opinions: canon i965, i990, i9950

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"test" <paulschu@bigpond.net.au> wrote in message
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> Hello
>
> Some time ago I asked for advice in this group about the then new Canon
> S800/S900 printers. We bought one for my father and were very happy with
> its superb image quality. It's now time to buy one for myself. I was
> looking at Canon i965, i990 and i9950. Any comments? Are Canon still the
> best for image quality?
>
> Thanks
>
>

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BenOne© <nosp@m.thanks.mate> wrote:

>test wrote:
>
>> Hello
>>
>> Some time ago I asked for advice in this group about the then new Canon
>> S800/S900 printers. We bought one for my father and were very happy with
>> its superb image quality. It's now time to buy one for myself. I was
>> looking at Canon i965, i990 and i9950. Any comments? Are Canon still the
>> best for image quality?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>>
>
>I think the A3 one has 8 colours, whereas the A4s are limited to 7 because there
>isn't enough space inside the printer case.
>
>I'm also thinking of buying on of those, and the 990 look the goods at the moment.

I have the i9900 which I believe is the USA/Canada equivalent of the
i9950. It does indeed have 8 colours.
I'm more than pleased with it. It's quiet, gives superb output, shuts
itself off when not in use, and does oversized pages such as A3, A+
and B+ (up to 13"x9" ).