Originally posted by UncleVanya
This is not a printer that you want to buy for anything other than printing photos.
Yep, I do have a B&W laser printer for documents, it's a photo printer I'm after

. I had one of the cheaper epson ones about 14 years ago that was great in output but was a frustrating hassle to deal with. I gather printers in the 'affordable to me' segment have improved greatly.
Originally posted by UncleVanya
You will need a large space and a sturdy table to set it on. I bought an older style printer cart made for the old form feed printwheel style printers that came from a government surplus reseller. The print ink is expensive ($100+) and while there are alternatives it's unclear to me if I will go that route or just use the ink from Canon. The entire setup was a steal on the deal ($49 net including 50 sheets of nice 13x19 paper). So far I have not printed anything larger than 8.5x11 (with margins). The Canon Luster paper is stunning with the Canon ink.
You Americans and your crazy printer deals

! At that price it would be no question to jump in the home printing game. Saving up for supplies might be another matter, but you have to start somewhere and I'm taking notes on the frugal options mentioned in this thread