cheapest supported printer

[scottmurray89]

hi there,

can anyone tell me what the cheapest supported printer by sawgrass is please?

also can anyone post the link on the inktec website where i can buy 100ml bottles of the sublimation ink please as i can only see the 1L bottles and they dont have a price?

thanks for your help

[Andrew]

For someone who has no experience in sublimation the Ricoh printers will probably work out the cheapest as they are the easiest to get up and running. There are other options that might cost less on the initial purchase but getting it running properly will take more time/ ink / blanks.

As far as inktec is concerned this would be a no go area for small format users. They sell in ltr bottles as they are for the large volume users. You would need to do some research on the licence Sawgrass holds to understand this more. Plenty of information on this forum if you have a read on what has been discussed. Ricoh would put you into a different type of inkset anyway as this is a gels printer.

[Scotty@BMS]

I'd recommend the Ricoh SG3110.

[scottmurray89]

oh and do you need a icc with a ricoh? or is the reason they are easiest to get up and running is that they dont require a icc?

[scottmurray89]

thanks scotty, im looking for something more in the region of 100 pound, as im just starting up, and if its going good then i will get a more expensive one any recommendations in that price bracket?

[scottmurray89]

sorry my first comment didnt work andrew, thank you for your response,

how much is the cheapest ricoh?

also im just printing small items so will i still require a ciss or can i just use refillable cartridges on there on and just fill them up when they drop below half way?

can any sublimation ink work in an epson or do i need a specific type?

thank you

[steve 1]

iam new to this but you need to read post under printers for a £100 i think your going to buy yourself problems i agree with the above ricoh sg3110 around £300 but coes with correct ink which if prchased sep would cost just over 200 so your printer is costing you just under a £100 i bought the ricoh and you download the power driver and your finished very happy with the printer

[scottmurray89]

iam new to this but you need to read post under printers for a £100 i think your going to buy yourself problems i agree with the above ricoh sg3110 around £300 but coes with correct ink which if prchased sep would cost just over 200 so your printer is costing you just under a £100 i bought the ricoh and you download the power driver and your finished very happy with the printer

thanks for the reply mate, you got the link for that thread please mate?

[steve 1]

just have a read under sections printers on the main forum list iam sure others with more experiance than me will also pop on

[Ian M]

Here is the link Scott http://www.dyesubforum.co.uk/vbforum/sh ... ch-Printer