I am planning to buy photo printer. Price range is about $500. It will be used mostly for color images, occasionally for text. I don’t think I will need to print anything larger than 8.5x11". I am thinking about Canon PIXMA iP8500. Would it be a good choice? Will i9900 be much better? Any advice is highly appreciated. Thanks. Maxim
I have been thinking about buying the Canon i9900 as well so this is a good thread for me too. Is the i9900 good enough to sell professional quality prints..?
I have the Epson 2200 and it is amazing, I can print up to 13x17 and get quality that I can hang in my photography office. It is however $700, but you can get the model right below that for less and the only different is that it does not print 11x14. I went to brooks institute of photography and that is all they used. Research a few models before you trust anyones opinion.
Thanks! Is Epson 2200 really better than Canon i9900? It seems that Canon has slightly better specs (on paper): 4,800x1,200 and 2-picoliter droplets (Canon) vs 2,880x1,440 and 4-picoliter droplets (Epson). But I am sure something is missed here. What other specs I should look at choosing the printer?
You really cannot choose a printer based on specs. The specs don't really tell the story at all. You really need to look at reviews of the printers and judge for yourself. All the machines mentionsed here are exceptionally good printers. They all have advantages and disadvantages. The 2200 BTW is a ittle older than the Canon or the R800.
The new Epson R1800 that is coming out (may be out already) gives the features and quality of the R800 at 13x19 sizes... it should be worth looking into...
I'm completely happy with my Epson 2200 also.
The only drawback I have heard about the R1800 is an inability to feed thicker materials due to its paper path... I don't know the details on it yet, but I did read that Epson is not discontinuing the 2200.
Ive got the A3 printer - i9900, and although its a GREAT printer for borderless 6x4s up to borderless A3s, I've currently got it in being repaired (looked at) because every time I print an A3 image I get banding across my photograph!
There is a known problem with this printer for A3 banding. Mine is only 6 months old and still using some of the original cartridges that came in the box.
Hopefully the problem Im having is something that not many i9900 owners have, and it will be fixed soon under the manufacturers warranty.
