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I agree. PCWorld tests reveal that the more expensive 1 picoliter
droplet IP5000 is substantially better for business documents over the
IP4000 but marginally inferior to the IP4000 for photos. And as I have
said before, the 1 picoliter droplet size may have more of a tendency to
clog but I have not read any reports of that. I think Canon is field
testing that out. The flagship Pixma, the IP8500 uses a 2 picoliter
droplet size like the IP4000.
SleeperMan wrote:
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>>I'm thinking about getting an ip4000 and have read several reviews,
>>but cannot find a direct comparison of these two printers. I
>>currently have a working i560 and use it mostly for photos. Has
>>anyone directly compared the photo output of an i560 and an ip4000?
>>Is there a noticeable difference in photo print quality of these two
>>printers?
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>>Ben
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>i560 is more like ip3000, while ip4000 has extra photo black (more like
>before i850 or i865). I used to have i550 (560 came as successor) and now
>have ip4000. Comparisson...well, i can tell you that difference is visible.
>That extra photo black really does it's job. If you use high quality paper,
>such Canon's Photo paper pro, print is actually even better than lab photos.
>Interesting is that some reviews say ip4000 to be better than ip5000, while
>more expensive models are like big difference in price, very little in
>quality. So, in my opinion, ip4000 is best choice. other thing is photo
>longevity. If you expect photos to last loooong, you better get some printer
>which use pigmented ink (none of Canon's ). But they are expensive - like
>Epson R800...also print cost is somewhat more expensive. I say you can
>always make another photo after first one is faded...
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