My old HP OfficeJet Pro K8600 wide format printer

An inkjet photo printer with refillable ink that can handle 13x19 inch paper is a rare beast, so I may be at the end of what I can suggest.
If you back off on the max print size, paper thickness spec, choose cartridges instead of refillable, or allow a higher initial purchase price, you have many more options.

I suggest not having your present paper inventory influence you too much, as the paper is relatively inexpensive (that would be the tail wagging the dog).

I just wanted to let you know that I'm not trying to talk you into any particular decision. Just note that the HP Officejet Pro K8600 would probably be in the $600 range in today's dollars.

Also, I do not know how much you print now vs in the past. If it is a lot, the total cost of a cartridge-based printer would quickly be more expensive after a couple of sets of ink purchases.

Wish you the best in getting to your final decision and hope my thoughts have been helpful.
John Wheeler
 
Very helpful, John, really appreciate it. I bit the bullet and ordered the Epson ET-8550 on Amazon for $650.. was a lot more than I wanted to spend, but I think it will be worth it. The scanner actually has very impressive specs too, so I am going to sell my Epson Perfection V600 on Ebay, can probably get about $150-200 for it as it's in excellent condition. The only draw back is I won't be able to scan transparencies, but I've done most of that already and I have a slide copy box I made for making copies of slides from my macro camera.
 
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