very confused

[mjcb]

Hello Everyone,
I'm brand new to the forum. I am very confused about which Sublimation printer I should get to print my mugs
Thanks in advance for all your help :redface:is this any good to start with http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/EPSON-S22-A4- ... 1c26f3f4c9d

[gorgall2]

Can't go far wrong with a Ricoh GXe3300N

[letsgo]

I will 2nd that as well and you wont go far wrong with getting it from BMS as Martin and gang are full of help with setting up plus the advice

[Charlie_]

I am veering that way for my first printer I have to admit

[pisquee]

looks in the FAQ section of the forum for a thread entitled "Which Printer"

[bms]

Hello Everyone,
I'm brand new to the forum. I am very confused about which Sublimation printer I should get to print my mugs
Thanks in advance for all your help :redface:is this any good to start with http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/EPSON-S22-A4- ... 1c26f3f4c9d

You'll very quickly learn that there are 'supported' printers and lots of other printers. Buying a cheap printer isn't necessarily a cost saving. Only today I had a phone call from someone who's blues were coming out purple and getting very frustrated with the whole printing process. It soon turned out they had an Epson S22 printer and unaware that a colour profile was needed. If you go this route then you'll be entering a steeper learning curve than buying a supported printer (and cost wise there isn't much saving). Whilst a S22 printer is cheap you have to factor in £240 of ink plus empty cartridges plus ICC colour profiling and then if things go wrong you have support limited to this forum. Whereas if you buy a 'supported' printer such as mentioned here like the GXe3300 you get a printer with dedicated sublimation cartridges, colour profile support with PowerDriver software and backup support from the distributor you bought it from (including warranty on the printer).

[Dave271069]

i bought the sx130 epson printer. at first my blues were purple and god knows what the other colours were turning out like. i purchased a profile from Paul on this site and ay presto, im happy as Larry. (who's Larry)
im not sure where to get my next lot of sub ink from but can anyone tell me why would a Ricoh GXe3300N work out cheaper on ink than a epson? surely i need to buy the same bottles for either printer.
ps, im not ruling out a Ricoh GXe3300N just yet though.

[bms]

i bought the sx130 epson printer. at first my blues were purple and god knows what the other colours were turning out like. i purchased a profile from Paul on this site and ay presto, im happy as Larry. (who's Larry)
im not sure where to get my next lot of sub ink from but can anyone tell me why would a Ricoh GXe3300N work out cheaper on ink than a epson? surely i need to buy the same bottles for either printer.
ps, im not ruling out a Ricoh GXe3300N just yet though.

The Ricoh's won't work out cheaper than the epson's on ink (and they don't take the same ink), but with the Ricoh's there is very little down time in terms of head cleaning which can (not always) be an issue with Epsons.

[mjcb]

[QUOTE=i purchased a profile from Paul on this site and ay presto, im happy as Larry. (who's Larry)
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can i ask who is paul {i am new here}so i can see about a profile thanks

[Dave271069]

if you search the forum or im sure he will pop up soon on here, Paul has a website which has some nice templates really good for people like us (beginners) and he does profile for printers which really worked well for my printer. im learning the hard way but enjoying every minute of it.