Good A4 printer

[manuelecarlini]

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Hi,

As I told you, I'm goning to hold a D2 and I'd like to buy a good A4 printer (is the D2 good enough for an A3 print?) to do all the digital-workflow by my own.

I'd buy even a tool to calibrate the monitor like Pantone/Spyder ecc..

 

What kind of printer could you suggest me in the <400€?

 

Best regards,

Manuele.

[jsrockit]

I've been very impressed with the HP B8850. It has multiple black / grey inks and does B&W and Color A3 at a decent price. I'm using a Macbook Pro which I calibrated with a EyeOne Display 2. Using the proper ICC for my papers, my prints are very close to my screen despite the fact that its a glossy laptop screen.

[elgenper]

...is the D2 good enough for an A3 print?....

 

Absolutely.

 

And, since accumulated ink costs very soon becomes far higher than what you paid for just about any printer, don´t skimp! Bigger, pro oriented printers have bigger ink cartridges, which will give far lower per-print ink costs - and usually one set of cartridges is included in the printer prize (although some manufacturers supply special "starter" cartridges with less ink than the regular ones... ).

 

So, when I contemplated replacing my old Epson 2100 with a new 2400 a couple of years ago, I soon found I would actually save money by going for the larger 3800. While it does print A2, I´ve yet to print one that big, but who cares, I save on every A4 and A3 I print with it. And some day, I might need A2...