Re: budgeting for a printer
August, I'm like you - I need control and like to make my own mistakes (and occasionally wonderful prints) and have complete control.
There are a number of 11x14inch printers out there (here in the UK they're referred to as A3 printers). I know this as I've just spent the last few weeks asking myself the same questions.
As I'm still waiting for mine to turn up (an HP B9180) I can't comment on how well that one performs, but the criteria I had in mind were that they were relatively cheap to run (i.e. reasonable ink cartidge sizes, no wastage when swapping from gloss to matte paper), were also low maintenance, and used pigment inks (for their longevity and more naturalistic colours).
However, Tom poses some very useful questions that you should ask yourself. There probably isn't one printer that would cover every base, but this is a useful checklist that would help to narrow down your requirements.
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