Since I've wanted a CD/DVD printer I decided to spring for the HP D7560
myself after finding it at Newegg this morning on sale for $99.99.
<http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16828115239&cm_re=hp_D7560-_-28-115-239-_-Product>
My option was to go out and spend $60+ for new cartridges for the old
Epson. From the reviews it sounds like it's a pretty good photo printer
if you can put up with its idiosyncracies in getting there.
Chuck Norcutt
Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> Interesting commentary on that page noting one review calling the ink
> "expensive". But according to CR it has the lowest per print cost of
> all the printers they tested... and by a substantial margin. Sounds
> like you're off to a good start with the Artisan.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> Candace Lemarr wrote:
>> That's timely.
>>
>> I did look at the HP models you've mentioned. Funny, as the D7560 is
>> available here in town for 150.00 and it is listed as a printer that the
>> Acoustica software would work with. So, that makes the printer 172.00
>> (cost of software 22.00). I was seriously considering it. Then I went
>> online and found this site and these reviews, and it didn't seem like
>> such a great deal after all.
>> http://www.consumersearch.com/inkjet-printers/hp-photosmart-d7560
>>
>> I don't know why I didn't mention this in my initial post, but aside
>> from the annoying cd print software that HP insists on using, the HP
>> printer that I returned earlier this year (a "c" model) took an
>> unbelievably long time to install. It took over 70 minutes, and then it
>> hung, and I couldn't do a thing without calling HP, and that phone call
>> took over an hour at which time they tried to up-sell me to a model that
>> was roughly $500.00. After all of that, the very first thing I did was
>> try to make a CD label. I wasn't very happy. Because we all have over 2
>> hours to waste trying to put a piece of equipment on our desk, only to
>> find out it won't do well the one thing you purchased it for.
>>
>> All of my other printers have had about a 20-30 minutes setup time. I
>> timed the Artisan 700 just to see and it was 22 minutes from the time I
>> began peeling tape off the box until the time I printed my first test page.
>>
>> Candace
>>
>>
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>>> Here we are talking about printers when what should appear in the mail
>>> today but the Consumer Reports Christmas issue with coverage of ink jet,
>>> laser and all-in-one printers. I know some folks don't cotton much to
>>> CR's ratings but I believe they can judge print quality as well as
>>> anyone and the one piece of good info they have that you can't seem to
>>> get elsewhere is cost per print.
>>>
>>> Much to my surprise I note that the only inkjets to even get mentioned
>>> in this report are three HPs... the PhotoSmart D7560 ($150), the
>>> OfficeJet Pro 8000 Wireless ($180) and the PhotoSmart D5460 ($100). All
>>> are rated a "Best Buy". The PhotoSmarts have the best photo quality
>>> printing while the OfficeJet is "above average" in photo work but is
>>> best in text. A little digging on line showed that this report was done
>>> earlier in the year and included more printers then from Canon, Epson
>>> and Lexmark. The Canon Pixma iP4600 ($100) equaled the HP's photo print
>>> quality and was also about 1/3 faster. But it appears not to have made
>>> the final cut based on print cost. The Canon's cost for a 4x6 print was
>>> $0.45. The HP PhotoSmarts were both at $0.35 while the OfficeJet was
>>> $0.30. Some of the other printers were as high as $0.70 for a 4x6 print.
>>>
>>> Anyhow, I don't know anything about the detailed specs of these HP
>>> printers but you've got the model numbers now and can go search. Aw,
>>> heck. There's really only two of interest.
>>> <http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?Ntt=photosmart+D7560&N=0&InitialSearch=yes>
>>> <http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?Ntt=photosmart+d5460&N=0&InitialSearch=yes>
>>> But the reviews on B&H for the D5460 (only two) say not to go there and
>>> reiterate Candace's complaint about rudimentary CD print capability.
>>> On the other hand the five B&H reviewers give the more expensive D7560
>>> high marks and one says the CD printing is good.
>>>
>>> Chuck Norcutt
>>>
>>>
>>>
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