Colour laser printers and photos?

[Ashley Aitken]

Howdy All,

To follow on from David's question about colour printers:

What's the story with colour laser printers and printing photos?  Can  
one produce as good quality prints on a colour laser printer as a  
colour inkjet printer with special paper?

Would special paper help with colour laser printing?  I assume not  
due to the different processes.  Is the problem just that colour  
laser printers can't produce the "glossy" effect that inkjets can?

I really don't want to buy a colour ink-jet due to ink costs and  
heads drying out or getting clogged if not used regularly - seems a  
real money-pit to me.

I'm just wondering if it is worth going to a colour laser for photos  
and the occasional pamphlet or continuing with a black and white  
laser (duplex even) and photo service (or my father's ink-jet) for  
occasional photo prints.

Thanks for any comments on these points.

Cheers,
Ashley.

PS This relates to Macs because Macs can print ...

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Ashley Aitken
Perth, Western Australia
mrhatken at mac dot com
Skype Name: MrHatken (GMT + 8 Hours!)