Reasons to Use Wide Format Printers before Outsourcing Print Jobs



If large printing is a frequent task that you are currently outsourcing consider getting your own large format printer. Though more expensive to acquire in the long run it will be a money and time saving investment and think about the freedom of printing on demand and not be prisoners of printing companies results. Most important printer brands have great models like the HP Officejet 7500A e-All-in-One Wide Format Wireless Inkjet Printer and the Epson WorkForce 1100 Large-Format Printer. A short review of the printer and the ink cartridges will be included below so keep reading.

A large format printer enables you to increase the length and size of print jobs for marketing purposes such as banners, wide photos, and any marketing materials from 3 x 5 to 13 x 19 inches on most of the popular printers and definitely on the ones we previously mentioned.

Obviously taking the step towards bigger printing sizes is not for all office environments but on the long run you’ll save thousands because printer ink and paper are available for such tasks in most online retailers and you can also find remanufactured ink cartridges and compatible options that will also lower the overall cost.

Consider the following things when choosing a wide format inkjet printer:

  • Good resolution for wide angle photos. Make sure to read the specifications for the printer and also online reviews from places like PCMag or Cnet Reviews.
  • Make sure you have a good long lasting warranty and repair service options. Because this printer tends to be a bit more expensive than regular inkjet printers having a good warranty says a lot about the printer. It tells you a lot about the confidence a company has on its products when they give out a long lasting warranty.
  • Go into forums and if possible ask for a test drive. Make sure you feel at ease with the functionality and that you won’t need to bring an expert to impart seminars on how to use the printer for the office.
  • As stated earlier the following a brief paragraph to tell you about the printer and also the printer ink options to take into consideration at the time of purchase. Already knowing the replacement cartridge price is half the battle towards making a wise decision.

Quick review of the Epson Workforce 1100 Wide Format Printer and Ink Cartridges

This printer stands out for high speed printing with 30 black pages per minute and 5.5 color pages in the same amount of time. The largest size it handles on images is up to 13x 44 inches. The options for ink cartridges are the OEM cartridges and remanufactured ink cartridges that cost half the price.

For the OEM the cartridges are called Epson Durabrite Ink and they are specifically made to provide great colors for photo printing purposes. The black OEM ink cartridge runs for $16.29 at our store and the other color ink cartridges for a little over $13.00.

Now the remanufactured ink cartridges for this printer have two options the regular cartridges that print like the OEM’s 350 pages per cartridge and the High Yield cartridges that print twice as much. These cartridges run for $5.99 the regular and $6.99 the high yield so we both know which one you’ll get!

Quick Review of the HP Officejet 7500A Wide Format e-All-in-One Wireless Inkjet Printer and Ink Cartridges

Let’s us explain the long name, this printer as we’ve been talking about is a wide format printer, the “e” stands for ePrint technology that allows you to send printing jobs even if you are not near the printer. Also it allows the printer to be used without a computer and it can be used with all new wireless devices. All-in-One means that it not only prints regular and big pages but it copies, scans and faxes as well. When it comes to photo printing it can handle jobs from 3 x 5 to 13 x 19 inches. Overall a great printer for many different office purposes that doesn’t go over the $350 price so it is really worth looking into.

As far as the ink cartridge information for this printer you also have the Original cartridges and the remanufactured options for it. You also can find regular and High Yield options both for OEM and remanufactured. The OEM HP cartridges that print an average of 300 pages for the color cartridges and 400 for black are found with us for $ 9.5 - Now the original high yield prints 700 and the cost is not much more $14.50 or so. The remanufactured cartridges for this HP printer cost $7.99 for the regular color cartridges and a dollar less for the black. The high yield cartridges print also 700 pages and the cost is $9.99.

To wrap it all up, getting a wide format printer is not a fast decision but as you can see from the options we shared it might the best option for your large projects, marketing materials and in house photo printing purposes.



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