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I'm interested in these, as my current printer is playing up. I'm probably more interested in the cheaper all-in-one printers than the proper photo printers like the Epson ET-8500 (see Keith Cooper's review). While I'd love something like that, it's just too expensive (cheaper elsewhere, but £650 from Epson).
As far as I can see, most of the cheaper tank printers have 3 dye-based colour inks and one pigment black. Keith reviews the Epson ET-2850 (£310 from Epson) here. He concludes "On matte media, including thin card [needs to be for inkjet use] and art papers, the results could look very good. Not an optimal solution if you are looking for glossy photo snaps – one of the ‘4 dye ink’ versions of the printer may be more suited..." For black and white, he writes "On glossy papers, the lack of black ink makes B&W photo performance of dubious utility. For matte papers B&W performance was variable." Hmmm.
I'm not sure which printers have 4 dye inks, rather than one pigment and 3 dye colours?
The Canon G650 (£280 from Canon) has 6 dye-based inks, which is promising. Black, CMY, red and grey. Availability seems a bit low. I've not seen a review, and wondering how it does for black and white.
But there seem to be so many options, so I'm wondering if any folk on here have experiences they could share, with these cheaper tank printers for occasional photo use?
As far as I can see, most of the cheaper tank printers have 3 dye-based colour inks and one pigment black. Keith reviews the Epson ET-2850 (£310 from Epson) here. He concludes "On matte media, including thin card [needs to be for inkjet use] and art papers, the results could look very good. Not an optimal solution if you are looking for glossy photo snaps – one of the ‘4 dye ink’ versions of the printer may be more suited..." For black and white, he writes "On glossy papers, the lack of black ink makes B&W photo performance of dubious utility. For matte papers B&W performance was variable." Hmmm.
I'm not sure which printers have 4 dye inks, rather than one pigment and 3 dye colours?
The Canon G650 (£280 from Canon) has 6 dye-based inks, which is promising. Black, CMY, red and grey. Availability seems a bit low. I've not seen a review, and wondering how it does for black and white.
But there seem to be so many options, so I'm wondering if any folk on here have experiences they could share, with these cheaper tank printers for occasional photo use?