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Epson R1900 Comparison Summary |
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  • The Canon 9500 Pro Mark II has deeper blacks and a wider color gamut
• The Epson R1900 is significantly cheaper
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Conclusion |
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Canon Pro 9500 Mark II Vs Epson R1900 Specifications |
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Canon Pro 9500 Mark II |
Epson R1900 |
| Price |
$849 |
$480 |
| Type |
Inkjet |
Inkjet |
Color resolution
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4800 x 1200 |
5760 x 1440 |
Black resolution
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4800 x 1200 |
5760 x 1440 |
4 x 6 prints
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Yes |
Yes |
| 5 x 7 prints |
Yes |
Yes |
| 8 x 10 prints |
Yes |
Yes |
| 11 x 7 prints |
Yes |
Yes |
| 13 x 19 prints |
Yes |
Yes |
| Banner prints |
No |
Yes |
| DVD printing |
No |
Yes |
| Letter printing |
Yes |
Yes |
Legal printing
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Yes |
Yes |
Tabloid printing
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Yes |
Yes |
| Flat paper path |
Yes |
Yes |
Fine art paper support
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Yes |
Yes |
Number of cartridges
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10 |
8 |
| Ink Cartridge type |
Canon Type 8 |
Epson UltraChrome Hi-Gloss® 2 Pigment Ink |
| Ink Cartridges |
Matte Black, Photo Black, Light Gray, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Light Cyan, Light Magenta |
Photo black, Matte Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Red, Orange, Gloss Optimizer |
Borderless printing
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Yes, up to 13 by 19 inches |
Yes, up to 13 by 19 inches |
| Paper paths |
3 |
2 |
| Main paper tray capacity |
120 |
120 |
| Network |
None |
None |
| Media slots |
None |
None |
| PictBridge USB |
Yes |
Yes |
Performance
Both printers have similar performance in our tests on color accuracy, but the Canon is the clear winner in terms of how much of the color gamut it can cover: it covers a much more significant percentage of the Adobe RGB gamut. The blacks from the Canon are also significantly deeper.
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Canon Pro 9500 Mark II Vs Epson R1900: Color Accuracy Comparison |
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Canon Pro 9500 Mark II,
Default profile, Pro Platinum |
Canon Pro 9500 Mark II,
Custom profile, Pro Platinum |
Epson R1900 |
| Mean Color Error |
5.3
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5.5
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5.1 |
Canon Pro 9500 Mark II Vs Epson R1900:
dMax Comparison |
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Inks & Media
Boht printers use pigment based inks, but the Canon uses 10, while the Epson only offers 8. The mix of colors that they use differs; as well as the standard cyan, magents a yellow, the Canon uses light grey, light cyan and light magenta, while the Epson uses a red and orange to bolster skin tones. The Epson also offers a gloss enhancer catridge, which works to avoid the bumpy effect you get on some papers where the paper expands as it absorbs ink; the R1900 sprays on a clear ink that causes even the clear parts of the print to expand in a similar fashion.
The two printers also differ in the media they can handle. Both can handle photo prints from 4 x 6 inches up to 13 x 19 inches, but the Epson takes it even further by supporting banner sized prints at sizes up to 13 x 44 inches. The Epson can also print to inkjet compatible DVDs and CDs; the Canon can only use the print and stick type of labels.
In Use
The Epson is the faster printer, but neither is particularly speedy, taking just over 6 minutes (the Epson) or 11 minutes (the Canon) to produce a 13 x 19 inch print. Both printers were also slow when it came to printing plain paper documents; the epson managed jsut over 2 pages a minute, but the Canon managed about half a page a minute.
Canon Pro 9500 Mark II Vs Epson R1900:
Photo Speed Comparison |
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Canon Pro 9500 Mark II
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Epson R1900
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Canon Pro 9500 Mark II Vs Epson R1900:
Document Speed Comparison |
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Canon Pro 9500 Mark II
0.56
Pages Per Minute
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Epson R1900
2.06
Pages Per Minute
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