Our experience is that the Epson line provides excellent image quality and better wash ability than either Canon , Lexmark or HP . HP inks in particular, vary from printer type as well as from what country the ink was made in, causing quite a variation in wash results. Any laser copier or printer that uses fuser oil can be used. Not all papers work in all printers. Some of the newer printers run to hot to accept current laser transfer papers.
New papers are in development currently.
Their fusing section runs to hot and melts the polymer coating on the paper. The newest ink jet transfers actually wash better than the existing laser papers. Although the printers are inexpensive, the cost to make a transfer, however, is much greater for ink jet, both for the paper as well as inks. Additionally, the ink jets are considerably slower than lasers. If you are going to be making a more than part time effort at decorating items for resale, we recommend laser.