Bob Williams wrote in message ...
Warren Jones wrote:
Thoughts please on best available PC desktop Photo Printer for photo
realistic quality. Although main use is 6" x 4" 's, A3 printer is OK if it
is the best offering . ( budget is $700). No requirement to read cards, just
great gloss prints. Currently own 1270. So far considering Canon i9900 and
Epson R800.
Have discarded Epson 2100/2200 from short list. Speed nor cost per print not
absolutely critical either.



Flip a coin. They are both "killer" printers
I'll bet that you could not tell the difference in side by side comparisons.
Epson probably has a bigger line of Photo Quality papers available.
Canon is probably a bit faster.

Yes, both of those printers will make superb looking glossy prints
(now with Epson having that glossy overcoat to fix the problem in
the 2200 on glossy paper). For 6" x 4" prints, the print speeds shouldn't
be much different either (nor terribly long).

However, the i9900 can print much larger prints than the R800, it can
print up to 13" wide printing while the R800 is limited to 8.3" wide
printing (according to Epson's website).

The i9900 is not just fast, it's *FAST*. Can print a 13" x 19"
print in about 3 minutes. So, if you don't have secret ambitions
for large prints, "never mind", but if you do, the i9900 has
a big advantage.

Mike