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Question:

I'd be very grateful for any advice you could give me. I am thinking about buying Cradoc Caption Writer to label my slides but first I need to buy a printer to print the labels. Could you recommend a CHEAP printer that is capable of printing out neat professional looking slide labels? I eventually plan to buy an Epson Stylus Photo 1270 to produce prints from my slides. I'm using a notebook computer at the moment and am hoping to buy a desktop PC in the future when finances allow, along with the Epson printer, but I desperately need a printer now to use with the notebook computer so as I can start labeling my slides.

Any advice on this matter would be a big help
Many thanks

Answer:

I use the Cradoc Caption Writer for my slide labels as well; it is a very good program. I don't have an expensive printer (it wasn't expensive either when I bought it new in 1997), it is an Epson "Stylus Color 600". While the printer wasn't expensive, what is expensive are the replacement ink cartridges, but for all ink jet printers they are expensive.

My advice for you would be to either look for a used printer or pick up an inexpensive new printer for now. The quality of printers today, even the cheapest printers, will be good enough for slide labeling.

I know of a couple of photographers who have the Epson 1270, they all seem to think very highly of it.