jeep_daddy Loc: Prescott AZ

I know that the Pixma Pro 100 is wireless, and the Pixma Pro 9000 Mark II isn't but does the 100 print noticeably better than the 9000 II? I got the 9000 II free back in 2010 when I purchased my first Canon camera. Canon had a $400 rebate on the printer when purchased with a certain camera bundles. I got this on a day when Sammy's Camera had a no tax sale so I didn't even have to pay sales tax. But, I did have to pay $400 for the printer, and then wait 4 weeks for the rebate. The rebate was an AMX check that I could cash.

Nikonian72 Loc: Chico CA

One advantage that I like about the Pro-100, is that the rear feed drops to horizontal, so I can print on metal and other stiff media. The newer Pro-10 does not have this feature. I do not know about the Pro 9000 Mark II.

jeep_daddy Loc: Prescott AZ

Yes, my Pro 9000 Mark II has a rear feed. Although, I have never used the rear feed.

Nikonian72 Loc: Chico CA

Both printers use dye-based inks. This article on re-filling ink cartridges compares a 30-cent refilled cartridge with a $16 new cartridge: http://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/3368188

Also:
FAQ: How To Re-Fill Canon Pro-100 Printer Ink Cartridges
http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-312623-1.html

jeep_daddy Loc: Prescott AZ

That seems like too much work to me. I just buy them refilled from eBay. A local Los Angeles place sells em there and I've had pretty good luck with them.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/140895515311?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Nikonian72 Loc: Chico CA

When you load these re-fills into your printer, do you see a screen warning against non-manufacturer cartridges?

Every cartridge has a built-in chip that keeps count as to how many times a cartridge dispenses ink. This is how a printer warns about low ink level. A re-filled cartridge chip must be "zero'ed", so the printer starts counting again. Are your re-filled cartridges "zero'ed"?

jeep_daddy Loc: Prescott AZ

I have not had any problems with the chips. They seem to work fine. I hadn't printed anything for quite a while until last week when I decided to print 4 images to frame in my house. The first image printed fine and then I got a warning that one of the cartridges was low on ink. I replaced that cartridge and printed another image. The colors were way off and when it was finished, it reported that another cartridge was low on ink. So I just pulled each one and looked at them. Three more were low on ink so I just replaced all that looked low and started to print and all is good.

I've read about an inking system that you can attach to your printer that keeps them full of ink. I wonder how the chip is fooled when ink is added automatically to the cartridges in that fashion. I wouldn't be interested in this system since I don't print very often. But if I printed a lot I'd think about doing something like this.

aggiedad Loc: Corona, ca

I have a pixma pro 9000 mkll, and have never been able to use the front feed. I've seen tutorials on utube, lifted the paper feed section in the front, but the paper will not feed. Can you give me some guidance?