FUJIFILM DX100 Smartlab Frontier-S Inkjet Printer

Bought printer Nov 2021: I'm a sports photographer, offering packages to schools and rec leagues and I photograph at least 200 teams a year. The great experts at recommended this printer (and a few others). I was looking to move printing in-house since I spent thousands last year with a print lab. Savings: So I was looking to find how much a 8x10 sheet would cost to see which printer was the cheapest. After much research, I was able to find a response in the Q&A section that someone mentioned that they have their 8x10 prints down to 50 cents a sheet on the Fujifilm DX100. That was cheaper than the other printers I was considering. I never print wider than 8 inches so I knew this printer would be perfect for me especially for the volume. Since purchasing in Nov. 2021, I've already paid for the cost and cost of supplies. I know I will save thousands this year in printing! The ink goes a long ways too. The bad reviews: I looked this up on Amazon too to see other reviews since it didn't have many on here. The biggest complaint was clogged nozzles. While reviews play heavily into any purchases I make, I had to consider....were those people with clogged nozzles REALLY following the maintenance instructions for the printer? I mean I read a few people had to get new printer heads/nozzles. I took the chance and ordered this. I decided I'd follow all the instructions to the nth degree. Make sure you don't just read the quick instructions as they're not as thorough and you miss key points. It tells you if you don't print every few days, nozzles will get clogged. I didn't print and guess what, nozzles got clogged. But I use a dry microfiber towel and soak up extra ink in the top (instructions suggest doing this), run a maintenance clean cycle and boom, ready to go. I also soak up extra ink after every job too. I bought white cloth gloves (like instructions suggest) to handle changing out paper rolls (I print lustre) and bought a dust, lint free towel (look in car wash section at Walmart...they're used for windshields) to wipe down the roll and paper feeder as the dust from the paper rolls are known to clog nozzles too apparently. I have the printer stored in a good place that doesn't collect much dust but I also vacuum out the vents (like instructions say) frequently. Overall: Is there a lot of maintenance? Yes but the savings are so much worth it. If you take care of this printer, it will do its job. There hasn't been clogged nozzle issue I've not been able to get cleared and as long as I keep the extra ink soaked up, I'm good to go. The print quality is so much better too. I compared the same prints from 2 print labs (where I used the color profile I was supposed to use), Nations Photo Lab and Millers Photo Lab, I was using previously to ones printed on the Frontier using Lightroom and the colors are so much warmer. Print paper is great quality too. I've never been 100% satisfied with the print labs but I can tell you I'm 100% satisfied with the Frontier. I've said so many times since I bought this that it was the smartest, most efficient purchase I've made.