lisa_steiner Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 I am considering buying a Canon i9950 as all the reviews I have read are fantastic. Could anyone tell me roughly how long the ink cartridges last and what is the average cost of A4 and A3 colour prints? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_robinson2 Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 How long will the prints last? If not long enough then you will have to figure in reprinting in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erickpro Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 I wanted to know the same thing. How long do pictures really last? I found out that it depends on the person who printed and where he placed it. Some people say they last 5 years, others say they last 10. Others say they last 3 months. Who really knows? I have no idea. But I bought an Epson R1800 and tried to forget about "lasting". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george_bourke Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 I believe HOW it is displayed plays a major part. So far, I do not have a printer that prints large enough that I've treated any output as "art", but my old chemical process prints that I've put behind OP-3 (acrylic that blocks 99% of UV) have held up just fine for 20 years...OP-3 is cheap enough (about 8 cents a square inch) that I'd put anything that I considered "important" behind it. George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisa_steiner Posted April 6, 2005 Author Share Posted April 6, 2005 I actually want to know the average printing cost per photo (A3 & A4) - I thought I read somewhere that an A4 will cost around ?1.50, but can not find the review I saw this in! I will be selling prints to clients on our holidays so how long they last doesn?t matter - as long as it is longer than a couple of years. Thanks, Lisa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahams Posted April 8, 2005 Share Posted April 8, 2005 Lisa - I got a i9950 three weeks ago for a specific project. I have printed 75 A3 prints, mostly landscape shots, @250dpi on Fuji Premium Satin paper from 7DayShop.com at British Pounds 14.99/20 sheets and using ink cartriges from ink2U.com (in packs of 4 for the price of 3)or ?3.50 ea. Total costs so far are Pounds 85.00 - thats about Pounds 1.2 per print. Using genuine Canon paper and ink would double this cost. While the quality (colour profile) may not be quite as high as with Canon materials, the prints are very good indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisa_steiner Posted April 8, 2005 Author Share Posted April 8, 2005 Thanks, that is exactly what I am looking for. Have used 7 day shop before. Cheers. Lisa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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