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Review summary: The Pixma Pro9000 is the first of the long-awaited Canon professional A3+ desktop printers to be released locally. Featuring the proprietary FINE (Full-photolithography Inkjet Nozzle Engineering) printhead technology, it has an eight-colour individual ...

Verdict: Canon claims Easy-PhotoPrint Pro has been designed to faithfully reproduce images captured on EOS digital cameras and we found that to be the case with a number of files from different models we've tested. The simple workflow provided by this software ...

Review summary: The Canon Pixma Pro 9000, launched alongside the Pixma Pro 9500, is designed primarily with DSLR users in mind.

Pros: Excellent color and black-and-white prints ; fast printing ; accepts paper sizes up to 13x19 inches ; can clean nozzles for subset of colors

Cons: Dye prints don't last as long as those made with pigment inks ; large footprint ; no card reader

Verdict: If you don't mind the shorter display life of dye-based prints or the paper choices offered by Canon, the Pixma Pro9000 makes an excellent choice for a medium-format inkjet printer.

Review summary: This professional quality inkjet printer has the maximum resolution of 4200x2400 dpi with Fine technology print head producing 2 picoliters droplets and can print Photo lab quality 11 x 14 inch color photo in approximately 1 minute 23 seconds. It can ...

Review summary: It's tough to follow a gem like the i9900 but the Pro9000 delivers the same fast print speeds but with ChromaLife100 inks and a new thick-media front feed design for Canon's Fine Arts papers and other specialty media.

Verdict: Canon's new PIXMA Pro9000 dye-based inkjet had a tough act to follow in the i9900. But it brings down the house with vibrant color, fast printing and versatile media handling that challenges not just the i9900 but pigment-based 13x19 printers. We miss ...