Good Printers - Page 2

jeffy777 · August 30th, 2008, 06:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Hidden_Hunter

General printing, canon inkjet.

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Originally Posted by LurkerPatrol

I'd go with Canon

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Originally Posted by Jmiller

I have had great luck with Canon printers.

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Originally Posted by PaSSoA

+1 for Canon printers, been using my Pixma for printing documents and pictures, haven't had a problem for the past 3 years. And even when the ink is "low" I still usually print until the colour really starts fading..

BerserkerCatSplat · August 30th, 2008, 07:03 PM

I have a Canon Pixma and it's without a doubt the worst photo printer I've ever used. The color accuracy is awful and their calibration profiles are useless. I'm going back to Epson, the ink may be expensive, but I use bulk-ink anyway and at least they know how to make a photo printer that isn't shit.

cvrefugee · August 30th, 2008, 07:41 PM

Hey man, true photographers get their prints done at Walgreens. images/smilies/tongue.gif

BerserkerCatSplat · August 30th, 2008, 07:46 PM

Hey, I'll be straight up and say that I get 50% of my prints done at Costco because they do a great job, are massively cheap and (most importantly) publish their ICC profiles online. Costco FTW! The other 50% is done with semi-metallic ink and has to be outsourced.

matt2000 · August 31st, 2008, 06:54 PM

I've always been unsure if printing pictures at home is actually worth it. There are loads pharmacies and the like that will print photos for you at dirt cheap prices per print, and will probably give you better quality prints than most photo printers.

Most will only do batches in multiples of 10 of 20 though. Haven't used them for a while, but now I've used up all my photo paper I might give them a try again. images/smilies/smile.gif

jeffy777 · September 4th, 2008, 04:43 AM

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Originally Posted by BerserkerCatSplat

I have a Canon Pixma and it's without a doubt the worst photo printer I've ever used.

Yeah, I never print photos at home, and since the OP wasn't really asking about a photo printer, I didn't hesitate to recommend Canon because my Canon Pixma is excellent for general printing.

Cobol74 · September 4th, 2008, 06:13 AM

My Epson is good at printing pics (six carts for the colours helps) and its an all iin one - it does have some of the Epson downsides as mentioned, 25+ GBP for a set of original (EPSON) carts FFS. I would suggest tho' only suitable for snaps and not if serious about photos.

August 30th, 2008, 07:03 PM	#22
BerserkerCatSplat Hormone Induced Joined: Jun 21st, 2005 Last Online: 12:33 AM Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Posts: 5,911 Car: Pimpmobile Rep Power: 73	I have a Canon Pixma and it's without a doubt the worst photo printer I've ever used. The color accuracy is awful and their calibration profiles are useless. I'm going back to Epson, the ink may be expensive, but I use bulk-ink anyway and at least they know how to make a photo printer that isn't shit. __________________ OSPhoto

August 30th, 2008, 07:46 PM	#24
BerserkerCatSplat Hormone Induced Joined: Jun 21st, 2005 Last Online: 12:33 AM Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Posts: 5,911 Car: Pimpmobile Rep Power: 73	Hey, I'll be straight up and say that I get 50% of my prints done at Costco because they do a great job, are massively cheap and (most importantly) publish their ICC profiles online. Costco FTW! The other 50% is done with semi-metallic ink and has to be outsourced. __________________ OSPhoto

August 31st, 2008, 06:54 PM	#25
matt2000 Hedgehog Sandwich Joined: Feb 17th, 2006 Last Online: 12:10 AM Location: Market Harborough, UK Age: 18 Posts: 3,682 Car: '77 Land Rover Series III LFS Status: Rep Power: 56	I've always been unsure if printing pictures at home is actually worth it. There are loads pharmacies and the like that will print photos for you at dirt cheap prices per print, and will probably give you better quality prints than most photo printers. Most will only do batches in multiples of 10 of 20 though. Haven't used them for a while, but now I've used up all my photo paper I might give them a try again. __________________ 'I've spoken to the scientist in that article. He is convinced that the parrot is "just resting".' - Plissken "My daughter has... errr HAD one, and I was given one" - Scott

September 4th, 2008, 06:13 AM	#27
Cobol74 Joined: Mar 21st, 2006 Last Online: 12:18 AM Location: Southampton Posts: 6,217 Car: Vauxhall Zafira 1.9 TDI Slush box. Rep Power: 58	My Epson is good at printing pics (six carts for the colours helps) and its an all iin one - it does have some of the Epson downsides as mentioned, 25+ GBP for a set of original (EPSON) carts FFS. I would suggest tho' only suitable for snaps and not if serious about photos. __________________

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cvrefugee Joined: Aug 16th, 2004 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Corona, CA Age: 28 Posts: 3,449 Car: 2005 Scion xB Rep Power: 60	Hey man, true photographers get their prints done at Walgreens.

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