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Gurble wrote:
> Has anyone had any experience with this printer?

Perhaps not quite on this printer, but my 2c worth, is that for printing
photos, stick with Frog Prints or similar digital photo people.

The end result (quality and cost) vs home printers (quality and materials,
including ongoing costs) has made me switch away from printing on photo
printers.

I upload the photos, and they arrive in the mail within a day or two. And
you could get a lot of photos printed for the $400 odd you're looking at
spending on the printer.

But hey, good luck if you do decide to buy the photo printer, even if the
All Knowing Omnipotent (or should that be incompetent ?) WOger dictates
otherwise.

>Yes new print head every week..
>Print heads do not last..

>IT WAS POSTED IN THIS NEW GROUP BY A EX CANON SERVICE CHAP THAT THE PRINT
>HEADS ONLY HAD A 7 WEEKS WARANTEE.

New head every week, or every 7 weeks... which is it?

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> On Tue, 07 Oct 2003 23:43:45 +1300, Gurble <> wrote:
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> >On Tue, 07 Oct 2003 23:35:49 +1300, Big wrote:
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> >>On Tue, 07 Oct 2003 23:30:15 +1300, Gurble <> wrote:
> >>
> >>>Anyone used one? Any gotchas?
> >
> >Correction:
> >
> >Has anyone except Woger used one? Anyone except Woger care to comment
> >on any gotchas?
>
>
> IT WAS POSTED IN THIS NEW GROUP BY A EX CANON SERVICE CHAP THAT THE PRINT
> HEADS ONLY HAD A 7 WEEKS WARANTEE.
>
>
> So stick that in your Pipe and smoke it..
>
> Some one else here posted that you had to replace the print head after 5
> cartridge replacements.
>
>
> I would still by a Epson as they can use any type of ink, the Canon
can't,
> the only good thing about the Canon is the separate ink cartridges and
lower
> running costs..
>
> But in the long run could be dearer due to the print head not lasting, the
Ink
> corrodes the heating elements in the print head..
>
>
>
> But to me you just do not have the brains to understand all this..
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>

Gurble wrote:
> Has anyone had any experience with this printer?
>
> http://www.canon.co.nz/products/prin...ters/i850.html
>
> I see that www.prosouth.co.nz has them on special for $419 incl, which
> seems like a ridiculously good price given the specs (4800dpi,
> 22/14ppm B+W/Colour, borderless photo printing), the fact that it's a
> Canon, and the RRP of $529.
>
> Anyone used one? Any gotchas?

The i850 printer has fast print speeds, however the quality does not
seem to be much better than the cheaper i350 (actually it is worse).
Running cost is cheaper than the i350.

No the best printer, but okay for the price.

--
Michael Loke
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Gurble wrote:
> Has anyone had any experience with this printer?
>
> http://www.canon.co.nz/products/prin...ters/i850.html
>
> I see that www.prosouth.co.nz has them on special for $419 incl, which
> seems like a ridiculously good price given the specs (4800dpi,
> 22/14ppm B+W/Colour, borderless photo printing), the fact that it's a
> Canon, and the RRP of $529.
>
> Anyone used one? Any gotchas?


The i850 printer has fast print speeds, however the quality does not
seem to be much better than the cheaper i350 (actually it is worse).
Running cost is cheaper than the i350.

Not the best printer, but okay for the price.

--
Michael Loke
Entier - Secure Affiliate Tracking Software
- Selling your products and services for you -
www.entiersoft.com

In article <3f82a598$>, says...
> >>>>Anyone used one? Any gotchas?
> >>
> >>Correction:
> >>
> >>Has anyone except Woger used one? Anyone except Woger care to comment
> >>on any gotchas?
> >
> >
> >
> > IT WAS POSTED IN THIS NEW GROUP BY A EX CANON SERVICE CHAP THAT THE PRINT
> > HEADS ONLY HAD A 7 WEEKS WARANTEE.
>
> If you are speaking in reference to me. I actually said:
>
> "Warranty on a canon "head" is for 30days only. The remainder of the
> machine is 1 year (or whatever it is normally stated). Unless they have
> changed it from when I worked at canon. The head assembly is classified
> as a consumable like the ink tank."
>
> > So stick that in your Pipe and smoke it..
> >
> > Some one else here posted that you had to replace the print head after 5
> > cartridge replacements.
>
> They actually said:
>
> " Yeah, my old man's Canon S520 needed a new black ink cartridge real
> quick, like maybe 500 pages printed with it!. And then I found out the
> head has to be replaced every 5 carts!"
>
>
> > I would still by a Epson as they can use any type of ink, the Canon can't,
> > the only good thing about the Canon is the separate ink cartridges and lower
> > running costs..
>
> Lower running costs is good, is it not???
>
> > But in the long run could be dearer due to the print head not lasting, the Ink
> > corrodes the heating elements in the print head..
>
> The main reason for the need for replacement heads in canon units is due
> to two main factors:
>
> 1) Users insisting on not using authorised canon ink, causing the jets
> to clog and fail.
>
> 2) Users not using thier printers enough, and letting the ink dry up and
> clog the jets progressivly.
>
>
> > But to me you just do not have the brains to understand all this..
> >
>
> You should have just stated these considerations rather than to get all
> uptight about it all, and start flaming everyone.
>
> Having worked on all the major brand inkjet printers from a service
> point of view, these are the considerations I would take into account.
>
> 1) The amount of printing you will be doing
> 2) The quality of printing you will be doing
> 3) The environment the printer would be used in
>
> In general from the number of printers I have serviced, the HP have the
> least amount of problems overall, and cheapest to fix if there is any.
> But they don't have the photo print quality as good as the canons and
> epsons. Some Epsons printers suffer from broken/slipping gears and
> clogged ink heads if not used often enough. Have an exellent print
> quality, but the heads clogging issues are common. Canons have head
> clogging issues and failures that will cause the printer not to power
> on. Excellent print quality, in certain applications better than those
> of Epson. Head issues are less on epsons and canons if they are used
> regulary.

So what is "regular use", if the machine is used every week is that too
irregular.

And **** off Woger, it was you that claimed the head had to be replaced
every 5 carts

On Tue, 07 Oct 2003 23:30:15 +1300, Gurble <> wrote:

>Has anyone had any experience with this printer?
>
>http://www.canon.co.nz/products/prin...ters/i850.html
>
>I see that www.prosouth.co.nz has them on special for $419 incl, which
>seems like a ridiculously good price given the specs (4800dpi,
>22/14ppm B+W/Colour, borderless photo printing), the fact that it's a
>Canon, and the RRP of $529.
>
>Anyone used one? Any gotchas?

Thanks to everyone who replied. Well, almost everyone. Everyone except
the obvious exception...

Anyway, after reading a few reviews, and following up on the comments
here, I bit the bullet and bought the printer.

It's absolutely excellent. It was obvious from reviews that it wasn't
the best printer for plain text, although it seems to be fine. For
photos, though, it's outstanding!

I wanted a photo printer, as I like to play around with images and
print the results. By having a photo printer, I can print an image,
see what doesn't look quite right, change it, then print it again.

This one is piles better than the Epson photo printer I did have. I'm
as happy as Larry with it.

Thanks also to Prosouth. I ordered it at 10am this morning, and it was
delivered around lunchtime (I'm in Dunedin). Excellent service.

All and all, an excellent printer for my needs and pricerange. I'll be
sure to let everyone know if the print heads die after a week, or
whether Woger was just full of sh_t as usual...