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I currently print at home using a cheap, but very cheerful, hp all in one photo printer I paid a whopping £30 for. It's actually really quite good, for small prints up to A4 which is as big as it can manage. I currently use any paper I find in charity shops! However, for snaps on the wall I'm happy (although it's certainly got issues with reproducing subtle gradations and lots of colours are not reproducible).
I want something A3+. The canon pixma ip8750 seems perfect new - on budget for me (up to about £200 or so) and reviews well, the grey will give a noticeable improvement in black and white tonality I reckon, and it has icc profiles and can take heavier papers.
However, I noticed some older printers on a well known auction site, such as the canon Pro 9500 which, I think, uses pigment rather than ink and can take yet heavier paper. With luck I could pick one up in budget, or save a bunch and go for a pro 9000 inkjet or even a used ip8750 or pro 100.
Ny questions are, is it worth the risk if I cash on collection with a test agreed, and if there are issues (say, print head clogged, ink pads full) can it be repaired/serviced for continued use?
Hope that all makes sense. I used to send to a lap but I love printing images and it would save a bit of money as well as provide that feel-good you get when you've done the whole process yourself. Thanks for any help!
I want something A3+. The canon pixma ip8750 seems perfect new - on budget for me (up to about £200 or so) and reviews well, the grey will give a noticeable improvement in black and white tonality I reckon, and it has icc profiles and can take heavier papers.
However, I noticed some older printers on a well known auction site, such as the canon Pro 9500 which, I think, uses pigment rather than ink and can take yet heavier paper. With luck I could pick one up in budget, or save a bunch and go for a pro 9000 inkjet or even a used ip8750 or pro 100.
Ny questions are, is it worth the risk if I cash on collection with a test agreed, and if there are issues (say, print head clogged, ink pads full) can it be repaired/serviced for continued use?
Hope that all makes sense. I used to send to a lap but I love printing images and it would save a bit of money as well as provide that feel-good you get when you've done the whole process yourself. Thanks for any help!