robby

I'm looking to buy a good/ cheap printer which i'll be using not very often to print A4 size photos and a few album sized photos as well as A4 sized docs.

I don't want to buy a cheap printer and have to pay a fortune for cartridges though

I've been using an Epsom C42ux for the last couple of years but it now leaves smudges so i think it's time to change?

i've seen a Canon ip4300 in pcw for £60 which looks ideal (non exposed so dust wont be a problem), compact, cheap and a descent make

anyone else use 1 of these?

Tim-Grove

EPSON R220 Photo Printer from PC World - Great deals on the latest EPSON Photo Printers including the EPSON R220 at cheap prices.


i just got one. excellent printer for the money. you can get compatible cartages for about 10quid a set and a genuine set off the bay for about 20-25

AllanB

I've just replaced my 3rd Epson printer an R220 with a Canon ip4300 and the Canon is bigger a bit slow for the first page the quality does seem better. Also the Epsons have a tendancy for the print heads to clog if they are not used on a very regular basis hence my change away from Epson.

The iP3300 is also excellent and well worth a look too



AllanB

robby

AllanB - so what is the quality of the A4 sized photo prints?

cheers

AllanB

Oh its a proper photo quality print, very impressive, really is. The smaller brother is ip3300 is similar quality too. Girl at work did a photoshoot and the guys from Canon printed it out in the office for her whilst he was in. Really impressive !



AllanB

robby

2nd night of trying to order the ip4300 and still out of stock at local pcw

AllanB

I work for the same group so am pretty sure you should be able to order online fot the collect from store option. Its a big seller as its so good !


AllanB

robby

i'm trying to order online for local store collection but my 2 nearest stores are out of stock - can't find an option to pre order it for when they get another supply in, guess i'll just have to keep trying

hope the wait is worth it it does come with all the inks doesn't it?

cheers

AllanB

I'd offer to help but we are sold out too , they ahve been flying out the door as they are such a good printer. It comes with all the inks and many of them have a 5 pack of printeable Maxell CDs in the box but no USB lead is included.



AllanB

robby

seems Amazon have them for £59 + delivery oh well i'll give pcw until tommorow before i order 1 from them

David Lock

Colour print Newbie here

1) What paper would I need for A4 piccies and how much would it cost?

2) How many A4s would I get, roughly, out of a cartridge?

Trying to compare with putting a piccie on a disc and getting local shop to run off a print which is a pain but quite cheap.

Thanks d

AllanB

David you can use whatever paper you want the heavier coated paper is generally better for photographic work but the price varies and certain papers suit certain printers better.

Cost per page is dependant on what you are printing and the ink coverage so its a hard one to work out how long a cartidge will last.



AllanB

David Lock

OK Allan, Thanks for taking the time to reply. Bit of a daft "how long is a bit of string?" question I suppose

As for the 2nd point - mostly soft **** and leather gear

robby

well i ordered the printer from Amazon with free delivery (as it's over £50)

David - if you keep an eye out at pcw they sometimes do a 2 for 1 offer on photo paper, i bought 100 sheets of A4 Kodak paper for £9.99 a while back

AllanB

Must admit the Amazon deal is very good not sure what the technical support is going to be like though.

If you want to get an idea of typical prints have a look here for yield figures

Canon Europe - yieldfinder [europe]



AllanB

robby

Well got my printer today - managed to set it up without breaking anything must admit i've only tried 1 full frame photo print but i'm very pleased with it

Thanks AllanB for the recomendation