I have a 9800 that's trapped in my house due to a fire (careless smoking by the neighbour) so I got a Canon 6400 to carry on while in my temporary location. Very happy with the Canon in terms of output, I do artwork reproductions so the colours have to be right on (I was doing fine on the 9800 using Vera inks). The BIG difference is that I don't waste a pile of time, ink, energy and cursing at the 9800 while dealing with ink dropouts (clogs) sometimes even during a (big) print, then running multiple cleaning cycles, plus running a nozzle check before every print. The Canon just prints, no hassle at all.
Having said this, not all is roses, the Canon's sheet loading routine is a time wasting farce, but in balance way better than the hassles with the Epson.
As an aside, just putting this out there in case anyone has direct experience or other knowledge about the situation: due to size and other issues, the 9800 is the only personal possession still in my fire damaged house, which is being repaired as we speak. However the roof was entirely removed last week so my house has been topless for a week in the Canadian winter. The printer is bundled with a thick protective industrial type blanket but it's been exposed to sub-freezing temperatures for over a week. No time to drain the ink as we had to evacuate while the fire was blazing. I'm wondering what damage to the print head and other parts freezing might have done - no doubt I'll find out when the insurance co. hires Decision One to do the clean and recovery process, just wondering if I need to think about a replacement.
Ken