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laser printer for diginegs



Hi all,

Well, my epson 1290 has bitten the dust, bought the farm, snuffed it, shook a seven..etc and not before time I'm thinking. The amount of ink wasted trying to clear blocked nozzles would probably have put several children through university! In its defence though I often left it for several weeks between prints. Which is why I'm considering a laser printer instead of an inkjet.

I was wondering if anyone uses a laser printer to make digital negs as I don't think these (laser printers) have the same problems with blocked nozzles if left idle for weeks. I'm loath to replace the 1290 with another expensive colour inkjet only to have it block up again. If so what do you print on and are there any special techniques needed?  Thanks in advance for all your help,

Regards

Davidh