I just came home from 3 weeks in NZ.
I loved putting in a tiny sticker picture a day of a highlight of my trip.
When I am just living my regular life, I only put in one or two a week.
I bought the Canon Selphy printer with the CP 400 cassette and the card size paper (KC 18IS) for the higher quality photos for the archival quality (thermal printer photos last 2 to 35 years).
If you can live with 6x4 the Canon SELPHY printers are great and can be picked up on eBay for under £30. I made this web app to print to the older ones directly, since there are no current drivers for some OSes: https://printervention.app
color lasers generally don't print photos (continuous color tones) well but are more for designed graphics, etc.
depending on how much color prints and the size you make, I'd say: get a Brother black and white laser for general printing and a Canon Selphy 4x6 color prints printer for the occasional color print. Or you could even print 4x6's at Walgreens for a few dimes if that works better and not even buy a color printer.
I second this! I’ve had a canon selphy for maybe 6 months now and it’s absolutely fantastic. Just something to consider is that the refil paper pack that comes with ink is about $40 aud but in saying that it does come with 108 photo papers to print on
I got a Canon SELPHY last week and the print quality is great. I don’t recommend the Canon Ivy 2 (which I had bought before the SELPHY) because the pictures all have a bluish tint.
I think your best option at that price point is a Canon Selphy (lowest price I see is $179). I had one a gen or two earlier and I stopped using because no driver support and I couldn't use it when I switched to a MacBook. No idea if that is still an issue. If all you want to print is pictures, it will serve you well. I look at the specs and it looks like it prints 4x6, 2.1x2.1, and label stickers. It prints using dye sublimation, so you have to use their dye/paper supplies ($32 for 100 4x6 prints). Price looks to be $179.
I personally use an Epson PM-400. It's a small inkjet that prints on any paper that you can use in an inkjet. It will print on 3.5x5 thru 5x7. It's portable and I use it at crops for printing photos, journaling, and any digital ephemera I have. It is an inkjet and the ink cartridge ($35) is an all in one that will print approximately 100 photos. Epson value glossy photo paper is $6.99 for 100 sheets. Printer is around $300. They typically go on sale at the holidays. All over, more expensive, but more versatility and works better if you have Mac products.
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SELPHY CP1500
82% positive of 169 users
Simple, archival dye-sub prints; portability and costs divide users.
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