a Printer in the Now
· Sunday January 18, 2009
So after due consideration, I decided that really it makes no sense to wait 10+ months to buy a photo printer. I’m not sure if I’ll sell it before I move or ship it out, but for Now I’m eagerly awaiting the arrival of my new Canon Pixma MP610!!
I considered a variety of printers, but given that this is my first printer, I didn’t want to splash out for a professional range model. A quick google showed that the MP610 is quite favorably reviewed on a variety of sites. The newer model (the MP630) is reportedly identical in print quality, but uses ink cartridges that are smaller and more expensive. Going for the 610 seemed to make sense.
Its maximum print size is about A4 (8.2” x 11.7” for US readers), which should be ok. Going from an A4 printer to an A3+ printer is a jump of at least £50-£100 in price, and I think I’ll be pretty content with this size print for now. I expect to be making plenty of mistakes along the way, so making test prints at 4“x6” seems a good way to start.
Thanks to a Christmas gift certificate c/o Nick, the patron sysadmin/saint of the server that hosts my blog, the final cost of the order (including photo paper supplies) came to less than £60. Nick— expect some thank-you prints to come your way over the next few months =)
— Emery Ku
What do you think?
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As you may know, my bare-walls apartment could use decoration.
I will say, the random desktop images I pull from the web server occasionally freak me out :oP.
Also, Comcast is going to triple bandwidth in my area in the next month or two, expect another hosting upgrade :o).
— Nicolas Ward · Jan 18, 06:15 AM · #
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You don’t have any big Star Trek posters up? (btw, the trailer for Star Trek XI looks pretty decent, even though it’s an odd-numbered film)
I’ve tried to cut down on the macros of creepy-crawlies for your desktop images, but I assume the rest are ok?
triple?? Incredible. Somehow I don’t think my traffic is going to triple overnight, though :-P
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