Russell McMahon wrote:
> I find that monochrome laser printers just don't do justice to my
> colour photos :-). (Although monochrome A3 prints on plain paper can
> look amazingly good).

I print all my photos at local Walgreens (upload online, ready in ~1hr). 
$0.19/each, excellent quality (indistinguishable from "real" photos), there 
is no water-soluble ink to smear, and I'm pretty sure the prints will not 
fade for a long time.

[snip]
> I imagine the inkjet is slower than the laser I haven't got but, while
> this would sometimes be useful, for me the horses-for-courses
> conclusion is that I'm very happy with the inkjet compromise. The
> extremely low cost of photo (and other) printing provided by the CIS
> helps that greatly.

Have you considered the cost of photo printer paper?

It's great that you're happy with your inkjet, but after spending a few 
hundred dollars on top-of-the line photo printer and getting disappointed by 
the results and the cost of supplies, I told myself "never again". I print 
all my photos at Walgreens (I've heard that there are places online that are 
even cheaper, but they're not as convenient), use a cheap b/w MFC at home, 
and print in color on a Dell 3100cn (surprisingly good quality for the 
price) at work.

YMMV. ;)

Vitaliy 

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