Choosing a Photo Printer

When choosing a good entry-level photo printer make sure it's really a photo printer - all color inkjets these days are marketed as "photo-ready", but all that means is that all color inkjets will print a photo image on a sheet of paper and it will be recognizable. Most budget inkjet printers are fine for graphics, but not really up to the task of producing photo-lab grade photos. Canon's $80 i320 and Epson's $95 Stylus Photo 820 are our favorite budget-priced photo printers - either will produce richly saturated, superbly detailed prints that will shame your local photo lab. You can't go wrong with either of these excellent entry-level photo printers. www.usa.canon.com and www.epson.com