cees Posted November 30, 2004 Report Share Posted November 30, 2004 I need a new printer and I might as well get a good colour photo printer. With my canon eos 300D camera I thought I never was going to get a photo printed again. But, there is something about have a hardcopy of a good photo. Does anyone have a recommendation? Wish to share your experience with photo printers? This printer is for home use mainly and budget will be well under $500. Cees Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breakaway Posted November 30, 2004 Report Share Posted November 30, 2004 Are you sure you want a photo printer, I believe you will be much much better off with a laser. When the ink cartridges run out, you will be shelling out tons to buy new ones. Thats the only bad things about these "Inkjet" printers. An important consideration - the cost of ink. Ive got an Epson, and it costs about $70+ to buy ink (colour and b&w) for it. Its not really worth it. But a laser would last much longer with the kind of use I put it through. Have a look at Pricespy's Printer Selection for a good price on printers The cheapest Photo printer I can find is the HP photosmart 130 digital photo Printer for $139.95 Including GST. Hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cees Posted November 30, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2004 The printer must be a colour printer. I suspect that colour laser printers are outside my budget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetskisteve Posted November 30, 2004 Report Share Posted November 30, 2004 I use that HP 130 & its great! You do have to shop around for paper & ink refills tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breakaway Posted November 30, 2004 Report Share Posted November 30, 2004 How much does the ink cost Steve? The website I use says its $48.84 (Linky) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suphew Posted December 1, 2004 Report Share Posted December 1, 2004 Canon are doing some pretty good cheap printer at the moment, seperate ink for each color so you replace just the cart that has run out and only $15 odd for each. I support/buy a few at work (15-20 odd) used to only buy HP cause they were the type of lasers I got but now there doesn't seem to be much difference between the brands. Don't forget to consider the speed of the printer since inkjets tend to be really slow (if it matters) and also the noise, they make a lot which is a pain if you computer is in your living area. You can also get some good printers that scan, and photocopy as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cees Posted December 1, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2004 Thanks for all the responses. Noise, speed etc don't matter. I've seen a few Canon and Epson printers with 4 or even 6 coloyr cartridges. Like that idea. Only replace the one that is empty. Any model suggestions ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted December 1, 2004 Report Share Posted December 1, 2004 We sell mostly Canon printers these days Cees as they do a good job and are cheaper to run than others. Even so, it is actually cheaper to put your photos on CD and take them to print at a photo shop. Many of these places have a DIY section for this starting around 60c per print. Proper photo paper for inkjets is around $2 per sheet then you have the ink prices on top of that. We sell a lot of the Canon Pixma ip4000. It has 3 separate colours, a large black and a small black for photographic use. They do have more expensive models. We like it though as Canon running costs are generally lower than Epson and the printer is relatively quiet. We have not had a Canon go bung on us yet - very reliable. We sell them for around $320.00 but I am sure we can do a deal for you. Will send you an email about it Although I have a laser, I used to print photos on the inkjet (we have an HP 970cxi but HPs are too expensive to buy consumables for these days) as the colour matching was better. Since getting the Kyocera laser the colour matching is much improved though. You are right though, a colour laser is not within your stated budget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cees Posted December 1, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2004 Proper photo paper for inkjets is around $2 per sheet then you have the ink prices on top of that. Is that A4 sheets or 4x6 ? I've seen 4x6 canon photopaper @ $19 for 50 sheets. It's the convenience of having printer at home that is important as well. I've looked at the Canon Pixma ip4000. That, or one of the newer ones (5000, 6000? ) is one of the models under consideration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jude Posted December 1, 2004 Report Share Posted December 1, 2004 I upload my photos to frogprints and they send the printed ones back - its quick and convenient and you don't have to leave the house. I also use digitalmax online, they are good too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doch Posted December 1, 2004 Report Share Posted December 1, 2004 i bought an hp from the stationary warehouse came with colour photo printer $499 great buy good pics and very clear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wok Posted December 1, 2004 Report Share Posted December 1, 2004 I'll have to agree with breakaway in that a colour laser is the better way to go in the long run. I have seen a Konica Minolta for $799 but only if your budget could go and extra $300. then again you will get that back on consumables. happy hunting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted December 1, 2004 Report Share Posted December 1, 2004 It isn't the actual printer cost you need worry about so much, it is the running costs which vary greatly. The cheaper printers are all a lot more expensive to run than the dearer models. The ink is more expensive and they use more of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cees Posted December 3, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2004 The canon pixma iP4000 arrived today. One happy chappy great value, great photos. (thanks caryl) Cees Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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