Index card printer

[Duncan Haldane]

Hi,

I'm in the market for a new printer. And I want to make sure that whatever I get can print on Index cards that I use for initiatives, etc. I use 3"x5" cards.

I'm not really interested in colour, but wouldn't turn it down. Speed of printing isn't a huge issue either.

It would be good if it had a flatbed scanner in it.

Can anyone recommend current models of printers which can do this?

Thanks

Duncan

 

[Hand of Evil]

Printer are much the same, things to look for Toner Cart replacements cost and pages per toner cart. You may want to check what weight of paper stock a printer can handle the higher the weight the thicker the paper.

 

[Hand of Evil]

Oh, reviewers of different printers can be found on CNET:

http://reviews.cnet.com/Peripherals/4521-6528_7-5021406-1.html?tag=dir.tpprnt

 

[Sir Whiskers]

It took a bit of work in MS Word to get the page size right (the program kept wanting to make it larger...), but once I did my Brother HL-1440 printed just fine on the index card. I don't think the 1440 is still available, but I believe the 1540 is, and it's pretty cheap at under $200 (note: this is a b&w laser printer). It's been very reliable for me, and the toner cartridge costs are reasonable for the number of pages I've gotten.

BTW - Thanks for a great idea. Never occurred to me to print straight onto my index cards. I was printing on labels, then sticking those to the cards. You just saved me some time, money, and effort - much appreciated.

 

[blargney the second]

I started a thread a little while ago about using index cards as the basis for my DMing filing system. I'll have to find out whether I have access to a printer.. the stuff written in pencil is starting to smudge.

-blarg