Back again: Canon PIXMA PRO-100 for $59 after $250 rebate

artsf wrote in post #18721547
I received my pro-100 a week ago and really like it a lot. Setup (wireless) was super easy. Prints look exactly as on the screen, I haven’t wasted a single sheet yet, every print is a keeper. Canon Pro Luster and Semi-Gloss photo paper are great for showcasing sharpness and detail. I ordered precision colors ink refill with modified cartridges. I just learned that borderless printing is not recommended so I decided to print 8x10” using 8.5x11” paper and 12x18” using 13x19” paper. Besides, 12x18” frames are 3x cheaper than 13x19” (rare size).

I've printed border-less 13x19. Came out flawless.

Chet wrote in post #18721583
I've printed border-less 13x19. Came out flawless.

No concern about ink over-spraying?

Chet wrote in post #18721583
I've printed border-less 13x19. Came out flawless.

Same here.

artsf wrote in post #18721592
No concern about ink over-spraying?

Nope.

I have some 3 printer heads and a spare printer. I was going to buy this but I think I’m covered. I got all mine free and been using 3rd Party ink and all the buy one get nine deals on paper I’ve had the cheapest printing ever. I think total cost for 8x10 is some 8 cents

Chet wrote in post #18722109
Nope.

Do you print with ‘standard’ or ‘high’ quality settings? And also are you using 16-bit driver? I tried using it one time and the print took forever to come out so I switched back to 8-but printing, not sure if there is a difference.

artsf wrote in post #18722294
Do you print with ‘standard’ or ‘high’ quality settings? And also are you using 16-bit driver? I tried using it one time and the print took forever to come out so I switched back to 8-but printing, not sure if there is a difference.

I don't know about a 16bit driver? I print all Photo quality prints at highest settings. It does take a while to print, yes.

Canon's website offers a "PRO-100 series XPS Printer Driver Ver.5.86 (Windows)"
and a "PRO-100 series Printer Driver Ver.1.06 (Windows)".

I don't know why there's such a version number distance between the two,
but the XPS driver is described as
"XPS printer drivers support 16-bpc printing, which enables more smooth gradation printing than the current drivers (8-bpc printing)."

I've had my own PRO-100 for a short time only, and I've only used the XPS drivers
on my Windows 7 Ultimate PC. Print time has come in at around 1 minute for a full-page
print on 8.5" by 11" paper with lots of color variances.
Print output is exceptional, and I don't consider a full minute to be 'slow' for such a large print
at highest quality settings.

I cannot compare to the V1.06 driver, though maybe I should.

I was talking a borderless 13x19 print as taking a while to print. 8.5x11 is considerably faster.

Awesome,
and yes, 13x19 paper is meant to be fore a 12x18" matte. The extra inch is for the border that the matte covers.

Talley wrote in post #18722118
I have some 3 printer heads and a spare printer. I was going to buy this but I think I’m covered. I got all mine free and been using 3rd Party ink and all the buy one get nine deals on paper I’ve had the cheapest printing ever. I think total cost for 8x10 is some 8 cents

I've asked before, and I'm gonna ask again:
When, How, Where, does one find the 'buy 1, get nine free' paper deals!?
I've got the printer, so I wanna stock up on the paper!
Whatizit? An email-exclusive invitation?

SkedAddled wrote in post #18723075
I've asked before, and I'm gonna ask again:
When, How, Where, does one find the 'buy 1, get nine free' paper deals!?
I've got the printer, so I wanna stock up on the paper!
Whatizit? An email-exclusive invitation?

Possibly around black Friday.

Chet wrote in post #18723109
Possibly around black Friday.

I'll have to look for that.
Thank you, Chet.

That crazy paper deal had nothing to do with paper purchases. It was tied into ink purchases. If I recall you could buy the inkset and
get X amount of paper. You could also buy two cartridges and get the same X amount of paper. So by buying eight cartridges two at
a time you got buried in a ton of paper. I believe this was done thru the Canon Store only not normal retailers.

Furlan wrote in post #18723152
That crazy paper deal had nothing to do with paper purchases. It was tied into ink purchases. If I recall you could buy the inkset and
get X amount of paper. You could also buy two cartridges and get the same X amount of paper. So by buying eight cartridges two at
a time you got buried in a ton of paper. I believe this was done thru the Canon Store only not normal retailers.

Canon store historically has had an annual buy 1 get 9 free sale on all paper. It's a pretty massive sale... one that I've taken advantage of 3 times and now have over some 6,000 4x6, 3,000 8x10 and last I counted some 1,200 13x19 paper.

I need to start selling my paper lol