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This Canon uses a ChromaLife 100 system that incorporates an 8-color dye ink system. The eight inks—green, red, photo magenta, black, photo cyan, cyan, magenta, and yellow—are sprayed in 2-picoliter droplets via 6,144 nozzles. By comparison, the Epson Stylus Photo R1800’s eight-ink system sports only 1440 nozzles, but the nozzles produce a smaller, 1.5-picoliter droplet size. More nozzles are generally better, but smaller droplet size can also be a plus.
The cartridges are easily accessed for replacement behind the access door. The inks get their name from the projected 100-year life of images printed with them, given they are printed with Canon papers and stored in an album. Two of the inks are dedicated to photo printing to prevent the tanks from quickly running out in other applications.
Value (7.50)
The 13-ml ink cartridges cost $14.25 each, or they can be purchased as a set for $99. Individually, the cost per milliliter is $1.10, much cheaper than HP’s inks for it’s comparably priced Photosmart 8750 photo printer, which cost $1.92 per ml for color and $1.43 per ml for black cartridges.
Ink Management (7.00)
The Pro9000’s ink cartridges, like many Canon inkjets, have red LEDs that light when the cartridges are installed correctly and when the ink tanks are sufficiently full. Low ink levels cause the lights to blink for the individual cartridge. The driver software also features a coarse ink level graphic. A window also appears displaying the type of inks required, a handy reference if you happen to be out of ink.
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