Okay, I seem to have narrowed my search for a printer down to 2:
hp photosmart 7150
EPSON Stylus Photo 1280 - C393011
Now, the problem I'm having is making a decision. This should
probably be a no brainer, but, I'm a *very* skeptical shopper, and
paranoid!
The HP is cheap, at $149 (list), whereas the Epson is expensive, at
$499 (list). They both fit all my qualifications:
- supported under Linux (both are reported to work "perfectly"
at LinuxPrinting.org)
- decent quality
- print at least an 8x10 image (both portait/landscape)
- handle color as well as b/w.
- print on both normal paper as well as that
photo-quality glossy stuff
- be a reasonable price ($500?)
However, it appears that the HP printer is really the best deal.
It's resolution is much higher (4800x1200 vs. Epson's 2880x720). The
HP can also handle a Duplexor, which I don't believe the Epson can
(not stated either way).
The main thing I see going for the Epson is:
- I'm not locked into really expensive HP cartridges
- It claims:
6-color (CcMmYK) Micro Piezo ink jet technology,
borderless printing 4 x 6, 5 x 7, 8 x 10,
11 x 14, 13 x 19, and letter support
whereas the HP only claims 4x6 and letter, but nothing about
borderless.
- It's fast:
4" x 6" Photo: 54 secs.
8" x 10" Photo: 1 min. 50 secs.
Black text memo: 9 ppm
The HP claims only 10ppm, nothing about photo speed.
Even if I jump up to the HP 7359, it's only a $199(list), and you get
a 17ppm printer with more memory.(hmmm, I wonder if I can get a 7150
and up the memory for less than the $199????)
Any opionions?
Thanks
--
Seeya,
Paul
--
Key fingerprint = 1660 FECC 5D21 D286 F853 E808 BB07 9239 53F1 28EE
It may look like I'm just sitting here doing nothing,
but I'm really actively waiting for all my problems to go away.
If you're not having fun, you're not doing it right!
_______________________________________________
gnhlug-discuss mailing list
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
