Pages per cartridge - Canon i9950 & i950

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Hi all,

Using some ISO standard photo patten Canon claim you will get the following
number of pages from the cartridges in the i9950:
photo magenta: 280
photo cyan: 380
yellow: 540
magenta: 790
cyan: 1100
black: 1100
red: 2300
green: 2300

A friend as the i950, and reckons he managed to get about 50 pages from the
photo magenta cartridge, and siginificantly less pages than Canon quotes from
all the other colours too. His doesn't have the red and green, but seeing as
they barely get used compared to the photo magenta, photo cyan, and yellow, it
would seem they don't make much difference to the ink usage of the i9950 if
Canon's figures are anything to go on with regard to ratios.

It would seem the ISO "standard photo pattern" test is a load of rubbish and not
worth anything to consumers, particularly those wishing to estimate the cost of
using a printer in a business.

My friend thinks it will cost about AU$1 (US$0.70) per A4 page in ink. Does that
seem reasonable?

 

[colinco]

It would seem the ISO "standard photo pattern" test is a load of rubbish and not
worth anything to consumers, particularly those wishing to estimate the cost of
using a printer in a business.
[/QUOTE]
The Canon test is a mixed text and colour graphic on plain paper. If you
are wanting 100%coverage on photo paper results you'll have to look
somewhere else

 

[Larry]

It would seem the ISO "standard photo pattern" test is a load of rubbish and not
worth anything to consumers, particularly those wishing to estimate thecost of
using a printer in a business.

The Canon test is a mixed text and colour graphic on plain paper. If you
are wanting 100%coverage on photo paper results you'll have to look
somewhere else
[/QUOTE]

It has been my experience (and Ive been using ink jets since their
inception), that if you are talking PHOTOS, you should guestimate your ink
costs at $2 US per page (8x10), $1.50 per page (5x7).

These figures are for current Canon inkjets,(i950, i960) with Canon
cartridges.

Re-fills will lower cost only SLIGHTLY, as refilled carts do seem to need
more cleaning cycles to to keep 'em printing. (not as bad as Epson, but a
small problem)

HP PhotoSmart 7660 et, al., have a cost ratio of about $5 to $7 per 8x10 page
using Hp Carts (non refill).

Lexmark are so high per page cost, and so low quality photo printing they
cant be considered usable.

 

[Yianni]

My friend thinks it will cost about AU$1 (US$0.70) per A4 page in ink.
Does that

seem reasonable?

Yes it's a resonable price.

Using some ISO standard photo patten Canon claim you will get the following
number of pages from the cartridges in the i9950:
photo magenta: 280
photo cyan: 380
yellow: 540
magenta: 790
cyan: 1100
black: 1100
red: 2300
green: 2300

I don't think that it's a ISO standard, just a Canon standard with a
specific photo, take a look at canon's site.

 

[Ray R]

The Canon test is a mixed text and colour graphic on plain paper. If you
are wanting 100%coverage on photo paper results you'll have to look
somewhere else

It has been my experience (and Ive been using ink jets since their
inception), that if you are talking PHOTOS, you should guestimate your ink
costs at $2 US per page (8x10), $1.50 per page (5x7).[/QUOTE]


Why are 5x7 2.5 cents per sq. in. but 5x7 prints 4.3 per sq. in.?
I would think a 5x7 should take less than half as much ink as an
8x10

These figures are for current Canon inkjets,(i950, i960) with Canon
cartridges.

Re-fills will lower cost only SLIGHTLY, as refilled carts do seem to need
more cleaning cycles to to keep 'em printing. (not as bad as Epson, but a
small problem)

I have a Canon i850. I have printed 500 8.5 x 11 photos. I have used
less than half of the $50 ink that I bought. My actual cost is about
5 cents per 8.5x11 photo. I get between 50 and 75 photos per refill.

 

[Anoni Moose]

I don't think that it's a ISO standard, just a Canon standard with a
specific photo, take a look at canon's site.

Don't know if those numbers are the ISO ones, but Canon does publish
ISO usage numbers for their inks. May not be usable to determine how
much a photo-print costs, but probably is a good measure to compare
ink usage vs other mfgr's printers because the image is constant.

