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Comments (4)Looks like their prices are about the same as Staples. I have to remember to take my used cartridges back. I just bought a pack of three cartridges and they cost $42. Ridiculous! Thanks for the link....See MoreBest buy on hp printer cartridges
Comments (9)I buy my ink at my local Walmart. I can buy it cheaper there and it is the same brand as if I ordered it from my printer manufacturer website. When I bought my new printer, I bought it online from Walmart. The ink price for one black ink cartridge is 14.99 and the color is 19.99. Added together, that is cheaper than one cartridge of ink for the old Deskjet 932C I had. I gave that printer along with my old scanner and my old HP computer to a friend who has 2 children and didn't have a computer for her kids to learn with. I also gave her the spare ink I had for it so she did not have to go out and buy new ink. My printer now is an all in one and use No.s 21, 21XL and 22, 22XL Tri-color , Photo print ink cartridge 58....See MorePhoto Printer Question....
Comments (7)There are lots of decent photo printers out there. Which one you pick depends in part on how much you want to spend and in part on how large your DIL will want to print. If she's doing photo shoots with clients, my guess is that she'll want to have the option to print big. I have this one, and can recommend it highly. It prints up to 13 x 19". Because of this, the printer itself takes up a lot of room. It wouldn't do for a small desk. The Canon line of photo printers has a good reputation. You might do an Amazon search and check out the different models and reviews. Epson has a good rep, too, but I don't recommend it because of so many reports of ink clogs if the printer isn't used often enough. I had an HP photo printer for years and was happy with it, but I don't know anything about their current line. One possibility is that your DIL might want to print her own occasionally, and for casual photos, but send the pro images out. That's what I did when I was exhibiting, uploading my image files to Mpix.com. They do beautiful work. You sound like a good mother-in-law!...See MorePortable printers...help please
Comments (3)Stacy, I have had two portable HP's and if this one died right now, I'd go right out and buy another one. I have the HP Photosmart 475 and they have it at Amazon for under $70 (+ shipping). I have had one Epson photo printer, and while it produced beautiful prints (not any nicer though than my HP) if I didn't use it at least every few days, the heads would clog up and I'd have to use up half my ink to get it cleared out enough to print again. I've heard the same complaints about the portable Epson photo printer. I'm actually buying my daughter the HP 475 like mine for Christmas. It comes with a hard drive that you can download your pictures to and you can put all sorts of cute borders, etc. on the picture. There is an upgrade to this one (HP Photosmart A626) but it's quite a bit more than the HP 475. I will also say that whatever printer you buy, I've found that you should always use that brand's ink and paper for the best prints. I've tried generic - I've printed the exact same picture using generic toner vs. my HP toner and there's a huge difference. Same with the paper - I tried using Kodak paper one time and it looked awful. Another reason I'm partial to HP is because they have a beautiful matte paper - it's called "soft gloss" but is really a very nice matte - I do not like glossy photo paper at all, and Epson's "matte paper" is nothing more than heavy cardstock. I buy my paper at Office Max and about once a month, they'll run it buy one get one free - Staples runs it too. Hope this helps....See More- 8 years ago
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