Photo Printer
Nov 10, 2022 12:08:32 #
Speedyw0n
Loc: N.J.
Good morning, I’m looking to upgrade to a better photo printer and need some assistance. I have a $1000 budget and am tossed between the Canon 200 or 300 and or The Epson 700 or 900. I print a lot of Portraits 4x6’s weekly and some 8x10,s and would like to print some a little bigger. I read so many reviews and now I question myself if I’m picking the best one. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you
Nov 10, 2022 12:46:16 #
josquin1
Loc: Massachusetts
Speedyw0n wrote:
Good morning, I’m looking to upgrade to a better photo printer and need some assistance. I have a $1000 budget and am tossed between the Canon 200 or 300 and or The Epson 700 or 900. I print a lot of Portraits 4x6’s weekly and some 8x10,s and would like to print some a little bigger. I read so many reviews and now I question myself if I’m picking the best one. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you
Of the printers you have named there is no best one. They are all great photo printers. Whatever one you purchase you will be happy with.
Nov 10, 2022 13:16:32 #
I have the canon 1000 best printer I have ever bought. Canon says always leave plugged in and on and never have a problem and uses little ink. The prints come out first classs .
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ive been using the epson eco tank printers. The few bucks extra you spend , is worth it if you print lots of pix. Mine works great.
Nov 10, 2022 14:59:00 #
photo377
Loc: Hudson Valley NY
I was about to ask a similar question. My epson 1430 died and was looking at the Epson ET8550 or P700. I know they use different inks and achievability is different. I print mainly portraits on a Lustre paper similar to a type N commercial print paper.
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Nov 10, 2022 17:32:09 #
FreddB
Loc: PA - Delaware County
photo377 wrote:
I was about to ask a similar question. My epson 1430 died and was looking at the Epson ET8550 or P700. I know they use different inks and achievability is different. I print mainly portraits on a Lustre paper similar to a type N commercial print paper.
I just started using my ET8500; So far, everything looks great.
I've printed just over 100 8-1/2 x 11s on Canon Luster paper (still have one
50-pack left) in the past week.
If it holds up like the Canon ip8720 I just passed on to my grand-daughter, it'll outlast me.
Hoping the ink usage lives up to the predictions.
Nov 10, 2022 17:52:39 #
I had the Canon Pixma Pro 100. I went to use it one day after I'd had it for a year or so and ... nothing. It was dead as a doornail. I went to the Canon user forum and did all the reset procedure to no avail.
I read that they'd had problems with the power supply so I bought a refurbished one from a guy in China. Still nothing so it's been sitting in the garage for year now, waiting for me to make a dump run. All this is to say that I'll not be buying or recommending a Canon Pixma in the future. I'll be interested in hearing about other options.
Besides the Pro 100 listed for $300 but I got mine for about $75 because they had a big after-Christmas sale with coupons. The new Pro 200 that replaces it is now $549. The Pro 300 is $849. They stopped supporting a very good printer for a great price then doubled the price on the replacement and dropped service on the old ones. No way to treat a loyal customer.
The Canon made beautiful prints until it up and quit, by the way. It's the lack of service by Canon, on a printer I'd only had for a year or so that put me off them.
I read that they'd had problems with the power supply so I bought a refurbished one from a guy in China. Still nothing so it's been sitting in the garage for year now, waiting for me to make a dump run. All this is to say that I'll not be buying or recommending a Canon Pixma in the future. I'll be interested in hearing about other options.
Besides the Pro 100 listed for $300 but I got mine for about $75 because they had a big after-Christmas sale with coupons. The new Pro 200 that replaces it is now $549. The Pro 300 is $849. They stopped supporting a very good printer for a great price then doubled the price on the replacement and dropped service on the old ones. No way to treat a loyal customer.
The Canon made beautiful prints until it up and quit, by the way. It's the lack of service by Canon, on a printer I'd only had for a year or so that put me off them.
Nov 10, 2022 19:05:56 #
I bought a Canon Pixma Pro 100 in about 2015 or 2016 when they were new. It had a good bundle with paper, ink and a rebate card. It is a dye ink printer. In theory dye ink does not last as long as pigment but has less tendency to clog. Due to RV travel and a couple of moves, it has sat idle for months then returned to moderate to light duty. It has never had anything put in it but Canon ink and paper.
It will die! All printers do. When it does, I'll find a way to buy a $550 Pro-200.
I might be tempted to spend the extra for the Pro-300, but for me, there is little advantage to the pigment ink 200 year print longevity. I might also be tempted to buy the Epson Eco Tank ET 8550 at $700 because it has enough colors for photos and ink costs are lower.
It will die! All printers do. When it does, I'll find a way to buy a $550 Pro-200.
I might be tempted to spend the extra for the Pro-300, but for me, there is little advantage to the pigment ink 200 year print longevity. I might also be tempted to buy the Epson Eco Tank ET 8550 at $700 because it has enough colors for photos and ink costs are lower.
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