cheapest supported printer

[scottmurray89]

thanks justin, also can you tell me the difference between the artainium ink and sublijet ink please? i think im going to go for the epson workforce 30, can i just buy the printer off the sawgrass site or do i need to buy the printer and inks as one package?
thanks

[Justin]

You need to buy through a dealer.

This should explain everything you need to know about the different brand names used:

http://www.sawgrasseurope.com/consumer- ... ublimation

[scottmurray89]

i see, so i cant actually purchase anything direct from the sawgrass website? thanks for your help

[John G]

I think after all these questions you need to sit back, make a cuppa, and read the forum. These questions, and more, have been asked and answered time and time again, all the info is there, all you have to do is search and read.

[scottmurray89]

what brand would you recommend? thank you

[John G]

Ricoh - once set up properly, it just works.

[Justin]

Where did you see the Epson Workforce 30 supported? If you want the easiest possible option then the advise given previously to use a Ricoh is good advise. Artainium ink is very good if you do decide on a CIS.

[scottmurray89]

the epson workforce 30 is on the sawgrass website justin.

how hard is it to create your own icc profile?

thanks

[Paul]

Where did you see the Epson Workforce 30 supported? If you want the easiest possible option then the advise given previously to use a Ricoh is good advise. Artainium ink is very good if you do decide on a CIS.

http://www.sawgrassink.com/v.php?pg=32

[socialgiraffe]

hi Scottmurray89

Welcome to the forum and I hope you find the information you are looking for.

If I may can I come at this from a different angle.

This forum is only allowed to discuss supported printers and so there is no point in asking for advice on any other printer. This WILL cause you problems both in time and finance in the future as it is not easy to set up an unsupported printer. You would be far better off both in the short term and long term in investing a little bit more on a supported decent printer where you can get the advice than to try something on your own. I am sure I speak for most people on here in that we would like you to succeed in your new venture, but I can pretty much guarantee that you will fail and have to start over again if you go the unsupported route.

By all means look for a secondhand printer (they occasionally come up on this forum) as this would be a better option. But if none are available you will need to spend more than you are currently thinking of. It is also worth pointing out that you would be better to speak to an authorized sublimation seller. Someone on here recently thought they would get the printer from elsewhere as it was cheaper, only problem is that they inserted standard ink and subsequently spunked a load of sublimation ink on cleaning through the system. Yes ink is expensive and in terms of the actual cost then I think Sawgrass publishes data for a Ricoh that says about 80p per A4 sheet full coverage, so in reality the actual cost per mug is small fry.

Good luck, but my best advice is try not to do it on the cheap as it WILL cost you more.