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Review summary: Almost any ink jet printer can do a decent job of printing photos, often with a focus on the popular 4- by 6-inch size. But if you're serious about photography, you want better than decent and larger than 4-by-6. You want the quality of a professional ...

Review summary: The new Canon PIXMA Pro 9000 replaces one of Canon's most successful A3/B size printers, the highly regarded PIXMA i9900. Known for excellent print quality and large color ...

Verdict: The Canon Pixma Pro 9000 is an excellent option for anyone looking at dye ink printers. With the vibrancy and saturation advantage dye has over pigment inks, and the improved archival life of ...

Review summary: Expensive but solidly built - a fast way to get superbly vibrant A3 prints.

Review summary: : This printer is the top of Canon's domestic range. It produces prints up to A3+ (329x483mm) and uses Chromalife 100 inks in eight separate cartridges.

Pros: : When the supplied software is installed a Photoshop Plug-in is setup that appears in the File/Automate menu as Easy-Photoprint Pro. Using this plug-in is the easiest way to set all the correct variables for printing. It is simply a matter of ...

Cons: : The ink cartridges are expensive. The best street price we could find is $24. With eight cartridges the cost of consumables is an important consideration in purchasing. Don't be tempted by third party substitutes. To get the best out of this ...

Verdict: : The printer represents excellent value for money. Canon has a wide range of paper types, including double-sided paper and a new style of fine art rag paper that has a matte, textured surface and produces prints with a pastel appearance. We tried the ...

Review summary: The Canon i9900 has been updated by two new professional photo printers: the ten-color PIXMA Pro9500 and the eight color PIXMA Pro9000. They are the first PIXMA printers to earn the Pro designation. Both the PIXMA Pro9500 - which utilizes long-lasting ...

Verdict: Both the Pro9500 and Pro9000 printers are bundled with Canon's Easy-PhotoPrint Pro software. Easy-PhotoPrint Pro is a plug-in software program for Adobe Photoshop CS and Photoshop CS2, and Canon Digital Photo Pro (DPP) version 2.1, which permits one ...