Question on printers

[RonNH]

I have had my Canon i960 for about 2 years, it did an outstanding job on photos because of the 6 color inks. Sadly, it bit the dust after thousands of photos and I went to get a replacement. I was not surprised when I found out this model was discontinued. The salesperson sold me on a Pixma 4000. I got it home and it was the worst printer I ever owned. Too much contrast that I had a little luck changing and the colors were just not up to par. I didn't get the nice shading that I got with my i960, so it went back to the store. I ordered a Canon ip6000D which has the same 6 ink set up as my old i960, but then I read the reviews on it and they said it printed slow. Now I'm wondering if I should have gotten the Pixma 5000, which got great reviews. Anyone out there care to comment on these models, I can probably cancel the order and I hate to keep bringing the printers back to the store. I juust want something identical or a little better than the i960 which was , in my opinion, the best photo printer out there. Thanks, Ron

 

[John in Florida]

Have you considered getting your printer repaired?

Unfortunately, it seems that Canon didn't come out with a direct replacement for the i960. The next best printer is the Pixma iP8500 which can be had for about $300. from Newegg and Buydig. This printer has 8 colors and prints up to 8.5 X 14....

Hope this helps..


John

 

[John in Florida]

Here's the link:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6785321273&category=99272&rd=1

 

[RonNH]

I already made the trade for the aforementioned Pixma 4000 and sent that one packing, so bu noy my old 960 would be long gone. The 8500 interested me, but I have a small photography business and would go crzy changing those ink tanks. I'm sure it would make phenominal photos. I'll just have to wait on the ip6000D and hope this does the job. Thanks for the feedback John.