Just Got the i560...My Thoughts

[xNokia3390x]

I setup my i560 today, and I must say, I'm very impressed. Not impressed
enough to become a Canon-convert, but close. It's much faster and quieter
than my HP's and its individual ink cartridges sounds good. Photo quality
is almost as good as HP although in my experience the longevity of Canon
photos on Canon paper is poor. I've had a picture printed on Canon 4x6
paper (included with the printer) from my i320 and one from my Photosmart.
The Canon one faded to an orange color in a week or two -- while my HP one
is still up there [not in a frame] still perfectly as clear as the day I put
it there. It gets some direct sunlight during the day so I'm sure it's
harsh.

Overall though, for $90 you really can't go wrong. It makes an excellent
economical printer and ink is cheap! Looks to be about 15-20ml in each
color cartridge and 30ml in the black. Not bad. I'm going to use the i560
for everyday stuff and for when I print photos to share with friends. For
more important photos in which myself or someone else intends to keep, I
will use my Photosmart.

Believe it or not, I'm going to keep three printers on my primary computer
and my cheap i320 on my second computer. I just can't part with any of them
as they each have their own advantages.

Canon i560 - cheap to run, fast, quiet
HP Deskjet 930c - absolute laser quality text, superior reliability (I've
read of 9xx series DeskJets going for 100,000+ pages...and mine has only got
3,900 so far!)
HP Photosmart 7350 - longevity of inks far surpasses any other manufacturer,
seperate 4x6 tray, decent ink costs
Canon i320 - cheap, good for low usage; doesn't clog after months of non-use

Canon certainly has a winner on their hands. The i860 is even better with
two types of black... Once I see that they are reliable enough (having
experienced a POS BubbleJet 5100 previously) I may consider purchasing the
i860 later. I honestly don't forsee either of my HP printers breaking so I
guess I won't be getting the i860 for a while

PS: I printed three 4x6's to test longevity of this new Canon. Canon i560 +
Canon Photo Paper Plus Glossy, Canon i560 + the new Fuji Premium Plus photo
paper, HP Photosmart 7350 + HP Premium Plus Photo paper. I'll post my
results when I see one starts to fade..should be interesting.

 

[Morgan Ohlson]

I setup my i560 today, and I must say, I'm very impressed. Not impressed
enough to become a Canon-convert, but close. It's much faster and quieter
than my HP's and its individual ink cartridges sounds good. Photo quality
is almost as good as HP although in my experience the longevity of Canon
photos on Canon paper is poor. I've had a picture printed on Canon 4x6
paper (included with the printer) from my i320 and one from my Photosmart.
The Canon one faded to an orange color in a week or two -- while my HP one
is still up there [not in a frame] still perfectly as clear as the day I put
it there. It gets some direct sunlight during the day so I'm sure it's
harsh.

Overall though, for $90 you really can't go wrong. It makes an excellent
economical printer and ink is cheap! Looks to be about 15-20ml in each
color cartridge and 30ml in the black. Not bad. I'm going to use the i560
for everyday stuff and for when I print photos to share with friends. For
more important photos in which myself or someone else intends to keep, I
will use my Photosmart.

Believe it or not, I'm going to keep three printers on my primary computer
and my cheap i320 on my second computer. I just can't part with any of them
as they each have their own advantages.

Canon i560 - cheap to run, fast, quiet
HP Deskjet 930c - absolute laser quality text, superior reliability (I've
read of 9xx series DeskJets going for 100,000+ pages...and mine has only got
3,900 so far!)
HP Photosmart 7350 - longevity of inks far surpasses any other manufacturer,
seperate 4x6 tray, decent ink costs
Canon i320 - cheap, good for low usage; doesn't clog after months of non-use

Canon certainly has a winner on their hands. The i860 is even better with
two types of black... Once I see that they are reliable enough (having
experienced a POS BubbleJet 5100 previously) I may consider purchasing the
i860 later. I honestly don't forsee either of my HP printers breaking so I
guess I won't be getting the i860 for a while

PS: I printed three 4x6's to test longevity of this new Canon. Canon i560 +
Canon Photo Paper Plus Glossy, Canon i560 + the new Fuji Premium Plus photo
paper, HP Photosmart 7350 + HP Premium Plus Photo paper. I'll post my
results when I see one starts to fade..should be interesting.

1. Please make a follow-up on this in a month or so.

2. Is your Photosmart a 5 or 6-color system? How can it otherwise make
photos better compaed to the Can560?

3. In a reasent review of 4budget and 4 150$inkjets (4coror systems) even
the Canon 470 (2 cartridges) took a lead in photo quality towards all other
printers, only Canon 850 made better photoprints.

Morgan O.

 

[xNokia3390x]

1. Please make a follow-up on this in a month or so.

I certainly will. I also have to do more testing on the different settings.
Text seems to be subpar sometimes, other times it's laser quality. I'm not
quite sure what's causing it. I've tried four different brands and weights
of papers. I noticed the subpar text quality at CompUSA on the i550 and
i850 about a year back. Hmmm...

2. Is your Photosmart a 5 or 6-color system? How can it otherwise make
photos better compaed to the Can560?

It is a six color system. Photos seem truer to the original scene and it's
more vivid. Even with all the extra settings on the Canon checked like
"Vivid photo" and photo noise reduction (I like that feature) it still
doesn't match up.

3. In a reasent review of 4budget and 4 150$inkjets (4coror systems) even
the Canon 470 (2 cartridges) took a lead in photo quality towards all other
printers, only Canon 850 made better photoprints.

Interesting. Who reviewed those printers? The BCI-24 CLR/BLK combo will
rob you blind if you use it for photos exclusively. There's only 15ml of
color ink and 9ml of black ink in each cartridge. That really doesn't go
very far IMO. And the prices aren't that much cheaper. Seems the trend is
pay more up front, pay less in the long run for ink.