what printer?

3greenrizla's

I have read the sticky and glanced over the first few pages and haven't seen this topic, I am sure it's already been mentioned..

I am looking for a photo printer as a xmas present for the better half, and don't really know if they are worth it.

we currently have a epson Printer/Scanner/photo printer but the quality of the photo's are quite poor and it drinks ink when printing photos, so it works out better to just bring a memory card into boots (or online, if willing to wait).

has anyone had any experience with this printer....
http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/5701610/c_1/1|category_root|Office%2C+PCs+and+phones|10391721/c_2/2|cat_10391721|Printers+and+fax+machines|10391782/c_3/3|cat_10391782|Photo+printers|10391783.htm

does anyone know how many prints you would get from an ink cartridge?

stcstc

owning your own printer doesnt generally make it cheaper than printing in a lab


but, if you want one of those little printers buy one of the canon selphy ones they are dye sub and as close as you will get, but the cost per print isnt that cheap

Tony H

I recently went from an epson printer to a canon and found a big difference in quality and running costs (canon prints more )
The canon selphy is a good little printer but the cartridges in it are fairly small, if you want to have the option of printing A4 size and cd/dvd printing I can reccomend a Canon IP4500 if you can find one ,
I have a canon ip4500 and I refill the carts(very easy with this printer) with high quality ink and so far the quality has been the same as the oem orignal ink,
If you need any info on canon printers have a look at this site
http://www.nifty-stuff.com/forum/index.php

Shutter Speed

The main issue is that you don't want to waste money on inks.

If thats the case you should go for the Canon Pixma MP190 printer.

The quality of the prints from this printer are amazing are supposed to last up to 100 years!:)

The MP190 doesn't drink up the ink either. There are 4 main cartridges.
2 of the cartridges have to be replaced after 83 photos on 10x15cm Photo Paper. The other two cartriges last longer and are replaced after 122 photos.

The printer costs around €65 - and I noticed if you buy before 12 January you can claim CashBack worth €20 - if you buy from an Irish Reseller.:):)

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By the way, have you checked out this link below. You can upload a photo, select a printer and have that photo printed and sent to you - gives you a good idea what the prints are like.

http://www.yourprint.canon-europe.com/index.html?ctx=39&locale=en_GB

3greenrizla's

stcstc wrote: »

but, if you want one of those little printers buy one of the canon selphy ones they are dye sub and as close as you will get, but the cost per print isnt that cheap

thanks for everyone's advice. I did go for the Canon Selphy in the end, & am very impressed, we have printed off some prints that we already had printed in Boots & the Canon produced a higher quality print

cost per print = in town (Galway camera shop) I can get a print pack for 100 photo's for €35, i have found the same online for £20 inc delivery, so when you take away the cost of the printer (I did buy it as a gift) it works out OK.