Thanks for all the comments. I am leaning toward the Canon. What is the difference between the 9500 MK II and the 9000. Looks like ink type. Is there more?
Such a printer does not exist. The smaller and cheaper the printer the smaller the ink cartridges and the more you pay per print. With Epson the cost of ink for a 2XXX printer is double that of a 3XXX printer.
The only way to get around clogged inkjet heads from infrequent use is to buy a dyesub or laserjet printer. I am moving to a color laserjet for graphics work and going to be sending all my pictures to WHCC for prints.
Low end inket printers on a dollars per print are the most expensive way to go and hard to justify whether doing a few or many prints. Even using the printers at Costco with the Dry Creek profiles makes a lot more sense unless you are big into B&W in which case I would use a lab that specializes in silver based prints.
