Canon S800 vs Epson 890

I am new to this. Which printer would you recommend. Any Pros and Cons for these printer. Thanks, Ben

I have the canon s800 and absolutely love it! You cant tell the prints came out of a printer, everyone (EVERYONE) will think they are from a photolab.

The only thing i havent like about my printer is that text printing is kinda slow (but then every photo printer is).

The canon also comes with a memory card reader so if you have a digital camera you dont have to buy a seperate reader. The ink lasts awhile too. I just ran out of photo magenta and have printed over 30 8x10 photos at 1200x1200 dpi, and then some draft prints, text, yadda yadda. and i only have to replace one ink cartridge for $12! cant beat that price. The canon also has a replacable print head, the epson printhead is perminant.

i have only seen epson prints in stores done on epson semi-gloss photo paper on display and must admit they do look nice. but as a personal preference i like the canon.

look around do some research, get print samples and make your choice.

• JWynn

Ben C. said:

I am new to this. Which printer would you recommend. Any Pros and
Cons for these printer. Thanks, Ben

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Tihs has pretty much been beat to death. Try doing a forum search or three.

My 2 cents worth: Both are capable of outstanding image quality. Some tests put the Canon slightly ahead, some the Epson, but they're both exceptional.

Both suffer from orange shift on some papers and in some conditions. For more info, check out: http://www.meyerweb.net/epson

The S800 probaby is cheaper to run using factory inks. It has individual ink carts so you don't have to replace 5 colors when one runs dry. The carts cost more, but contain more ink. I don't know exactly how the per print cost compares, though.

But for the cheapest operation, if you really print a lot, sveral companies market systems for Epson printers that let you bypass the small cartrdiges completely, and buy your ink in 4oz bottles. It's dramatically cheaper than buying ink in tiny carts, but only cost effective if you print a lot.

Epson printers have become the printer of choice for the professional imaging industry. This means there are a wider variety of 3rd party inks available.

The Epson also prints borderless prints, if you so desire. Of course it's easy enough to cut the borders off the Canon prints.

You might also look at the Epson 780. It makes the same quality prints (same print heads), bu lacks a few minor features and costs a whole lot less.

HTH,

bob m

Which photo paper do you use? I just got the printer and kodak paper was horrible while epson worked well. There were black dots all over the kodak print. mark

JWynn said:

I have the canon s800 and absolutely love it! You cant tell the
prints came out of a printer, everyone (EVERYONE) will think they
are from a photolab.

The only thing i havent like about my printer is that text printing
is kinda slow (but then every photo printer is).

The canon also comes with a memory card reader so if you have a
digital camera you dont have to buy a seperate reader. The ink
lasts awhile too. I just ran out of photo magenta and have printed
over 30 8x10 photos at 1200x1200 dpi, and then some draft prints,
text, yadda yadda. and i only have to replace one ink cartridge for
$12! cant beat that price. The canon also has a replacable print
head, the epson printhead is perminant.

i have only seen epson prints in stores done on epson semi-gloss
photo paper on display and must admit they do look nice. but as a
personal preference i like the canon.

look around do some research, get print samples and make your choice.

• JWynn

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Well i found the answer to my question..

http://www.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1003&page=1&message=1252307&thread=1251777

This forum is great!!!

mark kay said:

JWynn said:

I have the canon s800 and absolutely love it! You cant tell the
prints came out of a printer, everyone (EVERYONE) will think they
are from a photolab.

The only thing i havent like about my printer is that text printing
is kinda slow (but then every photo printer is).

The canon also comes with a memory card reader so if you have a
digital camera you dont have to buy a seperate reader. The ink
lasts awhile too. I just ran out of photo magenta and have printed
over 30 8x10 photos at 1200x1200 dpi, and then some draft prints,
text, yadda yadda. and i only have to replace one ink cartridge for
$12! cant beat that price. The canon also has a replacable print
head, the epson printhead is perminant.

i have only seen epson prints in stores done on epson semi-gloss
photo paper on display and must admit they do look nice. but as a
personal preference i like the canon.

look around do some research, get print samples and make your choice.

• JWynn

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bob m said:

You might also look at the Epson 780. It makes the same quality
prints (same print heads), bu lacks a few minor features and costs
a whole lot less.

