manufacturers ink cartridges & photographic or art paper. Inkjet printer inks are still very costly and just a few months of prints could very easily cost more in ink and paper than the full cost of the printer. Fortunately many compatible inks are now just as good as original inks from the big inkjet manufacturers & cost substantially less. It is always worth shopping around & reading reviews of past customers before purchasing compatible inks.
For most photographers, one of the mid range photo inkjet printers will be more than good enough for most printing jobs in terms of speed, quality and availability of photographic glossy or art paper. For professionals or advanced photographers, one of the higher end models from Epson (HP and Canon are also worth considering) will meet their needs for high quality images through the use of UltraChrome inks.
Color and Mono lasers are also capable of outputting high quality images but they still lack the true photographic quality of traditional photographic and inkjet prints. For most everyday tasks at work or home where photographs or graphics are required for projects or homework, laser prints can be the best choice as the laser toner printing costs are far lower than inkjets & dye sublimation printers and the quality is extremely high. |
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In recent years the cost of both color & mono laser printers have dropped substantially & are now highly affordable for the home as well as the small office.
The final printer available on the market is the dye sublimation printer which is mostly used to produce small 6" x 4" or similar sized prints for home users. Inkjet printers however are replacing dye sublimation printers as inkjets can produce high quality prints on photographic paper as well as text and diagrams on a variety of different plain and coated papers covering all sizes from mini passport sized prints to A4 and above.
