New Inkjet printer

Striker10 · December 22, 2005, 11:43am

Hello , my dad is looking to buy a inkjet printer for his computer . do you guys have any recommendations ? budget is around 2-3.5K . I saw Epson C45 (usb supported) printer selling at 2350rs , is it good ? ( also this toshiba laptop has only usb interface doesnt have printer port )

thanks , broar

Udit · December 22, 2005, 12:01pm

Canon iP1000 for 2.5K or Canon iP1500 are the best in your budget.

Striker10 · December 22, 2005, 1:26pm

its for normal b/w paper purposes btw …

Udit · December 22, 2005, 1:28pm

Buy the ones I said above.

Anish · December 22, 2005, 1:29pm

The Canon iP1500, anyday for that budget, giving excellent performance in my dad’s office…

Udit · December 22, 2005, 1:35pm

How much does Canon iP1500 cost.

Striker10 · December 22, 2005, 3:49pm

ok I have ordered it . I hope its good enough for b/w printing ?? Anish , please confirm as I can cancel it before tomorrow morning . I will be using Amkette cartridges after the initial ones .

I checked the printer out it seems to be photo bubble-jet ? I think this is different from inkjet cartridges technology ..

Emil · December 23, 2005, 11:52am

Not sure about the IP1500 but I bought a IP1000 somewhere around May this year for Rs 2400/-. Great printer both for b&w and colour. Canon is also among the most economical in terms of running cost. In fact I use it with 3rd party cartridges like amkette which cost me about Rs 100 and Rs 150 for black and colour. Really good results.

Only down side is that it was probably the worst looking (IMO) of the printers in that class which I compared. I didn’t mind because it was not meant to win the Miss India pageant.

I also use it to print photographs on photo paper. I can recommend it without reservation.

Striker10 · December 29, 2005, 2:43pm

Hi I got the Canon Ip1000 printer today . great printer! like what others say . thanks for the recommendation , Udit and Emil .

Emil · December 30, 2005, 6:34am

Good luck with your printer. As I said, you can save a lot on cartridges by buying from 3rd party brands. I have been buying online from Amkette but there are also other brands like Epoch I think..

Striker10 · December 30, 2005, 7:34am

my dealer has told me to use original genuine cartridges like any other dealer would lol

I am not sure as I would use one , anyways I will see to that once the black ink is over ..

Udit · December 30, 2005, 9:58am

Use Amkette or Fullmark cartriges they are better than originals.