Printer Recommendations?

Fireblade2K4 · 17 Dec 2006 at 17:42

Hi all, I've recently got myself a Canon 400D with a few other bits and bobs and want to be able to print out photos myself, excellent quality ones at that without having to buy from Photobox all the time.

I currently have a HP Deskjet 940c which is now a bit of an old hat and can't produce a photo of a high enough quality.

Which printer/s can you recommend to me for maximum quality, A3 would be an advantage and preferably Canon but I will consider everything, thanks.

Stu

Alex53 · 17 Dec 2006 at 19:04

I'd recommend:

A4 - Epson R800 (or R220 if you find the R800 expensive).

A3 - Epson R1800

FranchiseJuan · 17 Dec 2006 at 19:17

Depending how much you want to spend...

A4: Canon iP 5200R, Epson R800 (more expensive)

A3+: Cannon iX5000 (great value), Canon Pro9000/HP B9180 (about the same price as each other, but get the HP if you want pigmant inks).

Pitiy there is no roll paper printers in the A3 Low end price range anymore.

If you got a lot of money to spend: Canon IPF5000 (what I would get if I have money to burn).

mondo · 17 Dec 2006 at 21:36

epsons suck! either get a hp or a canon far better in every way.

Alex53 · 17 Dec 2006 at 21:44

mondo said:
epsons suck! either get a hp or a canon far better in every way.

Do you want to offer any technical arguments for such a statement?

JBuk · 17 Dec 2006 at 22:13

mondo said:
epsons suck! either get a hp or a canon far better in every way.

damnit! thats why my prints are always messed up, do you know if i can set mine to blow instead?

any of the top brand printers will give you decent prints, the epson i use (i forget the model) is 2 years old but does a great job, and it didnt cost a lot either , it wont give pro results but its not half bad

for big prints or batchs i use photobox as it works out a lot cheaper and the quality is better, and it saves me having to do all the work

Fireblade2K4 · 18 Dec 2006 at 22:47

Well as per usual guys you deliver on the goods. So far I have to say the Canon Pro 9000 is looking like the one to go for, anyone own one of these at all?

Stu

JBuk · 18 Dec 2006 at 23:50

ive read a few reviews of the ip9000 and it sounds like a great printer, i`m sure it wont dissapoint , the ip9500 sounds even better but i dont think its available till jan/feb

Fireblade2K4 · 18 Dec 2006 at 23:59

Agreed the 9500 does look an excellent printer although 1, it is not out yet and 2, it uses the pigment inks which tend to be a bit pricy.

The 9000 seems to fit the bill with inks being about £7 each

But more reviews to read I feel...so off I go

Stu

Raymond Lin · 19 Dec 2006 at 00:15

mondo said:
epsons suck! either get a hp or a canon far better in every way.

Took the words right out of my mouth !

p.s. some of my friends call me Mondo too

FranchiseJuan · 19 Dec 2006 at 10:47

Fireblade2K4 said:
The 9000 seems to fit the bill with inks being about £7 each

When you are looking at the cost of ink tanks, you must also remember that different printers use different amounts of ink for the same print, BUT more importantly, look at the CAPACITY of the ink cartridges. Ink tanks for the larger printers, might be expensive, but they (talking about stuff like the Epson 4800 here) hold 3-4 times the amount of ink. So the prices of a single ink tank can be missleading.