recommendations for printer handling 12 pt card stock, double sided, letter size

[david83]

I print around 300-400 pages a year of letter sized, color photo one side B&W the other, on 12 point cardstock (glossy one side) (I am told it is equivalent to 100 pound paper).  I have used Staples and Office Depot.  The cost has risen.  Can anyone recommend a printer I could buy to do the job?

Dave

[Repairatrooper · Accepted solution]

This is rougly a 250 gsm stock and you are going to be limited by which printers will be rated for that weight of paper. Most HP inkjets go to a maximum of 180GSM. You can try a printer and likey when new they willl feed that stock fine, even if it exceeds their specs but after a while as rollers wear a little, it will stop providing reliable feeding. Something like the Canon Pixma Pro-200 is rated up to 380 gsm and might be one you want to look at. 

[david83]

Thanks very much, and having looked at the specs it would be good.  However after last weeks unpleasant surprise about pricing from Staples/FedEx Kinko etc, on Wednesday I asked a local commercial printer.   They were too busy to let me have a sample or price then so I went there first thing this morning.  Great quality and their price is about 20% of the other printers. I walked away with about 6 months stock of card stock print needs, a very happy customer.  I will still do the math's to see how the Cannon would work out. They are available at $600 or less but I have to work out the ink costs.

Thanks again - very much

Dave