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do color laser printers print good photos?

im looking to get a color laser printer to print flyers for business use. one printer im looking to get has a max resolution of 2400 x 600 dpi. would that look well? how would that compare to a magazines quality print?

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1. it won't come close to magazine quality, no way. Go to a larger computer or office supply store they all have printers setup to try out. See what fits your needs. But if you're trying to get magazine quality you'll never get something acceptable from an office printer.
2. You should get pretty good photos if you use the proper photo ink with your printer, but they will not be magazine quality. I second the suggestion to try out different printers at your office supply store so you can see first hand what the quality is like.
3. it won't be same as business print or the ones printed by Risso... however since it is laser, you'll get a better output compared to inkjet.
4. since lasers use dry toner powder which put dots of color on to a page, they cant approach the photo quality of an inkjet. For top quality photos you really need a photo quality inkjet. Don't forget to take the warranty as well as cost of ink into account. The winner in both categories is Epson. The best deals in photo printers are the Epson Artisan series direct from epson.com with full 2 year warranty starting at $99 with an additional 10% discount if you use the code SNOW10 at checkout. These are wireless copier/scanner/fax/photo/CD printers with 6 individual ink cartridges for high photo quality. The best warranty in the industry. For two years, Epson will fedex a replacement and pick up the old one should you need it. I recently bought 3 Artisan 800 refurbs for myself and 2 neighbors. It's an awesome machine! http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/jsp/ProductCategory.do?BV_UseBVCookie=yes&oid=-8182 Triple capacity ink cartridges for Epson are under $3 and you can get 20 free cartridges every month at http://www.ccs-digital.com/freeink.asp Be careful with the latest epson printers. They use a brand new cartridge (T125) which you will have a hard time finding compatibles for. Unless you enjoy paying about $70 to replace your cartridges, stick to a printer which uses T069, T078 or T098.