Re: Printer advice

[P3D Michael Kersenbrock <michaelk@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> finances allow, getting two printers. For 3D and other photography, you really
> will want a color printer. The Epson Stylus Color printer is relatively
> inexpensive (under $500 these days, I believe) and delivers color about as good
> as you're going to get without spending really big bucks. But for "ordinary"

I'd agree here.  A year or two ago, I bought an Epson Color Stylus when
they first came out.  First el-cheapo color printer capable of good quality 
near-photographic quality  Even if it takes forever for a full page 
color image (at 720dpi by 720dpi).  Epson has come out with three new
versions ro replace it (lower mid and high end versions, with the high
end version now priced similar to what my "old" one costed).

It's more than adequate for letters and the like in B&W.  Not as supersharp
and VERY VERY black as the HP Laserjet 4 which I was using before (and
gave to my wife to use for her business), but more than satisfactory.

The Epson color stylus printers have very low run-time cost and print
very quite well.  The high-end version has a postscript option, although
one could use ghostscript (free) which has an Epson Stylus driver.

What you *really* want is a Tektronix dye sublimation printer.  Printers
"to dye for". Have to sell a *lot* of gold-button viewers for one of those
though.  :-)

Mike K.


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