an epson multy function senter is what i use. and i can onastly say i love thise thing in the three years and countles moves that iv hade it i havent had one problume

I use an HP Photosmart 2610 all-in-one and it produces great glossy photo prints. However, I've never attempted more than maybe...5 prints on it at a time, so I don't know if it'd match 40 or more.

I'd like to find a good photo-printing printer, as well. Kodak I know makes a lot of them, but I'm not sure if their printers can do 8.5x11 or A4 size prints. :/

HP printers FTW

Hp Deskjet 5150 Is what i use. Small, simple an very good for use.

Epson is good too

For photo quality, Epson is the way to go. They offer a range of sizes and options, and some of them use a 8-ink system (CMYK, light C, light M, light Y, grey) so you only have to replace one color at a time. I used these for 2 years in college, printing large-format prints, and they can go as high as 8000dpi, probably more by now. Lots of printing options, and lots of paper formats to put in there.

I would recommend HP professional stuff too, but not as highly.

me dumb,me dont know -_-

1) most new printers suck. They carry minuscule amounts of ultra-expensive ink.
2) all all-in-ones suck A BIG TIME. Low quality and horrible reliability - they break really fast.

If you were satisfied with your old printer, look for the same model second-hand.
Only models that competed too hard with 'current' are discontinued completely - if it had a cartridge that lasted 500 prints, and the new one can make 100 for the same price of cartridge, why keep selling the old model?

If you insist on a new one though, and you print much, you might consider some half-professional printers from Epson. They aren't cheap but the quality is outstanding and the ink comes in separate cartridges for each color, definitely improving the economy.

Sometime down the road, I would definitely love to spring for one of the higher end printers from Epson. I have seen some gorgeous prints made with their printers, unfortunately at the moment the investment is too high and I have a reliable and fairly priced printer for larger scale prints. My current all in one really surprised me. I get a lot of compliments on the level of quality of my prints. That is very important to me. I want people to be happy with the prints they buy from me c:. Thank you for taking time to comment, very much appreciated.

BUY 1 THAT DOES NOT INVOLVE MICROSUX

I personally hate HP cause the driver and software stuff on them, we bought a new printer last year which was HP again like my 10year older one was, the drivers mess up the photoshop's color adjustments and the base printing measures and properties :P

For a proffessional printing I'd suggest A plotter..
I'm saving my self for this: CANON IMAGEPROGRAF LP17
Its USB 2.0 port and it does A2, A3, A3+, A4, A3 - roll, LETTER, A2 - roll, LEGAL, B4, B3 sizes with wonderfull quality in2400 x 1200 dpi resolution. separate SMYC cardridges and its not that expensive either only 1200euros where I live (which is about double of silly lowcost price printer at here)

- Kisu

http://www.plotery.centrumdruku.com....._240419929.jpg

Since you're last printer was a multi-func, I'm guessing you're not looking to buy a 'professional' printer.
The Canon ip4500 does a good job, its fast, inexpensive, separate ink tanks, etc etc.
http://www.pcworld.com/shopping/det.....9/pricing.html

thank you, you are not the first one to recommend this printer, so your recommendation holds some extra weight! Do you have this one yourself?

My older brother has had one for a while. Up untill last week, I'd been using an old (Jan1999) HP 882C, but it finally kicked the bucket. When my printer died, I asked him how he liked it and he seemed pretty pleased with it's output, and only mentioned that it's draft-mode text is weaker than an HP (HP's forte from my experience, readable draft printing). I almost exclusively print text (school-stuff) so I went laser this time around.

Epsion Perfection, works wonderfully. And it can interface with photoshop

I'd recommend a HP Photosmart 8250. It works very well for me. It's one of the fastest on the market and has 6 separate ink cartridges, the smaller ones that run about $10 each. I've done as big as 8x10 photos with it.

I think I have a similar printer, mine has 6 cartridges as well and it does really nice 8x10" prints. It's an HP Photosmart D7100 series.

I've used nothing but HP printers since I first got a computer. I just love em and have had no reason to go with anything else.

aaah thank you for the recommend. Ive been looking at those and wondering how good they were since HP printers are hit or miss (I imagine like many other brands). I've put the photosmart models on my list of printers to research, looks like a few models seemed to be doing exceedingly well with the reviews to boot! Thank you for the info, much appreciated!

Quite welcome. The other thing I like about that particular model is the fact it has multiple card readers too. I just pop in my SD card and use either the program that comes with it or my comp to access it (I prefer to use the comp myself, but that's personal preference). Newer models even have touch screens now, whereas the 8250 came out before that feature was common. I just love the Photosmart series in general.

We have one at work, it's a Xerox... I forgot the model number :( But we got it free, you just have to print x many pages /month and buy the ink from them.

It uses a wax type of ink, so you have very little in the way of waste from them. and the prints looked excellent

I'll try to find more info on it tomorrow

well shoot, shoulda used google first thing
http://www.freecolorprinters.com/

huh I never heard of that! Thanks for the heads up c:

Canon is a good brand. Used their printers in my college graphics lab.

I have been recommended the Canon Pixma by other artists. Can get a good model for $80 - $100. Make sure it's got separate single-color cartridges. They're much less expensive and you waste no ink.

Avoid the printer scanner all-in-ones unless you have a very small workspace. They generally don't work as well as dedicated printers.

Avoid HP. Cheap brand from what I've experienced. Pricey ink cartriges.

Hope this proves helpful.

