In article <32D5FBCA.5A9E@GatorGames.Com>, Geek@GatorGames.Com says...

>Of the printers you mentioned, the Epson would probably perform best
>printing photographs, while the HP would be better at text and quicker
>in general. Which paper you use will make more difference than the
>printer. As previously noted here, you will by far get the best results
>on the special glossy paper, but in no case will these printers produce
>anything that could be mistaken for a photographic print.
>
>Most of these printers, as displayed in stores, have a "demo" button,
>which will produce representative printouts, allowing you also to see
>the speed.

This is good advice, but misses a few subtleties - the demo prints in
stores are generally not set up to use the better, more expensive papers,
and both photo and text printing do look better on these (plus, the 720dpi
Epson printing can only be used with these). The Epson does produce the
best ink-jet photos of the ones I have seen, and also the best text
(VERY near laser quality) when using the 720dpi paper and resolution
(try a one-pixel wide curved line and some text with the Epson - they
are smooth, sharp, and without a trace of the ink "bleeding" or
"edge-frilling" common with other printers).
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