Silver Bullet Cutters Forum

Hi.
Not sure if this is the correct place to ask, but I've been trying to get into cards/sticker making.

I don't have too much extra spending money, so I'm looking for an affordable printer to help start this process. I've been watching a lot of youtube tutorials and it looks like a lot of people use Inkjet, so I'm assuming that's where I should start looking. If you know of any decent brands that are budget friendly please feel free to send me your suggestions.
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It depends what you want to use it for - meaning if you think you might want to do foiling on your images, then you would want a monochrome laser printer. You can get a quality Brother (I still have mine and have been using it for years...) for under $100 - but it will only print black laser. If you want to do color printing and want inkjet, there are a lot of quality inexpensive machines, but the ink does last longer with a color laser. So you just have to weigh out not only the initial expense but the cost of the ink or toner, toner lasting a lot longer. It also matters if you want quality prints, like photos, or simpler printing like clip art etc. HP makes some quality inexpensive printers. I used to like Epson but now use Canon for inkjet and Brother for laser (have a color laser too because I do a lot of printing for work other than crafting.) I would first figure out exactly what you want to print, what media you want to print on (to be sure the printer can handle it - for instance if you want to print on card stock. Most handle the thin cardstock fine, but not all will take the thicker card stock.

I know this isn't a clear answer, but just trying to help you think about all the ways you might use one before you narrow down which one will best suit your needs.