which is the best color laser printer for heat press
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which is the best color laser printer for heat press
which is the best color laser printer for heat press
hello everyone,
I'm just getting started in a T-shirt transfer Business and I was hoping some of you could give me some advice. What I'm looking for is the best color laser printer for doing heat pressed transferes. Here are my parameters.
!. I am only interested in making printouts that are eight an a half by 11 inches or smaller
2. I know that the two main expenses for most color laser printers are replacement toner cartridges and print drum replacement.
for me the best laser printer would have toner cartridges that are capable of being drilled out and refillable with bulk after market toner replacement kits
( I know the way most of these company's estimate how many pages that you can printout assumes only a five percent coverage which means when you start printing All big color pictures the number you are actually capable of printing out goes way down. And buying new toner cartridges gets expensive real quick.)
I was looking into this myself and I was looking at these models
HP color laserjet CP1215
HP color laserjet CP1518ni
HP color laserjet 3600n
I heard that these don't even have a print drum. The initial buying Price is OK($300-$600) but I've looked and I can't find anyone whose sells kits to refill the toner cartridges. This would be a big problem.
If anyone can give me some advice after reading this as to what the best laser printer for me would be based on my specifications I would really appreciate your response
Re: which is the best color laser printer for heat press
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Originally Posted by norwalktee
Oki 5500. Don't bother with the HP printers. Try Magic Touch and DuraCotton papers for it. Contact colorstarink.com for the Magic Touch.
Ok so you think this would be the best printer for me. I've looked at it on the web and it seems to be a good printer. Do you have one of these printers yourself? What qualities specifically make this printer better than the others?
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I agree with Norwalktee. After reading countless threads I decided to go with OKI and have no regrets. I have the OKI 3400 and it works great with DuraCotton HT paper from autoart. Printer never jams, images come out with vivid color everytime. I have been using this setup for a long while now and never had problems.
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Originally Posted by meyerlanski
I agree with Norwalktee. After reading countless threads I decided to go with OKI and have no regrets. I have the OKI 3400 and it works great with DuraCotton HT paper from autoart. Printer never jams, images come out with vivid color everytime. I have been using this setup for a long while now and never had problems.
could u tell me around how much these printers cost? thanx
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Originally Posted by meyerlanski
I agree with Norwalktee. After reading countless threads I decided to go with OKI and have no regrets. I have the OKI 3400 and it works great with DuraCotton HT paper from autoart. Printer never jams, images come out with vivid color everytime. I have been using this setup for a long while now and never had problems.
do u know if the oki 3400 or the 5500 works with the image clip paper, being that the oki printer is not technically a laser printer?
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I have an Oki 5800cdn, I bought it refurbished in December for about $337. I did curl paper into the fuser and Oki's support was top notch. I ended up having to swap out the unit for a replacement one. It has been running great I just need to keep my paper flat. The Duracotton papers tend to curl. I have used up a black cartridge and a K cartridge. I bought a full set of replacement cartridges for about $260. I think the drums life is like 12k ish pages? All major consumable parts are replaceable by an end user. It is a nice printer, very nice. I wish I could afford its big brother, the 8800...some day. Good luck in your search. I too started out looking at HPs at Office Depot, I am very thankful that this forum put me in the right direction.
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Re: which is the best color laser printer for heat press
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Originally Posted by PrintForProfit
It still uses toner, drums and a fuser. The Okidata 5500 works great with image clip. Not sure about the 3400. Okidata colors way superior to HP.
thanks. just ordered the phoenix phire yesterday and will be ordering the oki 5500 today. where can i get the ink? or does it come with ink? and also where can i get some imageclip paper? thank alot for ur help
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The oki does not use ink..it uses toner cartridges...the 5500 is a super printer, fast, and great prints. It can be used with either of the two main papers for laser printers...The HP printer does not have temp reg on the fuser and is tempermental at times...
Re: which is the best color laser printer for heat press
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Originally Posted by charmthepi
thanks. just ordered the phoenix phire yesterday and will be ordering the oki 5500 today. where can i get the ink? or does it come with ink? and also where can i get some imageclip paper? thank alot for ur help
It cost $25.00/100. A lot less than other vendors. The shipping cost was low too. I bought 500 pcs. of 8.5 X 11 and 100 pcs. of 11 X 17 and the shipping cost was $14.00 some odd dollars.
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Re: which is the best color laser printer for heat press
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Originally Posted by charmthepi
do u know if the oki 3400 or the 5500 works with the image clip paper, being that the oki printer is not technically a laser printer?
The fact that Oki color laser printers are led printers instead of laser the Oki printers are faster because the array of leds instantaneously form the image in the drum rollers. To further the print speed the paper has a straight path going through the multi purpose tray which also eliminate paper jam due to mechanical travel that the paper has to go through. Other laser printers switch drums or toner cartridges which are slower and prone to mechanical failure.
Oki printers are Imageclip friendly. Imageclip does not have polymer coating on the imaging paper so jamming due to polymer melting is not an issue. The printer has to be set so that the toner will fuse properly. Otherwise you will get a smeared print that may look like melted polymer. I own a Oki C5200Ne (discontinued). I use Ultra heavy media weight, Multi purpose tray and back tray paper exit settings. Feed in single sheet at a time.
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It cost $25.00/100. A lot less than other vendors. The shipping cost was low too. I bought 500 pcs. of 8.5 X 11 and 100 pcs. of 11 X 17 and the shipping cost was $14.00 some odd dollars.
thanks. i will be ordering some today. my oki 5500 will be here tomorrow, can i use the toner that comes with it or do i need to buy something different for it?
It cost $25.00/100. A lot less than other vendors. The shipping cost was low too. I bought 500 pcs. of 8.5 X 11 and 100 pcs. of 11 X 17 and the shipping cost was $14.00 some odd dollars.
i just wanted to clarify, i just got off the phone with imprintables and they are not selling image clip paper at the price u mentioned. at 100 sheets the price is .70 per sheet and at 500 sheets the price is .65 per. but if u actually know whos selling it at the price you mentioned, i'd like to know! thanks
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