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Joan Breckwoldt · 10-24-2005, 08:21 PM

Michele,

I can't find the Epson R300 at the Office Depot website. They have lots of printers but not that model number. Is it a 'stylus color' printer? They just don't have one listed as R300. Would you mind giving me any other info that might be on the printer? I realize that if your printer is more than 3 months old (!) they have probably come out with a new model and I probably can't find the exact same thing. There's an RX100 but that's about the closest I can come.

Sorry to be such a bother but what you have sounds so great.

thanks,
Joan

Joan Breckwoldt · 10-24-2005, 08:52 PM

Looks like I found it. Epson Stylus Photo R300 Inkjet printer. Office Max and Circuit City have it, according to the web.

Thanks again Michele,

Joan

Cynthia Daniel · 10-25-2005, 02:16 PM

I've had good experience doing color prints on HP's glossy brochure paper. I don't know anything about the printer being discussed or it's DPI, but in general, a higher DPI printer should yield better results, provided you've also scanned at a higher DPI.

There are some places on the web where you can get recycled cartridges for much less. Once in a while you'll get one that doesn't work, but I've had pretty good success.

Carol Morimoto · 10-30-2005, 09:28 AM

Hi, Everyone,

Just noticed this thread and wanted to let you all know about 101ink.com. You can save a bundle on inks there and the quality is very high. We use an Epson 785EPX photo printer and have also found the Costco photo papers to be excellent. My husband is a commercial photographer who sends many, many mailings, so he is extremely particular about the quality of the work he is presenting.

Carol

Michele Rushworth · 10-30-2005, 10:32 AM

Thanks for the suggestions about inks, Cynthia and Carol. I will take a look. I do spend a bundle on that stuff. I have had bad luck in the past with third party inks that made a mess of the printer, and have heard about some other brands that contained far less ink as a way of keeping the costs down. I'm ready to take another look at a source for less expensive supplies!

Joan Breckwoldt · 10-30-2005, 02:42 PM

My printer arrived, I got the R300 from epson.com. It was $125 with free shipping. It's still in the box downstairs, now I need to get it set up.

Next I need to head over to OfficeMax or Office Depot and find some suitable paper to send out a few notecards. I don't belong to Costco.

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Originally Posted by Cynthia Daniel

I've had good experience doing color prints on HP's glossy brochure paper.

Thanks Cynthia for your input. I'll just go take a look at our office supply places and see what they have in the way of glossy paper.

Anybody else have any paper suggestions for notecards?

thanks,

Joan

Terri Ficenec · 10-30-2005, 11:00 PM

Joan--
Avery makes nice note card stock. I've had bad luck with cheaper versions (sometimes they don't fold straight/evenly and just look sloppy).

If you're looking for something a little fancier in terms of card stock, the office supply store near us has a section with printer stationary for weddings. . . Some of the blank wedding invitation stock is very classy looking and reasonably priced.

The HP glossy brochure stock is a little pricey, but worth it! It's heavier than just glossy paper and scored for folds, takes color beautifully.

Julie Deane · 10-31-2005, 06:58 AM

I'm using my HP 5150 with good results. I insert a "photo" cartridge in instead of the black, (keeping the tricolor in place), use glossy paper of good quality, set the print to "maximum DPI" and make sure that my original has a higher number dpi. That's what I'm doing for photo samples.

For business cards, I do the same, but use the black cartridge.
My business cards are printed out with a bleed edge, and I cut them down myself. A bit time-consuming, but it works for me.

Molly Sherrick Phifer · 10-31-2005, 11:09 AM

One of the things I often do is use an online printer that allows uploading of your own artwork. I have had good results with Vistaprint . For a one time fee of $4.99 you can upload your own image (I make a composite with photoshop that includes any text I want), which can then be used with any of the print items they offer for sale. You can order card in quantities as small as 10. They also print business cards. My business card has three small head studies on it. In my experience, this has been lower cost than printing cards myself.
To ensure proper color, etc, you can order a PDF proof for $1.99. Once, I had some cards delivered with improper color, and when I called, the quality department folks took the information over the phone and I had corrected cards within two days.
Vistaprint offers frequent (monthly) sales on many of their products. You can have custom business cards printed for as little as $3.99 for 250.