Canon i9900

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• 9 stars

  Lots-o-fun. Photos look like 25 asa Kodak ultra color film.

  by idno0000-review on August 7, 2005

  Pros: Small footprint. Incredible seamless gradations.

  Cons: Loud. Feels a little like a toy printer.

  Summary: What I wanted to know before I bought the printer – that I didn’t see reported here – was this: How does it print on 24 lb text stock? Can I ...

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  Summary: What I wanted to know before I bought the printer – that I didn’t see reported here – was this: How does it print on 24 lb text stock? Can I use use this as a traditional printer as well as for photos?
  
  The answer is this. As for paper handling, it’s about as good as most good low-cost, ink-jets on the market. And we had no complaints about the speed. But the print quality gets lost on a paper with some absorption. We tried printing on various mediums and compared the output to other ink-jets in our office. Although the final output was better on the i9900, the difference was not compelling. Most folks won’t see much difference on text paper. Not so for photo paper.
  
  We needed the large format and output quality for press proofs. On photo paper, the output quality was breathtaking. I’ve never really bothered to print a photo on an office printer because we work with professional photo processors in New York, or mail to Kodak. This printer changed everything. If you’ve spent time in the dark room burning and dodging then this printer will still not be up to snuff. However if you are happy to send your photos off to Kodak (not Wal-Mart where they melt them to speed up the development so all latitude is destroyed and so that shots end up looking polarized) you can toss out your Kodak mailers now. Try a duotone. The gradation will blow you away.
  Enjoy.

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  18 out of 18 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 1 stars

  BIG Disappointment!

  by on September 1, 2004

  Pros: FAST! Large prints.

  Cons: I have had a lot of problems with yellowing of color and B&W prints when I print on anything other that Canon Paper a few days after printing. If I had known that when I purchased it, I would have NEVER had bought it or even considered it. Canon onl

  24 out of 35 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 9 stars

  9 out of 10, use only canon paper

  by PSSaini on August 9, 2005

  Pros: Fantastic quality (on photo paper pro, photo paper plus glossy), incredible print speed, usb2.0 and firewire capable.

  Cons: enormous footprintpaper tray only accepts one size at a time (the best pixma supports two types of paper at once)

  Summary: ***To get the best pictures out of this machine, I recommend getting at least a 6 megapixel digital camera. If you used anything lower, just save your money and buy ...

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  Summary: ***To get the best pictures out of this machine, I recommend getting at least a 6 megapixel digital camera. If you used anything lower, just save your money and buy a canon pixma.
  
  This printer prints 4x6, 5x7, 8.5x11 (NOT 8x10), and 13/19. All the sizes print at speeds as canon declares them to be. Canon also advised to only used canon photo paper. Thier photo paper pro is as close to the photo lab as you can get. I DO NOT RECOMMEND thier matte paper...you might as well use regular copy paper. I paired this printer with the Epson 4990 PHOTO scanner and was blown away by the enlarged pictures I made from old prints of my parents (which were taken in the 1950s and 60s). If you plan to use this to enlarge some of your older pics, it is imperative that you pair this machine with a good scanner. Otherwise your printouts will not do justice to the price you pay for the printer. As far as the space it takes up, be prepared to give up a fair amount of space on your desk. Also I should note that canon's color cartridges do not have to replaced often. After 100 or so 4x6 prints, 50 or so 5x7 prints, 50 or so 8.5x11 prints and 20 13x19 prints, i only had to replace the cyan and magenta cartridge. If you look hard enough you can find this color cartridges for about $7 shipped.

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  15 out of 15 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 7 stars

  Great edge to edge printing at 13 by 19

  by Pictureman on March 15, 2005

  Pros: Fantastic color gamut and density

  Cons: Not very reliable

  Summary: After 300 prints (both color and b&w) the printing carriage shifted causing the print head to touch the paper. This is a problem that Canon is aware of; ...

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  Summary: After 300 prints (both color and b&w) the printing carriage shifted causing the print head to touch the paper. This is a problem that Canon is aware of; the Canon people told the local service center to look for the problem! I am pleased with the quality when the printer is working...but the service center said the printer may fail again. From here on out, its going to be stress-city worrying about failure at a critical time in producing cusotmer's prints.

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  5 out of 5 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 10 stars

  The Only At Home Printing Answer!!!

  by adriennedevita on August 5, 2005

  Pros: Professional Quality, Quick Printing, Envious Friends!

  Cons: Given the Quality and other alternatives out, there are NO CONS!

  Summary: I just purchased the Canon i9900 because CNET reviewers raved about the picture quality. Well...drum roll please...they weren't lying!!! I have spent about $2,000 on printers ...

