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Brand New Canon IPF6400 $1,799 - go for it?
uintaangler:
I have been very happy with my Epson 4900 ( as long as I print a nozzle check every day ) but would love to move up to 24" wide
How does the Canon IPF8400 compare to the new Epson 24" wide printers?
Is Canon rolling out something new that I would be better served waiting for?
Thanks.
deanwork:
Yes, Canon is rolling out something new, a new line of IPF printers. They have improved the speed of the machines and they have a slightly better gamut I believe ( though I certainly have no need to either of these changes.) The bad thing they did was screw up the inkset in regard to it's longevity. Now it has become the least permanent out there, with Epson cleaning their clock in the area of print permanence, ( and possibly bw rendition as well with their 4 mono ink models )
So, in my opinion the prices on the 8400 models are a fantastic buy if you want 44". It's like buy a set of inks and get the printer free. Actually the best buy I've seen in the 15 years I've been doing this. I almost thought about buying another one but just don't need it and they are so damn big and heavy to move around. I wouldn't buy one of the new about to be released ones if the permanence is what they say it is, I'd probably go for one of the Epson's and I've been down on Epson for about 9 years.
John
--- Quote from: uintaangler on April 27, 2016, 03:32:38 pm ---I have been very happy with my Epson 4900 ( as long as I print a nozzle check every day ) but would love to move up to 24" wide
How does the Canon IPF8400 compare to the new Epson 24" wide printers?
Is Canon rolling out something new that I would be better served waiting for?
Thanks.
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uintaangler:
Correction, it is the 24" IPF6400 that is being offered for $1,799.
MHMG:
--- Quote from: deanwork on April 27, 2016, 07:01:20 pm ---Now it has become the least permanent out there, with Epson cleaning their clock in the area of print permanence, ( and possibly bw rendition as well with their 4 mono ink models )
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We don't really know that yet about Canon's latest ink set. On the face of it in consideration of the latest (and woefully incomplete) longevity claims Canon has published to date about its latest printers and inks, your comment might well be true :( Canon may very well have decided longevity isn't a major selling point (it probably isn't) and have opted to trade longevity for equal or improved color gamut without the use of the primary green and blue (violet) inks used in the older set. However, I'm personally finding it hard to believe Canon's chemists and management team allowed this backwards slide in longevity and much easier to believe Canon's marketing folks have just bungled their print longevity message. The new Canon ink set has yet to be tested independently and in a direct head-to-head comparison against the new Epson ink set on a few key media. When that happens we will know for sure.
cheers,
Mark
http://www.aardenburg-imaging.com
Benny Profane:
But, will the ink still be available for the older model for some time?
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