skiswami
22-Oct-2009, 17:16
Can somebody advise me if my Boolean logic is wrong on this because it just seems too good to be true. It also seems that nobody else has noted this “apparent” good deal - maybe it’s just all the hoopla surrounding the the new Epson 3880.
For somebody considering their first move up to a 17" printer (from a decent 8.5” desktop photo printer - HP 7960), how could I, or anyone else, go wrong with the Canon IPF5100 when the actual hardware (excluding ink) costs only a net of $75?
Yes, I calculate, $75 total – brand new.
The IPF5100 can be had new for around $1575 with free shipping and no tax. With the current $200 rebate, good until 12/31, that means I’ll pay out $1,375 net cash. But - that comes with 12 90ml. starter cartridges valued at ~$650. Then, the rebate also includes a second full set of 12 90ml. carts worth another $650. So that’s $1,300 ink for my $1,375, costing me only $75 for all the hardware on a new 17” printer!
Assuming I use all that ink before it expires (a good question – I’ll try), how is it not insane to consider any other 17” printer? For that matter, why would anyone (who has the space) buy anything smaller, even if they only used up ~2/3 of the ink supplied? I’ll keep the HP 7960 for smaller snapshot prints because it’s still decent, but it's ink costs are very high.
I don’t know, but this seems to be a no-brainer compared to a 3800 or 4880 with current rebates, or the new 3880. Any mistakes in my math before I present my argument to “the boss?”
For somebody considering their first move up to a 17" printer (from a decent 8.5” desktop photo printer - HP 7960), how could I, or anyone else, go wrong with the Canon IPF5100 when the actual hardware (excluding ink) costs only a net of $75?
Yes, I calculate, $75 total – brand new.
The IPF5100 can be had new for around $1575 with free shipping and no tax. With the current $200 rebate, good until 12/31, that means I’ll pay out $1,375 net cash. But - that comes with 12 90ml. starter cartridges valued at ~$650. Then, the rebate also includes a second full set of 12 90ml. carts worth another $650. So that’s $1,300 ink for my $1,375, costing me only $75 for all the hardware on a new 17” printer!
Assuming I use all that ink before it expires (a good question – I’ll try), how is it not insane to consider any other 17” printer? For that matter, why would anyone (who has the space) buy anything smaller, even if they only used up ~2/3 of the ink supplied? I’ll keep the HP 7960 for smaller snapshot prints because it’s still decent, but it's ink costs are very high.
I don’t know, but this seems to be a no-brainer compared to a 3800 or 4880 with current rebates, or the new 3880. Any mistakes in my math before I present my argument to “the boss?”