No need to apologise, it's useful to hear about another anecdata point (vs my own. :D ) I've only used the CP range of Selphy printers. These are flat, horizo

No need to apologise, it's useful to hear about another anecdata point (vs my own. :D ) I've only used the CP range of Selphy printers. These are flat, horizontal designs where the paper travels out one side and back again. They sound much simpler mechanically than a vertical machine. I think I pay about £0.20 to £0.40 a photo (paper + ink) where as my local supermarket prints for about £0.07 each, so there are cheaper options but I'd bet still cheaper than buying and running a high end Epson inkjet. I buy bulk paper+ink packs and print pretty rarely. Since it never goes off (I've used 20 year old stock before) it just sits in the box until the family comes round. I'm glad you're getting good service from your inkjet but I'd never buy another one. What I really hated about my Epson and Canon inkjets is the driver software. It's overly big and very rent seeky. It tries desperately to sell you stuff like ink, paper or photo storage, none of which is competitive price wise. On the Mac I needed third party software to remove it completely. The experience soured me on both brands, (old Selphy printers excluded).