Photo Quality - Computer Peripherals

Canon PIXMA Pro9000 A3+ Professional Photo Printer

Brilliant, 2009-09-10
I bought this in December 2008 (it's September 2009 now) and have to say this thing really is the dogs do dahs. The depth and saturation of colour is perfect and when printing on heavy paper can get close to matching professional quality. Highly recommended.

Epson Stylus Photo PX700W Photo All In One Printer with WiFi

A little Epson Magic, 2009-11-13
I brought the PX700W as an upgrade from the R285 printer that I already had.The Print and scan quality is excellent and the built-in print dircet onto disc feature is fantastic.

Brother DCP-6690CW Compact A3 Inkjet Multifunction Printer

There's no real competition for this printer, 2009-09-15
All-in-one A3 printers are rare beasts so find one below £300 and one is prepared to accept a few compromises.

It's true that the black may not be as intense as some other printers but apart from that it is difficult to criticise this printer.

For me A3 copying is perhaps the most important feature since I justified buying the Brother purely on the basis of what I spend at copy shops. Here the Brother excels at producing fast, accurately scaled copies in black and white as well as colour. Printing at A3 size is also surprisingly fast.

The fact that the printer has a tray for A4 as well means it could easily serve as a single office printer/copier.

Installation was child's play including configuring wi-fi networking and at no time during the process did the printer need to be cable-connected to a computer. All computers on the network could be configured to use the Brother simply by installing the Brother software.

I can't vouch for any of the Brother-supplied utilities because I don't need them but everything on the driver-side works perfectly.

Finally the on-printer touch screen is very user-friendly and allows several favourite copy and scan settings to be stored.

The printer is surprisingly compact considering what is does and its design is very pleasing to the eye.

Reliability may be an issue in the future but so far it has worked perfectly.

Update:-

Well I've been using this printer for nearly 6 months now and, if anything, I am even more impressed than I was. Remarkably, I am still on the original cartridges, the black has 25% remaining and the others have 50%. In 6 months my Lexmark would be on its 3rd cartridges by now.

I have used the scanner extensively over the last couple of months and it is both rapid and capable of phenomenal resolution. The software is quickly configured and it's easy to use supporting jpg, bmp, tif, png and pdf formats.

I keep the printer loaded with A4 and A3 and use it as my main printer, my Lexmark is now relegated to printing envelopes and cheques; the Brother not being very easy to adjust for special stationery.

Reliability has been excellent, no loss of wi-fi connection, no ADF jams, no printer snarl-ups and no lost printing jobs.

HP Photosmart Pro B9180gp Professional, Network Enabled A3+ Digital Photo Printer

HP 9180 Printer, 2009-05-13
Research on the Internet led me to this printer. As usual AFTER ordering it I found reviews that weren't so favourable. I plugged in it via Ethernet cable, installed the Photoshop plug-in and couldn't believe the quality of the print that came out. I would not know the difference between this printer's output and a photo lab, plus you can print at up to A3+ size! The plug-in makes printing a breeze, what you see on screen is what you get! Simply set the paper size, type of paper, whether you want a border or not and press Print, it's that easy. Superb printer.

Sagem AGFAPHOTO Printer AP 1100

Epson Stylus Photo R2880 A3 Photo Printer

Lovely,, 2010-01-28
Lovely, Lovely, Lovely,Lovely, Lovely, Lovely,Lovely, Lovely, Lovely,Lovely, Lovely, Lovely,I like it, Beautiful prints with fantastic colour and thats just the B & Ws :)

Canon PIXMA iX 4000 A3 Inkjet Printer

• Borderless printing in various formats Direct printing of PictBridge-compatible digital cameras via USB camera interface Large paper feeder for up to 150 sheets.
• Ideal for the office, marketing and photo fans. Professional printing results up to DIN A3+ format Print speeds of up to 18 ppm in B/W and 14 ppm in colour (A4) 4800 x 1200 dpi resolution Save with the individual ink cartridges Borderless photo prints Paper feeder for up to 150 sheets Compatible for PC and Mac
• Dimensions: (W x H x D) 601 x 194 x 318 mm
• Connections: USB connection ? PictBridge.
• Resolution: 4800 x 1200 mm dpi

printer, 2010-02-19
Had a hp1280 which gave up, after reading reviews & looking at prices I chanched the canon, apart from a free poor quality epsom, I have always used hp. (I have a canon scanner which is also excellent) Big & bulky but styled better than the 1280. excellent price, fast & quiet

Epson Stylus R800 Inkjet Colour Photo Printer

• Outstanding quality and durability with Epson
• UltraChrome Hi-Gloss pigment ink
• Red and Blue Inks for increased colour gamut sim
• Borderless printing at popular photo print sizes
• Outstanding photos reprints and enlargements fro

A brilliant machine, 2009-11-03
This is probably the best photo printer in the market unless you go for the professional machines. It is fairly economical on ink and produces photographs of excellent quality.

Lexmark Z735 Easy Colour Printer

Good, Basic Printer , 2007-07-03
I combine this with a HP Laserjet 1020 14ppm A4 Black and White Laser Printer. I use the Lexmark only when I need colour. Colour quality is fine, reasonably economical, a good basic colour printer. Better than alot of other printers on the market. Also it talks to you when printing starts and finishes....just thought i'd tell you.

HP Officejet K7100 A3+ Photo Quality Colour Business Printer

Really great printer, 2009-07-19
HP Officejet K7100 A3+ Photo Quality Colour Business Printer
WOW, I really can't believe some of the reviews of this printer that I have read elsewhere. I read one Computer magazine review that complained about speed and said it took 2.5 seconds to produce a page. How quickly do you need a page to print for heaven's sake? For black and white, draft mode is sufficient in most cases. It speeds things up and uses less ink as well!
I am a photographer and I use the K7100 to print both A3 and A4. These are photos going to clients. They are happy with them and so am I. The A3 prints can lead to sharp intakes of breath when clients see them. Yes, they take a while to print but quality takes time.
It is quite evident that some reviewers, including Computer magazines, haven't got a clue how to use the driver to get the best out of a printer. It is also clear that they are dreaming of some mystical printer that churns out full A3 size photographs at the rate of one every 0.5 seconds.
Do not be put off by reviews. This is a great printer. Experiment with different print qualities and settings. Get to know and use the driver and I guarantee you will reap the benefits.
There are better, and faster printers out there but they are twice the price of the K7100. And the quality/speed might be no better unless you go through experimentation stage.
By the way - mine works great on my wireless network. It is physically connected to a desktop and shared with laptops that connect wirelessly.