Is there a good photo printer for mass production?

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If 4x6 prints are all you need,look at the Epson Picture Mate.It costs 29
cents per print,paper and ink.Prints are long lasting,and very good quality!
"Sascha" <bamboo_shoes@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>I run a recreation program for Washington State and we are looking to
> buy a photo printer that will print 4X6 prints that look just like
> 35mm. We are currently using a poloroid spectra and we are looking to
> get out of the dark ages! We need about 15-30 prints a week but a new
> printer would have to last us several years and be low cost at the
> same time. I did some research and noticed the Epson Stylus C84 and
> the Cannon i900D. My main concern is clocking and bleeding of the
> inks and if the printer will be an ink hog. C-net quoted about .17
> cents a page for Epson but little was said about the canon i900. Are
> there any recommendations for one printer or the other, or perhaps
> there are better options that are low cost?
>
> Sascha