Best Printer ??

[oldcro]

What do you mean by colour solid ink.?

Laser is dry polymer toner, ink is wet ink.
Do you mean the Gelsprint machines, if so it's a wax product.

If you mean Pantone solid colours then that means it can produce precise Pantone colour shades.

Take a look at this example.

Xerox Phaser 8560 Solid Ink Colour Printer.

 

[crockers]

For good colour photographs which is best - inkjet, solid ink or colour laser?

 

[Dryce]

For good colour photographs which is best - inkjet, solid ink or colour laser?

A good Inkjet is best.

Followed by solid ink.

With traditional colour laser some way behind IMHO. I don't think lasers are up to photo quality.

 

[Antharro]

With traditional colour laser some way behind IMHO. I don't think lasers are up to photo quality.

Y'know, I used to think that. I had never seen a laser get anywhere close to producing photo prints. Then I picked up an HP Laserjet 4650dn, and it blew me away in terms of picture quality. Not as good as top specification inkjet, but definitely better than a cheap inkjet or any laser I'd ever seen before.

 

[Ronnie]

Many thanks to everyone for their input....I have decided to go for the majority vote...Epson....seen one for under £40 in Costco...as Bryce mentioned it has no mention on the box if cartridges included...so will check this first and will then check ebay amongst others for cartidge prices before buying...

 

[nigel cross]

Epsom are good,but the cartridges they supply with the printer are not full up, so don't last as long.
Mine takes 6 and cost about £40, unless you get cheaper copies

 

[jonnyboy]

I upgraded from an epson to a canon as the epson one had combined colour cartidges which were 30-odd quid and knackered as soon as the first colour had gone. in addition, it was very prone to nozzle clog if left for more than a few days and the nozzle clearance cycle used a fortunes worth of ink.

the canon i have now has all separate cartridges for the colours, hasnt clogged once in three years, and is dead cheap to run via cartridge world refills

 

[kay7]

Lexmark are expensive. Canon are good for home use. HP are the best home/office/ink prices/quality/life.