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Tired of Inkjet Snapshots? The Canon CP-220 to the Rescue | |
| Subject: | 40¢? | |
| Date: | 2004-12-09 07:40:27 | |
| From: | mbrewer | |
| At 40¢ per print, this printer costs 1¢ more than ordering 4x6" prints directly through Iphoto. Of course you save on shipping, but I save on not buying a printer. When the prices are so close, I'd rather stick to ordering my prints just so I don't have something else around the house. What do you feel tipped the scales in favor of buying the printer? | ||
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RE: 40¢?
2004-12-09 08:43:16 Derrick Story |
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That's a good question. I use online printing a lot, mostly Shutterfly, and sometimes the service directly through iPhoto. It's particularly nice when you have the lab send prints directly to family or clients, saving me the shipping effort.
But there are times when I just want a couple 4x6s, and I want them now. That's when I got frustrated with inkjets. I was spending too much time fiddling around just to get a snapshot.
So the CP-220 fits between Shutterfly and inkjets. It's immediate and hassle free. And for what I consider a reasonable price for the convenience. BTW: these printers have a very compact footprint.
I own an Epson 2200 photo printer ($700) and generally love the printer for what I need from it, but it's a pain (and a waste of paper) to get a single 4x6 photo.
I put my Kodak Easy Share camera (DX 6490 - recommended by Consumer Reports - $400) on the top of Kodak's compact dye sub printer ($150) and press the print button. After the 4 passes (yellow, red, blue, protection) it's finished and the print looks great - better than my Epson.
I'm not sure why the consumables (paper and ribbon) cost more than the Canon CP-220's consumables. I get 40 sheets with matching ribbon for about $22.00 at my local Walmart - about $.55
My brother got the HP ink-jet compact printer for his camera. The quality of the Kodak dye-sub prints is head and shoulders above the ink-jets from his portable HP printer.