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  Summary: I just purchased the Canon i9900 because CNET reviewers raved about the picture quality. Well...drum roll please...they weren't lying!!! I have spent about $2,000 on printers over the years, and I have 4 broken ones sitting in a closet accumulating dust. Their quality, including my black and white laser printer, can't even TOUCH the professional photo lab quality of the Canon i9900! And you might think the 13 x 19 prints wouldn't be as clear as the 4 x 6...think again! With my Canon EOS 20D camera and over 8 megapixels, the printing quality on the 13 x 19 Photo Paper Pro is UNREAL!!! Regardless of your camera, if your picture is good, the Canon i9900 will be fantastic! Get the right paper, and you don't have to waste time going to a photo place or pay shipping charges getting pics made online when you need them now, and you need them flawless! P.S. - Abes of Maine currently has a killer deal on the printer and you can also get another set of ink cartridges and paper for the same price you'd pay just for the printer on other web sites!

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  4 out of 4 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 9 stars

  i9900 vs Epson printers

  by dwbrowning on August 29, 2005

  Pros: Great color w/o a lot of tweaking

  Cons: None yet - maybe color ink usage too unbalanced

  Summary: Regarding paper - try Ilford Galerie Professional Inkjet Photo Range Classic Pearl Paper (GREAT), or Galerie Smooth Gloss or Smooth Pearl (I have them with good recommendations, but no experience). ...

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  Summary: Regarding paper - try Ilford Galerie Professional Inkjet Photo Range Classic Pearl Paper (GREAT), or Galerie Smooth Gloss or Smooth Pearl (I have them with good recommendations, but no experience). Download the zip file that provides the i9900 profile (with Canon ink) from Ilford.com. The combo is great out of the box with no tweaking - my calibrated monitor shows WYSIWYG on the printed photo.
  
  I've used a couple of Epsons, including the 1280, and always seem to be tweaking things to get the photos to print correctly. Ilford's been around a long time and has high quality products.

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  3 out of 4 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 3 stars

  Disappointing dynamic range, high ink consumption

  by wburychka on March 16, 2007

  Pros: Fast and quiet

  Cons: Milky or "filmy" prints even on expensive Canon paper

  Summary: I bought this last October--needed a large format printer immediately, so I couldn't wait for the new models--with the $100 rebate (still waiting for that, BTW).
  
  The printer is
  
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  Summary: I bought this last October--needed a large format printer immediately, so I couldn't wait for the new models--with the $100 rebate (still waiting for that, BTW).
  
  The printer is great for bright colors and bright pictures generally. If you have a wide range with midtones and shadow areas, though, it is absolutely awful. It's like everything has a film over it. Highlights and bright areas are OK, but black and dark areas just cannot be rendered properly.
  
  On Ilford smooth gloss, dark areas suffer from severe banding--only avoided with Canon Photo Paper Pro. Even then, though, it as though there is no black ink--only dark gray. I think I have probably wasted as much ink and paper trying to get proper prints, as I paid for the printer. I've about decided it would be cheaper to just move near a photolab where I can walk over for prints!
  
  I know some people rave about this printer. Either my standards are too high, or this printer is a dud. It did have a loose part inside that I had to have repaired within the first month.

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  2 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 5 stars

  Great photos, but...

  by angsmith on November 27, 2006

  Pros: Great print quality

  Cons: Gigantic machine, eats ink, unreliable

  Summary: I've had this printer for a little over 2 years. It's great for printing photos - they look as good as any photo shop. However, I've spent ...

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  Summary: I've had this printer for a little over 2 years. It's great for printing photos - they look as good as any photo shop. However, I've spent hundreds of dollars on ink cartridges (they seem to need replacing every couple of months, even with light use) and I've had to have the logic board replaced twice. Not to mention that the printer is huge and takes up more than half of my desk space. I wouldn't buy it again, but do think the print quality will be hard to beat.

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  2 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 2 stars

  Faulty Paper Handing - Faulty Installation disks

  by on June 17, 2004

  Pros: None. I think Epson and HP make more reliable products. This is the second Canon printer I have returned.

  Cons: I have been a computer professional for 10+ years and understand how to install equipment and software. After unpacking the printer I read through the documentation and followed the step by step instructions. During driver installation twice the cdrom fai

  3 out of 5 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 5 stars

  Great printer -- not great reliability

  by RHartzell on May 24, 2007

  Pros: Nice output

  Cons: Didn't last 3 years

  Summary: This was my first photo inkjet -- bought it in July 2004.
  
  Overall I've been very satisfied with the quality of my output, though I'm not a camera
  
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  Summary: This was my first photo inkjet -- bought it in July 2004.
  
  Overall I've been very satisfied with the quality of my output, though I'm not a camera geek and I never print B&W stuff.
  
  However, just last week my i9900 refused to turn on. I took it to a Canon authorized service facility, paid my $25 nonrefundable deposit to have it evaluated, and a couple of days later the service agent called to tell me that the problem wasn't with the power supply and that the only alternative was to replace the print head and the main circuit board -- total cost, $200 including labor (with a 6-month warranty thrown in).
  
  Ultimately I decided not to pay to have it repaired, and right now I don't have a warm and fuzzy feeling about Canon reliability. I paid $400 for this thing and the fact that it didn't last 3 years ... well, I'm less than thrilled.

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  2 out of 3 users found this user opinion helpful.

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