I agree with having more than 1 printer, I have 3. A Pixma Pro 10 for very high quality 13X19 prints, a PRO 100 for other 13X19 plus 8X10 and 5X7 prints, and a Pixma TS9020 printer for other 8X10, 5X7 and 4X6 prints plus plain paper printing. The pro 10 has10 cartridges and a single 13X19 print cost averages out to about $5. A set of Canon cartridges goes for around $135. A set of cartridges for the pro 100 is around $125, but they go farther than the pro 10. The TS9020 has 6 cartridges and a set goes for around $90. The TS9020 printer makes very nice color (9200X1200 resolution) prints and if you're into black and white prints it makes exceptional B&W prints as it has a Grey cartridge. The printer its self costs around $180, is fairly compact and light, is wireless with all the latest print technology and it makes really nice plain paper prints, and, it's easy to use. I use it to print a lot of 5X7's and color documents along with screen prints and other work related printing when I work from home.

If you're not looking for archival museum quality prints but color prints that ARE good enough, the Pixma G1200, G2200, G3200, and G4200 printers are the new mega tank printers from Canon. They range in price from $250 to $400; 2 are wireless and all 4 have the same 4800X1200 resolution and 1 filling of the tanks is equivalent to about 30 sets of cartridges for a fraction of the cost.

I installed the Canon Pixma G4200 a couple weeks ago after both of my HP printers died (and zero HP customer service). The Canon was NO pleasure setting up. The instructions were horrible. However, very patient AMERICAN & ENGLISH SPEAKING customer service reps got me going. The printer has a 4 ink tank system and the ink isn't terribly expensive. Biggest print is 8X10 and does a decent job (which is all I need at the moment). If I want more I'll get it done at Costco for now. The bigger photo printers by Canon need to be used on a more regular basis to keep the printer heads from clogging. I read that you should print a 4x6 regularly to keep the ink flowing. Different manufacturer's inks need certain paper. ie. HP paper will not work with Canon inks. So be advised of that.

I agree with having more than 1 printer, I have 3. A Pixma Pro 10 for very high quality 13X19 prints, a PRO 100 for other 13X19 plus 8X10 and 5X7 prints, and a Pixma TS9020 printer for other 8X10, 5X7 and 4X6 prints plus plain paper printing. The pro 10 has10 cartridges and a single 13X19 print cost averages out to about $5. A set of Canon cartridges goes for around $135. A set of cartridges for the pro 100 is around $125, but they go farther than the pro 10. The TS9020 has 6 cartridges and a set goes for around $90. The TS9020 printer makes very nice color (9200X1200 resolution) prints and if you're into black and white prints it makes exceptional B&W prints as it has a Grey cartridge. The printer its self costs around $180, is fairly compact and light, is wireless with all the latest print technology and it makes really nice plain paper prints, and, it's easy to use. I use it to print a lot of 5X7's and color documents along with screen prints and other work related printing when I work from home.

If you're not looking for archival museum quality prints but color prints that ARE good enough, the Pixma G1200, G2200, G3200, and G4200 printers are the new mega tank printers from Canon. They range in price from $250 to $400; 2 are wireless and all 4 have the same 4800X1200 resolution and 1 filling of the tanks is equivalent to about 30 sets of cartridges for a fraction of the cost.