Canon or Epson ??????

[jrallo3789]

Hello, Can someone give me some advice about which printer you would choose. A Canon model P9000 or an Epson R1800?

Well?

[millerm]

I love canon products, but the inks are getting harder and harder to find, Walmart & Target no longer carey them

[jrallo3789]

Thank You.

[ohenry]

I have a Canon !960 and an Epson R1800. I'd buy the Epson.

[Waleed]

I use the R1800..

When I was comparing before the purchase, I didn't get the Canon since it didn't use pigment ink. Pigment inks do not fade in time, and it's important to me that prints to change color after a few years.

[Max@Home]

FWIW: the new Canon PixmaPro 9500 (out in 2007) uses pigment ink )

...€0.00002...

Kindest regards!

Max@Home

[Waleed]

Interesting, thanks Max.. That would be something I'd wait for and see the reviews..

[Max@Home]

me too

...and again, just FWIW, The Luminous Landscape did a review of the 'one size larger' (17") Canon ImageProGRAPH5000 - capable of printing in 16 bits mode - *and* the new inks, which are the same as used in the PixmaPro 9500 (pigment ink called Lucia = light in Latin )

...just for your information...

Kindest regards!

Max@Home

[Waleed]

Hey that's a nice printer to consider, when it's time to leap to higher printer.. Over my budget now, but still a good one.. Thanks

[jrallo3789]

Thank you, but I need to stay in the 500.00 range.

[Digital_Duck]

Originally Posted by Max@Home

me too

...and again, just FWIW, The Luminous Landscape did a review of the 'one size larger' (17") Canon ImageProGRAPH5000 - capable of printing in 16 bits mode - *and* the new inks, which are the same as used in the PixmaPro 9500 (pigment ink called Lucia = light in Latin )
...just for your information...

Kindest regards!

Max@Home

iPF5000 sounds incredible! ... and luminous-landscape.com seems to always do great reviews for people like me who don't like reading! After that review the 4800 is not of interest ....

[malevy]

Definitly stick with the epson I love the quality of the prints

[TonyK]

It would help to compare printers that use the same ink. Dye based inks tend to fade faster and unless one uses special paper they could run when wet.

Recently I purchased an Epson R800 having moved on from a Canon S530D. The Canon is a good printer and ink can be found at many locations such as CompUSA. So don't let ink availability be a distraction/concern.

Look at both and get the one that fits your needs and budget.

Take care,

[270weatherby]

I have a canon 6000d & hate the pictures it puts out. It also sucks ink like it's free. I regret getting it, though it does make ok 4X6's. I only use it to print out documents now & send pics to mpix for enlargments.

[TheKO]

I have a Canon i9900. It is a great printer -very fast. If I had it do over again, I'd probably go after an Epson. Seems everyone supports Epson with inks, papers etc.

I do get great prints from the Canon though -

[golfer]

I have been using the i9900 for about a year and a half now. Mostly for 8x10's and to my eye, it's output is simply beautiful. Printing is fast and the color output is wonderful. To date, color fading has not been an issue. The biggest problem with this printer is the small ink cartridges which don't last near enough. I am in the process of trying some different ink to reduce ink costs. The cartridges are about 12.00 ea. Short of that I have to give this printer great marks.

[magicmikey]

I just ordered a refurbished R1800 from Epson for $299. I also got free shipping. At that price, I couldn't pass it up.

Michael

[Kevin Barrett]

I have an old Epson R800, and mostly utilze color labs. However, If I were in the market I would probably go with a Canon printer that utilizes pigment inks.

[LeeK]

We currently do soft proofs w/the i9900...this fall I hope to get the ipf8000...the 330 ml inks are just under $2k, the 770 ml inks are around $3200...my purpose in getting a 44" machine is to be able to do our own 40x60's for our own advertising...in the scheme of things there are relatively few that will be able to hang w/that...and that is what I want to show...some prints will be from scanned 4x5 the others hopefully from the 1Ds2...will run test's of course but I've seen some nice work at those sizes...so I intend to shove it down the competitors throats in terms of size, quality and offerings...isn't domination a beautiful thing!

[24-heures]

I've had my Canon i9950 (i9900 in the USA) since the launch and it has been fantastic. I would strongly advise Canon inks only though since I had a lot of problems with alternate sources but since changing back have had only good prints. I strongly recommend it. perhaps one day I'll upgrade to the Pixma 9500 but for the moment I am very happy with what I've got. Incidentally, I find the Moab matte paper just fabulous.