epson b1100 0r ricoh 3300

[johnyk]

hi after spending days looking for a sublimation printer. I was looking for an a3 printer the epson b1100 suits my budget just wondering what they are like to use. and what the quality of the print is like.
or i could just start with ricoh 3300 a4 also wondering what quality is like and what they are like to use what do you think would be best for me to start
thanks in advance

[Justin]

I use the B1100 for my A3 work, print quality is very good but not as good as my 6 colour Epson P50 imo. If you really need A3 its the cheapest option but the Ricoh is a great starting point if you can manage with A4 for a while.

[bigj2552]

I use the B1100 for my A3 work, print quality is very good but not as good as my 6 colour Epson P50 imo. If you really need A3 its the cheapest option but the Ricoh is a great starting point if you can manage with A4 for a while.

there is one cheaper A3 you know - but you know that already lol

[Justin]

Cheaper than the B1100? Can't think of anything ???

[bigj2552]

Cheaper than the B1100? Can't think of anything ???

epson b1100 from about £110 >

brother 5910dw(A3) £99 - if you can still get the deals that is - but probably the price has shot up again :rolleyes:

[Justin]

Lost me I'm afraid, certainly the cheapest A3 I've used.....enlighten me?

[bigj2552]

Lost me I'm afraid, certainly the cheapest A3 I've used.....enlighten me?

LOL...you have lost me lol ??

i have 2x brother 5910dw A3 printers justin and there were on sale @ £99 each - CHEAPER than the b1100. - can still be bought for £99 if you look hard enough !
quality of prints are excellent...
and its the ONLY/cheapest A3 ive used lol .

left it for 1 wk of NO use - came back - prints no probs - no blockages / lines on paper ect....and that was it doing nothing for just over a week !

and if yer still lost - sod it - lets go for a beer to settle the heads:biggrin:

[JSR]

i have 2x brother 5910dw A3 printers justin and there were on sale @ £99 each - CHEAPER than the b1100. - can still be bought for £99 if you look hard enough !

The previous model (MFC-5890CN) can still be had for £90 or less, making it even cheaper.

Justin might be talking about the cheapest "authorised" printer (i.e. "cheapest A3 printer that Sawgrass can be bothered to support").

[Justin]

B1100 is the cheapest supported option, I don't use brother printers. B1100 can be bought for under £100 new. Not sure how much it works out at when bought with inks. Anyway back to the OP's question.....

[bms]

hi after spending days looking for a sublimation printer. I was looking for an a3 printer the epson b1100 suits my budget just wondering what they are like to use. and what the quality of the print is like.
or i could just start with ricoh 3300 a4 also wondering what quality is like and what they are like to use what do you think would be best for me to start
thanks in advance

I wouldn't say there is any significant different in quality between the B1100 and the Ricoh. I've printed with both and demo the Ricoh and the print quality on both is superb. However the Ricoh's may be better suited to a startup but if you expect to be printing daily or very frequently then the Epson may be suitable. The reason for this is that the Ricoh's will print first time, every time (sweeping generalisation) especially if left for periods of non-printing whereas the Epson printers may require a little more nozzle check/ priming to work if left along for longish periods of time. The B1100 with ink will work out more expensive that the Ricoh on first cost outlay but you will get more ink with the B1100 to start with.