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Archival quality printer Anonymous
I am currently looking at buying a good photo printer for archival quality prints. I am looking at getting the Epson Stylus pro 3800. Anyone have any experience with this sorta thing?
>> Anonymous
curiosity bump
>> Anonymous
Right now you're not going to get "archival quality prints" out of a printer. Ink and paper for printing haven't reached a sufficient state of maturation for you to expect them not to experience serious breakdown past about 35-60 years. Higher end printers and inks (read: not Epson) may push that out to 75, if you get lucky.

This, of course, depends on how you store the product of your printer. However, a properly processed print will last 150+ if cared for correctly.

tl;dr: what you're asking for here isn't possible with what you can get from Best Buy.
>> Anonymous
Epson 3800 is fucking win on all levels. I use them all the time.
>> Anonymous
Just go to a lab. It'll be cheaper and far better than what you can do with ANY home printer.
>> Anonymous
The 3800 is used in labs. It's not just a cheap ass home printer.