Why I buy this one ?
- Up to 4,800 x 2,400 dpi resolution
- 4-by-6-inch photos in as little as 38 seconds
- 13-by-19-inch posters in as little as 3 minutes
- 8-color ChromaPLUS ink system for true-to-life color
- USB 2.0, Mac FireWire, PictBridge interfaces

What our customer's say!

"13 x 19 printer", Typically extremely high quality - it's a Canon. This printer is very versatile and does everything beautifully - especially large photographs. There are simply no "down sides" to having this printer if you have need for large, very high quality prints.

"Great Printer", I've been using this printer for a couple of years and its great. However, I've noticed that the paper makes a big difference in the quality of the final product.

"Very finicky printer", This printer worked like a dream for a few months, but after that I can rarely print more than a few photos without having to clean the print head nozzles. The problems began as soon as I inserted replacement ink cartridges. Mostly it just won't print all the colors from it's palette of 8 colors (so I end up with odd colored photos and wasting lots of photo paper). Eventually, it made a terrible noise and quit working altogether. I brought it to an authorized repair shop and print head had to be replaced. The repair shop said I was supposed to use only official Canon ink cartridges, but I was suspicious since I never had to do this with any of my other printers (did considerable online research compatible inkjet cartridges from reputable online vendors appear to be just as good as the authorized Canon ones that cost about 3 times more). Long story short, my printer worked great for a short while then the old problems started to reappear as soon as I had to replace an ink cartridge. This time it quit printing an entire group of colors. In a last desperate attempt to get the printer to work, I went out and paid full price for Canon's outrageously priced ink cartridges and guess what? The malfunctioning block of colors suddenly opened up. I printed a few test photos (5 x 7s), checked the ink levels and noted that the official Canon cartridges were already HALF EMPTY!!! It seems our friends at Canon figured out a way to design a printer that is so fussy that it only works properly with their overpriced ink. Very clever, Canon--I'll take my business elsewhere next time I purchase a large format printer (esp now that others are available for less). Do Not buy this printer unless you enjoy constant headaches and you don't mind paying a king's ransom for ink!

"2 years and it still rocks!", I bought this printer nearly 2 years ago specifically for its wide-format printing ability, but it has proven itself over and over as an excellent photo printer. I use it to print 11x17 and 4x6 and everything in between. And it's still printing great prints.

I use the 11x17 to print a family birthday/anniversary calendar, using high-resolution high-bright paper, and my only problem with this is that the paper itself curls when I print photos on it, simply because it gets saturated with ink. Not too much of a problem when printing on one side only, but for double-sided printing I would recommend using a heavier paper or card stock. (This is true for any inkjet printer if you are printing anything other than text.)

The genuine Canon ink can be found for reasonable prices. If you are buying a printer this high-end, you shouldn't use the cheap ink in it, it's just not worth it. You will get many MANY prints out of one set of ink tanks, but be sure to ignore the "ink out" warnings and eyeball the ink yourself... if you can still see saturation in the sponge you still have ink left. I've found that, depending on the ink color and the amount of color in my photos, I can get anywhere from 10 to 50 4x6 prints or 5-10 11x17 pages out of an "empty" ink tank. Photo Cyan seems to need replacing more often than the others, so if you find ink on sale buy extra Photo Cyan and Photo Magenta (the 2nd most used color). Warning: The Red and Green ink tanks are not carried in many stores so once you get the ink warning on Red or Green, go online and order a new one because you probably won't be able to buy one locally when it finally does run out. The good news is that the printer uses so little Red and Green that even if you print lots and lots of prints frequently, you only need to keep one of each on hand. Personally, I keep as spares: 1 Green, 1 Red, 2 Black, 2 Cyan, 2 Magenta, 2 Yellow, 3 Photo Magenta, 3-4 Photo Cyan.

Cheap photo paper vs. Name Brand photo paper: Your mileage may vary. I have found that certain brands of cheap paper perform better than the name brand types. If you print a lot of photos you will appreciate not shelling out $boatloads for expensive paper, especially for 4x6 prints. I don't recommend HP photo paper, it produces somewhat muddy results. I have had great results from Kodak Premium 8.5 x 11 provided the original photo is high enough resolution... 4 megapixels at the absolute minimum. I have also had excellent results from LD Premium Glossy 4x6 paper. (I have not tried the LD 8.5x11 paper)

Like every other Canon inkjet printer I have ever owned, the i9900 can get a little OCD when it comes to "getting ready to print". Most of the time the printer fires up quickly and if you send a lot of files to the printer at the same time they will print back-to-back with no delay, unless you use the driver's "ink dry" function to delay the next page for an amount of time you specify to allow the previous page to dry. But sometimes the printer decides it needs to clean itself or recalibrate itself after every page, that can get irritating.

I do have a beef with the printer driver: it wants to "fix" every photo, even if you are deliberately printing something "washed-out" it will darken it. And you can't really turn that off. There is a "manual color correction" function but it is very tedious and convoluted and doesn't work very well. Canon probably does this so they can claim that the printer doesn't print any bad photos, but it won't even let you print a "bad" photo on purpose. Not many people will likely have a problem with this, I have a specific reason for wanting to print a washed-out photo on occasion.


"COLOR PRINTER", This printer prints excellent and quality pictures that are stunning. The only problem I have with it is its size. Too big. I would have rated it higher if it were not for the size.

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"great prints... fast... quiet", Within minutes I was printing 4" x 6" photos that look as good as anything you would get from a professional film processor. Especially nice are the deep red and greens from the additional colors. The separate tank system works well, making this printer a bit cheaper than other ink jet printers I've owned. This printer makes beautiful prints on anything I feed into it... labels, 11 x 17 ink jet paper, plain paper, any kind of photo paper. No problems to report yet and I've been using it for a year.

"Big CANON Printer", The printer is a 5 star unit, but CANON's attitude toward LINUX insofar as driver support is terrible. The printer has served me well, but the linux issue tends to make me think I might have preferred an EPSON. I would never own a Hewlett-Packard printer because of terrible warranty support (several hundred in a school district). So CANON or EPSON are my choices for photographic work. I prefer CANON inks and they are easier to find than EPSON.

"Canon i9900", Best print reproduction I have seen. I have always used epson stylus pros but since they now force you to buy their ink I decided to try canon.

This is the best printed ever, it paid for itselt in 2 days of service. I plan to buy 4 more in the next year. If you want quality this is it; this is the printer God would use.
Miata

"Ink problems? What ink problems?", I have owned this printer for a number of months now, buying it with full knowledge of concerns over ink drying up. I have used mine only intermittently, > 1 month between uses, but have had no problem with the ink drying up.

This printer is astonishingly quiet, very fast (especially considering the very high image quality), use of 8 individual cartridges ensures you are only paying for the ink you need, and the 19 x 13 capability is fantastic to have even if used only very occasionally. This printer far exceeds all expectations I had of it based on earlier consumer reviews.

"i love it!!!", boarderless 13x19 pages and crisp color. the gradients are flawless without lines or streaks of any kind. i use this printer as a graphic design student and i am completely satisfied.