I need to purchase a new printer. As I am a graphic designer/art director, I am looking for a high quality color printer that hopefully doesn’t drink too much expensive ink.
In the past many of my printers were higher priced (ie $500) long lasting and were reliable, producing superior results. Today, it seems like most printers are really cheap, don’t last and are somewhat troublesome.
Looking for recommendations. Thank you. Sue.
Mac Studio, macOS 15.6
Welcome!
I am retired and not longer using pro output gear but, at home, we have found a parallel to your observation:
Today, it seems like most printers are really cheap, don’t last and are somewhat troublesome.
I've scrapped more cheap printers than I can count, but now have some relief. Several years ago we bought a home/office-class Epson Eco-Tank 3850 and it has been stunningly good. We've yet to add ink and have had only one incident of clogged heads that cleared in under five minutes with normal on-board maintenance routines. That model has an ethernet port; we found wired networked printers far less prone to slowness and odd failures.
If there is a downside to our model, it is its 4-ink nature. It doesn't do color photos quite as well as the previous Epson cartridge model that was six-color. Still, the difference is quite small and color seems good enough for fast proofs of files that would be externally printed.
You might want to see if Epson has a tank model that handles larger formats than US Legal.
Thank you for taking the time to give me this information. I used to go to Comp USA and they would have all the brand printers on the floor with sample prints. No more. Your information is very helpful and I will take a look at your model.
Choosing a new color printer
