Need online print service with archival quality

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Originally Posted by george013

It's still strange that I've to dig in the specs so deep to find out what ink is used.
HP started using pigment ink in the popular models too. https://store.hp.com/us/en/vwa/inkje...prnttyp=InkJet
Some of them have only pigment black, others have 4 pigment based cartridges. Maybe there're also with 5, extra black, colors. You've to open the specs.
For me HP is important for it has a PCL driver standard installed.

George

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I can understand this is you are using a single printer for everything.

In my case I have a colour laser printer for printing documents and use my photo printer for printing pictures.

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Originally Posted by Manfred M

I can understand this is you are using a single printer for everything.

In my case I have a colour laser printer for printing documents and use my photo printer for printing pictures.

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I hardly use the HP printer. For my daily use I use a Brother laserjet which has replaced the HP 4L Laserjet. And that's when I found out about the PCL drivers. Photos I've printed by a printservice. Better and cheaper.

George

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Originally Posted by george013

Photos I've printed by a printservice. Better and cheaper.

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As you are not using a photo grade printer at home, then I would agree that using a commercial photo print service would give you better quality at a good price.

For me that is not the case; the mass market photo printers do not deliver the quality I am looking for and the specialty printers that would meet (or exceed) the quality I am looking for are extremely expensive so doing my own give me the cost and quality I am looking for.