walkurie Loc: East Stroudsburg, PA

Current rebate on the P-100 is $200.00, in the form of MasterCard debit card. My local Best Buy price matched Amazon at $332.00 with free shipping.

Georgeski

I have a Canon i8720 wide format color printer that does excellent work with photos--and not expensiveto buy or run --highly recommended--also not fussy to use!

amfoto1 Loc: San Jose, Calif. USA

I got a Canon Pro-100 several years ago and have been happy with it. This is a 13" wide, 8 color printer and makes wonderful photographic prints. It's fairly large and uses dye-based inks that Canon claims will last for 100+ years. Currently costs $140, after a $200 mail-in rebate. This includes a full set of inks plus a 50-sheet pack of 13x19" paper. After several years of use, sometimes sitting for a couple weeks between uses, I have never had a paper misfeed or an ink clog. It just plain "works" every time. It even goes into sleep mode and wakes back up automatically. My only complaint is that the inks are fairly expensive. A full set of them costs about $125. And the cartridges aren't very big.

The Canon Pro-10 is also 13" wide and about the same size & weight, even similar appearance. But it costs more... $500 after a $200 mail-in rebate. It's a 10-color printer that uses pigment-based inks Canon claims will have 200+ years life, when printed on archival papers. The cost for a full set of inks is about $135 and the cartridges are similar size.

Personally I prefer the look of the dye-based inks on gloss, semi-gloss and luster papers.... And the pigment-based inks on matte papers. (I currently use an HP B9180, 8-color, pigment, 13" wide and similar size, but uses much larger ink cartridges, but they are also about 3X the cost of the Canon. The HP printer was discontinued a few years ago and inks are getting difficult to find. I will probably eventually replace it with the Canon Pro-10.)

I had been using a smaller Epson for a number of years, before getting the Pro-100. That old Epson became highly prone to paper jams and always required cleanings for clogged ink jets. I wasted tons of ink running it through cleaning cycles every time I used it. A 6-color, dye-based printer, a full set of inks cost around $75 and were roughly the same size or smaller than the ones used in the Pro-100. This was my "office" and "proof/thumbnail catalog" printer. I also had used several of the 13" wide Epsons for finished enlargements.

One reason I stopped using Epson was that I objected to the pre-programmed "printer failure" that older model had. I don't know if Epson still does this, but that printer was actually programmed to shut itself down after a certain number of prints and send an "end of life, replace printer" message. This was utter BS. Searching online I found hacking apps that could be used to reset the printer and bring it "back to life". I did that three times, extending it's use by 4X. After the first lifetime, as prescribed by Epson, I guess it was a "zombie" printer... "back from the dead". It always had problems with ink clogs, even during it's earlier lives and while always using the OEM inks. But after the last time I resurrected it, problems with misfeeds also became common. So it was finally time to let it go to inkjet heaven or hell.

I found the programmed, planned obsolescence of that Epson pretty galling. We joke about cameras and phones and cars shutting down when a new model comes out, forcing you to buy. Epson actually tried to do it with their printers! That printer easily had 3X the life that Epson programmed it for (Admittedly, I was pushing it getting a fourth lifetime out of it). I can't help but wonder how many people took those "printer failure" messages seriously, went out and bought a new printer, while junking one that would work just as well as always! I don't know if Epson still does this with their printers. I hope not.

nikonnate Loc: Woodbury MN

Seconded. I love mine.

dandev Loc: Enumclaw, WA

Thanks for the discussion. The Pro 1000 is tempting - but cost and size are a bit daunting. (It's more the ink costs.) Maybe the Pro 10 - and go out for larger sized prints.

josquin1 Loc: Massachusetts

Have been using the Canon Pixma Pro-10 for over 6 years now and it is working perfectly. Am looking at the Pro 1000 for maybe to last the rest of my life as I'm 72 but that could just be a GAS Attack.

dandev Loc: Enumclaw, WA

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Kozan Loc: Trenton Tennessee

Well, I have to recommend the Canon Pro-100. It's price is reasonable and usually comes with a coupon for money off (rebate). I got one about 2 years ago. I think the price was about $350 with $200 off. Also got a pack of 13" x 19" paper. What a deal!

I do not do a lot of printing. I have had it sit idle for 3-4 months without clogging. I couldn't be happier with it.

Dziadzi Loc: Wilkes-Barre, PA

"I've been using a Canon MX920 (all-in-one) for a few years now and am pleased with it."
same here!

JFCoupe Loc: Kent, Washington

I have been printing with a Canon Pixma Pro 10 for several years now and think it does an excellent job. I like the fact that it will take paper up to 13" x 19".

I know that printing can easily be outsourced and have done so on numerous occasions. However, I find something magical about processing an image and then seeing it come out of the printer beside my desk.

bcteleskier Loc: Lafayette, CO

I’ve had an Epson P800 for several years now. I print about once every month or so and have never had a problem. The first print has always been good even after several months sometimes. I also use Imageprint and have quite a selection of paper from Epson, Canson Red River and Hamermuhle.

Amadeus Loc: New York

So much has been said, but I'm a Canon person also. MX922 all in one. I use 3rd party ink from LD Products with great results and no problems with the ink.

SoCal Dave

You can often find this on sale for $100-$149 including extra 13x19 paper! Without jumpuing up to a thousand dollar printer, this is an excellent choice! I have now totally switched from Epson who would not stand by their product. Now running three Canon Pro-100's, one Pro-1000 and one Pro-4000. Couldn't be happier with the quality of the output!

tnleafer

You've gotten a lot of recommendations for the Pro 100, I have been using one for three years, it just works.
In my case, I let the printer handle the processing and have never had to callibrate the color.
Never had a clog or paper jam, I use canon ink, and canon or red river paper, and a wireless connection. Saving large files to high quality jpg's will dramatically speed up things.
13 x 19 is a great size for a casual printer, I scan and restore old photos and print them with the pro 100, I consider the quality to be exceptional. I use it in a retail frame shop and have never had a complaint.
I would only get the 1000 or 2000 if you know you are going to print large, the larger cartridges will be expensive, although they are cheaper in actual use, $ per ml. The quality on the large models is amazing.
While the cost of ink and paper are cheaper by the ml. and roll, on the larger models, you could buy several pro 100's with ink, for the cost of a set of ink. I think the cartridges for the large printers run from around $90 to $300 each, depending on the size. I've never seen them on sale, other than in a bundle with a printer.
I think the cost of ink on the pro 100 is very reasonable for the quality of the prints, and its way cheaper than outsourcing.
Using this printer for day to day business printing is a waste of money, the eco 4550 or other eco tank models probably have the lowest cost per page, the tanks last forever. It is not meant for high quality photographs.
If I were in your shoes, I would buy the pro 100, get to know it and canon, then if you want buy one of the larger ones,then you will have a spare for very little. My reasoning is that you might find you dont need large, and the larger canons aren't great at sheet feeding, if you plan on printing on smaller paper, I would have one of these on hand for convenience sake.

Harry13

I use the Pro 100 as well and after years of Epson printers I have to say that this Canon is a joy! Try it, you'll like it. As the OP said, it's great for B/W and it does color nicely too. I print mostly 8x10s but it does larger sizes equally well. BTW, I use Canon ink and paper. Harry