Epson vs Canon?
- Started 17 years ago
- Last post 15 years ago
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- duckseason
I am in the market for a printer.
I was looking at the following:
Epson R1900
Epson R2880
Canon Pixma Pro 9000
Canon Pixma Pro 9500I have read a lot of reviews online, so I suppose I know the pros and cons of the bunch.
I was just wondering if anyone here has used one or more of the four, and if they could share there thoughts.
Obviously there is a cost difference between the lower/higher end from each company - I am just looking to get the most bang for my buck. This would be used, primarily, for personal projects, some photography - nothing necessarily that needs to be gallery quality, just good all around. Like I said before, I'm just looking to get the most out of whatever amount I end up spending.
- acescence0
look at ink costs, whether you can get generic brands, if it lets you print black when the color has run out, or doesn't make you replace all colors when just one runs out.
inkjets are a vehicle for selling ink, period. they make negligible amounts of profit from the machine itself.
- they will give away inkjet printers because of the ink. same thing for cell phones, here is a phone now sign a contract.********
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- they will give away inkjet printers because of the ink. same thing for cell phones, here is a phone now sign a contract.
- humain0
Canon.
We got the Pixma Pro 9000 and are greatly satisfied with it. We use it for presentations, etc (design work). With the right paper, the colors are deep, rich and solid.
What I hear from people with Epsons is that the printheads dry, and you need then clean them, which spends more ink and takes time. We'll have the Canon on the shelf for months and then take it out and it's ready to go, no hassle.
The ink prices are OK, the Photo Cyan and Photo Magenta go twice as quick as any other color.
- inhaler970
I back Epson's work. But ive never used canon since its not as archival as the epson inks.
bad things about the epson= swapping the matte black and the photo black, and when using papers that are not epson (like hahnemulle) the rollers dont catch the paper, which is EXTREMELY annoying. Im happy with printing, and with a well calibrated system, I print what I see from the screen.
- hektor9110
I got the Canon 9000 great printer..... expensive ink though!
- jaylarson0
+1 pixma pro9000. epson has a better variety of paper though. supposedly there are drivers and templates so canon can use epson papers. haven't found them yet. :(
- JG_LB0
epson
i've had the r1800, 1900 and 2880 at work and have always gotten amazing prints. just use icc profiles accordingly and you'll have portfolio or museum quality prints without breaking the bank
- duckseason0
is it a pretty big jump in quality from the epson 1900 to the 2880?
- it's a bit noticeable to me in my BW photos only because i stare at them with a vigilant eye but i wouldn't say you need the 2880, 1900 is more than goodJG_LB
- mkowal0
I recently purchased an Epson 3800. If you are printing frequently, you will recoup the initial purchase price through savings on ink. Check the size of the ink cartridges on each printer and attempt to gauge how much you will be printing.
- Nairn0
I've had both a decent quality canon A3 and an Epson A3 printer, the latter of which I'm on now. I'd recommend both brands, but the reasons I went Epson were to the with the machine itself (can print on continuous rolls and on thick card stock (like thick thick), and I'd also noticed how quickly Canon ink faded (within a year in bright uv conditions (ie. outside-ish) or within 2-3 indoor use), though this was 3-5 years ago, so perhaps things have changed.
I'd say you focus on the feature set available and the cost of ink, as already mentioned. I think a lot of responses to the Canon vs. Epson question come down to personal opinion, more than anything.
- ********0
I need a basic printer .. doesn't need to be excellent.
Ink costs seem like a complete rip-off, so I'm going to buy a CISS (Continuous Ink System) to replace the cartridges.
Does anyone have any recommendations for a printer? Just needs to be A4 .. nothing fancy - I'm thinking about an Epson P50 maybe.
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- vaxorcist0
My experience....
Epson R1800... it jammed alot and/or seemed to think it was out of paper when it was not, also I had to re-install ink sometimes just to get it to print... and it often printed blank pages, then stopped....I started thinking EPSON = Eventually Printing Something or Nothing
When it worked, the R1800 gave great glossy color prints, I didn't figure out how to get great matte out of it, but probably didn't try hard enough....
Canon 9500... just worked, not always the richest colors right out of the box, but, I hit print, and it printed, which was a revelation to me... after some tweeking, I got the colors I liked.... it was supposedly about as archival as the R1800, but pricier.... great matte prints without too much tweeking....
- nthkl0
Epson if you want epic prints that could end up in a gallery. The drivers have always been a bitch to get working... And they shouldn't be.
Canon/HP if you need it to print when you hit the print button. HP's, though the ink color was eh, always worked and never skipped a beat.
- ********0
Are CISS solutions worth it?
- dibec0
Epson. Had a Canon Pixma 9500 for years. Beautiful prints, awesome color. You will bleed money for ink. Check this link out ...
http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Sto…
Epson 3880. Awesome deal.
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- RumperChunk0
I got a daisy wheel printer.... Takes 4.5 days to print a page at a resolution of 9 dpi....
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