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Title: cheap printers
Post by: lee_dewing on March 10, 2006, 11:05:03 am

anyone dealt with these companies in exchange and mart offer cheap printing.
I done own leaflet on pc but getting expensive as colour(ink cartridges etc)
any reccomendations
thanks lee

Title: Re: cheap printers
Post by: squeaky-clean 1 on March 10, 2006, 01:06:48 pm

this is the guy that does our printing

www.ingeniousdisplays.co.uk

Title: Re: cheap printers
Post by: Sarah Sarill on March 10, 2006, 01:28:57 pm

Lee,

Have you ever tried refilling your carts at home.  I use the JR kit from ASDA and for about £8 get 3 refills for our Lexmark, multifunction machine.  Also use the colour ones but these kits can only be used on certain akes and models but its worth checking out.

Also we try to keep any colour to a minimum on leaflets as we have not found it makes any difference to the response.  Now we just print black on a bright yellow paper so it stands out.

Try www. vistaprint.co.uk. This is a site Brett introduced me to and they see pretty reasonable but have yet to see the quality.

Good luck,

Sarah

Title: Re: cheap printers
Post by: genesis_windows on March 10, 2006, 03:25:47 pm

got 1000 A5 one sided black and white from local printers for £19.00 inc v.a.t
about average price i believe..

Title: Re: cheap printers
Post by: lee_dewing on March 11, 2006, 12:13:33 pm

thanks everyone.
cheers sarah did think next time just to have my logo in colour everything else, blk, have seen jr refills argos do will find out if compatable with kit i in herited hp printer col catrs £32 a pop!
thanks for tips sarah&all

Title: Re: cheap printers
Post by: KJG on March 11, 2006, 02:07:07 pm

Try a cheap lazer printer. Better quality print, the toner lasts for ever-ish plus the print doesn't smudge if you get it wet. Great for flyers etc.

Title: Re: cheap printers
Post by: ray l on March 11, 2006, 04:02:19 pm

hi all ,when i got leaflets done the printer did a really good job using one colour in different shades ie dark blue/ light blue and a few shades in between.
this was still only classed as one colour printing so saved that way

Title: Re: cheap printers
Post by: DODA on March 11, 2006, 04:11:58 pm

Hi

With regards to filling the cartridges it does work but you never get the quality that you would with an orignal/or compatible cartridge .
I used to own lexmakr/hp printers and found that new cartridges would cost more than the printer.
I now have a lazer printer and great for black/white printing ,also bought a epsonc62 inkjet printer and can buy compatible cartridges for 99p on the net with no problems what so ever.
here,s a link for hp   
 http://www.aprmedia.com/c_printing_hp_inks.php?link=m&PHPSESSID=a3a0227c5078eac53af36ddc47b10950

darren

Title: Re: cheap printers
Post by: windows_chepstow on March 11, 2006, 04:59:39 pm

Quote from: DODA on March 11, 2006, 04:11:58 pm

Hi

With regards to filling the cartridges it does work but you never get the quality that you would with an orignal/or compatible cartridge .

darren

Darren,

I watched a tv programme recently that covered this subject (the saddo I am).

Basically the re-fills worked fine, but quality did lack a little if you wanted quality photo-prints.

But for routine office use, re-fills are fine.