Best printer

[ned1]

Hi all,
I was just thinking if I should replace my printer or not as I am having a little bit of a problem with jets blocking etc, can anyone tell me which is the best (A4) without breaking the bank.
Thanks
Ned

[Quad]

Well this is a Canon favoring crowd but that is not the reason for this. Canon i9900

http://www.maximumpc.com/2004/06/canon_i9900.html

I don't have it though as I send to lab but maybe I will get one for my second annual 50th birthday. (got the 5d for the first one so I thought I would stick to 50 for a few years more).

[Ronald S. Jr.]

i9900 is an awesome printer. I've had mine for close to a year, and I'm still stunned by the prints it turns out.

[beachgirl]

Hi, what is the (A4, A3, ect.) I know they are print size but which is which?? Sorry to barge this thread :)

[ned1]

Hi, what is the (A4, A3, ect.) I know they are print size but which is which?? Sorry to barge this thread :)

Here you go :shock:
Paper size Millimetres
AO 841x1189
A1 594x841
A2 420x594
A3 297x420
A4 210x297
A5 148x210
A6 105x148
A7 74x105

Hope this helps
Ned ;)

[coreypolis]

epson r2400

canon i9900 has it beat for vibrancy and speed, but thats about it. The epson is an amazing printer, and one that will last for a long time.

[Ronald S. Jr.]

Not being a smartass, but if the i9900 has it beat for color and speed, what's the epson got? You're saying it's more durable? Gotta say..my i990 still looks and acts like it just came out of that monstrous box yesterday.

[coreypolis]

Not being a smartass, but if the i9900 has it beat for color and speed, what's the epson got? You're saying it's more durable? Gotta say..my i990 still looks and acts like it just came out of that monstrous box yesterday.

roll paper options, panorama ability, much better archivelness, more paper options, ability to maximize DMAX to the paper type, print directly on cd/dvd etc

the epson 2200 and now the 2400 is the standard for this size range in the pro market, and the epson line certainly takes the cake among large format printers

[Ronald S. Jr.]

Any thoughts on this new pixma pro 9500 (?) that I've been hearing about? Haven't seen one around yet.

[coreypolis]

Any thoughts on this new pixma pro 9500 (?) that I've been hearing about? Haven't seen one around yet.

thats the problem, no one really has

[BillMarks]

Where did anyone say the i9900 has the R2400 beat for color? I read it had the R2400 beat for vibrancy--which is just one dimension of color.

While it is possible that other printers outperform epson printers, one has to wonder why so many professionals use epson printers. Even the Canon reps at the Micro Center near me refer to epson as the gold standard.

[Ronald S. Jr.]

Where did anyone say the i9900 has the R2400 beat for color? I read it had the R2400 beat for vibrancy--which is just one dimension of color.

While it is possible that other printers outperform epson printers, one has to wonder why so many professionals use epson printers. Even the Canon reps at the Micro Center near me refer to epson as the gold standard.

Settle down big fella...I was speculating, which, while it may be erroneous, it is my right. Vibrancy is a dimension of color. However, an important one when printing. Let's let this issue die, shall we?

[coreypolis]

Where did anyone say the i9900 has the R2400 beat for color? I read it had the R2400 beat for vibrancy--which is just one dimension of color.

While it is possible that other printers outperform epson printers, one has to wonder why so many professionals use epson printers. Even the Canon reps at the Micro Center near me refer to epson as the gold standard.

very true, though its hard to measure color accuracy as a lot depends on it. the canon does look more vibrant, but since it fades so much faster, I'd have a hard time selling that.

I loved my 2200, it had some quirks, but was a beast for 2 ears, until the 4800 landed in my lap via a $400 rebate. I haven't found a paper/ink combo better that it with the ilford galleries smooth gloss, but thats just personal opinion.

my dad has owned the s9000, i9100 and the i9900, but he doesn't know enough to take advantage of their qualities. He's also had very poor results with their workmanship, but all he does is call Canon and they send him a new one and tell him to send the old one in a box back to them.

[beachgirl]

Here you go :shock:
Paper size Millimetres
AO 841x1189
A1 594x841
A2 420x594
A3 297x420
A4 210x297
A5 148x210
A6 105x148
A7 74x105

Hope this helps
Ned ;)


Thanks Ned;)

[BillMarks]

Settle down big fella...I was speculating, which, while it may be erroneous, it is my right. Vibrancy is a dimension of color. However, an important one when printing. Let's let this issue die, shall we?

I am settled and will defend your right to be erroneous in your speculations. Why you would want to be erroneous in your speculations is beyond me, but it is certainly your right!

Vibrancy is an important aspect of color to some people--but not all. But like before you are free to be erroneous in all your speculations...

Sorry if pointing out your erroneous speculations embarrassed you.

[Ronald S. Jr.]

Erroneous speculations.



I just thought it had to be said again. :rolleyes:

[Jeece]

I work in a small print-shop and we have an i9900 (it was there before I was hired a few months ago). I'm no printer-expert, but I think it does a wonderful job. I use it mostly for small quantity business cards (less than 1000) that don't need printing-press quality, 11x17 posters and various commercial/personnal documents (restaurant menus, photo enlargement...). Quality is awesome on photos, speed is OK I guess, but I don't have other printers in the same category to compare. Cool features are auto-on and off.

Only drawbacks (to me):
The "silent mode". Oh sure, it prints quietly... But the paper loading goes like: Clunk!!! Click-a-click-a-click... (sometimes as long as 10 seconds worth of clicks) clunk! I've sent the "Always silent" setting to the printer, but there must be something wrong with it. YMMV.

Sometimes when an ink tank drains, it shows on the prints BEFORE I'm warned on screen. Even though the printer is near me, I don't always keep an eye on the done sheets, I keep on working on something else. Suddenly, oh, lookee, 2 whole sheets without yellow... then: *Change yellow cartridge*. :|

Keep in mind we do a heavy commercial usage of the printer, so maybe it's just dying of fatigue. :D