for professional quality prints comparable to lab-quality, which printer is best - Epson 3850 or HP designjet?

Question

any other equivalent printer ?

Answer 1

Epson is currently the market leader in high quality imaging.

A multi function at home unit is going to give you brilliant photographs.

Venture out to a camera shop at some point prior to buying a printer, they will generally stock nothing but Canon and Epson printers. Both Canon and Epson have a greater archival Guarantee than HP, both use a finer print head with more nozzles that provides a more precision print.

Answer 2

My vote goes to Espson.
However consider the following: both manufacturers are pratically giving away their printers or selling them so dirt cheap but kill you on the cost of their color catridges.

For a little more I will go for color laser printers. The quality is much superior.

whatever printers you decide on, just make sure the printer it can handle up to 216 gsm boards (thickness like those of business cards). Most of the printers now can only handle up to 160 gsm
thick paper

Answer 3

I have had very good luck with HP ink, even sitting idle over months it doesn't seem to dry out. I recommend that you steer clear of Epson!! I had HUGE problems with an Epson Stylus Photo printer... apparently because we didn't use it for a while, the ink dried out... but not within the cartridge, somewhere within the works of the printer. They're designed differently than, say an HP and one of the guys at Staples says that Epson is known for ink problems because of it. This printer is next to useless now unless we can get it cleaned somewhere.

Answer 4

I prefer to buy Epson.

Answer 5

Go to www.hpstore.com and see a demonstration of large format designjets. Then, you can decide.

Answer 6

hp designjit

Answer 7

GO for COLOR LASER PRINTERS.