Advice wanted

[manager]

We need an ink jet that can do a high throughput, say 1000 pages a week,
and our Epson 860 seems to be giving up on the task. Any suggestions
would be welcome for a printer available in the UK and opinions on an HP
2500C (refurb) would also be very welcome. Any experts out there who
can help, please?

We do not need sophisticated colour reproduction, it is only for
newsletters with a few snapshots in each issue, we just need a workhorse
that will go on and on.

It would seem that only genuine carts are available for the HP 2500C,
anyone know any different? They are not cheap, but is it worth buying
the machine anyway? Help!


Keith Chapman

 

[manager]

We need an ink jet that can do a high throughput, say 1000 pages a
week, and our Epson 860 seems to be giving up on the task. Any
suggestions would be welcome for a printer available in the UK and
opinions on an HP 2500C (refurb) would also be very welcome. Any
experts out there who can help, please?

We do not need sophisticated colour reproduction, it is only for
newsletters with a few snapshots in each issue, we just need a
workhorse that will go on and on.

It would seem that only genuine carts are available for the HP 2500C,
anyone know any different? They are not cheap, but is it worth buying
the machine anyway? Help!


Keith Chapman

Google really scathes the 2500C.

 

[Wolf Kirchmeir]

On Sun, 7 Sep 2003 23:22:54 +0100, manager wrote:

=>We need an ink jet that can do a high throughput, say 1000 pages a week,

IMO that kind of quantity suggests a laser printer might be
better for you. Colour is relatively expensive regardless
of what kind of printer you use. B/w printing is much
cheaper on a laser - and lasers tend be much tougher
machines than inkjets. Some people claim much lower costs
with refilled inkjet cartridges, but at 1000pp/week you'll
be refilling cartridges so often it may not be worth the
hassle. I'd go to an office supply store or three and
compare advice on costs. Such a store should offer a
lease-with-service contract that might be more
cost-effective over the long haul than outright purchase,
esp. if lease costs are treated differently for tax
purposes than capital costs. It might even be cheaper for
you to just prepare a master copy (on disk or as pasted up
paper) and take it to printshop.

HTH

 

[Rafe B.]

We need an ink jet that can do a high throughput, say 1000 pages a week,
and our Epson 860 seems to be giving up on the task. Any suggestions
would be welcome for a printer available in the UK and opinions on an HP
2500C (refurb) would also be very welcome. Any experts out there who
can help, please?

We do not need sophisticated colour reproduction, it is only for
newsletters with a few snapshots in each issue, we just need a workhorse
that will go on and on.

It would seem that only genuine carts are available for the HP 2500C,
anyone know any different? They are not cheap, but is it worth buying
the machine anyway? Help!


Keith Chapman

Why inkjet?

If it's mostly for memos or text, get a laser printer.

Even if it's color you need (unless it's photo quality) you
still should consider color laser, if you need huge numbers
of copies.

Inkjets really aren't built for high-volume work. They
can produce stunning photo quality but not at high
speeds. And at volume, the cost of ink will kill you.


rafe b.
http://www.terrapinphoto.com

 

[Fred Farkle]

Yes, The 2500C sucks!

Google really scathes the 2500C.

 

[Pete Premock]

If you want a good printed that is a work horse, Buy a used or reconditioned
HP G55 or G85. They are selling on eBay for $75 to $150.00. You will get
many more copies per cartridge than your Epson 880 which I also own. The
black 45A cartridge for the HP has 42ml of in verses 12 ml in the Epson.
Just don't buy a inkjet printer that uses chipped cartridges. On the other
hand, if you are doing that many prints a week, you might want to consider a
laser printer.

 

[manager]

We need an ink jet that can do a high throughput, say 1000 pages a
week, and our Epson 860 seems to be giving up on the task. Any
suggestions would be welcome for a printer available in the UK and
opinions on an HP 2500C (refurb) would also be very welcome. Any
experts out there who can help, please?

We do not need sophisticated colour reproduction, it is only for
newsletters with a few snapshots in each issue, we just need a
workhorse that will go on and on.

It would seem that only genuine carts are available for the HP 2500C,
anyone know any different? They are not cheap, but is it worth buying
the machine anyway? Help!


Keith Chapman

It seems that certain things get blocked from one's mind and I am
grateful to everyone who replied in the vein of 'why think ink jet'; you
are, of course, quite right. It is just that colour lasers used to be
so expensive that one get into the idea that ink is for colour, laser is
for B&W but now a colour laser is not expensive - I go back to when they
were thousands of pounds each AND not very good and our last one weighed
so much it took two men to move it! I will, of course, go laser, than
you for setting my mind straight.

Keith Chapman