how good is Canon Pixma Pro9000 mk II

Hi,

Somebody on craigslist is selling this printer for $175/offer (from a rebate offer) The prices seems pretty good, but quality wise, is this a good printer? I'm looking for a good photo printer, reasonably priced. Thanks.

It gets real good reviews on the B&H website. I wouldn't mind having one. If you are wanting to do B & W prints, the Pro9500 is supposed to do them better, but it is considerably more $$.

Thanks, the reviews seem to be pretty kind. It seems that there were some really sweet rebate deals, and people are flipping these for a quick buck. The 9500 seems to be the best, but I would have to pay full price.

BobOh wrote in post #12653341
It gets real good reviews on the B&H website. I wouldn't mind having one. If you are wanting to do B & W prints, the Pro9500 is supposed to do them better, but it is considerably more $$.

It is good and pretty much lives up to its reputation. I bought one but don't use it much though, I find it just as economical to order from a photo lab online, given the cost of the Pixma printer inks. I'm not sorry I bought it, and it does produce good results though when I need something done right away.

Make sure it comes with the ink. I have seen some sellers who take the ink out and sell it separately. Sometimes this is mentioned as an afterthought. Considering a whole set of inks go for around $130, replacing the ink is very expensive.

Good printer by the way, I have the Non MK II and like it but like Wallace River I don't use it that often due to the high cost of ink. Personally I think Canon is pricing themselves out of the printer market with their ink costs. I have a lot of experience with printer companies and can tell you the cost of ink is pennies to the gallon. The most expensive part of Canon ink is the cartridge followed by the carton it comes in and then maybe the little plastic bag.

Too bad really, I think people would print a lot more and and printer companies would make quite a bit more on volume than they do on the crazy prices they charge for ink.

I bought one on the same kinda deal from craigslist. It's a great printer if you can get that kinda price on it as long as the ink is there. They might even still package them with photoshop elements so you can either consider that a bonus or sell it and recoup part of the cost

Hi all, thanks for the comments. I got the printer for $160; (I probably couldn't went a bit lower since the guy agreed immediately. But at least the printer was completely virgin. He open the box right on the spot - everything was brand spanking new, and he only cut out the UPC to get his rebate, and I got his receipt.

they were selling them at B and H for $250 with a $200 rebate a few days ago. That's the main reason why you can find so many of them on Craigslist and Ebay less than $200.

I do several events a year that require me print onsite (against my better judgement, but that's another thread). I bought a Pixma Pro9000 MkII and love it. The customers were amazed that it printed so nice. Therefore, I bought another one. They are great, portable, cheap and the print quality is great. My only real complaint with it is the ink. I bought several complete sets of ink to take to each event. I've heard mixed reviews (most leaning to the negative) about ink tanks with these printers.

asysin2leads wrote in post #12687140
. My only real complaint with it is the ink. I bought several complete sets of ink to take to each event. I've heard mixed reviews (most leaning to the negative) about ink tanks with these printers.

I destroyed a Canon i9100 with a CIS and won't try that again. Epson's seem to behave better with CIS, at least a lot more systems are advertised for Epson.

I really like my Pro9000 but with the high cost of ink I generally will print a lot more at Costco.

asysin2leads wrote in post #12687140
I do several events a year that require me print onsite

I'd think that a dye-sub would be the logical choice for that?
(more expensive, but much, much faster)
Unless you need to print A3+ of course…

René Damkot wrote in post #12690967
I'd think that a dye-sub would be the logical choice for that?
(more expensive, but much, much faster)
Unless you need to print A3+ of course…

That is the logical choice and is most definitely something that we're looking to invest in for the very near future. The Pixma Pro9000 II was sufficient for the volume of prints we've done at the events. I also had enough help to get things printed off in a timely manner. There is a very large tournament that I might be getting the nod to provide photo services for. I am looking at getting 2 photo kiosks that would allow patrons to print pictures off from their media cards. I might as well make a little money off the GWOC, too. This would be in addition to me printing on-site as well.