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Hello all,

I am asked to purchase a printer for a business. We need to print about
6000 4" x 6" prints per month.

Because of the volume the cost per print must be low. I am not too
concerned with printer cost though (if consumables were cheaper).

They prints should be good quality

What is a durable printer for this?

Thanks
 
CNN_news said:
Hello all,

I am asked to purchase a printer for a business. We need to print about
6000 4" x 6" prints per month.

Because of the volume the cost per print must be low. I am not too
concerned with printer cost though (if consumables were cheaper).

They prints should be good quality

What is a durable printer for this?
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ANY ONLINE PRINT SERVICE WILL DO.
 
DO NOT BUY AN EPSON! If your company plans on refilling cartrides to
save on money (I work for Island InkJet) then Epsons are the damn
hardest and sometimes impossible to refill. Plus Epson doesn't give a
crap about the earth as they made chips in their cartridges just so we
can't refill it, we worked a way around it, but anyway, I just wanted
to say NOT TO BUY AN EPSON! Whatever you do, don't do it with Epson! I
would suggest going to Hewlett-Packard, they have many business
printers and all-in-ones. Hope this helps.
 
DO NOT BUY AN EPSON! If your company plans on refilling cartrides to
save on money (I work for Island InkJet)
LOST

then Epsons are the damn
hardest and sometimes impossible to refill.
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THAT IS GOOD
Plus Epson doesn't give a
crap about the earth as they made chips in their cartridges just so we
can't refill it,
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AND LET THERE BE LIGHT
we worked a way around it, but anyway, I just wanted
to say NOT TO BUY AN EPSON!
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NOBODY SHOULD LISTEN TO A SPAMMER
Whatever you do, don't do it with Epson! I
would suggest going to Hewlett-Packard, they have many business
printers and all-in-ones. Hope this helps.
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IT PUTS THINGS IN GOOD PERSPECTIVE. MORE MONEY FOR DA HONEY
 
Plus Epson doesn't give a
crap about the earth as they made chips in their cartridges just so we
can't refill it, we worked a way around it, but anyway, I just wanted
to say NOT TO BUY AN EPSON! Whatever you do, don't do it with Epson! I
would suggest going to Hewlett-Packard, they have many business
printers and all-in-ones. Hope this helps.
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I'm the first to agree it's annoying that epsons have chips, and that
they are annoying to refill. Since many are sponge free they would be
the most ideal to clean and reuse yet they prefer burning them. But
I'm going to have to say that epson's are not the worst offenders on
this front as any cartridge with a head on board is going to have more
garbage that you can toss out... and there is nothing stopping you
(island inkjets) from stripping off the chips from the epsons and
recycling them. Seriously there is an aftermarket for OEM epson chips
for refillers while not highly profitable if you do care about the
earth you have NO excuse.

While I have no clue the parent poster's needs for a printer are... I
would agree the first thing i'd look at are the HP businessjet
printers... printers available in sizes a3 and below that take in
cartradges above and beyond 15ml. And as a bonus tubes to the inkhead
which cuts down on the mass. But if not an inkjet than something like
a xerox phaser.. something that takes solid wax sticks of high volume
and are designed to print massive amounts.
 
In message said:
Hello all,

I am asked to purchase a printer for a business. We need to print about
6000 4" x 6" prints per month.
Because of the volume the cost per print must be low. I am not too
concerned with printer cost though (if consumables were cheaper).
They prints should be good quality
What is a durable printer for this?
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This seems too heavy a load for normal inkjets. Probably worth looking
at companies like Ricoh, Canon and Xerox at their business machine
ranges.
 
Hello all,

I am asked to purchase a printer for a business. We need to print about
6000 4" x 6" prints per month.

Because of the volume the cost per print must be low. I am not too
concerned with printer cost though (if consumables were cheaper).

They prints should be good quality

What is a durable printer for this?

Thanks
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With that kind of load you will probably be struggling to print
sufficient amounts before the system requests a service (to replace
the waste ink pads).

Additionally you haven't mentioned whether you need the prints to have
a long life (ie: good archivability) or be water resistant... Finally
what sort of papers are you thinking of printing on.

If your primary need is for cheap, short life prints then I'd look
hard at something like an R300 or R320 as you can fit a waste ink tank
to resolve the service required issue... Install a Continuous Ink
Supply (CIS) system (eg: MIS associated, Ink Republic, etc...) and use
bulk ink to print at low cost.


