Just to throw another spanner into your decision making - I used to have an Epson 750 (photo) which, although I didn't do a lot of photo printing, I thought was superb. after 18 months I discovered that the print heads needed replacing at huge costs. I then bought a Lexmark Z52 and am V happy with it. Although the cartridges are slightly more expensive, each time you replace a cartridge, you get a new printing head (terminology may not be correct as I'm no computer buff) so the print is as good as when you first bought the printer! OK, I've only had this one a few months but my old Lexmark 150C which is about 7 years old still produces great B/W text! I may have just been unlucky with the Epson but getting a new print head every time you replace the cartridge seems a good idea to me - try and find someone who can demonstrate one for you and you'll be sold (great speed too!)