John P. Sandstedt |
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Has Anyone Compared Epson and Canon Printers?
I want to buy a color printer that will produce archival images, yet serve as a text printer. All of the literature I've read focuses on image quality to the degree that it's unclear whether the unit can be used for text printing.Also, there are a lot of commercial photo shops using Epson printers. However, the promo prints from the new Canon S600 and S800 [on high print quality paper, not photo paper] seem as good or better. Any experiences with these units would be appreciated.
August 20, 2001
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doug Nelson |
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Inkjet printers these days all give decent text quality, especially the major brands you mentioned. If you run a business, an office, or are an educator who needs a lot of high quality text printing, get a laser printer for that purpose. Otherwise, your Epson or Canon will serve you well enough. The current Consumer Reports has an article comparing printers. I bought an Epson 870, partly based on a promo print. Although I am thoroughly satisfied with the Epson, I cannot reproduce the print quality of the promo print in the 8 x 10 they showed. This is probably because I can't scan 35mm at the resolution needed for 480 ppi going into the printer to get 2880 dpi output. The companies aren't lying to us; the promo print WAS done on their printer. The digital image being printed, however, may not have been prepared with equipment easily affordable for you and me.
August 21, 2001
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