Epson or Canon -- Which Printer is Best? Lately, I've been looking for a wider format professional quality printer to support wide-format printing, in upwards to 11 x14. However, with a market saturated with undoubtedly high caliber printers, I am truly stuck whether to concentrate on buying a Canon printer or venturing off with an Epson printer. Which one can be recommended best? Epson or Canon -- Which Printer is Best? Lately, I've been looking for a wider format professional quality printer to support wide-format printing, in upwards to 11 x14. However, with a market... » Read More Epson or Canon -- Which Printer is Best? Lately, I've been looking for a wider format professional quality printer to support wide-format printing, in upwards to 11 x14. However, with a market saturated with undoubtedly high caliber printers, I am truly stuck whether to concentrate on buying a Canon printer or venturing off with an Epson printer. Which one can be recommended best? « Show Less
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i'm a proffesional photographer and send most of my order out to print. however, i do print some stuff at home. i currently use a small, handy canon ip4600. i'm thinking of purchasing an all in one - fax, printer, and copier, was recommended an epson artisan 835. i'm hesitant to switch a canon for an epson. any knowledge out there?
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While I own the Canon i9000 and am quite pleased with it, the ink formulas are proprietary and from what I've read Epson's are not. The ink differences have created an issue with WYSIWYG monitor to printer. (Monitor is calibrated).If I had it all to do again, I would probably go with an Epson printer.
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agreed 100 % about HP. They are said to be the "best printers out there" but a year 3 months later it is sitting in the trash. I just bought a canon so we will see how it goes. :)
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My HP Photosmart 6380 All in One has been giving me ink error messages for a few weeks. We've had it into a repair shop for $65 with no avail. I have a big scanning job to do, but if it doesn't print, it doesn't scan, either. Go figure. We've checked for work-arounds, but my husband hasn't found one that works with my printer (no number pad). So this HP is a piece of junk! From all the posts here, I've decided to try a Canon. I've had an Epson and it worked well, but never give it knock-off cartridges--they will kill the printer. I have an older Mac with 10.4 on it. --Norma Novy
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I have owned all sorts of printers, scanners, copiers, the list goes on and on. Throw the Epson out. Stomp on it. Burn it, then buy a Canon. Never had a problem with them.
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I've had several Epson Inkjet Printers, including a large format model. Every single Epson printer I've ever owned has ended up in the trash due to a clogged print head that was fiscally non-repairable.No more for me. I've been 100% Canon for the last 5 years and very happy. I had an i950 that sat for 9 months and the first picture out of it after that much time was perfect.
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I got one of these for my landlady who's ancient Ricoh laser stopped working. I myself have an HP Color LaserJet. The quality produced by her Epson is "better" than my LaserJet ... so much so that I've been considering replacing the LaserJet. Inkjet technology has come an awfully long way since it was first introduced.
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CanoScan has been a great tool. I know nothing about the Epson. I wouldn't get too fired up about high resolutions that either machine is capable of because it's likely you'll not have the time to use the capability if you have a lot of scanning to do.
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I've been going to Office Max, which sells their own brand of cartridges for this printer (they're actually repackaged and refilled Canon cartridges with an Office Max sticker over top of the Canon sticker). I also wait until Office Max sends out those 20% off grocery bags in my Sunday newspaper and stock up like crazy. I think if you buy the multipacks its cheaper too.
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I was like wow ty! Epson 3800!and i looked at the price and it was $1000+!!! oh man! o_Ois there any other printers thats good that is around $50 - $200?I'm trying to be a manga (comic book) artist and I need something that prints and scans good.What would you recommend, a printer that is also a scanner? or just buying a scanner separatly?
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It seems to work well on all I have tried to print thus far. I use other printers for printing my professional work for clients. I use a Canon iPF 6100 for large prints. This uses archival inks in tanks--expensive but last longer than Epson inks!
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I have had my printer for several years now and have found that the perfect combination for OUR printing needs is to use the Black XL and the regular size for the 3 colors required. Epson sells this combination as a package. They all seem to require replacement at about the same time. We do a reasonable amount of printing - but - as a rule - not pictures or intensely colored pages. If you do - I would suggest using the XL for all 4.
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Sorry I just saw this. I have been using Canon printers since 'before Windows' and have always used generics and in all those years I think 3 cartridges have failed me. Be sure and type in the model of YOUR ink cartridge for your printer in the Amazon search bar and you should get many options.