Mike

 

[PC Medic]

It would seem the ISO "standard photo pattern" test is a load of rubbish and not
worth anything to consumers, particularly those wishing to estimate the cost of
using a printer in a business.

The Canon test is a mixed text and colour graphic on plain paper. If you
are wanting 100%coverage on photo paper results you'll have to look
somewhere else
[/QUOTE]

It has been my experience (and Ive been using ink jets since their
inception), that if you are talking PHOTOS, you should guestimate your ink
costs at $2 US per page (8x10), $1.50 per page (5x7).

These figures are for current Canon inkjets,(i950, i960) with Canon
cartridges.

I will assume you are talking U.S. $ and including paper cost here, if not
then you are WAY off mark!
Even with paper it would still be just around $1

 

[BF]

Re-fills will lower cost only SLIGHTLY, as refilled carts do seem to need
more cleaning cycles to to keep 'em printing. (not as bad as Epson, but a
small problem)

I really don't see how you can say refills will lower costs only
slightly. I refill for about $1.00 per color compared to 11.99 for new
ink. That is $6.00, for a complete set, compared to $71.94. I would say
that is more than slightly cheaper, wouldn't you? I can do a lot of
cleaning cycles for $65.94. I don't have to do any more cleaning cycles
than I would with new ink.

 

[colinco]

I don't think that it's a ISO standard, just a Canon standard with a
specific photo, take a look at canon's site.
[/QUOTE]
ISO JIS-SCID no. 5 pattern is a standard test image with a penny
farthing bicycle, fruit, colour gradients etc. Epson have used the same
image before.

 

[Ron Cohen]

Refilling will vastly lower operating costs. I did a Google search for some
of my previous postings about ink costs and copied the following text from a
July 2003 posting. At the time I wrote the following I only had an s820. Now
it is two s820 and one i950 and the ink consumption is about the same for
either printer.
==============================
Actually your cost estimate may be a little on the high side, but by all
means it is vastly better than OEM ink prices or even the cost of third
party tanks. I have an s820 which has 6 tanks vs. the 4 in an i850. Both the
s820 and the i950 use the same BCI-6 tanks. BCI-3 as in the i850 and BCI-6
tanks are identical in size and capacity. The only difference is ink
formulations which are different for the two types of printers. Both the
supplier you reference and the one I use appear to use bulk ink from
Formulabs which is one of, if not, the best maker of inks. Because I
purchased my ink in 1 pint bottles (480 cc's) that works out to 2880 cc's
for a set of six bottles. I can usually print about 40 full coverage 8.5 x
11 sheets before needing to refill when the first low ink warning pops up.
At that time I install my entire #2 set of cartridges and then refill the
entire set #1. Two of the cartridges will usually take 5cc's to top off the
ink reservoir, 3 will take 3 cc's and one takes 2 cc's. This is a total
consumption of 21 cc's. I paid less than $70 U.S. incl shipping for the six
pints which works out to about 50¢ per refilling session after printing 40
sheets. My net cost is approx. 1.2¢ per sheet. Ink purchased in smaller
quantities will cost more per ounce, but by any estimate it is a great cost
savings. I do a very large amount of printing and have easily saved the cost
of several printers since the first of the year. The i950 should be
equivalent in consumption to the s820, so the original poster can easily get
an idea that even buying some of the most expensive bulk refill inks, his
costs per page will be extremely low. I know he was asking for comparisons
on Canon and Epson models, but because of my total satisfaction with Canon,
I won't even consider any other inkjet.
==============================
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Ron Cohen

It would seem the ISO "standard photo pattern" test is a load of rubbish and not
worth anything to consumers, particularly those wishing to estimate the cost of
using a printer in a business.

The Canon test is a mixed text and colour graphic on plain paper. If you
are wanting 100%coverage on photo paper results you'll have to look
somewhere else
[/QUOTE]

It has been my experience (and Ive been using ink jets since their
inception), that if you are talking PHOTOS, you should guestimate your ink
costs at $2 US per page (8x10), $1.50 per page (5x7).

