Need to get a good scanner - any advice

casper6116

Wanting to buy myself a scanner, mostly for scanning photos. Have tried them on a friend's HP all in one and while they scanned well to computer, they printed really badly. Have also tried someone's epson RX580 with brilliant results when printed.

Currently have Canon Pixma ip4300 however dont find it great for printing high quality photos, and usually end up using tesco photo printing to get the best results - as i print a lot of enlargements

So either i buy a scanner and continue using tescos to print the photos
Or i get a good all in one so i can scan and print myself.
Any recommendations of the best quality scanners/all in ones?

Since i want really good quality dont expect it to be cheap - planning to save up for it - could pay maybe £100-200. But since Im paying that, I want to make sure I'm getting the best i can.

BillScarab

Persoanlly I'd get them printed at Tesco or wherever. Printing at home is generally more expensive and more hit and miss.

If you have negatives of the photos the best results wil lbe obtained by getting a negative scanner but they tend to be pricier.

Jake'sGran

BillScarab wrote: »

Persoanlly I'd get them printed at Tesco or wherever. Printing at home is generally more expensive and more hit and miss.

If you have negatives of the photos the best results wil lbe obtained by getting a negative scanner but they tend to be pricier.

I think this is good advice as I noticed a few weeks ago in The Sunday Times technical section they mentioned that commercial photos were cheaper and better quality than anything you can do with your PC/printer.