Canon 9500 vs. Epson 3800

Sorry to start yet-another thread. I'm about to buy a printer and it's down to these two. I'm leaning toward the 9500. Does anyone have a feel for the cost of ink for these two? A friend of mine has the 9500 and he loves it but he says the ink will be cheaper for the Epson 3800 due to the larger tank size.

Anyone have any feel for the relative printing costs? I am not going to be printing a very high volume as I send most stuff out to a local lab.

I got my Epson printer 3800, and i don't know the comparison between it and Canon models, but from long time ago i heard Epson is great for Imaging printing, so i will advise you to get Epson 3800, just reading the performance or features making me loving it more and more.

check those reviews on B&H for both printers

http://www.bhphotovide​o.com …Inkjet.html#got​o_itemInfo

http://www.bhphotovide​o.com …rinter.html#got​o_itemInfo

Thanks Tareq. I'll check out the reviews.

dlpasco wrote in post #4738509
Thanks Tareq. I'll check out the reviews.

Welcome

You are right that the cost per mL will be lower with the 3800. However I would think that the 5100 and the 3800 are a better comparison. The cost per mL might be slightly lower with the Canon 5100.
Both Printers handle 17 inch wide prints. Where the 9500 is only 13 inches wide (enough for me). The Epson 2400 which is a 13 inch wide printer is a better comparison to the 9500.
The Canon ipf5100 has 12 inks a wider color gamut than the 3800. But the 3800 is a slightly small printer and can print down to 4x6 media. The smallest media on the ipf5100 is 8x10. But the 5100 will also take roll paper and the 3800 will not.

Hope this helps.

-Kevin

kcgil wrote in post #4754202
You are right that the cost per mL will be lower with the 3800. However I would think that the 5100 and the 3800 are a better comparison. The cost per mL might be slightly lower with the Canon 5100.
Both Printers handle 17 inch wide prints. Where the 9500 is only 13 inches wide (enough for me). The Epson 2400 which is a 13 inch wide printer is a better comparison to the 9500.
The Canon ipf5100 has 12 inks a wider color gamut than the 3800. But the 3800 is a slightly small printer and can print down to 4x6 media. The smallest media on the ipf5100 is 8x10. But the 5100 will also take roll paper and the 3800 will not.

Hope this helps.

-Kevin

And those points in the past when i read about it making me to be more confusing, and many times thinking to get more than 1 printer, what do you think?
I like to print all sizes, as i i want 4x6 [or 5x7] family photos, but i want to print as large as i can for another photos such as landscapes.
And i want to ask, i read about that canon printer using 12 inks, is that giving better quality than other printers or more colors or doesn't matter how many colors using?

I think 13" is wide enough for me as well. If I want something larger I can always use a commercial lab. The other consideration for me is volume. I won't be printing that much and I'm concerned that the 80ml ink tanks will not have a long enough shelf life. $500 to replace them is also a concern.

Thanks to both of you for your input. I appreciate it.

An old thread but....

Although the stated shelf life is 6 months, I've had 2200mL cartridges for over a year with no noticable color shift or clogs due to carts.

I have a Epson 9880 now and got rid of my 4800 but I'm thinking of the Canon 9500 or the Epson 2880 or 3800.

The 2880 has better paper handling but 1.4x the ink cost and the printer is much more expensive than the 3800 when you consider how much ink you get with the 3800.

The 3800 leaves bigger marks on prints than the 2880 when doing boarderless printing.

The Canon 9500 is about the same as the 2880 (relatively) but I like the print software that comes with it and I can attach a camera right to it. Since I have a 9880 I don't care about roll feed and the smaller printer would mostly be used for 8x10s or smaller. The wife would be using it for family stuff and I find its little print program easy for her to use while I do the more complicated stuff with PS and the 9880. The switch between matte and gloss is also easier and wastes less ink than the Epsons.