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I have to print an whole media project off with all colourful la-di-da borders because "The exam board like it to be pretty" but my printer is utterly naff. It's ok for printing words but whenever I print colours I get streaky lines through it and stuff. It looks entirely unpresentable!

I have an Epson stylus 640, it is, admittedly, a dinosaur of a machine and it does have its archaic charms, but I cannot be doing with it any more! I am going to have to root around in the loft for some glossy paper as when I print on that there arent any marks in the colours (I think because it is shiny the rollers smudge the ink and fill the gaps).

Anyway, how much are decent printers nowadays, I might invest.

*goes to forrage for glossy paper*

I have to print an whole media project off with all colourful la-di-da borders because "The exam board like it to be pretty" but my printer is utterly naff. It's ok for printing words but whenever I print colours I get streaky lines through it and stuff. It looks entirely unpresentable!

I have an Epson stylus 640, it is, admittedly, a dinosaur of a machine and it does have its archaic charms, but I cannot be doing with it any more! I am going to have to root around in the loft for some glossy paper as when I print on that there arent any marks in the colours (I think because it is shiny the rollers smudge the ink and fill the gaps).

Anyway, how much are decent printers nowadays, I might invest.

*goes to forrage for glossy paper*

I picked up an Epson Sylus Photo 830U about a month ago for £75ish. Great printer, cheap ink (5 black and 5 colour carts for £25). So yeah I would recommend it.

An arm and a leg. Or is it just an arm? I forget.

I couldt find any glossy paper so I printed it on "best quality" on normal paper - it looks pretty good but it took about 3 minutes for 1 sheet.

Got an epson photo 950 here, i think it was £350.

But all the colours have seperate ink cartridges, so you only have to replace what you use. It can print onto cd's as well.

I don't have a spare £350 knocking around!

Freaky, you must be like my secret twin brother. I also have an Epson Stylus 640 that is old and crap, and today have been looking for a new printer as there some important bits i need to print out.

I am thinking of getting this one:

http://uk.special.reserve.co.uk/q_GG9423_hewlett_packard_de.html

It got rated 5/5 buy both computer shopper and computer buyer magazine, plus its only £63.

Borderless has been spelt wrong.

:)

Not a bad price, but it looks a little like an air conditioner.

Stats are good for it, I may well buy it. How odd, I am Darkus' estranged twin brother in search of improved printing facilities. Just great.

It dont look that bad,its just the pic we have makes it look like a bread bin. Does your old epson still take paper in okay? Mine kinda munches the paper and leaves a cool black ink smear down one side of it. And when you wanna print something on screen thats red, it comes out green. Its wicked.