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Canon Pro 9000 Mark II Comparison Summary |
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  • The HP B8850 had a slight edge on color accuracy
• the Canon Pro 9000 Mark II is faster
• The HP has slightly deeper blacks. |
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Samples |
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Epson R1900 Comparison |
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HP B8850 Vs Canon Pro 9000 Mark II Specifications |
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HP B8850 |
Canon Pro 900 Mark II |
| Price |
$530 |
$499 |
| Type |
Inkjet |
Inkjet |
Color resolution
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4800 x 1200 |
4800 x 2400 |
Black resolution
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4800 x 1200 |
4800 x 2400 |
4 x 6 prints
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Y |
Y |
| 5 x 7 prints |
Y |
Y |
| 8 x 10 prints |
Y |
Y |
| 11 x 7 prints |
Y |
Y |
| 13 x 19 prints |
Y |
Y |
| Banner prints |
N |
N |
| DVD printing |
N |
N |
| Letter printing |
Y |
Y |
Legal printing
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Y |
Y |
Tabloid printing
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Y |
Y |
| Flat paper path |
N |
Y |
Fine art paper support
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Y |
Y |
Number of cartridges
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8 |
8 |
| Ink Cartridge type |
HP 38 |
Canon Type 8 |
| Ink Cartridges |
8Matte Black, Photo Black, Light Gray, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Light Cyan, Light Magenta. |
Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Photo Magenta, Photo Cyan, Red, Green |
Borderless printing
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Y |
Y |
| Paper paths |
1 |
1 |
| Main paper tray capacity |
200 |
120 |
| Network |
N |
N |
| Media slots |
N |
N |
| PictBridge USB |
Y |
Y |
Performance
It was a pretty close race between the two for performance; we saw similar color error and gamut coverage. The HP had slightly deeper blacks, though.
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HP B8850 Vs Canon Pro 9000 Mark II: Color Accuracy Comparison |
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HP B8850,
Default profile, HP Advanced Photo Paper |
HP B8850,
Custom profile, HP Advanced Photo Paper |
HP B8850,
Custom profile, Ilford Galerie Paper |
Canon Pro 900 Mark II |
| Mean Color Error |
7.1
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4.8
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4.5
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HP B8850 Vs Canon Pro 9000 Mark II:
dMax Comparison |
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Inks & Media
Both printers use a similar set of ink cartridges, but the HP cartridges are much more expensive. However, they did seem to last significantly longer; we didn't get through a full set of cartridges in our tests, despite doing a lot of prints.
In Use
The Canon Pro 9000 Mark II was the faster printer, but neither is going to blow your socks off on the speed front. The largest 13 x 19 prints that both can produce take at least 5 minutes to print.
HP B8850 Vs Canon Pro 9000 Mark II:
Photo Speed Comparison |
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HP B8850
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Canon Pro 9000 Mark II
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HP B8850 Vs Canon Pro 9000 Mark II:
Document Speed Comparison |
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HP B8850
1.78
Pages Per Minute
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Canon Pro 900 Mark II
0.88
Pages Per Minute
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