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Depends on what you mean by “these”. Artists who want prints often buy their own inkjet printers. There are a few good reasons—you can calibrate it, you can im
by klodolph 3y ago
Depends on what you mean by “these”.
Artists who want prints often buy their own inkjet printers. There are a few good reasons—you can calibrate it, you can immediately adjust and reprint something if you don't like the output, and in the long-run you’ll save money over having somebody printing it for you. I remember doing the math on this—I’ve run printing services for art students and we charged the students 0% markup, so I got a good handle on what the cost savings were compared to commercial offerings (including Wallgreens &c).
The break-even point for an artist comes really quickly, if you’re someone who prints. It’s not even a ton of photos, you can easily come out ahead as a hobbyist.
The costs are also reasonably similar across the major inkjet printer brands (HP, Canon, Epson).
- ProfessorLayton 3y agoAgreed, but I don't believe the typical inkjet buyer is an artist, or even a hobbyist with calibration needs. They'd be much better served by a laser printer and outsourcing specialty prints to a shop.
- klodolph 3y agoYour question was, “Who’s buying these inkjet printers?” I just answered the part of that question that I know the answer to.