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All the reviews I've read make them all seem like ink sucking monsters that clog up all the time? I've discounted HP, and I'm on the fence with Canon and Epson. Anyone have any good experiences with these printers?

PixelStan77 Loc: Vermont/Chicago

Epson Surecolor T3170 24" Wireless Inkjet Printer
MFR #SCT3170SR • BH #EPSCT3170

Key Features
Max Print Resolution: 2400 x 1200 dpi
Max Printable Width: 24"
Print Speed: 22 x 34" Plot in 34 Seconds
PrecisionCore TFP Print Head Technology
$895

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1431781-REG/epson_sct3170sr_surecolor_t3170_single_roll.html

jdedmonds

Epson P800 is incredible; carts (9) are >$55 each.

Bill P

My Epson 3880 has performed well, although it has had its moments. The prints it produces are exceptional.

Ron Dial Loc: Cuenca, Ecuador

Any of them can become ink sucking cloging monsters if you use after market inks. Epson is a great printer if you use Epson inks. After market inks do not contain an anti clog agent that Epson puts in the inks. Use cheap inks in any printer and it will eventually clog.

tcthome Loc: NJ

Canon Pro 100. Used mine the other day after not using it for 2-3 months just to exercise it. No problems. Up to 13"x19" print. With rebates you can pick it up for around $100-150. Used 8 cartridges ink set. About $130.

magpix Loc: St. Michaels, MD

Epson P800. Besides making extraordinary prints, it can be left off for weeks or even a couple of months without having its heads clogged.

yssirk123 Loc: New Jersey

Canon Pro 1000 goes on sale every so often for $999

mborn Loc: Massachusetts

Got mine with paper plus $300 rebate excellent printer also the Pro 100 is very good

sidpearce

Had 5 Epson A3 printers over the years. Excellent printers, used Epson inks. The print heads on all of them jammed up. Last printer purchased was the Canon Pro 100S Using generic inks for 2 years with no problems at all!!!

jeep_daddy Loc: Prescott AZ

This is what I have too. Ink is a little pricey, but the cartridges last quite a while. Will print 17x25 paper. So a 16x24 print with a bit of a border is a pretty common size.

DebAnn Loc: Toronto

You will get a large variety of answers based on whatever printer each person uses. You'd best read reviews and do some research yourself. I can report that my experience with wide printers tells me I'd only buy an Epson. My current Epson Stylus Photo R3000 does a beautiful job. All printer heads clog up eventually, especially if you don't use the printer very often. However, they can be cleaned. Whatever you choose, do not use after-market inks.

02Nomad Loc: Catonsville, MD

While it will only go to 13" wide, I love my Epson Artisan 1430. I hadnt used it for about 2 years and fired it up yesterday. Ran a nozzle check and all was fine. Printed 3 13 x 19 prints and they were perfect. I use only Epson ink.

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

NO inkjet printer will make inexpensive prints, compared to a photo lab. One does not make inkjet prints to save money.

NO inkjet printer is clog-proof. Generalities: Dye based printers clog less than pigment ink printers, because pigments can settle out of suspension and cause clogs. However, pigments last up to twice as long as dyes, and about five times longer than chromogenic color prints from labs.

If you are a serious hobbyist or pro, and intend to make a lot of prints, you probably do this yourself on an inkjet printer for one of these reasons:

You're a bit of a control freak.

You are very picky about color accuracy and color management.

You want the widest possible color gamut by printing directly from a processed raw file's bitmap image.

You make reproductions of photos and other artwork in a major art museum.

You need special papers, canvas, or other substrates.

You need near-immediate turnaround on small batches of work.

You make ten or more prints per month (this will keep the ink from clogging nearly any printer, as long as the ink is fresh (opened less than six months ago).

You want ultimate privacy for sensitive work.

You want very large prints that you will mount yourself (or at the frame shop next door).

Photographers who want a reasonable inkjet PHOTO printer should look at the Canon Pro 100. It gets good reviews from UHHers. If you want a really good EPSON Ultrachrome HD pigment ink printer, the P800 isn't cheap, but will give you the lowest Epson photo ink cost per print of any Epson photo printer under $1500.

If you don't care much about quality, a four color office printer will do an okay job. But for photos, you must use good photo paper!

There is an art to making and preserving good inkjet prints. If you don't have your color management act together, do that before getting a printer. This includes understanding color accurate workflow constraints, and calibrating and profiling your monitor with a hardware and software kit.

elent

Agree. As with most quality printers, the printer itself ends up the least costly.....ohh that ink though.