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The only printer that prints on these cd's, that don't cost an arm and leg is Epson.I have two. The one I use now is (Model Epson stylus photo RX580.This one prints and scans, and prints photo as good as you can get from any printer I have ever seen.The other one is in my office and only prints. Both are about 7 years old, and have always performed perfectly.A little noisy but I don't hear them because of hearing loss, so that does not bother me. I'll stick with Epson. Ask before you buy. If it will print cd's because all Epson printer don't.hope this helps you.Longplay The only printer that prints on these cd's, that don't cost an arm and leg is Epson.I have two. The one I use now is (Model Epson stylus photo RX580.This one prints and scans, and prints photo as good as you can get from any printer I have ever seen.The other one is in my office and only prints. Both are about 7 years old, and have always performed perfectly.A little noisy but I don't hear them because of hearing loss, so that does not bother me. I'll stick with Epson. Ask before you buy. If it will print cd's because all Epson printer don't.hope this helps... » Read More The only printer that prints on these cd's, that don't cost an arm and leg is Epson.I have two. The one I use now is (Model Epson stylus photo RX580.This one prints and scans, and prints photo as good as you can get from any printer I have ever seen.The other one is in my office and only prints. Both are about 7 years old, and have always performed perfectly.A little noisy but I don't hear them because of hearing loss, so that does not bother me. I'll stick with Epson. Ask before you buy. If it will print cd's because all Epson printer don't.hope this helps you.Longplay « Show Less
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The HP 1102W uses a toner cartridge rather than the smaller ink jet types. You gat a starter cartridge with the printer that lasts for about 500 pages. The regular toner cartridge will give about 2500 pages. It is dependent on the coverage of course. Standard text should give the highest duration. I have had the same cartridge for over a year. My printing needs are not that high. The toner will not dry out like the ink jets can tend to if not used . The 1102W powers down automatically. You Never have to turn it on or off. It prints wirelessly and has Air Print ability from Apple products. For the price and small footprint I think it is a great little printer. I've recommended it to other friends. On the whole I am not a big HP fan. I think their ink jets are junk but I still give them high marks on their laser B/W printers. If you only need black and white printing on a low volume basis this is a very good cost/ benefit printer The printer tray is only 100 pages. Again not for a robust printing operation . I like keeping a small color inkjet multifunction from Canon for other needs and the HP 1102W for standard B/W printing . Hope this helps your decision
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PG 240xl purports to hold more ink. You won't get 100 pages out of either. Low cost printers usually have high ink costs. Canon's profit comes from selling ink.
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I sent the printer back was not happy with the quality of the pictures. Would not connect to network. I purchased a canon instead and am very happy with it especially because it prints up to 13x19. Very nice printer.
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I have owned two of these printers: Epson 1400: one for three years and one for one. Why two - well here's the story. I did not have good results with the EPSON ink and printer. I tried different ICC profiles, I fiddled with photoshop and it became a problem. I shoot a lot of B/W infrared photos digitally - and I like the B/W look. But I'd print them out and sometimes they'd have a green tinge and then a purplish ting. Sometimes they'd be perfect. I long ago with this printer gave up on EPSON ink, cartridge by cartridge it was very expensive. So I got a bulk feed Lyson system - which works great. Still with the six colors (only one black). Still with the B/W print issues though. So I looked on the net, carefully and bought a B/W bulk system with six B/W inks. The link is here. https://carts.mercurycart.com/usa/files/index.html?action=add&code=QBT14004 NOW the printer produces wonderful prints to my eye. I use the ICC profiles and carefully use Photoshop because there are traps with in the printing menus - you need to let Photoshop do the color adjustment for instance (not the printer) and learn how to alter the ICC profiles correctly (I did this wrong for a while). Alas it took time and reading - but with my now six shades of B/W ink - this printer is fantastic for printing black. Seriously less expensive than the new B/W printers too. (I'd count myself as a serious amateur only here perhaps a pro would have a different view.)
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You can easily google to find the right model. But I would not recommend EPS brand even though it is cheap because it leaves black marks on paper. After the experience, I bought Brother brand and it prints with no problem. I do not want to save money to ruin the printer. Just wanted to share my experience.
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There are 3 sizes so make sure you are buying what you want. "Start Up" comes with the printer and is only enough ink to set-up your printer and learn how to use it. Don't buy that size. It only lasts about 2 weeks.Buy "Regular" size before the free ones run out. Regular size lasted me 2-3 months, and "XL" lasts 6 months more or less. It all depends on how much and how often you print. I use original Canon ink and have neverhad my print quality deminish.
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If you are on a tight budget, determine if you need a wide-format or special material printer. If not, skip this one. This one does 11x17 (I was using that) and even rolled paper (not used by me). The problem with it is that it does not handle card stock reliably. Because Epson does not make the type of paper stock I use most (4-up postcards) I bought the Avery product the Epson website recommended. Finding the right paper setting for the particular stock you want to print ends up costing you in wasted ink and paper. My biggest issue is with the tech support people who make everything the consumer's fault and basically have NO constructive suggestions on how to fix the problems. If you are on a tight budget, determine if you need a wide-format or special material printer. If not, skip this one. This one does 11x17 (I was using that) and even rolled paper (not used by me). The problem with it is that it does not handle card stock reliably. Because Epson does not make the type of paper stock I use most (4-up postcards) I bought the Avery product the Epson website recommended. Finding the right paper setting for the particular stock you want to print ends up costing you in wasted ink and paper. My biggest issue is with the tech support people who make everything the... » Read More If you are on a tight budget, determine if you need a wide-format or special material printer. If not, skip this one. This one does 11x17 (I was using that) and even rolled paper (not used by me). The problem with it is that it does not handle card stock reliably. Because Epson does not make the type of paper stock I use most (4-up postcards) I bought the Avery product the Epson website recommended. Finding the right paper setting for the particular stock you want to print ends up costing you in wasted ink and paper. My biggest issue is with the tech support people who make everything the consumer's fault and basically have NO constructive suggestions on how to fix the problems. « Show Less
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Well, I downloaded a new driver, and that solved the 6c10 error message -- for a week or so. And now it's back again. And now my older Canon pixma 3000 has a similar error message. So I have two Canon printers taking up space. Does anyone make a decent, reliable printer? Canon has been absolutely of no help.