COMM: Canon printers at PRA

got some of the Canon printers in stock at PRA now -


the i9950 is going for $930
http://www.canon.com.au/products/printers/colour_bj_printers/i9950.html

the wide format W6200 is $4900 & installation
http://www.canon.com.au/products/printers/wide_format_printers/w6200.html

the wide format 8200 (44 inch) is in too, but I think haggling would be the
best way to get a price on one of these ;-)
http://www.canon.com.au/products/printers/wide_format_printers/w8200.html



just fired the W6200 up today and knocked out a few prints which caused a
bit of attention, if anyone (Henrik?) would like a demo or has something
they're proud of that they'd like to knock out, stop in and see me some time

karl
PRA, 63 Newcastle Street Perth
our crappy website:
www.praimaging.com.au
harassing emails can be sent directly to me at karl.pra at iinet.net.au

 

Hi Karl,

are you going to run off some test prints for me with some known images?
the 6200 sounds really nice!

Henrik

PS: have you got a 1DsMkII in yet?

 

| Hi Karl,
|
| are you going to run off some test prints for me with some known images?
| the 6200 sounds really nice!

souds like a plan


| PS: have you got a 1DsMkII in yet?

hahahaha

er, sorry..

ask Brendan ;-)

k

 

Don't fall for it Henrik.
If you intend to get wider than your Epson, go the HP designjet 130. I did
and it's prints are magnificient. More vibrant than the Epson and the
printer is half the price. The inks are more economical too. I looked at the
Canons seriously and they don't cut the mustard (pun). The HP is slower than
the Canon for sure but at $2700 *WITH* full ink tanks, it's worth the extra
print time for all the other positives.

DJ.

 

| Don't fall for it Henrik.
| If you intend to get wider than your Epson, go the HP designjet 130. I did
| and it's prints are magnificient. More vibrant than the Epson and the
| printer is half the price. The inks are more economical too. I looked at
the
| Canons seriously and they don't cut the mustard (pun). The HP is slower
than
| the Canon for sure but at $2700 *WITH* full ink tanks, it's worth the
extra
| print time for all the other positives.



the HP's are nice (we don't stock them though, I was just tossing up the
Canon price for anyone who was considering them ;-) but just doing a
comparison here -

canon comes with inks as well
canon 130ml ink carts Vs HP 69ml and 28ml carts
Canon network card included V HP optional extra ($450ish)
Canon included roll feeder V HP optional extra (around $540)
plus the option HP extra spindle holder (around $80)

add the additional inks to take it closer to the canon volumes
( comes to roughly an additional $389)

we're now up to $4160ish and closer to the Canon specs..
though the canon doesn't have a sheetfeed hopper which
the HP does (a BIG plus to my thinking for HP)

consumable ink prices for the Canon are around $110 for 130ml
HP are around $50 for 28ml, $60 for the 69ml

so to compare ink costs, Y, lC, lM, K = 69ml while M + C = 28ml
canon are all 130ml at $110 each

comparing apples to apples here, 780ml of inks for the canon = $660
HP inks run to around $684 for the same amount.. not bad !

of course printheads for the HP's are around $54 per unit too but I wouldn't
know how to work these into the equation, maybe an additional cost.. ? if
not then you could do 30 full ink changes on the canon before you'd break
even and start making savings over the HP. That's a heck of a lot of prints
(!)


The HP's are certainly worth considering that's for sure, but again for
anyone thinking about the Canons, our price is still a good one

k

 

Slightly off topic - I saw a second hand Canon i850 for $65 in Perth.
Cetainly have a good rep for an old printer - so if anyone is interested
email me and I will pass on where it is.

 

I'm surprised these haven't come down in price yet. I paid $850 at Harris
Technology the first week they came out. It was a sale price, but I can't
imagine it was below cost.