James Fee
05-26-2004, 09:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1601387,00.asp' target='_blank'>http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1601387,00.asp</a><br /><br /></div>"For high-quality photos up to 13 by 19 inches without the wait, the Canon i9900 Photo Printer is our printer of choice. It can serve as an all-purpose printer, but that would be like using a Porsche 911T as your everyday car. Measuring 22.7 by 12.0 by 7.5 inches, the i9900 is gray and black with just two front-panel buttons and a USB connector for direct printing from a PictBridge camera (but there are no memory card slots). More interesting is that it uses eight ink colors, with a separate cartridge for each, adding red and green to the six colors photo printers typically have. As with the Epson R800, which leaves out light cyan and light magenta but adds red and blue, the additional colors yield a wider than usual color gamut."<br /><img src="http://www.digitalmediathoughts.com/images/canon_i9900.gif" /> <br /><br />The competition between Epson and Canon has left us consumers as winners. The speed that these newer printers create photo quality prints that are just truly amazing. Now the Epson 2200 has a competitor that actually exceeds its print quality and speed. This printer won't print Word or Excel files faster, but if you need the ability to print 13x19 inch prints, it would appear that the Canon i9900 is king and PC Magazine gave it its highest rating.