Digital BW, The Print

[newbie alert]

Hi everybody,

I'm looking for recommendations for a printer to use with OS X 10.2. I've heard good 
things about Lyson ink, so if the printer can use that, that would be a plus. Print sizes 
larger than letter/A4 would be nice, but not absolutely necessary. 

I'm currently considering either a Canon S9000 or an Epson 1160, which are 
both available in the $350 price range here in Germany. Epson's Piezo printing seems to 
enjoy a large following in this group; on the other hand, I've read many negative reports 
on versiontracker.com regarding Epson's driver support, and printer operating noise is 
also an issue, which is why I'd favour the Canon if print quality were the same.

Another issue would be clogging of printer heads -- I don't expect to put out lots of prints 
on a regular basis. More like a bunch, occasionally, since I'm a hobbyist. 

And I'm definitely open to other suggestions. I understand that the purchasing price of the 
printer is dwarfed by expense on materials.
-- 
Lambert

At 7:01 PM +0000 9/24/03, lambertdickmeis wrote:
>[newbie alert]
>
>Hi everybody,
>
>I'm looking for recommendations for a printer to use with OS X 10.2. 
>I've heard good
>things about Lyson ink, so if the printer can use that, that would 
>be a plus. Print sizes
>larger than letter/A4 would be nice, but not absolutely necessary.
>
>I'm currently considering either a Canon S9000 or an Epson 1160, which are
>both available in the $350 price range here in Germany. Epson's 
>Piezo printing seems to
>enjoy a large following in this group; on the other hand, I've read 
>many negative reports
>on versiontracker.com regarding Epson's driver support, and printer 
>operating noise is
>also an issue, which is why I'd favour the Canon if print quality 
>were the same.

Epson seems to have been slow to upgrade their drivers to new OSes, 
but I am too, and the 1160's drivers for 8.6 and 9.1 seem ok to me. I 
have not tried OS X yet.

My 1160s (I have two) don't seem noisy to me. I have not heard the 
Canon S9000; maybe it's even less noisy. It's just that mine have 
never bothered me.


>Another issue would be clogging of printer heads -- I don't expect 
>to put out lots of prints
>on a regular basis. More like a bunch, occasionally, since I'm a hobbyist.

That's how I've printed too, but without ever being troubled by 
clogs. I do, however, do nozzle checks every day whether I'm going to 
print or not. Whether that's prevented clogs is dubious, however, 
because I also don't get clogs, or typically even have to use the 
"clean" function, when I get back from a trip of as long as three 
weeks. I have Media Street inks (Gen 4) in one on of my 1160s and MIS 
inks (Sepia - Neutral) in the other. I haven't had a Lyson ink set in 
either of them, so I can't say about that.


>And I'm definitely open to other suggestions. I understand that the 
>purchasing price of the
>printer is dwarfed by expense on materials.

You might want to send your query also to the MacEpsonList:
macepsonlist@yahoogroups.com

Welcome to the list(s). I'm going away for a couple of weeks but will 
look forward to hearing what you've decided to do when I get back. 
Good luck.
--
Sam