Recommandations for A6 printer.

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Laurent Gelu

Hello,

In order to be able to print quickly some photos taken, i would like to
purchase a small A6 photo printer.

I'm looking for something not too much expensive, and that will be able
to resist accross few month without printing.

A lot of A4 Inkjet printer i got was not able to resist , and the ink
was dry, and the print head died...

Do you have any recommandation for something that will be robust, and
not too much expensive..

Thanks.
 
You might want to look into dye sub printers.There are several brands of low
priced A6 (or 4x6 for mesekite) printers.Canon,Kodak,Sony and Hi Touch make
such printers,They use color thermal ribbons instead of ink cartridges,so
they can sit for months between print jobs.The paper and ribbon come as a
set.Print costs run between 25-35 cents each,and are very close to say
Walmart prints.The biggest thing is to keep the printer covered between uses
to prevent dust contamination.
 
Douglas said:
You might want to look into dye sub printers.There are several brands of low
priced A6 (or 4x6 for mesekite) printers.Canon,Kodak,Sony and Hi Touch make
such printers,They use color thermal ribbons instead of ink cartridges,so
they can sit for months between print jobs.The paper and ribbon come as a
set.Print costs run between 25-35 cents each,and are very close to say
Walmart prints.The biggest thing is to keep the printer covered between uses
to prevent dust contamination.
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These are the little very expensive non hobbyist printers. A real wide
format dye sub is extremely expensive. But I heard that this type of
printer has greater resistance to fading than either dye or pigmented
types.

Remember Douglas is in this business to make money and he sound like he
does not know even as much as a Fry's salesman.
 
Douglas said:
You might want to look into dye sub printers.There are several brands of low
priced A6 (or 4x6 for mesekite) printers.Canon,Kodak,Sony and Hi Touch make
such printers,They use color thermal ribbons instead of ink cartridges,so
they can sit for months between print jobs.The paper and ribbon come as a
set.Print costs run between 25-35 cents each,and are very close to say
Walmart prints.The biggest thing is to keep the printer covered between uses
to prevent dust contamination.
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Yep

I think a dye sub is the only way around the problem and I don't think
there is much difference in the cost of making either print is significant.

There are a few brands on the market.

I have seen prints off Epson and HP A6 dye printers, both good quality
but you still have the heads drying out if not used.

r
 
is there any comparative of A6 thermal printer available on the Net ?
Price in europe appears to be around 200€.

Thanks all.
 
Chances are you should stay clear of an inkjet A6 printer if you are not
using it regularly.

I would suggest you consider a dye sublimation printer, which uses mylar
dye sheets and a thermal head. They are more costly per print, can be a
bit slower, and can only print on specific paper designed for them, but
they will not dry out the colorant from it sitting without use for weeks
or months.

Today's dye sub printers are cheaper, have better permanence, and have
before faster, and some provide very good quality. Canon, Olympus, and
several other companies produce them.

Art
 
Gelu said:
is there any comparative of A6 thermal printer available on the Net ?
Price in europe appears to be around 200€.

Thanks all.
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Just google up dye sublimation printers review there are heaps
 
Laurent Gelu said:
A lot of A4 Inkjet printer i got was not able to resist , and the ink
was dry, and the print head died...
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Try an HP printer that has the heads built into the carts.
 
Yes, HP is the solution for Inkjet, but when i see the cost of the
cartbrigde in Europe, it is really more expensive.. But each time you
change, each time you have a new printer.

I may try a sub printer... I 'm looking now for a small comparative
review.

Thks.

Gelu Laurent
 
Gelu Laurent said:
Yes, HP is the solution for Inkjet, but when i see the cost of the
cartridge in Europe, it is really more expensive.. But each time you
change, each time you have a new printer.

I may try a sub printer... I 'm looking now for a small comparative
review.
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You might take a look at the HP Photosmart 375 or 325 printers. They are
designed for the use model you describe, and they provide better fade
resistance than the dye sup printers - see:
http://www.wilhelm-research.com/4x6/WIR_4x6_Prints_2004_12_07.pdf.

There are "Photo Value Packs" for this printer that bring the cost down to less
than $0.29 US per print with ink cartridges and photo paper included.

Regards,
Bob Headrick, not speaking for my employer HP
 
Since you work for HP and openly from the beginning advertise that
fact I would like to tell you why I did not buy a second HP printer
for photo use even though I like my HP990 a great deal.

You can pass this up to your superiors.

Other than the features of the Canon IP4000 are more compelling for me
(twin paper feeds, full duplexing, and individual carts that are
substantially cheaper) and the fact (referring to the 8,000 series)
that I do not need the LCD and printing without a computer at all, the
real back breaker was the fact that you have to play musical carts
with the lower model since only 2 can be installed at the same time
and even with the 8400 series you can only install 3 carts leaving the
4 to keep resinstalling depending what you are doing. Maybe the
refillers like to tinker like that but I certainly do not.

Also, notwithstanding the fact the HP frowns on aftermarket ink and
carts I am inviting your personal veiws on the subject.
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TROLL WARNING! TROLL WARNING!

BOB, DO NOT RESPOND TO THE MEASETICK TROLL!!!!
 
Bob said:
You might take a look at the HP Photosmart 375 or 325 printers. They are
designed for the use model you describe, and they provide better fade
resistance than the dye sup printers - see:
http://www.wilhelm-research.com/4x6/WIR_4x6_Prints_2004_12_07.pdf.

There are "Photo Value Packs" for this printer that bring the cost down to less
than $0.29 US per print with ink cartridges and photo paper included.
Click to expand...

Since you work for HP and openly from the beginning advertise that fact
I would like to tell you why I did not buy a second HP printer for photo
use even though I like my HP990 a great deal.

You can pass this up to your superiors.

Other than the features of the Canon IP4000 are more compelling for me
(twin paper feeds, full duplexing, and individual carts that are
substantially cheaper) and the fact (referring to the 8,000 series) that
I do not need the LCD and printing without a computer at all, the real
back breaker was the fact that you have to play musical carts with the
lower model since only 2 can be installed at the same time and even with
the 8400 series you can only install 3 carts leaving the 4 to keep
resinstalling depending what you are doing. Maybe the refillers like to
tinker like that but I certainly do not.

Also, notwithstanding the fact the HP frowns on aftermarket ink and
carts I am inviting your personal veiws on the subject.
 
Brian said:
TROLL WARNING! TROLL WARNING!

BOB, DO NOT RESPOND TO THE MEASETICK TROLL!!!!
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The morons just won't stop. Now Brine it is time to go potee or potea
or potter.
 
And that pack costs $80. That's the only way HP can make it seem like
it's competetive with the Epson Picturemate.
 
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