For the past few years I have serviced in my printer shop many printers so I have decided to share my knowledge with internet users. I really hope and I know that my work and everything that I share here on my site will help you to find best possible solution for your future printer buying.

As you probably already know, digital printers are must have for graphic designers and for photographers. There is no point to have best digital camera if you have low quality printer. For the best possible digital experience, great photo printer is necessity for every serious person who is working with graphic design. Therefore, you need to be very careful and choose best digital printer between thousands of them on the market.

When you try to Google for your new digital photo printer you will find hundreds of products to choose from. If you don’t know much about digital photo printer you will probably be overwhelmed with information’s about each one of them. I hope that you know what you need and what you wish to buy because in next few lines I will give you short guide how to choose best photo printer for your needs.

First thing on our list is choosing between two most common types of digital printers. The first type is called dye sublimation printer and it uses heat to produce and print vast array of colors on glossy paper. Prints done with dye sublimation printers are extremely vivid and mostly people use them to print landscapes or multi colored prints.

The second type of digital printers uses ink which is stored in cartridges to print your images on paper. They may produce very high quality photos and they are very flexible for usage. They can be used to print on any kind of paper which may be very good because you don’t need special paper for printing. They are called ink jet variety.

Which one you will choose is totally up to you. Look forward to choose one that suits best your lifestyle and needs, one that will be easier for you to use.

Next thing on our to-do list is to think about your lifestyle. Do you travel a lot? Do you need to carry your printer with you? If you are one of those photographers who need to travel a lot then it would be best for you to choose from those models that are easier to carry, lightweight models. For sure you don’t want to travel with big and unwieldy photo printer.

On our list of priorities third place is for your camera. Best photo printer for you is the one who is compatible with your camera and opposite. So, if you have camera already and you want to buy digital photo printer then check first weather they can work together or not. Also, pay attention about resolution of your camera and future printer.

You can connect your camera to photo printer via USB cable or if your digital photo printer supports, you can use cameras memory card to plug it directly into printer. Also, some printers are connected directly to computer so before printing your photos you may edit them. As you may see there are many possibilities so choose wisely.

As some printers need very expensive inks for printing, last on our list is price tag. Because of the price, printing is barrier for some people. Dye sublimation printers require expensive paper for printing. Also cartridges for dye sublimation printers are expensive. In most cases ink jet printers are cheaper than dye subs. Most important thing for you is to read some more and find out what is best photo printer for your needs.