

For anything short of high-volume commercial printing, the SureColor is a sure thing. If you have to ask, you can't afford it, but if you need spectacular wide-format prints, panoramas, and banners, the P900 is actually something of a bargain. (There's also an Epson Print Layout plug-in that replaces Photoshop's Print dialog box.) Who It's For This magnificent machine generates brilliant colors and deep blacks (automatically switching between photo and matte black ink), with its UltraChrome PRO10 pigment inks more than fulfilling the promise of its ICC (International Color Consortium) profile and a control panel that lets you configure print jobs in ways that previously had to be done within Adobe Photoshop or Lightroom. Those who do will find Epson's SureColor P900 worth every penny-including the extra $250 for the roll adapter. Only professional photographers are likely to spend roughly $1,200 for a 10-ink freestanding printer capable of producing gallery-class 17-by-22-inch prints and 17-inch-wide banners almost 11 feet long. We'll run through our latest tested favorites of all three kinds below, then get into how to buy a photo printer that's right for what you do. Beyond those, some all-in-one inkjet printers take a decided photo-centric bent. For consumers, these fall into two broad categories: near-dedicated photo printers, and dedicated snapshot printers. And some of their output, to be fair, isn't bad, as long as you're printing on special photo paper instead of plain or copier paper.īut this article assumes you're looking for a true photo printer. Some vendors even apply the term "photo printer" to inkjets with the antique two-cartridge (black and tricolor) system. Printer manufacturers aren't shy about calling their products "photo printers." Many consumer all-in-one printers (inkjet printer/copier/scanners) wear the label, even if they have no more than the four usual ink cartridge colors-cyan, magenta, yellow, and black or CMYK-instead of the five or six shades that produce better-quality prints. Since 1982, PCMag has tested and rated thousands of products to help you make better buying decisions.

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