ronaldmstallard Posted December 15, 2008 Share #1 Posted December 15, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hi everyone! I would like to buy a printer that will give me professional results in A2+ size. Any suggestions regarding quality and ink prices? The pictures I work with need excellent colour reproduction and I work with PC´s. Thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Shootist Posted December 15, 2008 Share #2 Posted December 15, 2008 For that size of prints you are looking at a large printer thta's not that cheap. If the HP Z series, Z2100 & Z3100, is like the HP Photosmart B9180 it is a miser on inks and give excellent prints. Your best bet is to do a google search and read the reviews. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wparsonsgisnet Posted December 15, 2008 Share #3 Posted December 15, 2008 Ronald, this guy Digital Photography at photo-i does comparisons of printers and makes a lot of sense. Part of your decision, of course, will be to decide if you want to print 11" or 13" or 17" and that's just money speaking. Check out some threads here on calibration. If you have not yet calibrated your monitor it's a requirement. G'luck. And welcome to the forum. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronaldmstallard Posted December 22, 2008 Author Share #4 Posted December 22, 2008 Thanks very much! I promise to upload the info of my investigation and the end results of the whole adventure. Ronald Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wparsonsgisnet Posted December 22, 2008 Share #5 Posted December 22, 2008 BTW, speaking from experience, I highly recommend buying the printer you choose, refurbished, from the manufacturer. I happen to use Epson printers and have now bot 4 refurb'd printers from them. They come with a short warranty and Epson ships them for free. If a rebate program is in progress, it applies to the refurb's as well. I also buy my disk drives refurb'd. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
haroldp Posted December 26, 2008 Share #6 Posted December 26, 2008 I have been using an HP z3100 (24") printer, and Qimage as a driver on windows with great satisfaction and success. I chose the HP because I do not print every day (or week), and it does not clog it's jets. Clogging was a big problem with epson's, and I gave mine away when I was using more ink to clear jets, than to print. If I printed every day, epson would probably be my choice. It is critically important to both calibrate your monitor, and have or create good profiles for the papers you use. The HP z3100 has a built in spectrometer and will generate profiles for you. If you are not familiar with profiles and a 'color managed workflow' than you should become familiar, otherwise all the above is a waste of time. Regards ... Harold Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanG Posted December 27, 2008 Share #7 Posted December 27, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) The Canon ipf5100 is a 17" printer and is currently selling for $1329. It comes with 90ml ink carts as starters, but I calculate the ink alone is worth about $500-$600. There currently is a $200 rebate if you can supply them with the serial number of a "trade in" printer. (There is a list of acceptable printers.) ATLEX.COM Part Number 2157B002 About two weeks ago, Atlex had a deal where the price was $999 and they gave you $300 worth of paper plus a free 100 sheet box of letter size paper. There also was the $200 serial number discount. So I got mine for $799 delivered. Additionally, they were out of one of the types of paper I ordered worth $55 and instead substituted paper that was worth $153. (List price.) So I got about $400 (list price) worth of paper. I already had a Canon ipf 6100 and bought this printer just for the inks, paper, and spare print heads. (For some unexplainable reason, the two print heads sell for about $1100 ($550 each) when purchased on their own.) You may want to keep your eyes open for deals on this printer. The Canon wiki will give you the info you need. canonipf » home Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocker Posted December 27, 2008 Share #8 Posted December 27, 2008 I have the Epson 3800 and am very pleased with the results. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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