How are the new inkjet printers...are you happy with them?

[DDTJRAC]

I haven't kept up with printers. I don't do much photography anymore; I'm all archival material now and it seldom if ever requires printing, my work is all digital. I used to use Epson 3880's and R2000's printers for over a decade. 3880 was for BW and R2000 was for color. Loved them both more or less. I would have liked the 3800 better if it had a separate nozzle for gloss and matte, but it was doable. The 3880 excelled at beautiful B&W. Anyway, the old gal down the street bought 2 new LaserJet printers. They are for office work. She is having a hell of a time getting them to run. It seems that the new printers are all being made as energy efficient nanny state models and shut off and go to sleep very fast. That causes her printing issues. Are your photo printers immune to this problem?

I still have a brand new 3880 that have never been inked. I bought it as a 4th backup when I was into book printing. My 3rd 3880 died about a year and half ago. I was going to see if anyone wanted it on Facebook or Craigslist. Too heavy to ship so, will have to find someone local to buy it. Some of these new printer's sound like hell nowadays.

How are the new inkjet printers...are you happy with them?


(I don't know if this is hybrid or digital. I just clicked the digital. If wrong, please correct for me.)

 

[Pieter12]

Can't tell you about new printers, mine is a R2000 that I use for its black and white printing qualities. And it has proved to be a very nice printer, but a quirky one with annoying glitches. One thing is, OEM ink is no longer available for it and I think that may be an issue with your other printer, too. And it seems that unless you have a high-end roll-fed printer, there is little factory support--most probably in the manner of a service contract (think constant $$ outlays).

 

[koraks]

What specifically do you want to know?

Sorry to hear about the lady down the street having problems with her laser printers; I doubt this has much to do with the energy saving aspect and for sure it's unrelated to inkjet printing.

Modern inkjet printers are great if you buy a model that does what you need it to do. They're not so great if you're looking for a midnight snack or a fishing tackle.

 

[Taylor K Nankervis]

How are the new inkjet printers...are you happy with them?

Very happy, but that is because I am using pro-level labs where I am in attendance every step of the way. No provision for DIY in a house not big enough swing a cat.

Today's big, bulky and pricey giclée printers (in terms of consumables) are a galaxy away in improvement from years and years of my printing through RA4 (but not a patch on the long-gone Ilfochrome Classic media). I think anybody investing (very seriously) in pro-level giclée (not desktop printers) is looking at a persistent outflow of money in terms of consumables, operating costs (ink supply, maintenance, cleaning), media diversity (media itself is not cheap) and economy such as electricity (and most giclée printers do have efficient energy-saving modes.)

 

[Paul Howell]

If the lady down the street is looking for a good quality consumer grade print then a basic inkjet. I have a Canon, bottom feeder, good job for snap shots. If I need a better quality print I just have it printed at Staples or Office Max, high quality prices are good.