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From: T i m on 30 Mar 2010 03:51 On Tue, 30 Mar 2010 00:34:55 +0100, thewildrover(a)me.com (Andy Hewitt) wrote: >T i m <news(a)spaced.me.uk> wrote: > >[..] >> >> Any chance your ink kit would fit a current model? >> > >> >As long as I can find one with the same carts, yes. Not easy to find >> >though. I think the iP4700 is the next nearest, but they've got bloody >> >expensive now. >> >> Ah. ;-( > >Looks like it's not a total disaster. I've found that if I give the >drive wheels a little shove, it clears the jam. It appears that this is >mainly being caused by the duplex mechanism, and once the jam is >cleared, it will print single sided OK, albeit with a few strange >noises. The print quality is OK though. Well that's something. > >At least it gives me some time to decide what to get next. Yup. > >Looking at what Emily might need for future needs, I may reconsider and >look at MFPs with network connection. You can get quite a few with that spec these days ('networking' used to be quite a thing didn't it) but not of a brand you like or full / good S support etc. >Ideally she could do with an A3, >as she's doing a Textiles GCSE, but they're really out of my reach at >this time Again, once off the bulk / mainstream route it can all get a bit crazy pricewize. ;-( > (the only ones on eBay that are cheap enough are quite old, >and usually with only a parallel port). And that's a problem because? <vbg> > >Looking at how I use duplex, it's probably just a convenient luxury, I >can manage what I need using manual double sided printing. Especially on an A3 printer. Would your ink kit fit the ip5200r do you know? Cheers, T i m
From: Andy Hewitt on 30 Mar 2010 07:40 T i m <news(a)spaced.me.uk> wrote: > On Tue, 30 Mar 2010 00:34:55 +0100, thewildrover(a)me.com (Andy Hewitt) > wrote: [..] > >Looking at what Emily might need for future needs, I may reconsider and > >look at MFPs with network connection. > > You can get quite a few with that spec these days ('networking' used > to be quite a thing didn't it) but not of a brand you like or full / > good S support etc. Yeah, there's a few around now, some below �100 too. > >Ideally she could do with an A3, > >as she's doing a Textiles GCSE, but they're really out of my reach at > >this time > > Again, once off the bulk / mainstream route it can all get a bit crazy > pricewize. ;-( Aye, they seem to start at around �150, which is about double what I want to pay for a printer, and that's double what I can afford. > > (the only ones on eBay that are cheap enough are quite old, > >and usually with only a parallel port). > > And that's a problem because? <vbg> :-P Actually, it probably isn't, I have a HP printer server in the loft, that may work (it works with Bonjour on OS 10.5). Not worth the bother of trying though, if it doesn't work out. > >Looking at how I use duplex, it's probably just a convenient luxury, I > >can manage what I need using manual double sided printing. > > Especially on an A3 printer. > > Would your ink kit fit the ip5200r do you know? If it takes the same carts, I don't see why not. I have tried to find one of those, as it happens, but without much luck. -- Andy Hewitt <http://web.me.com/andrewhewitt1/>
From: David Kennedy on 30 Mar 2010 09:24
Andy Hewitt wrote: > Bloody printer, it's just died. Looks like the feed mechanism has > decided to jam itself up. I've had it apart, given things a move, and it > worked for half a page, then stopped again. > > That was my, until now very happy with it, Canon iP4500. And I just > fitted the CISS to it :-(. > > Seeing as I got fed up with Epsons blocking heads, and HPs have dire > software, and this is the second Canon to develop a fault. > > Anything else that can do duplex, and last more than 5 minutes > (metaphorically). Doesn't need networking, as I use this on my Airport > Extreme. > > I don't need all-in-one particularly either, I have a scanner, which is > working fine thus far (yup, now I see the four horsemen riding towards > it). > Had a wireless Brother for 3 years without any of the problems I used to get with Epson. Good quality results, 4 colour cartridges, it does the job nicely. Have a look here <http://stores.shop.ebay.co.uk/Brother-Outlet-Store__W0QQ_armrsZ1> -- David Kennedy http://www.anindianinexile.com |