Purpose printer rather than a photo quality one and while I don'tĭoubt it's capable of producing great detail I do wonder about the Personally I'd take the ip4000 over the ip3000 due to the extra My Canon i960 lasted about 10 months before requiring a new head,Īnd it wasn't until month 10 that my regular cleanings and printingĭwindled down to once every couple of weeks. Use may not be required but most certainly once a week or more Way to assure no clogging is to use the printer frequently. The Epson rep was on the right track in regards to usage. NotĮnough of them on the road to know, new drivetrain and all. It's like asking how reliable a 2005 Mustang is going to be. If the difference is 10 dollars, then the difference is less than the price of the cartridge! No brainer decision.like getting something better for free. With the additional photo black cartridge you will have better photo tonal values. Since the ink is the same, and the minimum droplet is the same with these printers, you will probably see no difference in the clogging (not clogging) of the Canon vs the Epson. I have used them heavily, and then had long spells of little or no use and have yet to have a clog in nearly two years.
But the general concensus is that it will be the same as the previous models. Gerald is right about no experience on the iPxxxx series. Printers? As for environmental conditions, I live in southernįlorida, so the humidity is never really that low, even when I run My parents this year, there's only $10 difference between the two).Ĭan anyone speak to the clogging-when-idle tendencies of these Rebate I'd get for buying it along with the A85 camera I'm giving (CompUSA has the latter on sale this weekend, and combined with the I've been looking at the new Canon Pixma IP3000 and IP4000. Have to run two or three cleaning cycles and waste paper.
It's kind of tedious that, when I do go to print, I Other than to print something daily (give that whatever creedence There was onceĪn Epson rep at the local Best Buy who said there is no real cure Have a bad clogging problem when used infrequently. The C80 for its speed and low cost of OEM ink, but Epsons seem to Once a week, as I have little call for hard-copy output. I've had an Epson C80 for going on four years. The 3000 is more of a general purpose printer rather than a photo quality one and while I don't doubt it's capable of producing great detail I do wonder about the quality of blacks on photo paper. Personally I'd take the ip4000 over the ip3000 due to the extra photo black cartridge in the 4000. I guess I deserved it, for not maintaining it. My Canon i960 lasted about 10 months before requiring a new head, and it wasn't until month 10 that my regular cleanings and printing dwindled down to once every couple of weeks. Daily use may not be required but most certainly once a week or more would be nice. The only way to assure no clogging is to use the printer frequently. Not enough of them on the road to know, new drivetrain and all.
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