Epson Stylus Pro 4800 vs. Canon imagePROGRAF iPF5000 cost per print

Discussion in 'Medium Format Inkjet Printers' started by SM-Printer, Jul 20, 2006.

  1. SM-Printer

    SM-Printer Member

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    How does the cost per print for high coverage 13 x 19 photographs printed on the new 12-color Canon imagePROGRAF iPF5000 compare with the 8-color benchmark Epson 4800 using 220 ml cartridges?
     
  2. Color Printing Forum Admin

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    Take a look at the Luminous Landscape review: http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/printers/canon-ipf5000.shtml (also nice to see them side by side in the photo :))

    That review states that the ink cost for an 11x17 is only 48 cents on the canon, but even adding 10% for nozzle cleans, etc. this figure seems unbelievably low to me as a long time epson user :confused:
     
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  5. Adam Mertzer

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    ipF5000 cost per print with example prints

    Here is an extremely good cost per print comparison that I saved a while back showing a thumbnail of the actual sample so you can get a sense of actual ink coverage and corresponding cost per print.

    These either came from canon, a canon dealer site, or the canon iPF5000 wiki but I cannot locate it on the web now using google so I'll post it here as an attachment. Hope this is helpful.
     

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