can you recommend a printer please

beany

can any one please help?
My DD is really getting into photography and wants a printer which will give good quality prints, (her camera takes an SD card).
I have no idea what to buy and hoped you guys can help, want a printer that won't cost too much for the ink cartridges
Don't know if lazer jet is the way to go
thank you

oldtoolie

You need an inkjet printer for good photos. Get one with individual cartridges for each colour so you can change the empty one only.
Kodak advertises that their ink prices are cheapest so check the Kodak printers.
Consider buying a cheap b&w laser printer if you print a lot of text pages and save the expensive per page inkjet for photos.

PeterPerfect

Inkjet for colour photos is the cheapest option. Look at how much money you have to spend and the dpi level for quality. If you are not interested in quality but quantity, you will need to see the ppm value. Also check out how much memory the printer has, as this can effect the performance of output.
Colour lasers are too expensive currently, and are really for large office type environments. Cheap B/W lasers are better for just text printing.

beany

thank you for your replies
I was thinking I could spend up to a max £150 on the printer,
Need good quality printer for colour and black and whites photos
hoped some one might be able to suggest a make / model as I don't have a clue what to buy (it's a birthday present)
thanks

totalsolutions

PCPro mag A list printer is the Canon Pixma iP4600 @ £75 or the Canon iP2600 @ £32
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/230157/canon-pixma-ip4600.html

EDIT do not go near Lex*ark printers <spit>

savemoney

I always go for Epsons myself cheap for inks. I agree go for one with separate inks and have about 5-6 inks including black.

I seem to recall Canon last year had a good rating for being cheap on Gadget show just before Xmas, Epson I think came 2nd

negg

Lexmark are also very good quality for photos.

When checking cartridge prices, remember to check how many millilitres is in the cartridge as well. I had one friend who ditched a printer because the cartridges on the new printer were 'half the price'. Well, yes, they are half the price, but 50% more expensive per millilitre!!!