What Type of Printer To Use For A Magazine?

Question:I was thinking a Laser Printer? I want it to look nice.

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: I was thinking a Laser Printer? I want it to look nice.

You mean to print magazine quality pages?
That would be a very expensive printer.

Two years ago I worked for a major newspaper and the Sunday paper had a magazine section.

They used an Epson printer that had, I think, 8 ink cartridges that were individually calibrated. Each ink cartridge cost $150. A roll of paper cost $600. The whole system, without support cost $25,000. Support was another $600 a month.

While that is an extreme, nevertheless, it indicates to me, that a consumer printer in the $150 to $300 range simply can't measure up.

What I would do is make them into a large JPG file, then upload it to a printing service such as Wal-Mart and have them print it for you and mail it back. In the long run it will be considerably cheaper and you won't have to worry about clogged heads on your printer, or buying supplies, or it simply breaking.

If you're doing a ton of printing, then maybe a pro-sumer high end printer in the $500 range may fit. Add paper and inks to that and -- well you can see, Wal-Mart is cheaper.

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