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Alan Bickley

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Not come across this one Michael. Just had a quick glance and it looks a pretty professional set up. The quality looks top notch as far as I can see on my screen, and if you’ve recommended it, it probably is!
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Helen Martell

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Helen, interested to know about your printer - inkjet, laser, lightfastness?  Perhaps at low prices, and greetings cards, lightfastness not so important.  But would you use it for prints for framing, or go to a commercial printer?
Robert Jones, NAPA on 19/11/2020 00:41:29
Hi Robert, I have a Canon PRO 100S inkjet printer - (8 inks). The printer can do any paper size, up to A3+, and I read a gazillion printer reviews (print quality, colour fastness etc) before I chose this one in my price range.  I do prints on Marrutt 230 gsm archival matt acid free paper. I don't sell them as 'limited edition' prints, but the paper quality is great (I read a gazillion reviews about paper too!) For greeting cards, I initially contacted Marrutt and they sent a sample pack for me to try out. (They can also pre-score for folding).  But I (currently) print cards on Tetenal 'Spectrajet' premium baryta 310 gsm. Marrutt do a slightly nicer baryta paper but more expensive, and initially I didn't want to use expensive stuff until I got used to the actual printing process! I was lucky at the time I bought the Spectrajet, to find a supplier selling it for less than half the price I'd seen it elsewhere (£10 for 25 sheets, A4), so I bought a few boxes. I think I roughly worked it out to about 56p per card (paper, envelope, cello sleeve, printing ink). Its difficult to cost the printing ink per card, as each one runs out at a different time!

Alan Bickley

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That’s an excellent printer Helen, I’ve been looking at these myself. The inks seem to vary tremendously in price, a set of Canon at £128 down to a set of compatible ones at around £28 or so!
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Helen Martell

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£128... wow! They were about £85-£90 last year for the set.  Many of the reviews I read recommended not to use any non-canon ink brands before your printer warranty has run out, so I'm sticking to that advice for now. I don't want to risk ruining the printer having spent a lot of money on it! Nowadays I buy single cartridges as and when they start to run out.

Alan Bickley

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Yes, I take your point here Helen. I use the compatible cartridges in my existing A4 Canon printer without issues but it’s a gamble , particularly on this more expensive model.
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