I'm about to take the plunge and get myself a photo printer. I was wondering if any of you had any recommendations for good printers (or others to avoid) toward the lower end ($150-$250). Something like the Epson R300 or the Canon i960 is more in my price range, if those are reasonable choices...

Feature-wise, the R300 seems like a better choice. On the other hand, a tech. co-worker of my brother's (whose done a lot of work servicing printers), recommends Canon printers over other brands as generally more reliable (and usually having less expensive consumables). Mind you, this recommendation is from a while ago, and applied to general-purpose inkjet printers, and not photo printers specifically.

I figured some of you probably have more experience with this sort of thing than I do, so I'd welcome your opinions. Thanks.