These figures are for current Canon inkjets,(i950, i960) with Canon
cartridges.

Re-fills will lower cost only SLIGHTLY, as refilled carts do seem to need
more cleaning cycles to to keep 'em printing. (not as bad as Epson, but a
small problem)

HP PhotoSmart 7660 et, al., have a cost ratio of about $5 to $7 per 8x10
page
using Hp Carts (non refill).

Lexmark are so high per page cost, and so low quality photo printing they
cant be considered usable.

 

[Larry]

I have a Canon i850. I have printed 500 8.5 x 11 photos. I have used
less than half of the $50 ink that I bought. My actual cost is about
5 cents per 8.5x11 photo. I get between 50 and 75 photos per refill.

You will notice I did not mention the i850...

Thats simply because I have no experience with it.

I thought the i850 to be a 4 color printer, which may, or may not change
printing costs.

 

[Larry]

I really don't see how you can say refills will lower costs only
slightly. I refill for about $1.00 per color compared to 11.99 for new
ink. That is $6.00, for a complete set, compared to $71.94. I would say
that is more than slightly cheaper, wouldn't you? I can do a lot of
cleaning cycles for $65.94. I don't have to do any more cleaning cycles
than I would with new ink.

I say it because the Magenta and Light magenta print heads clog more easily
with refilled carts (I have no idea why) and the printer requires MANY
cleaning cycles once they are clogged. Perhaps I should mention that I print
under conditions most people wont even consider and the high
dust/humidity/heat/and or cold conditions probably contribute to the problem.
(on site at indoor-outdoor events)

If I recall the original poster asked for real world print costs, and I
attempted to help him/her with numbers from experience.

As I stated, its not even close to the problems I've had with Epson, but it
happens.

 

[Larry]

Subject: Re: Pages per cartridge - Canon i9950 & i950
From: "Ron Cohen" <drc023@N^O+S~P^A^M.sbcglobal.net>
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.printers

Refilling will vastly lower operating costs. I did a Google search for some
of my previous postings about ink costs and copied the following text from a
July 2003 posting. At the time I wrote the following I only had an s820. Now
it is two s820 and one i950 and the ink consumption is about the same for
either printer.
==============================
Actually your cost estimate may be a little on the high side, but by all
means it is vastly better than OEM ink prices or even the cost of third
party tanks. I have an s820 which has 6 tanks vs. the 4 in an i850. Both the
s820 and the i950 use the same BCI-6 tanks. BCI-3 as in the i850 and BCI-6
tanks are identical in size and capacity. The only difference is ink
formulations which are different for the two types of printers. Both the
supplier you reference and the one I use appear to use bulk ink from
Formulabs which is one of, if not, the best maker of inks. Because I
purchased my ink in 1 pint bottles (480 cc's) that works out to 2880 cc's
for a set of six bottles. I can usually print about 40 full coverage 8.5 x
11 sheets before needing to refill when the first low ink warning pops up..
At that time I install my entire #2 set of cartridges and then refill the
entire set #1. Two of the cartridges will usually take 5cc's to top off the
ink reservoir, 3 will take 3 cc's and one takes 2 cc's. This is a total
consumption of 21 cc's. I paid less than $70 U.S. incl shipping for the six
pints which works out to about 50¢ per refilling session after printing40
sheets. My net cost is approx. 1.2¢ per sheet. Ink purchased in smaller
quantities will cost more per ounce, but by any estimate it is a great cost
savings. I do a very large amount of printing and have easily saved the cost
of several printers since the first of the year. The i950 should be
equivalent in consumption to the s820, so the original poster can easily get
an idea that even buying some of the most expensive bulk refill inks, his
costs per page will be extremely low. I know he was asking for comparisons
on Canon and Epson models, but because of my total satisfaction with Canon,
I won't even consider any other inkjet.
==============================

I have recently switched ink suppliers and am now using Formulabs ink (after
MANY years of using MIS Associates ink).

I have not yet used enough of the new ink to come up with any numbers that
would be usefull.