0111 known options · 10 fully checked
Letter, 13- and 17-inch desktop
Desktop photo printers compared by maximum sheet, borderless sizes, thick-media path, roll support, workspace and consumables
Current market guide
Professional photo and fine-art printers
Current professional inkjet photo and fine-art printers compared by maximum saleable size, sheet, board and roll feeds, borderless support, dye or pigment inkset and channel count, black handling, ICC profiles, soft proofing, drivers and RIPs, operating systems, connectivity, cleaning, clogs, waste, consumables, freight, service, power, cutter and lifting safety and no-output-accuracy-permanence-or-reliability-outcome boundaries
Your place in the market
Start with the questions that remove bad fits
Start with the real output sizes, media paths, volume, workspace and delivery promise
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Before the shortlist
The first four answers do most of the work
A useful ranking starts only after the constraints specific to this market are clear.
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What is the largest routinely saleable sheet, board, panorama or roll output, and which borderless sizes matter?
- 02
Which papers, canvas or specialty media require a rear, front, thick-media or roll path and cutter?
- 03
Who owns ICC profiles, soft proofing, driver or RIP settings, monitor and viewing-light control and output validation?
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What do a full ink set, cleaning waste, maintenance boxes, storage, freight, installation and local service cost?
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Market education
Read only as far as you need
The path changes with your research stage. Each guide is built around a decision that removes part of the market.
01comparing
Compare photo-printer ink, feed, color and ownership
Compare ink chemistry, channels, feeds, profiles, software, maintenance and service
02Start hereChoose a photo printer by media and saleable size
Start with the real output sizes, media paths, volume, workspace and delivery promise
03readyCommission a professional photo and fine-art printer
Verify delivery, setup, nozzle state, driver, profiles, media, viewing light and service
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Buying paths
The shortlist covers different ways to own the product
A useful market view needs a credible answer for each common budget, setup, and ownership pattern. These are the paths represented in the current desk.
027 known options · 4 fully checked
24-inch production
Twenty-four-inch systems compared by stand, sheet, board, single or dual roll, cutter, ink inventory, freight and service
037 known options · 1 fully checked
44- and 60-inch production
Large freestanding printers compared by roll count, board and cut-sheet support, output handling, floor load, ink inventory and service
047 known options · 6 fully checked
Dye cartridge and tank photo
Dye systems compared by gloss output, channel count, tank or cartridge handling, borderless sizes, paper support and permanence boundary
0518 known options · 9 fully checked
Pigment fine art and black handling
Pigment systems compared by channels, matte and photo black path, optimizer, media, profile, maintenance and no-permanence guarantee
0616 known options · 7 fully checked
Roll, board, cutter and output handling
Roll and rigid-media systems compared by loading, skew, cutter, basket, take-up, trimming, print length and operator clearance
0725 known options · 15 fully checked
Color management, drivers, RIP and instrument
Every system preserves application ownership, ICC profile, soft proof, driver or RIP, OS, connectivity, embedded processing and measurement boundaries
0825 known options · 15 fully checked
Complete consumables, service, safety and output
Every tracked printer preserves ink, waste, cleaning, clogging, maintenance parts, freight, lifting, cutter and no accuracy, permanence or reliability guarantee
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Current coverage
The products with a full market view
These pages connect current facts, alternatives, source history and a stated conclusion. The wider market follows below.
ProductPositionCurrent stateDepth
Epson
Expression Photo HD XP-15000
C11CG43201$299.99 current U.S. direct sale priceThe low-entry 13-inch sheet choice
Current cartridge-based 13-inch enthusiast photo printercurrent
10 sources9 current facts
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EcoTank Photo ET-8500
C11CJ20201$549.99 current U.S. direct sale priceThe compact tank-volume choice
Current letter-size six-ink photo tank all-in-onecurrent
10 sources9 current facts
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EcoTank Photo ET-8550
C11CJ21201$599.99 current U.S. direct sale priceThe 13-inch tank-economy choice
Current 13-inch six-ink photo tank all-in-onecurrent
10 sources9 current facts
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SureColor P700
C11CH38201$699 current U.S. direct sale priceThe compact pigment reference
Current 13-inch ten-channel pigment photo printercurrent
10 sources9 current facts
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SureColor P900
C11CH37201$1,145 current U.S. direct sale priceThe compact 17-inch choice
Current desktop 17-inch ten-channel pigment printercurrent
10 sources9 current facts
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SureColor P5370
SCP5370SE$2,095 current U.S. direct priceThe 17-inch studio-production choice
Current 17-inch production pigment photo printercurrent
10 sources9 current facts
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SureColor P7370
SCP7370SE$3,295 current authorized U.S. priceThe newer 24-inch value branch
Current 24-inch ten-color studio printercurrent
10 sources9 current facts
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SureColor P7570
SCP7570SE$4,895 current U.S. MSRPThe 24-inch gamut-first choice
Current 24-inch twelve-color fine-art printercurrent
10 sources9 current facts
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SureColor P9370
SCP9370SE$5,795 current U.S. direct priceThe newer 44-inch value branch
Current 44-inch ten-color fine-art studio printercurrent
10 sources9 current facts
Open page Canon
PIXMA G620 MegaTank Photo All-in-One
4620C002$299.99 current U.S. direct priceThe low-cost letter-photo tank
Current letter-size six-dye-tank photo all-in-onecurrent
10 sources9 current facts
Open page Canon
PIXMA iP8720
8746B003$313.99 current U.S. direct list priceThe simple Canon 13-inch entry
Current 13-inch six-ink enthusiast photo printercurrent
10 sources9 current facts
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PIXMA PRO-200S
6875C002$549.99 current U.S. direct sale priceThe glossy color and speed branch
Current professional 13-inch eight-dye photo printercurrent
10 sources9 current facts
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imagePROGRAF PRO-310
6858C002$849.99 current U.S. direct sale priceThe Canon 13-inch pigment choice
Current 13-inch Lucia PRO II pigment printercurrent
10 sources9 current facts
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imagePROGRAF PRO-1100
6856C002$1,299.99 current U.S. direct sale priceThe Canon 17-inch sheet flagship
Current desktop 17-inch twelve-cartridge pigment printercurrent
10 sources9 current facts
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imagePROGRAF PRO-2600
6405C002$3,525 current authorized U.S. priceThe Canon 24-inch fine-art branch
Current 24-inch twelve-channel photo and fine-art printercurrent
10 sources9 current facts
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Wider market
25 products in the working index
Known models remain searchable while the deeper work is underway. They do not receive a recommendation until price, support, ownership and direct comparisons are checked.
