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lugan
Jun 25, 2004
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Hey folks, been using Epson Stylus Photo 700 printer for the last few years. Time has come to update.
Any suggestions as to what to consider?
Best value/best quality in the average price range
(For printing photos)
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Clyde
Jun 25, 2004
lugan wrote:
Hey folks, been using Epson Stylus Photo 700 printer for the last few years. Time has come to update.
Any suggestions as to what to consider?
Best value/best quality in the average price range
(For printing photos)

I upgraded from an Epson 870 to the Epson R800. I personally thought the R800 was the current pentacle of inkjet photo printing – well, right now. (Assuming you don’t need big prints.) The reasons I picked it:

* Small dots with many colors gives excellent and smooth colors * Pigment ink gives the best archival capability on the most papers

However, the HP 7960 and Canon i9900 both have their strengths and fans. The Canon printers have the reputation of much better speed, but not very good archival longevity. The HP has the reputation for the best B&W output and it’s dye ink’s archival longevity is excellent – on the right paper. It’s cost per page is a bit higher than Canon and Epson though.

If you do your job and set everything up right, you will get excellent prints from any of them. So, figure out what strengths fit your needs the best.

Clyde
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gewgle
Jun 26, 2004
Clyde …
However, the HP 7960 and Canon i9900 both have their strengths and fans. The Canon printers have the reputation of much better speed, but not very good archival longevity.

If you’d like to compare the Epson 2200 style inks vs the Canon BCI-6 inks (used by the i9900) on glossy paper (Wilhelm data) all in one place, it’s here:

http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,105461,pg,3,00.asp

Not much difference in longevity according to Wilhelm for both in practical terms. For glossy prints anyway.

Mike
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bmoag
Jun 27, 2004
Been there, done that: I still have a 700. However this is primitive technology compared to what is out there today.
I have an Epson 1280.
I would recommend you get the Canon i960.
Faster than any Epson, more econmomical to operate, more conistent in color output.
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Your-nice
Jun 27, 2004
I have the canon i865 cost around
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Steve Mills
Jun 27, 2004
I got an Epson Photo R200 a couple months ago. Less than $100, great prints, and much faster that the Epson 870 it replaced. It does not direct print from a digital camera, but if you are tweeking in Photoshop first, it is all you need. I will also print on CDs.
"lugan" wrote in message
Hey folks, been using Epson Stylus Photo 700 printer for the last few
years.
Time has come to update.
Any suggestions as to what to consider?
Best value/best quality in the average price range
(For printing photos)

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