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Thread ID: 139616	2015-06-01 06:51:00	Colour Laser Printer selection advice please.......	Billy T (70)	Press F1

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1401735	2015-06-01 06:51:00	Hi Team I am curently using a Samsung CLP-325 and I have been very unhappy with both the printer and its software. It needed repairs within a month of purchase and it has been all downhill since then. Colours lack saturation, hues are incorrect, and the associated software does absolutely nothing. It is very slow to print the first page, and the subsequent page per minute rate is glacial. My first Colour Laser was an Epson Acculaser of imposing size and stature, and the print quality was equally imposing, but it took up too much space in my tiny office and the toner costs were exorbitant, so after a few years I sold it and bought the Samsung instead, which has been a disaster from day one. So, I have decided to dump the Samsung, and have been looking at the alternatives. I do very little colour laser printing, but the material that I do print is up-front stuff for my business and on high-grade paper and labels. It is in the constant view of my clients, therefore it is important that the presentation is of good quality. I have been looking at the Brother HL3170 and the FujiXerox Docuprint CP22W, and I am aware from their entry-level pricing that they are not top of the line, but I can't justify a significant investment because of the limited use it would get i.e. I had the Epson for several years and it never ran out of toner, nor even looked like running out! Colour fidelity is of most importance because my company logo uses colours, so does any member have experience with either of these two printers, or can recommend a reliable CL that does not cost the earth? I neither need nor want a multifunction printer because space is limited and I already have an HP mono printer and a old Canon IP4200 inkjet (which, by the by, produces photo-quality images with full colour fidelity, and photos that look like they were printed by professionals. Any experience-based recommendations would be appreciated. Cheers Billy 8-{)	Billy T (70)
1401736	2015-06-01 07:36:00	Hi Billy - I use a Canon Pixma IP8500 - but I am printing photos for Club competition. I have had this for a number of years now, and have been very happy with results. I have my monitor calibrated with a Spider, use Canon paper for my prints etc, etc.	R.M. (561)
1401737	2015-06-01 09:30:00	You might find some inkjets a better buy these days (better than Laser)	Ofthesea (14129)
1401738	2015-06-01 09:55:00	If colour is that important are you calibrating the printer? 10 laser printers will give 10 different results, it doesn't matter how much you spend. Different programs will also differ in the print result. If you are after consistent results and are not using it often I sugest using a good quality copy shop or printer that runs digital equipment. That is if colour is important. If I was to choose between the two you listed I would go for the Xerox, purely for the reason they have a history high end colour machine, but that doesn't means it transfers down to there desktop stuff	plod (107)
1401739	2015-06-01 11:01:00	If colour is that important are you calibrating the printer? Yes, as my post indicated I tried to calibrate it but the software changes did not make any difference to the printer at all. I'm of the view that the software is faulty. It wouldn't alter the saturation at all, and any other options seemed to be pointing to external programs. To those members who refer to inkjets, they are not suitable for my applications, some of which have atmospheric contaminants and my prints must stay legible. My Epson Acculaser was the best by far, but a huge, bulky, noisy, and slow performer. For the same reasons as mentioned by Plod, I've been leaning towards the Fuji Xerox but I'd like to hear fron anybody who is using that machine, or a retailer where I could see one working. Cheers Billy 8-{)	Billy T (70)
1401740	2015-06-01 20:20:00	Yes, as my post indicated I tried to calibrate it but the software changes did not make any difference to the printer at all. I'm of the view that the software is faulty. It wouldn't alter the saturation at all, and any other options seemed to be pointing to external programs. To those members who refer to inkjets, they are not suitable for my applications, some of which have atmospheric contaminants and my prints must stay legible. My Epson Acculaser was the best by far, but a huge, bulky, noisy, and slow performer. For the same reasons as mentioned by Plod, I've been leaning towards the Fuji Xerox but I'd like to hear fron anybody who is using that machine, or a retailer where I could see one working. Cheers Billy 8-{)what are you using to calibrate, spectrophotometer?	plod (107)
1401741	2015-06-02 00:10:00	Just do a google search for some reviews Also , check the cost of replacement toners, you will need to stay with genuine toner carts if you want to keep the color quality at the highest level. Many cheapy printers now only come with very low yield 'starter' carts, forcing you to buy a full set of toners/inks sooner than expected. That brother doesnt look like its what you want www.pcworld.com au.pcmag.com	1101 (13337)
1401742	2015-06-02 10:47:00	Just do a google search for some reviews. Also , check the cost of replacement toners, I'd long since canvassed the reviews before I posted, and I've done my homework on toner cartridges as well thanks. I'm no beginner on colour laser printers as this will be my third Colour Laser purchase and I'll not use anything other than OEM. And for Plod's question re calibration, you don't need a specrophotometer (it is actually a photospectrometer) to tell whether the colour output is right or not. For the Samsung it isn't, not by a country mile, and the supplied software did not make even the slightest change in hue or contrast. Back in the days when colour TV was new I was servicing up to 15 sets a day in customers' homes, six days a week, and could set the standard hues by eye. I set up thousands of CTVs in the home, and more when I moved into the workshop as Service Manager, so I know a true colour hue when I see one, and the Samsung prints look like a sick dog. I have now passed on the Brother, the reviews were poor all round, so it is the Fuji Xerox or nothing. Now I need to find a place, shop or showroom, where I can take an image on a thumb drive and print it out. I'll phone F-X tomorrow and see what they say......... Cheers Billy 8-{)	Billy T (70)
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