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The Best Photo Printers for 2007

The year is about to close and the holiday season is getting to a big shopping swing. This month is the time to budge up and buy some electronic gadgets on your wish list that you may find for the best prices. In the realm of photo printers, there are a handful who stand out among the best in the group. Let us look at the five of the best photo printers for 2007

HP Photosmart A826

If there is one HP printer that should be in a top five list, then let us get a nice shout out to the A526 line from HP. Although some call it too overpriced for a snapshot printer, the sleek gadget has all the bells and whistles with its accessible touchscreen, fast process prints, and eye-candy photo printing options will get even the novice user tinkering with it in no time. This HP printer can also use inks that are compatible with other HP officejet and deskjet printers. You could try the Original OEM HP 110 (CB304AN#140) Tri-Color Inkjet Print Cartridge as refills if you run out of ink.

One of the more compelling reasons to buy this HP printer is its slouchy blue design that would go well with your other cool looking gadgets. Its standalone features mean that you won’t need your PC to print your pictures giving you a full featured photo printing options on the go.

Epson Stylus Pro 3800

Moving over to the big guns, the Epson Stylus Pro 3800 is the most affordable high quality photo printing solution among the Epson printers product line. It packs prime specs for excellent grayscale printing with lots of options for different sizes and, top of the line durability, and extra large printer ink cartridges. The Epson Stylus Pro 3800 has the appeal of a middleman between the mass consumer and the more specialized professional base. The average joe will find it easy to use while the professional will find the Epson printer highly reliable for any photography finishes. For ink refills, the pigment-based technology is easily replaced with compatible Epson T544800 Premium Pigment Ink Cartridge. You can find different colors of this printer ink cartridge in black, cyan, magenta, yellow and more.

Like high-end photo printers, its body is a bit large. However, Epson makes up the size difference with its sleek and black design to make it a compelling fixture to your home or office space.

Canon Pixma Pro 9000

If you are looking for a medium format photo printers, then you won’t mind having the Canon Pixma Pro 9000 around. As an inkjet photo printer, it can still handle the usual document printing jobs rather well. It is also a fast-mode printer which makes it a good replacement printer for docu-printing. For office use, most people opt for compatible Canon CLI-8BK printer ink cartridge for grayscale printing.

Many people are put off with dye-based printer ink cartridge inks in photo printers because of its shorter lifespan. But if you do not mind the difference, the Canon Pixma Pro 9000 is the perfect mid-format photo printer for you.

This is just some of the top photo printer models for 2007. In the end, it is your wish list. Just make sure that you find the best value for your photo printer by shopping through comparison sites and getting the best printer ink deals for quality and affordable printing.

About the Author

This Article is written by James Kara Murat from PrintCountry.com, the contributor of PrintCountry Ink & Printer Reviews. A longer version of this article is located at The Best Photo Printers for 2007, and related resources can be found at PrintCountry Printer Ink Cartridges Articles.

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