I'm comparing these two printing technologies. Has anyone done reviews and how are these two monsters different? It seems people are too busy to do in-depth reviews on technology items recently. Very few on the new printers, very few on all the new cameras.
Most importantly I would like to know if Epson has caught Canon when it comes to print speed.
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The Canon's are pretty easy to evaluate, I believe it is just a "stretched" version of their other printers. I've been evaluating an ipf6100 for a while, and am really pleased with the output ... I assume the 9100 will match.
The Epson is a complete new beast, includng a major head redesign with several new technologies, some of which are in the smaller printers, but some key ones are unique to the 11880. There aren't many of these printers out there yet, but rumor is they are beginning to trickle in. Availability will be a challenge for a while.
Joeseph Holmes has a pretty thorough write up and some comparisions to previous Epson printers. Other than that all I've seen is Michael's statement in his article about the 1Ds Mark III.
"... Test prints were made on the brand new Epson 11880 printer, which I am also in the midst of testing. More about this exceptional new printer on these pages in November."
I'd love to compare the two printers but my 11880 hasn't arrived yet. Hopefully I'll still have the Canon when it does, but if not I will be able to print identical prints.
I couldn't quickly find the Canon speeds on the internet, but the 11880 is quite a bit faster than the 9880 according to Epson specs.
The 9800/80 speed for a 20x30 at 1440dpi is 12:00 , the 11880 is 8:17
The 9800/80 speed for a 20x30 at 2880dpi is 23:18, the 11880 is 13:24
The Canons speed also varies based on the number of passes/quality setting as well. I'm sure that information is out there, and they may still a little faster, I'm not sure. It doesn't sound like the speed difference is signifcant enough to be a major factor when deciding between the 2.
I'm unsure why the printer is so much more faster percentage wise at 2880 vs 1440, I assume it has something to do with the 11880 having double the nozzles for each color (360 vs 180) and more accurate placement of dots.