which A3 printer

[nick francis]

It seems that the choices are Canon (same as Martin's) vs Epson R1800 for the ultimate A3 photo printer. Assuming they both give fantastic results I suppose the selection criteria are printing speed and ink costs.
I know its been done before but is there any chance we could do simple survey to see which gets the most votes?

TIA
Nick

>> Edited by nick francis on Thursday 26th May 10:30

[V6GTO]

Nick,
Another consideration is the Epson is quite a bit cheaper than my i9950

Martin.

[nick francis]

Martin, I did a trawl last night and found them both to be around the 390 mark, Pixmania for example do them at quite similar prices.

[Bee_Jay]

I personally, after having seen and tried both have chosen the R1800, Will get one after my next pay cheque.

As printing is a MAJOR focus for Epson they seem to put a lot more effort into the market (ICC profiles etc.)

Also, they do a whole load of pro printers, and that technology filters down to us little guys very quickly.

Amazon have it for £349.99.

[joust]

Indepth review here
www.photo-i.co.uk/Reviews/interactive/Epson%20R1800/page_1.htm
and here
www.photo-i.co.uk/Reviews/interactive/Canon%20ip8500/page_1.htm

J

[nick francis]

Looks like its gonna be the Epson then. Thanks for your help. Justin, I liked the comprehensive reviews.
cheers
Nick

[GetCarter]

Epson also seem to win all the awards for how long the photos will last on paper before they fade... and as you'll be using Epson paper with your Epson printer - that's got to be a big plus.

The latest paper is supposed to last until pigs fly. They were obviously watching the footie last night.

[chim_knee]

I went for the R1800 and I am blown away by the quality.

I've shown people prints from it and they do a double take when I tell them it was from a printer...

Highly recommended!