A4 photo printer with longer lasting ink?

[singlecoil]

Printers I've had in the past needed to be used constantly to stop the ink drying out and needing a wasteful 'head cleaning' session. Anyone know of one that's a better bet for more occasional use while still being capable of producing a good print?

[kestral]

Saw this in CA this month.

[Mr Pointy]

singlecoil said:

Printers I've had in the past needed to be used constantly to stop the ink drying out and needing a wasteful 'head cleaning' session. Anyone know of one that's a better bet for more occasional use while still being capable of producing a good print?

If it's only an occasional requirement could you use a print service? Upload the picture to a website & they post you the print.

[tog]

If it is only occasional use, why not get a lab to do it? I have an old Canon inkjet that works well with good results, but is quite costly on ink per print. However I only use it as a last resort if I need a print right now - I get everything printed by a lab and delivered if I can. Order before 2pm I think and the prints come next day.

[sgrimshaw]

Unless you're prepared to print something regularly to keep the nozzles clear either online or supermarket (for example) is going to be more cost effective.

For example, Boots will do a 10x8 for £4.00, SnappySnaps an A4 Photo Poster is just £3.49.

Just discovered Asda, Boots etc is actually a shopfront for Max Spielman .... there's a blast from the past

[superpp]

I always suffered problems with dried up ink jets.
A few years ago I bought a cheap B&W laser printer (sub £50), it never fails.
Any colour picture printing we just use the 'freeprints' app via out phones, 45 prints free per month, just pay the postage.

[otherman]

kestral said:

Saw this in CA this month.

I've had one of these for years. The ink just lasts forever. The heads can still dry up, so I do a full colour page print once a week to keep it clear.

[Mr Pointy]

otherman said:

I've had one of these for years. The ink just lasts forever. The heads can still dry up, so I do a full colour page print once a week to keep it clear.

It's a pity that inkjets don't have the ability to schedule a test page say once a week then the heads wouldn't dry out & they wouldn't have such a bad reputation. I binned mine & bought a laser printer.

[sgrimshaw]

Mr Pointy said:

It's a pity that inkjets don't have the ability to schedule a test page say once a week then the heads wouldn't dry out & they wouldn't have such a bad reputation. I binned mine & bought a laser printer.

Not built into the printer but easy to achieve

https://www.print-conductor.com/how-to/scheduled-p...

[Byker28i]

I have an a3 Canon IP8750 photoprinter, doesn't seem to suffer from the old problem of heads/inks drying out. If you don't buy the high capacity cartridges then they are really cheap. Only problem is it has 6 cartridges and any one going empty will stop it printing

[andyA700]

Byker28i said:

I have an a3 Canon IP8750 photoprinter, doesn't seem to suffer from the old problem of heads/inks drying out. If you don't buy the high capacity cartridges then they are really cheap. Only problem is it has 6 cartridges and any one going empty will stop it printing

I have an IP8700, which I purchased in 2017 and I think it is toast. I have tried all the cleaning operations but it doesn't want to play ball. Do you use Canon inks or alternatives?