If print life and water fastness are issues then think seriously about
getting a C86 (not the newer D88 - there's a reason), purchase a waste
counter reset/service utility from manuals4u.com, complete my waste
ink tank installation
(http://www.allthefaqs.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3769 ) and install a
CIS kit again but using MIS Pro (MIS associates again)...

Now you will hear our resident troll screaming about using non Epson
inks and clogging, etc... but frankly if you're printing as much as
you suggest then chances are you'll be keeping the nozzles working
regularly and a decent ink (MIS Pro is such an ink) shouldn't cause
too many problems.

Certainly your costs will be a lot lower...

Hope that helps...


PS: Reason not to go for a D88 is that there isn't a reset utility
available to get past the service needed message when your waste ink
pads are supposedly ready for replacement (not necessary because of
the tank :))... C86 does have one and is just as good as the D88...



As with all things these are just my opinions... so take your pick of
the advice :)
 
Martin said:
With that kind of load you will probably be struggling to print
sufficient amounts before the system requests a service (to replace
the waste ink pads).

Additionally you haven't mentioned whether you need the prints to have
a long life (ie: good archivability) or be water resistant... Finally
what sort of papers are you thinking of printing on.

If your primary need is for cheap, short life prints then I'd look
hard at something like an R300 or R320 as you can fit a waste ink tank
to resolve the service required issue... Install a Continuous Ink
Supply (CIS) system (eg: MIS associated, Ink Republic, etc...) and use
bulk ink to print at low cost.


If print life and water fastness are issues then think seriously about
getting a C86 (not the newer D88 - there's a reason), purchase a waste
counter reset/service utility from manuals4u.com, complete my waste
ink tank installation
(http://www.allthefaqs.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3769 ) and install a
CIS kit again but using MIS Pro (MIS associates again)...

Now you will hear our resident troll screaming about using non Epson
inks and clogging, etc... but frankly if you're printing as much as
you suggest then chances are you'll be keeping the nozzles working
regularly and a decent ink (MIS Pro is such an ink) shouldn't cause
too many problems.
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Find a BRANDED ink. Not the crap where they will not disclose what they
are selling you.
 
Well, it helps the company you work for....

As much as I don't particularly like Epson's approach to their
cartridges what you fail to mention is that most inkjet companies now
use some type of system to try to defeat refilling. Also, Epson
printers have a permanent head, so you don't have to replace the head
every 5 or 10 refills (or each time you install a new cartridge, if you
do not refill) that also has an impact on the environment even if the
cartridges are recycled.

Does Island Inkjet carry pigment inks to refill Durabrite or Ultrachrome
ink cartridges from Epson, anyway?

People who need permanent, water-resistant inks, need to buy Epson
because the other main companies (Canon, Lexmark, HP and Brother) do not
produce consumer models which use pigment colorant inks.

I think Epson could and should do a better job on the part of
environmental issues, absolutely, but there is more to the equation than
the simple answer you have provided here.

Art
 
Measkite's our OEM here. When we don't have OEM there's a clog up his ass!
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I'm glad I KFiled that moron...

anyways... MIS Associates is a quality ink provider as I'm sure
significant searches of various forums on the subject of refilling or
CIS kits will establish...
 
Martin said:
I'm glad I KFiled that moron...
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ME TOO
anyways... MIS Associates
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WILL NOT DISCLOSE WHAT THEY ARE SELLING YOU. IF WANT THE TRUTH JUST GO
TO THEIR WEBSITE AND SEE WHERE YOU CAN FIND THE NAME OF THE
MFG/FORMULATOR. I WAS TOLD THEY WILL NOT EVEN TELL YOU IF YOU CALL THEM.

OR YOU CAN BELIEVE PEOPLE IN THIS NG. THE IMPORTANT THING IS YOU DO NOT
HAVE TO BELIEVE ANYONE. YOU CAN FIND THIS INFO OUT FOR YOURSELF EASILY.
 
Arthur said:
Well, it helps the company you work for....

As much as I don't particularly like Epson's approach to their
cartridges what you fail to mention is that most inkjet companies now
use some type of system to try to defeat refilling. Also, Epson
printers have a permanent head, so you don't have to replace the head
every 5 or 10 refills (or each time you install a new cartridge, if
you do not refill) that also has an impact on the environment even if
the cartridges are recycled.

Does Island Inkjet carry pigment inks to refill Durabrite or
Ultrachrome ink cartridges from Epson, anyway?
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NO AFTERMARKET INKS
People who need permanent, water-resistant inks, need to buy Epson
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NO AFTERMARKET INKS
 
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