Wireless Printers: Is there a difference in photo quality printer verses cable and wireless? I was thinking of getting a wireless one when someone said the quality may not be the same.

Sac-Jack Loc: Sacramento, Ca

Is there a difference in photo quality printer verses cable and wireless? I was thinking of getting a wireless one when someone said the quality may not be the same. Any one know anything about this?

JimH Loc: Western South Jersey, USA

Sac-Jack wrote:

Is there a difference in photo quality printer verses cable and wireless? I was thinking of getting a wireless one when someone said the quality may not be the same. Any one know anything about this?

Wireless or cable, same quality. Depends on the printer, not the comm mechanism. I have an HP Photosmart Plus guy operating wirelessly, for my PC and the other two in the house, and it's fine.

Sac-Jack Loc: Sacramento, Ca

Thank you. I will be trying it.

RMM Loc: Suburban New York

Wireless printers USUALLY are multi-purpose printers, i.e., scan, copy, print, maybe Fax. Just like their wired counterparts, they have improved a great deal in quality. However, a photo printer which is designed primarily for that purpose will probably produce better results. Something like an Epson R2000 costs around $500, has multiple cartridges (8 in the R2000's case), and a glossy optimizer cartridge as well. Lower-cost multi-purpose printers will have four colors, cyan, magenta, yellow and black.

So, the question comes down to: Do you want Good, Very Good, or Excellent?

Sac-Jack Loc: Sacramento, Ca

I do want from Very Good to Excelent. Right Now I have an HP PhotoSmart Printer 6 ink cartridge. It is hard wired in to the printer. I just thought it would be better if I was able to set it up in another part of my office. Thanks

randymoe

I have a Network back up hard drive plugged into my WiFi router, much to my surprise my MacBook Air connects over WiFi to the hard wired printer. no config needed, and the other computer is a PC hard wired to the router. This stuff just works.

HP Pavilion 17" laptop
MacBook Air 11"
Brother Laser all in one with FAX
next a USB photo printer recycled, Epson R800 with CISS and cheap inks.

Sac-Jack wrote:

I do want from Very Good to Excelent. Right Now I have an HP PhotoSmart Printer 6 ink cartridge. It is hard wired in to the printer. I just thought it would be better if I was able to set it up in another part of my office. Thanks

JimH Loc: Western South Jersey, USA

Sac-Jack wrote:

I do want from Very Good to Excelent. Right Now I have an HP PhotoSmart Printer 6 ink cartridge. It is hard wired in to the printer. I just thought it would be better if I was able to set it up in another part of my office. Thanks

Well, yes, in your case I don't think you'd see any quality decline just because it was wireless vs the USB cable. And your 6-cart Photosmart is probably much better than my cheapo $179.00 printer/scanner/copier, but it's because of the 6 tanks, and better print engine, not the wire. So go for it.