Considering I just spent $60 on new carts, for that model, it's a great price. Even if they are 'economy' carts to begin with. I have the CX5200 (same print engine, but /w scanner also) and it prints out ok. The resolution is nice but the color quality leaves much to be desired. Someone said you need to print on matte paper instead of glossy to get best results... and it looks like the colors are a little better on matte but still not as good as I've seen on other 'photo'printers.
Also, refills require a special chip to reset the cartridge. And the ink is a pigmented ink so you can't just use normal refills, has to be a special ink as well... I verfied this as I had already purchased a refill kit for another printer and called the ink co to see if I could use it in this printer and they said it wasn't compatible. I also confirmed that on numerous internet sites. If you try it anyway, the two inks well combine (supposedly) and clog the heads. At $29 for the printer it's probably not a bad gamble, but, the CX5200 was more like $140 when I got it, so, not willing to test it myself.
I'm aware of that (but I didn't mention it).... my point is (and I wasn't clear) that the 5770x1460 resolution isn't all that impressive for photo's. I can still make out dots in the photo's--maybe they are simply poor dithering, etc, but it just doesn't print as good of a photo as I've seen on other / less resolution printers such as HP. Even 4 color ones.Originally posted by: spikermanThe reason you don't get a true photo out of this printer is because it only uses a 4 color system instead of the photo printers 6 color system that gives you better shadows and skin tones.
I've managed to fiddle with the settings and get good results, but, it took a lot of trial / error to get the colors just right and the noise to a minimum. My family was happy to get the photo's we printed and had no issues with the prints. If you are looking primarilly for a 'photo' printer this probably is not the best choice... don't let the resolution suck you in. If you want a really good printer for the price, I doubt this deal can be beat.I've had my c82 for 6 months already and you CAN get great photos with just the 4 color system, look at the Canon i850 & i550. Both of those use the 4 color system, but also lack a lot when printing night shots because you get a brown color instead of a true black. I've printed out numerous night shots on my c82 and I don't get the same effect with the Epsons as much as you do with the Canon printers.
Originally posted by: dman
I don't know why, but, this thread the poster deleted about the same deal.
Anyway, didn't feel like retyping my comment, so had to search for it...
Considering I just spent $60 on new carts, for that model, it's a great price. Even if they are 'economy' carts to begin with. I have the CX5200 (same print engine, but /w scanner also) and it prints out ok. The resolution is nice but the color quality leaves much to be desired. Someone said you need to print on matte paper instead of glossy to get best results... and it looks like the colors are a little better on matte but still not as good as I've seen on other 'photo'printers.
Also, refills require a special chip to reset the cartridge. And the ink is a pigmented ink so you can't just use normal refills, has to be a special ink as well... I verfied this as I had already purchased a refill kit for another printer and called the ink co to see if I could use it in this printer and they said it wasn't compatible. I also confirmed that on numerous internet sites. If you try it anyway, the two inks well combine (supposedly) and clog the heads. At $29 for the printer it's probably not a bad gamble, but, the CX5200 was more like $140 when I got it, so, not willing to test it myself.
$10.98 each for the three color cartridges. $31.97 for the black cartridge. "Volume discount available". Those are OfficeDepot's prices -- a decent place to buy manufacturer cartridges with a coupon IMO. $60+ to replace all the cartridges seems pretty steep to me. According to Tom's Hardware Review, though, it ranks pretty well in terms of cost-per-page.Originally posted by: Goopster
Does anyone know how much the cartridges costs?