Does anyone know if this printer still uses cogs to pull the paper through? I realise it employs an air feed system but would imaging this only keeps the paper flat and has nothing to do with paper transportation.
Hmm.. Good question. My impression is that the air feed and vacuum system is being used to move the paper through the PRO-1000, it's one reason the Fine Art Paper size restriction with the Pixma Pro-1 and PRO-10 have been removed.
Beyond that, and the slightly larger gamut of the new inks, another of the features I really appreciate with the PRO-1000 is the much improved design and organization of the user interface on the printer. Also the larger ink tanks and their location.
My feeling after working with a PRO-1000 for about seven weeks is that it really does an excellent job with black and white as well with color on gloss and semi-gloss "luster" media. I'll find out how it does with matte surfaces in a week or two.
So far the profiles provided by Canon, Red River, and Moab have been very, very good to excellent. I am attributing that to the built-in calibration system which promises a printer to printer match of within delta 2.0. That is specifically that is promised for Canon media but it looks like it is holding true for my printer with Moab and Red River media so far