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What printer for printing invitations?

Elobat Posted messages 2 Status Member -  
Elobat Posted messages 2 Status Member -
Hello,
I need your help, I would like to start designing invitations, which will be a secondary activity, so it won't be a large production.
However, I have a big doubt about which printer to buy. I was advised to get the Epson Ecotank ET-7750, has anyone used it before?
I need it to print all paper formats up to A3, any type of paper as well, up to 300g. I will be printing text, watercolor images. So I'm looking for the right compromise, what do you think?
Thank you
Elodie

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    fermiparadoxx Posted messages 11454 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   6 108
     
    Hello,

    It’s going to cost you a fortune in paper and ink...
    Online services do this for 10 times less...
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    1. MPMP10 Posted messages 47336 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   18 957
       
      Hi,
      Not wrong.
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    2. fermiparadoxx Posted messages 11454 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   6 108
       
      :-)
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    3. contrariness Posted messages 17903 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   6 243
       
      Hello Fermiparadoxx

      In the context of a professional activity, subcontracting is not as flexible as when you own your own equipment.
      Speed and creativity are not the specialty of online platforms!

      As for the prices... it leaves me dreaming... While the price for large quantities is attractive, small quantities are sold at gold prices..
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    4. fermiparadoxx Posted messages 11454 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   6 108 > contrariness Posted messages 17903 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
       
      Creativity is up to you. The printer simply works with the files you send him.
      As for the price, it has been reduced by 90% over ten years, assuming it's a small business that typically doesn't order just 1 or 2 prints...
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    5. contrariness Posted messages 17903 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   6 243
       
      I was thinking more about creativity for the execution rather than in the design of the document.
      Some clients prefer business cards made from bristol or textured papers and especially want to see and touch the product... (the tactile experience through the internet is not yet a reality!) etc....

      I'm not saying that there aren't choices on the Internet, but we reach prices that are no longer competitive with what can be done oneself... and in the original post, it is a question of creating a complementary activity for resale...

      On digital copiers, the cost per copy has dropped significantly, but the consumer prices have not really decreased... (for small quantities)
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  2. contrariness Posted messages 17903 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   6 243
     
    A printer that can make invitations on 350 gsm paper and also high-quality photo prints doesn't exist... at least not at an affordable price...

    You'll have to make a choice or buy two printers.

    For invitations and other cards, badges, etc., I recommend looking at the Oki C900 or 9000 series.

    For photo prints, an inkjet printer... Personally, I've liked Epson which I've been using for 10 years, but other brands are also very good.
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