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Is there a cost difference (besides initial purchase price) to use SG400/800 vs Epson printer?
I know there are 100 different debates about which printer to buy, but I'm now just interested in the actual $$ to run them. Because if one is cheaper to run, it makes more sense to buy that one. But if it's a wash then it makes more sense to buy the cheaper printer to me.
(perhaps i'm oversimplifying this, but I've been searching for over a month for a printer ,decide to go one route but before i purchase something changes my mind setting back to square one. I just want the best value of my money. Hey I'm thrifty, what can i say.
When starting my search, i shyed away from epson and wanted to go with a "true" sublimation machine b/c of issues with the poor engineering of the Silhouette Curio's lg board. Tons of time changing cut settings, even when using the same medium & vector. However, it seems the only real problem with the Epsons is the ink drying, which from what i've read if you just print everyday then you shouldn't have issues. So here i sit still trying to decide where to throw my money at. If the darn SG800 was overpriced, i would have just bought it and probably would be selling stuff by now.)
Ink cost is the only thing that is different right? Or is there something else that comes into factor?
I understand with epson you have a larger print area, so that in and of itself could lead you to use more ink because you can actually print larger so let's pretend that we're comparing the same print size.
I'm open to any input, even if it's just about the machines themself and not cost.
I know there are 100 different debates about which printer to buy, but I'm now just interested in the actual $$ to run them. Because if one is cheaper to run, it makes more sense to buy that one. But if it's a wash then it makes more sense to buy the cheaper printer to me.
(perhaps i'm oversimplifying this, but I've been searching for over a month for a printer ,decide to go one route but before i purchase something changes my mind setting back to square one. I just want the best value of my money. Hey I'm thrifty, what can i say.
When starting my search, i shyed away from epson and wanted to go with a "true" sublimation machine b/c of issues with the poor engineering of the Silhouette Curio's lg board. Tons of time changing cut settings, even when using the same medium & vector. However, it seems the only real problem with the Epsons is the ink drying, which from what i've read if you just print everyday then you shouldn't have issues. So here i sit still trying to decide where to throw my money at. If the darn SG800 was overpriced, i would have just bought it and probably would be selling stuff by now.)
Ink cost is the only thing that is different right? Or is there something else that comes into factor?
I understand with epson you have a larger print area, so that in and of itself could lead you to use more ink because you can actually print larger so let's pretend that we're comparing the same print size.
I'm open to any input, even if it's just about the machines themself and not cost.