Good point, we do that at times for End Of Year Greeting Cards (aka Xmas cards, but I don't do Xmas - me be da' Grinch, y'allz). We send out about 250 cards with pictures of our 3 Siberian Huskies. It would take a long time, and cost a small fortune, to do that on a home inkjet.
Gil > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Michael Madigan > Sent: Monday, November 03, 2008 1:54 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [NF] RE: Printer recomendation > > > Yep. But for photos, I just use walgreens.com or walmart.com > > > > --- On Mon, 11/3/08, Gil Hale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > From: Gil Hale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: RE: [NF] RE: Printer recomendation > > To: profox@leafe.com > > Date: Monday, November 3, 2008, 1:31 PM > > Actually, for true photo-quality prints nothing (yet) really > > beats a good > > ink jet. I have a Xeros Phaser 8550 "solid ink" > > (wax <g>) printer that is > > supposed to provide excellent print results for graphics. > > It does, > > sometimes barely noticeably better than my HP CLJ 3600n, > > but our HP > > PhotoSmart (or whatever) ink jet kicks both their asses > > with its quality. > > Then again, it is rare we need something that precision > > printed, so most > > print jobs, including photos, go to the 3600n units > > (because the Xerox > > Phaser 8550 is in a different computer room, and takes a > > while to warm up). > > > > Gil > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > > Michael Madigan > > > Sent: Monday, November 03, 2008 1:21 PM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: RE: [NF] RE: Printer recomendation > > > > > > > > > Yep. I'll never buy another inkjet. > > > > > > > > > > > > --- On Mon, 11/3/08, Gil Hale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > > > > From: Gil Hale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Subject: RE: [NF] RE: Printer recomendation > > > > To: profox@leafe.com > > > > Date: Monday, November 3, 2008, 1:14 PM > > > > BTW, the 3600n has both a USB and a LAN port, and > > with the > > > > LAN port I set my > > > > units up as network printers without any problems > > with > > > > Windows, Mac OS X and > > > > Ubuntu 7.10 & 8.04. It rocks! > > > > > > > > Gil > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Behalf Of Gil > > > > Hale > > > > > Sent: Monday, November 03, 2008 1:13 PM > > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Subject: RE: [NF] RE: Printer recomendation > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I have invested in 4 HP ColorLaserJet 3600n > > units. > > > > They use the HP > > > > > ColorSphere technology with their toner > > manufacturing. > > > > The toner particle > > > > > are grown like a crystel to get uniform > > sized > > > > particles, as opposed to > > > > > pulverized with disparate sizes. Thus the > > > > distribution is more controlled > > > > > to get adequate (excellent) coverage and > > depth of > > > > output on the media. > > > > > Further, there is less toner waste with that > > > > technology as there is no > > > > > splattering to try to get the coverage > > needed to get a > > > > decent output. > > > > > > > > > > The other month Staples was selling them for > > $249! I > > > > do not know if they > > > > > bumped their price back yet or not, but the > > HP site > > > > had the same > > > > > $250 price, > > > > > plus shipping and tax of course. That was > > 50% off > > > > their retail > > > > > price, which > > > > > was lower than the retail price I paid in > > 12/2005 for > > > > my first unit. Even > > > > > at their full retail price I have found them > > to be > > > > excellent values, and > > > > > performance has been equally excellent. > > > > > > > > > > Gil > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Behalf Of > > > > Michael Madigan > > > > > > Sent: Monday, November 03, 2008 12:20 > > PM > > > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > Subject: Re: [NF] RE: Printer > > recomendation > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Get a color laser, the consumables will > > be much > > > > less and there > > > > > > will be much less aggravation. Injets > > are really > > > > costly to run. > > > > > > > > > > > > We have used the Lexmark color printers > > with > > > > great success. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- On Mon, 11/3/08, NickC > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > From: NickC > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > Subject: [NF] RE: Printer > > recomendation > > > > > > > To: "'ProFox Email > > List'" > > > > <profox@leafe.com> > > > > > > > Date: Monday, November 3, 2008, > > 8:52 AM > > > > > > > Oops, should have been [NF], sorry > > forgot. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > > > From: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > On Behalf > > > > > > > > Of Nick Causton > > > > > > > > Sent: 03 November 2008 12:57 > > > > > > > > To: 'ProFox Email > > List' > > > > > > > > Subject: Printer > > recomendation > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Does anyone have any > > experience of > > > > Ricoh inkjets? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I need some workgroup inkjets > > and am > > > > thinking of > > > > > > > buying some Ricoh 3050n. > > > > > > > > Problem is I cannot find > > anyone that > > > > has any > > > > > > > experience of these, good or > > > > > > > > bad. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Workgroup printer > > requirements and > > > > intended use: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Each workgroup has say six > > people. > > > > > > > > Low throughput, less than > > 1000 pages > > > > per month for > > > > > > > each workgroup. > > > > > > > > Most pages (certificates) > > printed have > > > > a small picture > > > > > > > on them, so colour > > > > > > > > is > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > needed for 80% of pages > > printed. > > > > > > > > Any large runs of black on > > white are > > > > done on a central > > > > > > > high-volume Canon > > > > > > > > laser. > > > > > > > > In our experience inkjets > > deliver much > > > > better quality > > > > > > > and more vibrant > > > > > > > > colours than lasers, the > > output just > > > > looks of a more > > > > > > > professional quality. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Any opinions / suggestions? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > Nick > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. 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