topic Re: Printer for Trading cards in Professional Photo Printers

Printer for Trading cards

Hiimjuzmi — Sat, 17 Feb 2024 01:38:52 GMT

Hello I am looking for a good printer that will give me some professional/industry quality prints for my trading card game… was wondering if anyone had any suggestions?

Re: Printer for Trading cards

rs-eos — Sat, 17 Feb 2024 13:02:51 GMT

What card stock are you using for the cards you've designed?

Re: Printer for Trading cards

Hiimjuzmi — Sat, 17 Feb 2024 14:38:43 GMT

300gsm cream colored cardstock by Recollections is the paper I’m using “8.5 x 11”

Re: Printer for Trading cards

rs-eos — Sat, 17 Feb 2024 15:22:24 GMT

Perhaps the Canon imagePROGRAF PRO-1000. In the User Manual (page 111), it states that plain paper can only be up to 105 g/m^2 (28 lb). But Specialty paper can be up to 300 g/m^2 (80 lb).

The less expensive PRO-series models have the same 105 g/m^2 restriction for plain paper and for 300 g/m^2, it puts that in the "Photo Paper" category.

So I think part of this will depend upon what your cardstock is treated as (plain vs photo/specialty).

Note that I didn't look at less expensive Inkjet (e.g. Pixma) or laser printers. Assuming you want a very high quality inkjet in this case.

Re: Printer for Trading cards

Hiimjuzmi — Sat, 17 Feb 2024 20:14:21 GMT

That’s the option I’ve been seeing the most that makes sense! I would need a printer that can print on 300gsm paper. Mad APPRECIATION in reference to the emphasis that You looked for a high quality printer!