Epson P400 vs Canon Pro-10

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B&H has a sale on a couple of printers. The Canon Pro-10 would cost $249.99 after the rebate and instant savings. The Epson P400 would be $485.82 after the instant savings. Can anyone shed light on which might be the overall better printer based on its abilities?

Currently I have a Canon all-in-one printer that no longer feeds from the rear tray and will hook up another Canon all-in-one printer that I've had for a while to replace it. The Canon printer that is hooked up has been quite good with printing--even my local camera store was impressed--so I'm not adverse to buying the Canon Pro-10 if it has more/better features than the Epson.

Since B&H will close for Passover, if I'm going to choose one, I need to do it before Thursday 7pm Eastern time. Thanks for any information on either printer.

Epson P400: Epson SureColor P400 Inkjet Printer C11CE85201 B&H Photo Video

Canon Pro-10: Canon PIXMA PRO-10 Wireless Professional Inkjet Photo 6227B002
 
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nickt

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I can't help with the printer, but I think the B&H online order cutoff is 4pm on the 21st if you want shipping before the holiday.

I am printer-curious though. Sometimes I think we need a decent photo printer here, then I talk myself out of it. I'm not sure we would use it enough. I should have got it back when we were involved with my daughter's school.
 
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nickt said:
I can't help with the printer, but I think the B&H online order cutoff is 4pm on the 21st if you want shipping before the holiday.

I am printer-curious though. Sometimes I think we need a decent photo printer here, then I talk myself out of it. I'm not sure we would use it enough. I should have got it back when we were involved with my daughter's school.
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When I'm logged into my B&H account, it lists the time as 7pm, but I don't want to wait until the last minute...just in case. I wouldn't be surprised if the time ends earlier so thanks for the heads-up! ;)

If anyone knows which printer performs better with sRGB vs. Adobe RGB, or if anyone knows how I can find out that info, I would appreciate it. After doing a full calibration of my ASUS Laptop, my sRGB is at 75% sRGB and 56% Adobe RGB. @Moab Man wrote a great article on monitors and how they are not all able to be calibrated equally. Here is the link if you haven't yet read his post:

http://nikonites.com/computers-and-...tography.html?highlight=monitor#axzz46NCA3XYK

It would help knowing which one might more accurately reproduce colors. Thanks!
 
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paul04

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Whenever I look for a new printer, I always check on the price of the ink cartridges,

The printer could work out very expensive to run if the cartridges are expensive to buy.
 
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paul04 said:
Whenever I look for a new printer, I always check on the price of the ink cartridges,

The printer could work out very expensive to run if the cartridges are expensive to buy.
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I've been looking into that, but no matter which I go with, the cartridges will cost more than my all-in-one printer. Lol!

I'm still on the fence with this. After reading Jake's comment elsewhere about print heads, it appears they both use a single print head (if I'm reading things correctly). Both have issues with clogging if they aren't used for long periods of time (read something about 2 weeks for one of them). So I'm not sure I would use a dedicated photo printer enough. I would like to be able to print larger than a legal sized sheet of paper though. I still have 24 hours to decide. :rolleyes:
 
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Cindy...

The two printers are identical... the only difference is one uses dye based inks, and the other uses pigment based inks... research the differences to see if you need one over the other... I don't... so opted for the less expensive machine...
 
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FredKingston said:
Cindy...

The two printers are identical... the only difference is one uses dye based inks, and the other uses pigment based inks... research the differences to see if you need one over the other... I don't... so opted for the less expensive machine...
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FredKingston said:
Cindy... read this... Pigment vs. dye inks - Which is best? | Macworld
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Thanks for that, Fred. It's an interesting read. I have photos taken back in the 90's (35mm film) where the colors have shifted so I understand what they are saying.

Still undecided as to whether I will even go with one, but the info provided today from members has helped immensely.
 
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