Thank you for the recommend. I spent a little time today looking at the Pixma line of printers, specifically the ones with sep cartridges and what I saw impressed me as far as overall reviews go. SO that might the direction I go. Actually I have always had HP printers and I never had a problem with them. The all in one I have now has run some of the nicest prints Ive seen PERIOD and overall very sturdy prints due to the system type (dye sublimation)..and the funny thing is I got it free with my computer system so I never expected anything from it! But it would be nice to have seperate cartridges for all the colors C:.

Also I owe ya an OC sometime. I promise, I'm not completely antisocial x), Im just terribly nervous about ocing with new folks c:. But I genuinely enjoy the way you draw figures and would love to even watch ya draw sometime.

I have a Pixma MP500, which is one of the aforementioned all-in-ones. I've used some higher end Canons at the college art dep. computer lab. In my experience the only issue with all-in-ones is increased jamming and somewhat slower printing. The print quality on all the Canon Pixma line is just f'ing gorgeous. And the colors are rich beautiful and last with the proper ink cartridges (can't miss them they're well labeled and use a dye based ink that doesn't fade). If you print out a lot of art you'll be replacing cartridges fairly frequently but unlike other brands you'll only be replacing the colors you actually need more of since they use 5 individual cartridges. 2 blacks (one for text, one for photos) and 3 individual color cartridges. Now unlike some other brand these cartridges can't be easily refilled due to their design. But that design is responsible for at least some of the gorgeous print quality you get.

Biggest peeve is mine has a duplexer with a separate set of rollers inside the machine. So I have to very carefully remove some parts of the machine to get to access the rollers for occasional cleaning. Other than that I haven't had a single problem with the printer.

Whee, printing solutions is my job, I'm on leave, and I'm bored. So here you go:

If you're printing on gloss then you'll want an inkjet. Laser is nice and cheap to operate but it's results on gloss can't compare. You won't find much in the way of a 'professional' printer that's affordable as you'd have to look at something by Ricoh, Lanier or Xerox for that, but inkjets are so affordable and have excellent output these days so that doesn't matter.

You'll want to get a printer that has a six or five cartridge system for the best results. The two cartridge systems are designed for more infrequent, cheaper printing.

You've got four basic brands to choose from, Epson, Canon, Lexmark and HP. I'll suggest some models but their numbers will differ outside of Australia.

Stay clear of Lexmark. It's not economically viable in any situation for inkjets.

Epson is fine but has kind of taken a downward turn over the past few years. If I had to choose an Epson, it would be the RX690. It usually retails for around $175 and is a high performance, 6 ink MFC. Comes with extra bullshit features like memory card reader and DVD printing. Ink cartridges tend to be around $14 each and have a decent yield.

Canon would be my second pick, specifically the IP4500. RRP is $120.00. Five ink cartridge system with inks around $12 each. It's got a heftier resolution than the Epson at 9600 x 2400 dpi. It's simply an inkjet, not an MFC.

First choice would be an HP. Their quality and cost per print has piddled over everything else. My only concern is that the bundled software and drivers can be considered bloatware. My choice would be the Photosmart C6280. RRP $182.00, six ink system with the black costing $20 and the five colours around $11.00 each.

Enjoy.

oh thank you so much! Every printer you mentioned I have been looking at reviews for today, and both the HP photosmart and the canon ip4500/8500 are both top on my list so far :D. Also I have recently been hearing a lot of naysaying about Epson and as far as smaller home office printers go, they don't seem to be offering much in the way of competition against HP or Canon. But their larger format printers, I keep hearing, are the way to go. I have no use for a larger format printer since the cost of the equipment..paper and ink for running larger prints is just not currently cost effective for my needs.

Thank ya again, very much appreciated!

You're welcome.

Also, don't be afraid to get an MFC. Most of them are bundled that way these days. The stand alone inkjets on the market these days are very cheap, throw-away items and not too crash hot on quality or lastability.

perhaps its late and my mind is struggling to make sense of the most mundane things but what is an MFC?

Sorry. Multi Function Centre, or all-in-one.

Here here! HP FTW

HP - paws down the best brand of printer (some models also make photo prints).

HP printers always seem to be the best choice. Go with that. =D

I've been a epson user for a good part of a decade and all my printers are still running strong. They are damn hard to break (my newest epson got knocked off onto the floor and it still worked) and they still print beautifully.

But I'll side with popular choice here... HP printers are great for "prosumer" printing.

I use a Canon IP5200, it's the best printer I've ever owned. It's great because you have seperate ink tanks for each color. And the quality is amazing used with Canon Paper. I have the printer now for 2 or 3 years and the quality is still outstanding.
I really wouldn't recommend all-in-one printers. Also I ONLY use original ink, not 3rd party inks. They are cheaper yes, but you mess up your printer. I had that problem with my last Epson, I had to throw it away because of cheap ink. >:/

The bast printer i found so far, ( out of dosens that i had) is the HP Deskjet 9800, its a wide carriage, ( preints large 13 x 19 prints, and has the best color reproduction of any printer availiable, especially for art reproduction. I have had all brands of units, and this one is the best by far for quality vs. price. ( its the printer that i do my master commission prints with)

Just some advice but I would go with either Canon or Xerox they have both been in the business of imaging the longest and there products are reliable and of high quality. Also you may want to look at a printer that uses separate CMYK inks that way you only have to replace the one that's out as you need it. Also those type of printers tend to have a separate cartridge for a clear coat which helps with light fading and waterproofing which is the major fault of most all inkjets. The only way to be 100% though is with a color laser, I hope this helps. Oh and also be sure to find the highest dpi printer you can, smaller dots=better quality. :)

If you’re still looking . . .

I’d recommend the canon i9900
2499x4899 dpi
8 separate ink tanks (they run like $12us ea.)
Will handle a broad range of paper stocks and can output up to 13”x19”