>either, he has only had it about a month though.
>The Epsons seem to be about the only serious choice, there are a couple
>of HP models too but I'm not sure how committed to the Mac HP are.

Get today's MacUser magazine for a review of what's available. In
truth, since HP went AWOL (they're semi-back with the advent of the USB
bus), there isn't enough competition in this market nowadays -- so it
is fortuitous that the Epson range is so good and so cheap (no
affiliation).

Top-rated by MacUser is the Epson 740 ("stunning photo-realistic
colour" and pretty good text - albeit not fast). For 140 quid (+VAT), I
think it would be rude, and daft, not to buy one.

If you want more of an office printer then a couple of the other Epson
models are preferred by MacUser for their speed, but greater speed
equals less photorealistic colour. Best text output of all was from the
Epson 1200 which looked head and shoulders above the rest in the output
pictures and every bit as crisp as a laser printer.

The output of the HP and Lexmark models seemed minor league by
comparison.

My own Epson 1520 (almost A2) printer is down to an amazing �315 + VAT
(over �200 less than I paid 18 months ago). It's a bit big for many
home users but for a small studio it's a very cheap way to impress
clients and make money.

It must be said though that the catch with all of these printers is
that they cost quite a bit to run. The Epson models definitely give of
their best when used with Epson brand paper and inks and the company
has decided to make its money on the consumables rather than the
hardware. Fair enough, but be prepared.

Stan

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