Guest guest Posted November 19, 2001 Report Share Posted November 19, 2001 In a message dated 11/19/01 8:51:09 PM W. Australia Standard Time, writes: > We've seen a Canon printer that looks quite good (S300) - anyone any > > experience of it - good or bad? > not without knowing the model > - thanks for your help (you think with a physics degree and patent attorney that specialises in telecoms and computer related inventions I'd know wouldn't you :-)) The Canon printer is the S300 (or maybe it was SP300). Do you know anything about it? Debbie Slater Perth, WA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 19, 2001 Report Share Posted November 19, 2001 > The Canon printer is the S300 (or maybe it was SP300). ooooops, I read that as a price of $300. The moel appears to be BJ-S300 (although confusingly there is a canon s300 camera as well) Just had a look at the spec and it looks ok. It depends a little what you want it for. It is four rather than six colour which could make a difference with printing photos. Amazon hace it at USD99 which seems reasonable enough to me. I don't know anyone with a canon printer so I can't comment on the software that comes with it. If you can, it would be worth going into a shop and getting them to (or let you) print out something of your own (those sample prints don't really mean anything). The other really important thing is to find out how much the consumables cost. Printers are really a kind of loss leader to make you buy ink. I couldn't find a price on the BCI-24 black and colour cartridges that it takes (perhaps because they are new) but this will make the difference in printing costs hth james Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 19, 2001 Report Share Posted November 19, 2001 Just had a look at the spec and it looks ok. It depends a little what you want it for. It is four rather than six colour which could make a difference with printing photos. : I have an Epson Stylus 760. Is that four or six colour? If it's only four I would consider upgrading cos I do a LOT of photo printing from my digital camera. Ruthie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 19, 2001 Report Share Posted November 19, 2001 I have a Canon S600 and it prints out excellent photos using the special glossy paper/card. It has only four inks, but the advantage of this model is that they are all in separate cartridges so you don't have to replace when the first one runs out. Theoretically, this should save some money. The 6-cartridge Canon was about double the price, which I couldn't justify given how little I use a colour printer. -----Original Message----- From: bin man [sMTP:postmistress@...] Sent: Monday, November 19, 2001 10:38 AM Just had a look at the spec and it looks ok. It depends a little what you want it for. It is four rather than six colour which could make a difference with printing photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 19, 2001 Report Share Posted November 19, 2001 > : I have an Epson Stylus 760. Is that four or six colour? it is 4 colour. As Joyce commented, separate cartridges usually means cheaper printing as you waste less ink (although it is still worth comparing the costs as different cartridge types can vary enormously in price and the same cartridges from different suppliers can vary a lot as well. There is, naturally a trade-off between printer sophistication (eg number of ink colours) and price so it really depends what an individual wants from their printer (not to mention what their budget is). The important thing is to try it out and see what *you* think. Also to try not to let sales people (or friends, or list groups(!) push you around). The first question that someone in a shop should be asking you is What do you want to do with it? ten they should *listen* to your answer. Don't assume that they know much (any) more than you do either. I think I am losing focus here, so I will stop... james Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 19, 2001 Report Share Posted November 19, 2001 Hmm. I am happy to be guided actually. If you were buying a good colour printer for photos, what would YOU buy? Ruthie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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