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| Thread ID: 52516 | 2004-12-21 05:44:00 | Multifunction printer: Epson Stylus CX3500 vs Brother DCP-110c | mister harbies (5607) | Press F1 |
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| 306231 | 2004-12-21 05:44:00 | Hi Fellow F1ers, I have been looking at these two printers, and am having difficulty deciding which one I should get. I decided that I need a Multifunctional machine to save space. Both are very similar and one has an advantage over the other in certain areas while the other has advantages in other areas. Been looking for reviews for these printers, but there is hardly any reviews online. Some of you may have used one of these printers or similar. I have doubts about the Brother printer, but it has a photo capture center where I can insert a storage disk. The Epson is a well-trusted brand, but is more expensive, but simple and bulky compared with the Brother. What are your thoughts on the Epson Stylus range, Brother printers and printers in general? |
mister harbies (5607) | ||
| 306232 | 2004-12-21 08:03:00 | I have recently packed up my scanner for storage. Don't know about the new ones now, but, mine my great huge noises, was bulky, and did not produce much quality stuff. Now -I use my digital camera to 'scan' the image. ;) You mentioned that space is precious. Therefore you would have to go for multifunctions. The negative things about multifunctions is if anything goes wrong with it, your up for expensive repairs -or replacement. But I think they are cheap enough these days that you shouldn't need to worry. Having just brought a Brothers HL-1430 Laser Printer, the setup was o.k. for me, but I believe may just be a tad confusing for some others. I do admit it would have being better if I bothered to read the manuals... How ever I would just say, according to PriceSpy, the Brother is $170+ whereas the Epson is $253+ Would you pay $70 extra for a slightly more reputable multifunction brand? The Brother is relatively new on the market with their home multifunctions. |
~sy~ (95) | ||
| 306233 | 2004-12-21 11:00:00 | Hi Fellow F1ers, I have been looking at these two printers, and am having difficulty deciding which one I should get. I decided that I need a Multifunctional machine to save space. Both are very similar and one has an advantage over the other in certain areas while the other has advantages in other areas. Been looking for reviews for these printers, but there is hardly any reviews online. Some of you may have used one of these printers or similar. I have doubts about the Brother printer, but it has a photo capture center where I can insert a storage disk. The Epson is a well-trusted brand, but is more expensive, but simple and bulky compared with the Brother. What are your thoughts on the Epson Stylus range, Brother printers and printers in general? Trusted IT very professionall, lady friend of mine "Install a multifunction printer, if you never want your system to work properly again" May not nessecarilly apply so harshly to home systems but I dont use such. D. |
drb1 (4492) | ||
| 306234 | 2004-12-21 21:26:00 | I bought the Brother 410 (networkable version of the 110) for general use - I wouldn't expect it to produce photo prints of the quality that Epson printers can. So far I am very impressed with the features (for the relatively small outlay). I think the Brother will be cheaper on inks (with it's individual colour tanks, compared with Epsons 'new' ink technology). | wuppo (41) | ||
| 306235 | 2004-12-21 21:35:00 | What are your thoughts on the Epson Stylus range, Brother printers and printers in general? I would recoemmend the one thats not Brother. Only had bad experience with brother printers. :badpc: |
Rob99 (151) | ||
| 306236 | 2004-12-21 21:40:00 | I bought the Brother 410 (networkable version of the 110) for general use - I wouldn't expect it to produce photo prints of the quality that Epson printers can. So far I am very impressed with the features (for the relatively small outlay). I think the Brother will be cheaper on inks (with it's individual colour tanks, compared with Epsons 'new' ink technology). I thought that when I bought the earlier model CN 3820. But it could drain an ink tank just with its regular cleaning cycles, it cleans itself more often than the cat. Now consigned to the shed, and the trusty HP PSC750 is resurrected. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 306237 | 2004-12-21 23:38:00 | I would recoemmend the one thats not Brother. Only had bad experience with brother printers. :badpc: Rob99, What bad experiences did you have with the Brother? I have a Brother Multifunction at work, but it is one of those really old ones, and prints with laser. It works well for me except that the scanning is below what I call acceptable. At the moment, I am leaning towards to Brother printer, so if I don't get any more negative comments about the brother, then I will be off to get it. Might post here later when I get the printer. Give a review or something. |
mister harbies (5607) | ||
| 306238 | 2004-12-21 23:40:00 | I bought the Brother 410 (networkable version of the 110) for general use - I wouldn't expect it to produce photo prints of the quality that Epson printers can. Wuppo, Are you saying that the Brother printer does not print photo quality as good as the epson? Were you happy with the photo quality? The samples in the shop were nice... similar to the epson sample. |
mister harbies (5607) | ||
| 306239 | 2004-12-21 23:40:00 | You name it it's done it....jamed, slow, crap quality..... I would go for HP And no what you see in the shop is not what you get at home, brother are useless for photos if that what you are using it for. |
Rob99 (151) | ||
| 306240 | 2004-12-21 23:49:00 | As usual with my own copyrighted statement: "A bad batch of a reputable brand is no better than a good batch of a less reputable brand" -i.e. brands don't count 100%. It's a mix of luck. I would suggest you go get the Brothers. The price difference is quite a bit. |
~sy~ (95) | ||
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