Phot printer that does it job relaibly?

[musicbox]

Is there such a thing? Or even one that does it reliably?

My Epson BD525 has been driving me nuts... over the 3 yrs or so we have had it it has probably printed 5 times as many test pages and nozzle checks to every page of proper print job its been asked to do, it never works first time without some kind of intervention, and now it is absolutely refusing to print photographs on Epson photo paper, they are coming out all blurry like cartoon versions of what they should be.

No amount of head cleaning, nozzle checks, head alignment makes the slightest difference. I am five minutes away from hitting it with a sledgehammer.

Is there any printer for domestic use that can print high quality prints up to A4 and can be relied upon to do so without fuss? thanks

 

[PhilofCas]

Our Epson wasn't up to much either, changed to a Canon PIXMA iP1800 which is so much better, cartridges are quite dear though

 

[tkimages]

Had an Epson 1270 at home and that was fine, clogged occasionally but was easily sorted. At the same time I was using a Canon printer at school for their photos and that was probably as good as the Epson, but buggered that up by using non Canon ink due to the cost of the Canon ink. Replaced the Canon with a HP photo printer and that was OK but needed calibrating too often which guzzled ink. I replaced my 1270 with an Epson 2880 after many years of service and it is the most reliable and consistent printer that I've come across. I can leave it for months and it will print a 'correct' print straight away. No clogging, no colour shifts and it does mono brilliantly. Pity the ink is so ridiculously expensive!!

 

[HectorHughMunro]

I print rarely enough that commercial printers are more economical. The quality is so much better and I don't get annoyed when a £150 printer dies after just over a year. For all other printing, I use cheap b&w laser which goes two years between cartridges. I have never used a reliable inkjet.

I use these people following a recommendation from this forum; http://www.theprintspace.co.uk/

 

[tkimages]

For all paid work I usually use a commercial printer as the client usually wants a size larger than A3+ which is greater than the 2880 can print, or smaller than A4 which is far more economical to have done commercially.

All my personal work is printed on the 2880.

 

[rockmeister]

had very very few probs with canon. Bought around 7 for the School, and 2 at home. All been excellent, but ink is pricey and they waste a lot whilst 'cleaning the heads'...bloody rip off!