Gazza said:
measekite wrote:
Hi,
I had looked on the UK Canon web site and done a side-by-side comparison of
the ip4200, ip4300 and ip5200, but there seemed to be no difference between
the ip4200 and ip4300 except for a couple of minor things like slightly
increased printing speed on the ip4300 and the ip4300 can't print on
transparencies. Is it really just a difference of outer case design? The
comparison page was irksome to read -- wording differences between printers
to describe the same features, and some areas left blank (why not have
features listed vertically on the left, the printers named horizontally at
the top and then ticks/crosses at the intersections? It would be easier).
I sent a message to Canon UK asking them to point out the differences and
am waiting for a reply. What I would really like, though, is the comments
and opinions of ordinary users of these printers including, in practice,
how do the printers compare, picture-quality-wise, etc?
You mamy not find reliable information here. You have a bunch of
tinkers, hobbists, and business people touting relabeled ink that cannot
be properly compared to Canon, Epson, and HP ink. They are vocal and
argumentative and they claim that the reliable reviewers like PC World
and Wilhelm take bribes and do not know as much as them. I am sure you
run accross those types all over.
Many people on this ng come and go. They post printing problems asking
for help and the majority of their problems can be traced to generic
ink. And yes I agree that OEM ink is overpriced and really would like
to see a 3rd party mfg/formulator sell their own branded formulae online
as well as in all of the stores and propelry package and disclose all
information on the label and in websites and would sell at about 50% of
the price. I think they could make a profit and that price but so far
all you get is a bunch of web operators that fail to disclose what they
are selling.
If someone has a heavy printload and they are willing to accept a lower
quality result (hun much lower can vary) and faster and more fading they
might benefit economically since the heavy printload may help reduce the
risk of clogging the printhead. If they can get by with a reasonable
amount of cartridge changes before the big clog comes then they just go
out an buy an new printer with what they did not spend on ink.
But the typical user does not print that much to save that much and most
will find it worth it to get the best results with the minimum fading.
I laugh at all of the people who exchange twits on which camera and
which lens is better and has the highest resolution and best color and
then print using inferior ink. What a joke! :-D :-D :-D
