Wide format printers: Cartige free type( Smart tank)

[Tompa25]

I don't want to make any missunderstanding,but  since I couldn't find any better way of express myself.

However I myself had HP Printers for almost 30 years ( mostly ink jet printers either DeskJet and Office Jet Pro series).

Since neither of them where Wide format printers,just A4/ Letter.

As everybody know about HP printers,that they are more suitable for printing documents on mate/ regular print paper.

Even if there is possibel to print on Photo paper,but since this printers only have 4 cartiges ( M/C/Y/BK), and that many photoprinters have atleast 5 cartiges ( besides the 4 classic cartiges)+ 1 pigment Black. Sometimes also 6 cartiges( 1 gray+ bk).

On more expencive printers it's unusuall that they can carry up to 8 cartiges( or even more)= 2 shades of gray+ 2BK.

Since I myself have bad experiences of Canon printers.

Not only that they are difficult to install,they are also unpredictable.

But mostly that my printer had an broken printerhead( in wich resulted in that my printer didn't used any Pigment black).

Not to be critical about other brands,but since this is an printer made in Japan( with Sony electronics).

Since everyting is backwards- forwards/ upside down thinking( logic) in Japanese culture.

So it's not an coincidence that this type of logic make us European nuts.

So since I know that Hp isn't known for making any good( not nessesarly professional,but semi/ or atleast semi- pro lab quality photo prints).

However when it comes to realability of Hp printers( atleast old school singel print only) in the Office Jet Pro- series, that noting can compare this printers.

When I mean Wide format- I mean up to A3. That also can hadle heavy weight paper( up to 300 grms A4, and 250 grms A3). What this new family is called is more of an minor issue, but something that can be associate such as Design Jet/ Photo.

Since I'm only interested of Ink jet printers.( singel print only)

However with more functions; more issues are expected. But also that the scanner has a poor resolution.

Espesally when it comes to negative/ positive film. So in my oppinion it's better to buy an Canon Scanner( or any other one wich are more suitable)

Since nowdays there is no need of having fax- function on printers. Because nowdays no one uses it.

But it would be good to print from an external source( memory card,or an tab/ smartphone/ Pc) via an an USB- Port.

Since nowdays the old A- Type have been replaced with an C- type( but siince there still are devices that uses the old A- type, it would be good of having 2 separate slots. Just in case)

Since Canon have their system called PicBride ( in wich I can print directly from an external USB- A Device.

However if I'm not lost it's only for jpg- files,but it can be developed so I also can print other document files( such as docx,pdf,excel files,ppt,txt,etc) 

As out of the header I'm also interested of cartige- free printer( Smart tank). Since it's more enviromental friendly( no disposal cartiges), but also better for us conssumers.( in terms of cheaper ink-> print cost). Since cartiges have the downside that they are electronicaly controlled( a chip), and that cartiges are designed for specific printers( family), and that they are discounted after a couple of years.

As I 've remembered old Design Jet printers, is that every time I installed a new cartiges I had manualy to adjust it.

In some cases also ( occasionaly), mostly after paper jams that I also had to re- adjust again.

Because since modern printers nowdays don't have this feature( only fixed at highest print- resolution).

So if I could do it from my Tablet,or directly on the printer display.

But however the downside with todays smart tank printers is that they are slow( compare to an cartige printer).

So if it would be possibel to match the printing speed ( since modern printers nowdays can print 30 ppm).

But also an duplexer( however I myself had an OfficeJet pro,where the duplexer was wrong calibrated).

So I had manualy print every page to get it right.

However if I'm not lost the main difference between an Document printer and an Photo is basicaly two things:

1. Higher print resolution ( finer drops, and high output print resolution).

2. More cartiges( atleast 5)

But to make an semi pro- printer it needs 6-8 (3 C/ M/Y)+ (1 BK,1Pigment BK, 1 gray/ light gray)- also light colours.

Like on many Epson or Canon Printers.

Since I myself isn't any fan of this printers. Due to their poor/ short lifespan( mostly that the ink quickly dries up).Since it's a different ink type in Epson printers.

But however compared to compeditors ( such as Epson and Canon), that their printers are relativity expencive( in particulary for private customers that don't print so much).

So in practical it's more photographer that run some business that have this printers.

So when it comes to the prize( to a more affordable cost for us private consumers) in the range of 3- 4000 SEK.

So compared to professional printers it's nearly 50%.

Since nowdays when Windows isn't the only OS ( Such as Android,MAC,Linux/ other sub versions).

So if there was drivers for this OS aswell.

Hope that I could express myself.

[Repairatrooper]

At current HP really is limited to one A3 desktop inkjet and that uses standard ink cartridges that mount into a printhead. In general any inkjet will suffer print quality issues if you are not printing  on a reasonably regular basis.

Even in Wide format plotters, most are ink cartridges and anything affordable will not have continuous ink systems. Some websites offer continuous ink systems but you will void all warranty adding that to your printer.