jerrypoller Loc: Huntington, NY

I posted yesterday about looking for a replacement for my aged Canon Pixma MP 970 (all in one) printer. It has served me well for nearly 10 years, but I fear the print head is wearing out and Canon driver support stopped a couple of years ago. I am an amateur enthusiast who likes the convenience of printing at home. I line my office walls with pictures of my grandchildren, and update them a few times a year as they grow up. I thought I might want to look at the Canon Pro100, but research suggests it's way more printer than I need. I found one review of the new Canon TS 9020 [all in one] printer today and like what I saw. It gives me the features I need, but am wondering if any of you have personal experience with its photo print quality. It has only 6 ink tanks vs 7 tanks on my MP970. The 9020 comes with a grey tank, while the 970 has a photo C and a photo M tank to supplement the standard CYM colors. I'm going to pull/flush the print head on the 970 after the holiday to see if that will give it a little more life, but even then I'm leaning towards a total replacement for driver support. Any thoughts? Thanks in advance.

happy sailor Loc: Ontario, Canada

I don't know anything about the printer you are suggesting but just for info purposes, I have a MP990 and a Pro-100. While I was happy with the prints made on the 990 the prints made on the Pro 100 are much better. I am not sure but if the rebates are still on Pro 100 I think it works out to be around $100US for the printer after the rebates. The tanks that come in the printer last quite a while, and you can make the grandkids really special with a couple of very large prints. We use the MP990 for regular colour printing but all the photo printing is now done on the Pro 100. Did a set last night of grandchildren (even a couple with their parents in them), I really like the Pro 100. I also downloaded Print Studio Pro from the Canon website and use it to do the printing, settings are easy. I don't think the ink costs on the Pro 100 are any higher than they were on the 990.

jerrypoller Loc: Huntington, NY

Thanks for the info - I, too, looked at the Pro100, but I have limited space in my home office and need copying and scanning capability. Since I've been using an MP970 to print up family photos, I took the plunge the other day on the new Canon TS 9020. I'll post an update after it arrives and I get some prints from it.