Printer for photos for home

dinneenp

Hi,
I'm looking to get a printer for home use, mainly photos of family, A4 max but the majority would be 5" by 7" or even 4" by 6". Quality doesn't have to be excellent, I plan to update the photos regularly with snapshots of family, events etc. and put them around the house. Wouldn't be printing off 100's each month, the 'occasional use', a few each week MAX but the odd time would print off more if there was an occasion & wanted photos for extended family

Ease of use, WiFi printing & not expensive printing costs would be what I want. I know it can be cheaper to order online/I store but I want convenience of on the fly printing. So any recommendations please? Budget - could stretch to €200 but if I can get something decent for half that I'd prefer it.

I know cheaper printers normally have higher printing costs,I should go for inkjet & non-official refills can be bought less expensive online but beyond that looking for advice.

From a quick browse the following got recommended from various sites/best budget printer articles:
HP-ENVY-120-e-All-in-One
Canon-Pixma-MG-6650
Epson-XP-950

All very cheap, I'm willing to spend more if it means cheaper printing cost & cheaper ink replacement.



Thanks,
Pa

p.s. I had originally posted in photography forum but hope to get more replies here.

Bravobabe

Hi,

TBH - All manufacturers are making their money on ink (selling printer cheap and ink dear)

Looking at cheap printers on Argos - I came across these - worth having a look at.
Otherwise check out cartridge replacement costs on www.ink123.ie

http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/3496996/c_1/1%7Ccategory_root%7COffice%2C+PCs+and+phones%7C14418968/c_2/3%7C19780859%7CPrinters+and+fax+machines%7C14418969/c_3/4%7Ccat_14418969%7CAll-in-one+%28printer%2C+scanner%2C+copier%29%7C14418978.htm

http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/9127702/c_1/1%7Ccategory_root%7COffice%2C+PCs+and+phones%7C14418968/c_2/3%7C19780859%7CPrinters+and+fax+machines%7C14418969/c_3/4%7Ccat_14418969%7CPhoto+printers%7C14418972.htm

NIMAN

To be honest op, I think the idea of printing your own photos at home is false economy.

All these printers are advertised for doing such a job, but to buy the ink and the proper photo quality paper is expensive. I started out with that idea, and indeed also bought one of these little printers,

http://www.johnlewis.com/canon-selphy-cp1000-portable-photo-printer/p2085401?sku=234487504&kpid=234487504&s_kenid=0dc628bc-e526-43fb-8ce2-402c301247ec&s_kwcid=402x978444&tmad=c&tmcampid=73

which produced good prints but was too dear to run.

You'll save a pile by simply going along to your local photo shop with a SD card or memory stick and getting them to print out your photos for maybe 10c per print.

dinneenp

Could you use the HP Instant Ink deal and use Parcel Motel?

£1.99 for 50 pages printed a month (4 by 6, 8 by 10 counts as one page, not sure about 8 by 12)
From their site:


Yes, you can print full color photos, color documents, or high-quality black and white pages. Each page costs the same. Your monthly fee is based on the number of pages you print, not on the amount of ink you use. You never have to worry again about printing in black and white to avoid using your color ink cartridges.

NIMAN

Might be cheaper than taking your files to the local photo shop for printing, assuming your cost to buy premium photo paper isn't too high.