Page 1 of CAN ANYONE RECOMEND A GOOD PHOTO PRINTER.

i just bought a 5 mega pixel digital camera today and want to get a good photo printer to get the best out of my camera. i dont want to burst my bank and would like one with cheap or compatible ink. so please let me know what good deals are out there. i will be most gratefull. cheers

After reading rave reviews a few months ago I bought a

Epson Stylus photo 830U printer. I think I paid about £69

It really is an excellent printer and the cartridges are cheap to replace

I dont know if you can still get hold of this model, but its well worth a look

Gary

Ive just checked Amazon they sell it for £69-99 inc delivery.

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If you want the capability to print directly from your Digital Camera memory card: Epson R300
If you don`t need camera connectivity, Epson R200

Difference between the two is the card readers and about £30.

Personally...can`t see why anyone wouldn`t go for the 300, but that`s just me :)

BTW, they both do A4 photo quality and also print directly to the face of inkjet printable CDR/DVDR ;)

Jimbo : oÞ

i`d second the R300 superb printer + cheap ink (£8.99 for six carts ) & of course theres the fact it can print directly to cd-r/dvd r :D

I`ve got the Epson R300 too and the pictures from my 5MP Nikon Coolpix 5400 are absolutely outstanding on premium-quality glossy photo paper.

julianf

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of course theres the fact it can print directly to cd-r/dvd r
how`s the quality like?
I assume you are printing on those white printable cd/dvd
does the ink smudge or anything

cokie enjoy

the quality is excellent when printing to disc, providing you use a good "printable" disc, as for smudging, just the same as when printing on paper. it``l smudge if you get it wet etc, never had a problem otherwise :)

the epson r300 is available from comet online for about £95 bought one last week for the father in law i have the r200 which is superb the only thing that lets these printers down is the cd/dvd trays tend to go dodgy and stick best cartridges for these are man of media which are £15.99 per set off ebay ive had nothing but trouble with the cheaper cartridges etc but i would recommend these 2 printers defo.

£85 from comet online and amazon.co.uk now

I`ve been fairly happy with the Epson Stylus Photo 890 (a few years old now - but costing more for cartridges). I would be interested to see how mucy better the R200 or R300 is, as I`m now printing more photos.

Thanks

Niteowl

This item was edited on Friday, 12th November 2004, 14:11