There's Still Life in Photo Printers Yet

Once upon a time, pretty much every printer manufacturer worth its salt made a compact printer for printing 4"x6" photos. And then one day, some kind of metaphorical meteorite seemed to wipe them out like the dinosaurs, as suddenly they all seemed to have disappeared.

However, if you look hard enough, you can still find a few photo printers out there. We've even spotted a couple of brand new models, such as Canon's CP800. The technology used in this kind of compact printer is considerably different to that used in A4 models. Photo printers are based on dye sublimation rather than inkjet technology. This basically means you'll end up with a glossy print similar in quality to the kind you'd get from a professional photo lab. Prints will also be sharper, and the paper used is stronger and thicker than regular A4 sheets.

Canon CP800 black	Canon CP800 white
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Note that the cost of printing per page is also much higher with a photo printer than with inkjet printers.

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