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What minor features does the 780 lack?

Coop said:

bob m said:

You might also look at the Epson 780. It makes the same quality
prints (same print heads), bu lacks a few minor features and costs
a whole lot less.

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What minor features does the 780 lack?

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Basically, they both (890 &780) have the same "features" but the 780 doesn't have a roll paper holder. It's also not as sturdily built and it's a bit noisier. Otherwise, the prints look identical from either printer.

Terry Thorn said:

Coop said:

bob m said:

You might also look at the Epson 780. It makes the same quality
prints (same print heads), bu lacks a few minor features and costs
a whole lot less.

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What minor features does the 780 lack?

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Basically, they both (890 &780) have the same "features" but the
780 doesn't have a roll paper holder. It's also not as sturdily
built and it's a bit noisier. Otherwise, the prints look identical
from either printer.

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The 780 also lacks a parallel port: it's USB only. The 890 has both USB and parallel.

bob m. said:

Terry Thorn said:

Coop said:

bob m said:

You might also look at the Epson 780. It makes the same quality
prints (same print heads), bu lacks a few minor features and costs
a whole lot less.

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What minor features does the 780 lack?

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Basically, they both (890 &780) have the same "features" but the
780 doesn't have a roll paper holder. It's also not as sturdily
built and it's a bit noisier. Otherwise, the prints look identical
from either printer.

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The 780 also lacks a parallel port: it's USB only. The 890 has
both USB and parallel.

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The 780 has both parallel and USB. You must be thinking of the 785EPX and the 875/875DC.

Ben C. said:

I am new to this. Which printer would you recommend. Any Pros and
Cons for these printer. Thanks, Ben

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I believe the reviews show that the output from either printer is similar. Probably a slight edge toward the Epsons.

Ben,

This is the same message is posted to "Anthony". I think it applies here too. It's nice to be able to print 13x19 for the price of a letter size printer.

I upgraded from a Canon 6000 (similar to S800) to an Epson 1270 because of the cost of new cartriges. To replace the Canon colors (not black) costs about $70. I tried refilling, but gave up due to ink feed problems (big problems!). The Epson 1270's 5 color replacement is $24. ($16 for the Epson 870 series) and seems to last longer. That's cheap enough that I don't feel compelled to refill.

Epson offers a "closeout" 1270 for $299 (some refurbs. available elsewhere). or a 870 refurbished for $115. They use the same ink as the 890 and produce the same quality prints.

Obviously, I'm very happy with my 1270. Can't see the dots anymore! Even with a magnifying glass.

Hope this helps.
Rich

RichS said:

Ben C. said:

I am new to this. Which printer would you recommend. Any Pros and
Cons for these printer. Thanks, Ben

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I believe the reviews show that the output from either printer is
similar. Probably a slight edge toward the Epsons.

Ben,
This is the same message is posted to "Anthony". I think it
applies here too. It's nice to be able to print 13x19 for the
price of a letter size printer.

I upgraded from a Canon 6000 (similar to S800) to an Epson 1270
because of the cost of new cartriges. To replace the Canon colors
(not black) costs about $70. I tried refilling, but gave up due to
ink feed problems (big problems!). The Epson 1270's 5 color
replacement is $24. ($16 for the Epson 870 series) and seems to
last longer. That's cheap enough that I don't feel compelled to
refill.

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The Canon BJC6000 is about 2-3 generations behind the S800 so the only real similarity is that they use individual ink tanks. If you're going to relate discount prices for the Epson, then the same should apply to the Canon. Each ink tank can be bought online for about $9 ($12 retail) so that would make the total cost of the whole set at about $54 including black. But you don't have to buy the whole set. Unlike a cartridge based system, you only have to buy the ink which runs out if you wish. The black ink cartridge on the Epson Photo Stylus series is $25 retail.

RichS said:

Epson offers a "closeout" 1270 for $299 (some refurbs. available
elsewhere). or a 870 refurbished for $115. They use the same ink as
the 890 and produce the same quality prints.

Obviously, I'm very happy with my 1270. Can't see the dots anymore!
Even with a magnifying glass.

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You wouldn't see 'em on an S800 either as the photo quality of both printers is essentially equal. The 1270 does have the advantage of being able to produce larger prints though.

RichS said:

Hope this helps.
Rich

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