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I have a HP720 inkjet printer w/ PhotoRETII. It's basically a inkjet that works with
a color layering system that improves halftones. Using HP Deluxe Photo paper, I
could fool almost everyone. Its output is comparable to Kodak ImageMagic, and at
a fraction of the cost. The printer itself is cheap, around $250 in the US, and the
paper costs around $.80 per letter-sized sheet. Definitely a good solution for the
average man. Also it's a fairly versatile printer, so you wouldn't commit your bucks
on a photo-only printer. The only drawback: it's a PPA printer - that means it works
with specialized HP drivers, that are only available to Windows and Mac OS -
Linux guys will have to settle for a nonsupported driver that only produces blackand-white
output.
-- George Gaspari, April 24, 1999
Regarding the HP720 inkjet printer w/ PhotoRETII using HP Deluxe Photo paper
SOLUTION (!). The results have nothing to do with photo quality printing. I really
can t understand how one can fool anybody with these printers. Same comment for
HP 890C w/ Kodak Image Enhancements
-- Dan Georgescu, May 8, 1999
I've had both the HP 722 and the Epson Stylus Photo EX. The Epson easily handles
halftones better then the HP. It is most noticable (in my experience) in pictures of
the sky during sunset. The Epson is as close to Photgraphic quality as I've seen
from an ink jet.
Apparently the Fujix 4000 has the best digital output, but I haven't seen the output
myself ro form an opinion.
-- David Kim, May 31, 1999
Let me tell you the Epson 740 color stylus is the best printer I have experience. Dye
printer sucks to me, they do give out good quality photos but come on who is going
to spend $3000 bucks for a printer when the print are not archival. I print all my
prints at 1440 dpi and they come out with photographic quality prints they look as
close a looking at a picture they have this technology called Micro Piezo which is
awesome when it comes to printing at 1440 dpi. Believe me I will give a few more
years for Epson to come up with a ink jet printer that will print as good as a dye or
even better.
-- Tony Torres, June 25, 1999
I have been playing around with an Epson Stylus Photo 700 for the last few days at
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