canon i450 or wait for the i560?

[Doh!]

I'm not Wigwam but since I own the printer, I'll add my comments:

1. Pretty sharp but no inkjet can beat a laser printer for b/w text
2. Very good
3. Very, very good
4. Yes, it doesn't have to be Canon's paper but the paper quality definitely makes a big difference (stay away from Kodak paper)

 

[Pretty Cool]

Thanks, for the input. I guess I'm going to purchase a laser.

 

[Johnbear007]

I would wait until the i9,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 is out

 

[h0mi]

Too many models to choose from.

I'm thinking of the 860, 850 or 960 models to replace a HP 722 that died on me a few weeks ago. Is the 960 a "photo" dedicated printer, or can I use it for text printing as well? I'd be using the printer for that mostly.

 

[Peter]

The 900 series printers have additional light cyan and light magenta. Text printing on these is just as fine as on the lower series. They _might_ have a slightly smaller black cartridge, though. (Not sure, check the specs.)

 

[Comp625]

Yeah the BCI-3ebk has 27ml of black while the BCI-6bk only has 13ml of black. If you do alot of b&w printing (ex: schoolwork), then buy a printer such as the i560 which still uses the original BCI-3ebk for its higher black yield.