Choose my printer for me!

I'm pretty sure I'm going to aim for the Canon i9900, however, I may have overlooked some other potentials. What printer would you recommend?

I love my Epson R-800 and I'm contemplating going to their newer wider format R-1800.

any other suggestions?

Obviously everyone agrees with me!!!YES!!!

Haha, I'd at least like an agreement from someone.

I think you will find that the vast majority of the forum members use either a Canon or an Epson inkjet printer. In either brand, as long as you stay away from the bottom/cheapest model, you'll probably do OK.

I'm still using one that is over five years old and still hums along fine.

Do not buy a printer on the basis of initial price.

---Bob Gross---

Good call Bob.

I initially chose the i9900 because I haven't seen any other printers and this one performs like a dream. What other options do I have?

If you want really excellent black and white as well as color and you want to print pictures larger than 8.5X11 then the Epson R2400 is the printer to look at closely!

I do want the option to print large images if possible.

Well the Epson R2400 is a spectacular printer. It is optimized for black and white printing. It is expensive but I think it produces stunning photos.

I have the R2400 and it is truly a magnificent printer.

If larger than A4 is what you want to be able to print... I'd get the 9900. As of yesterday, I have the 6600 and I love it. I can't believe the build quality and functionality for under (U.S.) $200.00. But it only prints up to A4 size, which wasn't a problem for me since that is all I'm interested in being able to produce at home. Anything else, I'd just as soon have it done at Mpix or some other online digital lab.

I have the pixma iP5000 and it rocks. Check out the 9600 dpi specs.

Flawless for me.

The major reason I chose the Epson, other than print quality and ease of adjusting image control, is the fact that they use pigment based inks (archival) rather than dye based ink...For some reason I want to think that maybe someone would like to see my images 75 years from now....I got tired of seeing photos I gave to someone 3-4 years ago hanging in a frame looking only purple and brown..all other colors faded away....as I may have mentioned, I go to Costa Rica and shoot a lot...Give photos to friends of their families and return the next year to see just a blank frame on the wall...with the epson the photos look as fresh as the day I printed them...The Epson R-1800 uses the same ink and technology but prints larger photos...last time I checked (3-4 months ago they were around $450..........I have no regets on my R800, in fact I will be selling it this winter to buy the larger R1800........ I'm not sure about the Canon's archival ratings..