ProductMarket positionCurrent stateResearch
Epson
Expression Photo XP-8800
C11CK48201Current compact letter-size six-color cartridge photo all-in-oneA photo-first letter-size all-in-one with six Claria Photo HD dye cartridges
currentOfficial source checked Aug 21
Market recordFull comparison in progress
Open record Epson
SureColor P6570E
SCP6570ESRCurrent compact 24-inch single-roll production photo and graphics printerA six-color UltraChrome PRO6 single-roll 24-inch chassis with cut-sheet support
currentOfficial source checked Aug 21
Market recordFull comparison in progress
Open record Epson
SureColor P6570D
SCP6570DRCurrent compact 24-inch dual-roll production photo and graphics printerA six-color UltraChrome PRO6 dual-roll chassis with cut-sheet support and an embedded Adobe print engine
currentOfficial source checked Aug 21
Market recordFull comparison in progress
Open record Epson
SureColor P8570D
SCP8570DRCurrent 44-inch dual-roll six-color photo and graphics production printerA compact dual-roll 44-inch PRO6 system with sheet support and wireless connectivity
currentOfficial source checked Aug 21
Market recordFull comparison in progress
Open record Epson
SureColor P9570
SCP9570SECurrent 44-inch twelve-color gamut-first fine-art printerA single-roll 44-inch UltraChrome PRO12 photo and proofing platform with cut-sheet support
currentOfficial source checked Aug 21
Market recordFull comparison in progress
Open record Canon
imagePROGRAF PRO-4600
6406C002Current 44-inch Lucia PRO II photo and fine-art printerA 44-inch eleven-pigment-plus-optimizer roll and cut-sheet studio platform
currentOfficial source checked Aug 21
Market recordFull comparison in progress
Open record Canon
imagePROGRAF PRO-6600
6407C002Current 60-inch Lucia PRO II photo and fine-art printerA 60-inch eleven-pigment-plus-optimizer roll and cut-sheet production platform
currentOfficial source checked Aug 21
Market recordFull comparison in progress
Open record HP
DesignJet Z9+ 24-inch PostScript Photo Printer
W3Z71ACurrent 24-inch nine-ink photo printer with embedded spectrophotometerA sheet-capable 24-inch roll photo platform with PostScript and integrated color measurement
currentOfficial source checked Aug 21
Market recordFull comparison in progress
Open record HP
DesignJet Z9+ 44-inch PostScript Photo Printer
X9D23ACurrent 44-inch single-roll photo printer with vertical trimmerA sheet-capable 44-inch Z9+ photo system with integrated measurement and vertical trimming
currentOfficial source checked Aug 21
Market recordFull comparison in progress
Open record HP
DesignJet Z9+dr 44-inch Dual-Roll PostScript Photo Printer
X9D24ACurrent 44-inch dual-roll photo production printer with vertical trimmerA sheet-capable dual-roll 44-inch Z9+ system with embedded measurement and PostScript
currentOfficial source checked Aug 21
Market recordFull comparison in progress
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Market language
The terms a useful comparison should define
- Pigment ink
- Colorant particles suspended in a carrier, often chosen for fine-art media and permanence programs; media, profile, storage and test method still govern output
- Dye ink
- Colorant dissolved in the carrier, often used for smooth gloss and lower-cost photo output; fade and water behavior remain ink, paper and display-condition specific
- Black switching
- A printer or driver changes the black-ink path for matte or photo media; some systems have dedicated channels while others consume ink or time during a switch
- ICC profile
- A description of device and media color behavior used by a color-managed application; it does not correct a wrong media setting, clogged nozzle or uncontrolled viewing light
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