OT: re the Epson 750
I'd mostly agree with Ausdauers comments, but there are downsides to the 750, which I have.
1) It is pretty slow on black and white text docs, slower than my old Canon printer which was several years older and today would probably cost $50 if you could still buy it. The b&w quality is also not that good unless you have it set to best in which case its also slower of course.
2)It uses a LOT of ink. I have come to the conclusion that I did not purchase a cheap printer, but a device that allows me to buy expensive ink from Epson.
3) The most serious (IMHO) criticism. The print head is in the printer, which means that should they be damaged (by using 3rd party ink, or through infrequent use), you have a problem. If you dont use it that often, then when you do print, it spends some time cleaning the heads, a procedure that uses yet more expensive ink!
I understand that with HP printers the print head is in the cartridge, which means a new print head every time, and also means you can experiment with refills without fear.
If all you want to do is colour printing, and a fair bit of it, then the only problem IMHO would be the ink cost. For mixed use, I dont think I'd get one again. IN fact, I@m sure I'll end up with a 'workhorse' printer for general use, and thena dedicated photo printer. Mixed use is a compromise.
Just to be fair, the colour pictures are excellent. Unless you look at them next to a 35mm you could think they were from a 35mm, and that is on my 1M pixel camera ( 6 x 4 size). Friends are amazed its from a printer.
Hope this helps
Joe |
