FIGURE 17-4 Dye-sublimation printers make great, continuous tones photos thanks to easily
replaced rolls of dye.
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Make no mistake: output from dye-sublimation printers looks great. But, given all the
disadvantages, I think you??™re better off choosing an inkjet unless you want to make a lot of 4?—6-inch
prints. And, because pictures from inkjets look so good??”just about as good as from a dye-sub??”
there??™s hardly a reason to choose otherwise.
What to Look For
Okay, so let??™s suppose that you want to buy an inkjet printer. At least, that??™s the assumption I??™m
making. If you don??™t agree with me, you??™re shopping on your own. Actually, I??™ll talk about laser
printers as well. I hope you??™re happy.
Where do you start? Walk into a store and all printers tend to look more or less the same.
And, in my humble opinion, most salespeople are not particularly helpful unless you already
have a pretty good idea of what you want. So use this checklist to help choose your printer:
?– Resolution Resolution is measured in dots per inch (dpi). Virtually all laser printers
print at 600dpi or 1200dpi. In the inkjet world, resolution varies quite a bit, though many
printers will typically be advertised as either 2880dpi or 1440dpi.
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