Re: dumb newbie ? - Canon ip6600 or HP 8250 which to choose
Shelly wrote:
Actually, I didn't see a review on Tom's Hardware of the 6600. They had
the 5200, but didn't see anything about the 6600, so didn't know if
there had been much improvement over the 5200. Plus, of the stores I've
checked so far, no one has a 5200.
As I said, the ability to print without a computer is beneficial to me.
To be honest, my current camera does a nice job with pictures, so I
don't usually find a need to edit.
THE CAMERA, GOOD OR BAD, IS NOT THE REASON PEOPLE NEED TO EDIT. IT IS
THE CONTENT AND COMPOSITION OF THE PHOTO AND EVEN PROS NEED TO EDIT. SO
IF YOU DO NOT FEEL YOU NEED TO EDIT THEN YOU ARE EITHER BETTER THAN THE
FOREMOST IN THE WORLD OF YOU STANDARDS ARE VERY LOW.
(That, or I am lazy.) The most
common edits I do is red eye or changing the lighting if it was a
cloudy day. My old PC still has bunches of hard disk space, so it
should do for the printer. What would I need a better video card for in
terms of a photo printer? If really needed video, I could plug it into
my iMac G5. And I didn't really buy the HP's 14 sec print time (just
like I don't believe they took gullible out of the dictionary). But, as
you can tell from my old PC, speed isn't really an issue for me.
I did not realize that HP's have a printhead on the cartridge. That
sounds like a plus. That also probably means more $$$ for HP cartridge.
However, it does sound like Canon is better on ink longevity (a big
plus in my book) and picture quality.
Hmm...so I wonder why I was being steered away from the Canon at the
store. Sounds like the consensus is pointing towards Canon.
Good comments, everyone...thanks for the food for thought so far!
Shelly
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