Great Printer, even for Photos!!!
Written: Jan 18 '04
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Pros: Great Photo Printing, Low Cartridge Replacement Cost
Cons: Only prints up to 8x10, 5x7 borderless
The Bottom Line: A Great Printer for the Amateur photographer, or for the professional who wants to print their own contact sheets. A wonderful digital darkroom addition.
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| jnnfrws's Full Review: Canon I450 Bubble Jet Ink-jet Printer |
I read about this printer in one of my many tech magazines. I often print photos, and most inkjet photo printers that were any good at all were out of my range (my range is a little low right now!). I found this printer for $47.00 online with free shipping, and figured I had to try it out. Not only is it a great price, it prints photos pretty quickly, pretty accurately, with a low ink cartridge replacement cost.
I figured out that I can get my photos on disc at walmart, with no prints (just marked in the note section 'negatives only'. It's only $4.00 to do this, and then I can print my own images at home. Find a good paper...I found the HP premium photo glossy paper, 4x6", to be the best as far as color and black point.
This way, i only have to print the photos i want, and i'll have them on disc forever (or for as long as the CD lasts, which, who knows!)
I use the greyscale default, so that if i'm printing off the web or a document it only uses the black ink cartridge, and i can change the quality of the printing in the print driver, which is really easy to use. I have a Macintosh computer, so it's a little different than a PC, but it's just as convenient with Windows.
My favorite feature is that it will print up to 5x7" edge to edge...wish it printed 8x10 without borders, but oh well.
As far as printers go, I've had more expensive printers that didn't print near the quality images, and this is by far my favorite.
Recommended:
Yes
Amount Paid (US$): 47.00
Operating System: Windows and Macintosh
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Member: Jennifer Westmoreland
Location: Thomasville, NC USA
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About Me:
Professional Photographer, Professional Mom.
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