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Subject: Re: [OM] OT: Printers
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:53:19 -0400
Interesting commentary on that page noting one review calling the ink 
"expensive".  But according to CR it has the lowest per print cost of 
all the printers they tested... and by a substantial margin.  Sounds 
like you're off to a good start with the Artisan.

Chuck Norcutt


Candace Lemarr wrote:
> That's timely.
> 
> I did look at the HP models you've mentioned. Funny, as the D7560 is 
> available here in town for 150.00 and it is listed as a printer that the 
> Acoustica software would work with. So, that makes the printer 172.00 
> (cost of software 22.00). I was seriously considering it. Then I went 
> online and found this site and these reviews, and it didn't seem like 
> such a great deal after all.
> http://www.consumersearch.com/inkjet-printers/hp-photosmart-d7560
> 
> I don't know why I didn't mention this in my initial post, but aside 
> from the annoying cd print software that HP insists on using, the HP 
> printer that I returned earlier this year (a "c" model) took an 
> unbelievably long time to install. It took over 70 minutes, and then it 
> hung, and I couldn't do a thing without calling HP, and that phone call 
> took over an hour at which time they tried to up-sell me to a model that 
> was roughly $500.00. After all of that, the very first thing I did was 
> try to make a CD label. I wasn't very happy. Because we all have over 2 
> hours to waste trying to put a piece of equipment on our desk, only to 
> find out it won't do well the one thing you purchased it for.
> 
> All of my other printers have had about a 20-30 minutes setup time. I 
> timed the Artisan 700 just to see and it was 22 minutes from the time I 
> began peeling tape off the box until the time I printed my first test page.
> 
> Candace 
> 
> 
> 
> Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>> Here we are talking about printers when what should appear in the mail 
>> today but the Consumer Reports Christmas issue with coverage of ink jet, 
>> laser and all-in-one printers.  I know some folks don't cotton much to 
>> CR's ratings but I believe they can judge print quality as well as 
>> anyone and the one piece of good info they have that you can't seem to 
>> get elsewhere is cost per print.
>>
>> Much to my surprise I note that the only inkjets to even get mentioned 
>> in this report are three HPs... the PhotoSmart D7560 ($150), the 
>> OfficeJet Pro 8000 Wireless ($180) and the PhotoSmart D5460 ($100).  All 
>> are rated a "Best Buy".  The PhotoSmarts have the best photo quality 
>> printing while the OfficeJet is "above average" in photo work but is 
>> best in text.  A little digging on line showed that this report was done 
>> earlier in the year and included more printers then from Canon, Epson 
>> and Lexmark.  The Canon Pixma iP4600 ($100) equaled the HP's photo print 
>> quality and was also about 1/3 faster.  But it appears not to have made 
>> the final cut based on print cost.  The Canon's cost for a 4x6 print was 
>> $0.45.  The HP PhotoSmarts were both at $0.35 while the OfficeJet was 
>> $0.30.  Some of the other printers were as high as $0.70 for a 4x6 print.
>>
>> Anyhow, I don't know anything about the detailed specs of these HP 
>> printers but you've got the model numbers now and can go search.  Aw, 
>> heck.  There's really only two of interest.
>> <http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?Ntt=photosmart+D7560&N=0&InitialSearch=yes>
>> <http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?Ntt=photosmart+d5460&N=0&InitialSearch=yes>
>> But the reviews on B&H for the D5460 (only two) say not to go there and 
>> reiterate Candace's complaint about rudimentary CD print capability.
>> On the other hand the five B&H reviewers give the more expensive D7560 
>> high marks and one says the CD printing is good.
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>>
>>   
>>
> 
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