Can someone suggest a cheap photo printer?

If you do infrequent printing, an inkjet will bring you lots of plugged cartridges and expensive ink. I use Walmart for prints. It takes less time to pick them up than to fool around with a printer.

Archibald wrote in post #18161031
If you do infrequent printing, an inkjet will bring you lots of plugged cartridges and expensive ink. ..

This does not seem to be a huge issue with Canon printers.

After moving, I pulled my old i9100 out of the garage a few years later, plugged it in, and started printing. Using the same ink cartridges that had been left in it 3 years earlier before the move.

That i9100 for example was purchased in 2003. It remains operational today.

This has been my normal experience with Canon ink jets.

CyberDyneSystems wrote in post #18161337
This does not seem to be a huge issue with Canon printers.

After moving, I pulled my old i9100 out of the garage a few years later, plugged it in, and started printing. Using the same ink cartridges that had been left in it 3 years earlier before the move.

That i9100 for example was purchased in 2003. It remains operational today.

This has been my normal experience with Canon ink jets.

I am impressed. Is this general experience with Canon printers?

By comparison, I have an HP Deskjet 895C bought several years ago. It quickly fell into disuse because of ink hassles. Because of the problems, it has been sitting unloved, unused and unplugged behind a closed closet door for years now. A friend has a large-bed Epson - similar headaches.

CyberDyneSystems wrote in post #18161337
This does not seem to be a huge issue with Canon printers.

After moving, I pulled my old i9100 out of the garage a few years later, plugged it in, and started printing. Using the same ink cartridges that had been left in it 3 years earlier before the move.

That i9100 for example was purchased in 2003. It remains operational today.

This has been my normal experience with Canon ink jets.

This is my experience too, I have never had any real issues with my MG5150 which must be getting on for the better part of 10 years old now, it was a relatively new model when I got it. It certainly has behaved better than any of my Epson printers. From what I understand the Canon Dye based printers are great, those using pigment ink on the other hand may well be more prone to clogging and other issues.

Alan

Archibald wrote in post #18161417
I am impressed. Is this general experience with Canon printers?

By comparison, I have an HP Deskjet 895C bought several years ago. It quickly fell into disuse because of ink hassles. Because of the problems, it has been sitting unloved, unused and unplugged behind a closed closet door for years now. A friend has a large-bed Epson - similar headaches.

I have several Canon printers, from an old MP830 that is still my primary printer up to a Pro-100. They go for months between use and I've never had a clogged nozzle.

Archibald wrote in post #18161417
I am impressed. Is this general experience with Canon printers?

By comparison, I have an HP Deskjet 895C bought several years ago. It quickly fell into disuse because of ink hassles. Because of the problems, it has been sitting unloved, unused and unplugged behind a closed closet door for years now. A friend has a large-bed Epson - similar headaches.

I used to use HP and Epson printers at work and at home before I got into digital photography and printing images, and had very bad experiences with inkjet.
My take was that inkjet printers lasted about a year or so. epsons would clog, and HP's woudl stop feeding.

My first canon changed all that in 2002, ran like a top. when I got the i9100 I gave the previous Canon to a church that used it in the office for years.

I found the post I made about the revived (and now still functioning) i9100, thought I'd post a link for fun;

https://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthre​ad.php?t=545282

I have a Canon PRO-10 (pigment) and try to make at least one print every few weeks. Had it two years now and it's worked flawlessly. Absolutely no problems. Great printer... just wish it was larger.