How does the Epson 3800 compare to other 17″ printers such as the Epson 4800 and Canon iPF5000?
See this comparison table at the excellent Canon iPF5000 wiki, created and maintained by John Hollenberg. There are other comparison tables posted on the web, but this is the most accurate, complete, and frankly unbiased one I’ve seen. Here is my summary of the comparison between these three printers: • All three printers produce superb image quality. Therefore, if you are trying to decide which of these three printers to get, you really ought to examine the differences in features, not just print quality (see below). • The 3800 is by far the smallest and lightest printer of the three; good for situations when space is tight. • The 3800 doesn’t support roll paper; the other two do. Depending on the type of images you print and your workload, this can be a very important difference. • Switching between the PK and MK inks on the 3800 is automatic (unlike with the 4800) and wastes much less ink. The iPF5000 can print directly from either PK or MK without any swapping at all (and therefore
