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What hardware/software to buy for printing?

i-dunno

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Posted March 30, 2010 at 12:30PM

Hi all,
I am looking for the right hardware and/or software for my business. I primarily need to be able to construct and print monthly sales presentation offers. These need to be of a high professional spec.
I've used office and powerpoint and they are ok for basic printing of images, but I now need to move into the 21st century!

Any help would be gratefully received.

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wiz-king

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Posted March 31, 2010 at 5:40AM

Come on! Give us some clues! 10 or 10,000, one page flyer with text and a photo or small booklets?

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wee eddie

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Posted March 31, 2010 at 10:09AM

A question:

Are you going to print these yourself or send them out?

An answer:

'but not necessarily the one you want'

If, the latter, I believe that a Mac and Quark (Express) which is the Industry standard software but you may have to pay £2,000, or so, for the two. This is not something that you can start using on a whim, there is a steep learning curve.

There are many, simpler, cheaper, programs out there and you can use a PC, but don't use M$ Publisher, no-one can read it's files.

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i-dunno

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Posted March 31, 2010 at 4:08PM

Ok Wiz-king, I suppose I was being a bit vague!

I need to be able to print off an A4 sized promotions sheet, doing approx 300 a month.
I want to be able to get images printed to a high quality as a background and be able to overlap it with print.

I am a sole trader in the hair and beauty business. These promotions sheets would be dropped into the salons every month with different monthly deals on them. As I am competing against the likes of L'oreal, wella etc, I need my marketing to be of a high quality, yet be possible for myself to accomplish!

As I said before, I've used powerpoint and word in the past, but it just looks too basic for my needs.

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i-dunno

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Posted March 31, 2010 at 8:51PM

Cheers wee eddie.

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wee eddie

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Posted March 31, 2010 at 9:31PM

You need:

1. a PC ~ almost basic one will do. say £400 - £500.

2. A colour Laser Printer ~ see the PCA Reviews for recommendations, but £300 should do the trick. Even though Colour Lasers do not print at quite quality of Ink-jets, the page quality is good, it's faster, waterproof and the cost, per page, is considerably less.

3. Desktop Publishing Program ~ Serif has a good reputation and has a 'free' Version click here

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i-dunno

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Posted April 1, 2010 at 8:38AM

Thanks for your advice Eddie. That looks as though it'll do the job. Much appreciated.

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wiz-king

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Posted April 2, 2010 at 8:41AM

If the pictures you use are 'commercial' ones make sure you have the owners permission to use them. click here there are plenty of free images out there a sample click here

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HondaMan

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Posted December 30, 2010 at 12:35PM

I use an OKI C5600DN and its colour prints are great. That model is now out of production, but there are newer and probably better printers in OKI's on-line store. I also use Serif Page Plus X5 and have useds Serif's software ( and others ) for many years. Logon to click here and check out its offerings, but do not pay the suggested prices. They are always having special offers!

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Mike_tech

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Posted April 6, 2011 at 1:14PM

I use HP printer & software. It's good for me.

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Chris the Ancient

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Posted April 7, 2011 at 9:42AM

This thread was started over a year ago.

I would suspect it was resolved but no ticked.

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