Printer Advice!

[ICEVaPa]

Hi Guys, Im looking at buying a priniter.

Now it needs to be able to print in Photo Quality (Im talking VERY VERY good qualtiy prints) in A3 and A4 sizes.

I can get Canon, Epson and HP.

If anyone knows any modles that can do this please help me out.

Btw, whats the difference between -LaserJet, DeskJet and Bubblejet? What should i be looking for?

I dont need to print fast. Just hectic Quality.

Thanks

ICE

 

[tiap]

Go Here and read some opinions

 

[Tostada]

I'm very impressed with the quality of even the cheapest Epson Stylus Photo printers. It seems like everybody was praising Canon a few years ago, but I've seen absolutely tons of Canons break in the past year.

I'd say that if you're looking in the sub-$200 range get an Epson. If you want to go nuts and get something badass, look at some pro forums like tiap suggested.

 

[Macro2]

A3 is 11x17 right?

Canon i9900 is your best choice in that paper size.

http://consumer.usa.canon.com/ir/contro...DetailAct&fcategoryid=117&modelid=9870

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I've seen absolutely tons of Canons break in the past year.

I haven't had any break and I run the p&ss out of a bunch of Canons.

OTOH, Epsons tend to clog.

 

[Tostada]

Originally posted by: Macro2
A3 is 11x17 right?

Oops. I guess that throws out the really cheap printers.

Originally posted by: Macro2
I haven't had any break and I run the p&ss out of a bunch of Canons.

OTOH, Epsons tend to clog.

That's funny, because most of the Canons I've had problems with were clogged, and I haven't had any problems with Epsons. I'm talking about cheap printers, though, and I would certainly hope that more expensive Canons didn't have the kinds of issues I've run into with the average cheap-o consumer ones.

 

[Zepper]

Yup, the i9900 is excellent for just about any print job - but it's a top end model costing nearly $500. But I suppose you are used to that price range to run A3 output...
. I don't know if there will be a Pixma update for that model this year or not. Many of the i series were replaced by the Pixma (iP) series last year. About the only drawback to Canon is print longevity. But there are ways to deal with that if necessary. For print quality and TCO combined, Canons have no peers.

.bh.

 

[farmercal]

That's funny, because most of the Canons I've had problems with were clogged

That may be true if you don't use it for quite some time like the person who donated a S630 to the Goodwill. I bought it for $15 and soaked the ink holder in water over night, dired it off refilled the ink cartridges and my daughter is using it today. My S600 is finally dying but I have used and abused it for years and expected it to die a long time ago so I would have an excuse to buy a new one. The I4000 is my next printer.