Why Buy a Photo Only Printer?

Photo only printers are designed to do one thing: print photos. Photo only printers will typically have an LCD display that either displays the image to be printed, or the number of the image on the card. Photo only printers will typically have higher resolutions, which is necessary when printing photos. Photo only printers will also use specialty ink cartridges with more colors, typically cyan and magenta. The use of these colors is what helps photo printers produce photo quality prints.

Many photo only printers utilize PictBridge, which makes printing photos directly from your camera a breeze. This allows for a single cable to be used between the printer and the camera. The photos can then be printed directly from the camera. There are even a few cameras that utilize wi-fi for sending the pictures to the printer. Obviously, this allows for wireless image transfers to the printer.

Printer inks will usually last longer than regular inkjet inks. Many manufacturers have inks that will last over 100 years. This combined with high quality photo paper will provide you with long lasting, photo quality prints.

Many photo printers will also be able to print right to the edge of the page. This allows the printer to print on the whole page, without borders. This eliminates the need to cut the border off with scissors later.

In this site, you'll find articles on buying photo only printers, news stories and comprehensive reviews on photo only printers that will help you make an informed decision on which desktop is right for you. At TopTenREVIEWS - We do the research so you don't have to™.

What to Look for in a Photo Printer

If you are looking for a photo printer, you are obviously concerned about having high quality photographs. Naturally, there are many photo printers to choose from, and you need to make sure you select the right one.

Photo printers will range from small compact printers that will only print a 4 x 6 print, to larger ones that can do 8.5 x 11, or even larger. It is important to decide what the largest photo will be that you will want to print. This will help narrow the field. You obviously wouldn’t buy a 4 x 6 photo printer if you wanted to print larger photos. The opposite is true as well. Don’t buy a large printer if you only intend to print 4 x 6 photos.

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Max Resolution Color 5760 x 720 dpi 300 dpi 5760 x 1440 dpi 4800 x 1200 dpi 9600 x 2400 dpi 314 dpi x 314 dpi 4800 dpi x 1200 dpi 4800 x 1200 dpi 4800 x 1200 dpi 4800 x 1200 dpi
Total Media Capacity 20 Sheets 25 Sheets 20 Sheets 150 Sheets 20 Sheets 50 sheets 100 Sheets 150 Sheets 20 Sheets 100 Sheets
Max Printer Speed 1 ppm 1 ppm 1.2 ppm .7 ppm 1 ppm 1.2 ppm 10 ppm   .7 ppm  
Max Resolution B/W 5760 x 720 dpi 300 dpi 5760 x 1440 dpi 1200 x 1200 dpi 300 x 300 dpi 314 dpi 1200 dpi x 1200 dpi 4800 dpi x 1200 dpi 1200 dpi x 1200 dpi  
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Depth 10.3 in. 3.3 in. 6 in. 17.2 in.   28.3 in     4.92 in.  
Max Media Size 4 in x 6 in 102 x 181 mm 4" x 6" 216 x 610 mm 5 x 7 8 x 10   8.5 x 14    
Weight 5.3 lb. 2.44 lb. 5.5 lb. 19.5 lb.   26.5 lbs     2.78 lb.  
Width 13.3 in. 13.1 in. 10 in. 17.7 in.   17 in     10 in.  
Height 8.5 in. 7.4 in. 6.4 in. 8 in. 3.2 in 10.7 in     5.5 in.  
 
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