If you had a hypothetical guy who wanted to make decent (but not necessarily great) color-accurate photographic prints on a 24" printer with the least amount of fuss and bother, and the shallowest learning curve, where he was not necessarily looking for the absolute finest quality available, or engaging in arguments about IQ, which printer would be best -- the 24" HP, Epson, or Canon?
The photographs would be made on a very limited number of papers, all, perhaps, matte.
Again, this hypothetical guy is looking for the shallowest learning curve, and the least amount of hardware/software fussing. Money is not particularly an object.
JC