I bought this to replace an HP DJ3820, which I bought before taking up digital photography, and was never really a serious photo-printer.
The iP6000D isn't small, with an A3-size footprint, nor was it cheap at UK �199. I bought it because it was what the local good photographic shop (Campkins of Cambridge) recommended, with sample prints to support their claims, and because it closes up properly to keep dust out, the HP having been a real pain on those grounds. The printer has surprisingly thorough connectivity, with USB 2.0 and drivers for Windows and Mac, a Direct Print socket for PictBridge or Canon's equivalent, CF and SD slots (which seem to be usable as card slots for the computer if you want) plus a display and controls for using it without a computer, and an IR port for printing from phones. It sheet feeds A4 and US Letter from the top rear, and has an internal paper tray for A4/Letter down to enprint sizes. It also has an adaptor and software for printing on CDs, although it doesn't auto-feed those. The Windows install was trouble-free, the automatic print head alignment worked OK, and status monitor and warnings are definitely a level ahead of the HP. The very first print - on plain paper - was entirely acceptable. On its own "Photo Paper Pro" the results are very fine indeed. With JPEGs from the *istD and FA50/1.4, it isn't quite Cibachrome quality, but it's the next thing to it. Being a Canon, it takes six ink tanks (Black, Yellow, two Cyan and two Magenta), plus a separate print head. I don't yet know how long the ink lasts. Canon's paper is about �11 for a pack of 15 A4 sheets, probably less if you hunt around. It prints borderless very nicely, and it's quiet and reasonably quick, at about two minutes for an A4 with everything turned on. Oh, and the prints /smell/ like photographs. Well worth a look. I'm very pleased with it. -- PDML means I get more e-mail than spam!
