Attention Computer Nerds

[marki]

I need help , i have a digi camera and now wanrt to print of some of the better pics , any comments on which printer would give the best results .

the camera is a Cannon with 3.3 m pixel resulotion , i have be told the HP 845 is good but that was some time ago and i want the latest - best

Thanks in advance Chaps

[ninja_eli]

One of the HP Deskjet (or whatever) colour inkjet printers, together with photo quality paper. I have got a colour laser and its no way near as good as the inkjet with the photo paper, even though its supposed to be 600x600dpi with a 1200 setting for the images only documents. I've got a 930c and its great but I think they have a 990 now aswell, so check out PC world or dabs.com to see what the newest model is. Anything that is 90% photo quality will do the job.

[M@H]

I've got a Minolta QMS colour laser.. thats pretty good..

[CarZee]

Epson Stylus Photo = Very Good - basically you cannot go far wrong with Epson, HP or Canon.

We've had a similar thread before - try searching on Epson in General Gassing over the last 6 months..

[marki]

Thanks Guys .

[PetrolTed]

quote:I need help , i have a digi camera and now wanrt to print of some of the better pics , any comments on which printer would give the best results .

the camera is a Cannon with 3.3 m pixel resulotion , i have be told the HP 845 is good but that was some time ago and i want the latest - best

Thanks in advance Chaps

You could always just send them to one of the photo services on the web.

[hughjayteens]

Put them on CD and take them to a Kodak centre - £20 for 100 prints....

If you do want to do them yourself then any of the HP Photosmart printers are very good and you can get cheap photo paper from Asda - Made by Georgia Pacific IIRC

[marki]

Thanks again , i really want to do them my self and to be able to play around with sizes for albums that sort of thing i can be a at times i know

[moleamol]

I'd say definitely go with one of the better HP's. They all print pretty well, and are built to last, they are big but very durable. They are also excellent quality. Just make sure you don't get a numptie salesman trying to sell you crap. Go in knowing what you want, and order it.

Either that or order it from www.dabs.com usually a lot cheaper too.

Go here: www.dabs.com/products/prod-search.asp?action=search&tid=310&mid=240&ob=manufacturer The 960C looks about the best, I'm sure you don't need a blutooth printer

[mmertens]

Currently, Epson and Canon both are regarded as better than the HP's and others by some margin. Make sure you get a printer with 6 colors (5+black), not with 3 + black. Epson 790 (number may have changed again), dirt cheap, excellent results on photopaper BUT you'll be spending quite a lot on ink. Currently, the Canon S9000 gets rave reviews all over, slightly cheaper on the ink but rather more expensive to start with than the cheapest epsons. For top quality at a very hefty price, Epson's pigment ink printers, but you're talking £600+ then.

[leszekg]

Depends on what paper size you want to print. If you intend to print up to A3 size then your choice of models is more limited. Whatever papersize, you can't go wrong with Epsom. I was told that practically all of the paper manufacturers are calibrating/testing their products against Epsom printers so the chance of getting the best results is probably higher with Epsom. Dunno how true this is, but it came from a (independent) pro who was running a digital printing course I attended a few months ago.

[JonRB]

We've got an HP 990cxi (www.hp-expo.com/uk/eng/products/inkjet/990Cxi.html) and are very pleased with it. Quality is superb on photo paper. The only criticism I'd have is with the 3-colour ink cartridge - inasmuch as when you run out of one colour then you have to change the whole thing. At least it has a separate black cartridge though.

We saw one printer, an Agfa I think it was, that had about 6 or 7 individual cartriges, one for each colour, so that you only replace each colour as it runs out. However, at £600-odd we felt we couldn't really justify buying it!

>> Edited by JonRB on Friday 5th July 10:41