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Getting a new printer some time this week.

Needs to be good on card stock of course but I also want to be able to print out photos everynow and again.

What things should I be looking at? is there like a one stop site for printer reviews and info? ala dcpreview but for printers of course
>> Anonymous
what you want help on /po gb2 /r
>> Anonymous
>>128939

learn you some grammar, buddy

>>128922

http://reviews.cnet.com/printers/
http://review.zdnet.com/

you might wanna check in with our friends over at /g/ (but who knows, they're all sorta pricks)
>> Anonymous
opinion's on the Epson r390?
>> Anonymous
>>128956
I have an Epson - I think that they're quite good.

Their only shortcomings are that they won't print if any one of their 6-8 ink cartridges is empty - which also MUST be Epson genuine. And that head cleaning wastes a lot of ink. But, the extra cartridges mean that you use/buy less ink, overall.

Other than that, it's brilliant - and depending on the model - you can print directly onto DVDs.
>> Anonymous
I would not get an epson. They clog far too easily if not used on a regular basis (daily). I have two epsons that have died within months of purchase. I recently purchased a canon pixma and I couldnt be happier with it. It prints just about anything I can cram into it and the printhead is a replaceable part!
>> Anonymous
OP: This is driving me nuts. Canon's current offerings are mostly from 2006. I was looking at the pixima pro9000 Printing at A3 would be something I'd like to do and the ability to print on fine art papers opens some interesting doors for papercrafts (papercrafts on textured paper just sounds fun). It is an 8 colour system but is 2 picoliter and there for actually has a lower resolution to their highest 6 colour printer the PIXMA iP5300. But even though this is 6 ink I have a black that I have to change depending on gloss or matt prints (too much hassle) instead I end up with photo versions of magenta and cyan. I like the Lexmarks but I live in china and they aren't sold here.

Of course I'm also thinking of the fact that mostly I'll be printing papercrafts and the textures don't really need that much detail.

So all in all the options are way to confusing. Every company seems to have things in their line up that out speced by newer items that appear to be lower.

I know it's just a

As far as Cnet and ZDnet go their reviews border on useless. "In conclusion all these companies pay us money. So even if it is a terrible product we'll just say that you need to be in the tiny market that doesn't care about the lack of basic features and the fat that if you ever print text it will be un-readable."

Lets not forget the fact that they have things that editors have given 8's to and that have a user ratting of only 5!.

They must be the fox news of IT reviewing.

Their really does need to be a site that evaluates printers with a bunch of standardized tests which you can use to balance quality versus features and make an informed purchase.

tl;dr: Printer companies hate trier consumers even more than the music industry. all hail printer DRM!
>> Jumpingmanjim !IP/hrygzEk
>>129191
Nerd Rage detected
>> Anonymous
I sell printers everyday.

Lexmarks, Brothers, and the newer HP printers are complete ass and wont last you more than 6 months without issues.

Canon and Epsons are win.

Reason most offerings from Canon are form 2006 are because their machines rule and don't need to be replaced every 4 months like every other crap manufacturer out there.