|
|
Member Since 1987 |
|
Letters to the Editor Continued
|
|
|
| I use inkjet transfer paper for printing pictures to iron-on t-shirts, and now I wanna buy a minolta 2300 DL, please tell me if I can used this priter with a laser transfer paper , in order to print my pictures.
|
Jose, no current laser printer manufacturer claims their printer is capable of printing on trasfer paper. Your best bet is to contact the manufacturers of the laser trasfer paper and to find what printers they have tested if any. Otherwise, you may get samples of the laser trasfer paper and mail it to us for testing. At that point we could share our results with you.
You could easily damadge a laser printer by feeding ink-jet paper or other non-supported heat sensitive media. Printer makers would not cover such damadge and void your warranty.
Thanks and good luck,
|
|
| Hello! I am in the market to purchase a new laser printer. I have several ink-jet's and even a dye-sub printer already. I am hoping that laser printer technology has come far enough that you might recommend one that could reproduce digital photos. Does such a printer exist? Get back when you can and let's do some business.
|
Some color lasers, like the Xerox 7700 or 6200dp, print at a high resolution and can reproduce fine detail and color. However, none can print continuous tone like your dye-sub and none use a six color process like some photo inkjets. The photo quality will not be as good on a color laser printer as a result.
Having said that, photo print quality is subjective. Many people find the cover of a magazine or a CD to be photo quality even though it is a four color process. As a result there are photo printing situations out there that demand the high production capabilities of a color laser. Either because they need something fast, or cheap to operate, or they need something that will print on various and plain media, or all of the above.
Ultimately you would have to see output from a color laser printer and judge for yourself. We tell our customers that if you are willing to wait for your printout and you are willing to spend on the high cost per print, a photo ink-jet is your best bet. Something like the seven color Epson Photo 2200 ($699).
If you need high resolution color fast, at a low cost per page, on plain paper stocks, then you get a color laser printer.
We hope this was useful to you. Thanks for your question.
Continue |
|
|
|
|
