What are the differences between the iPF5100 and the iPF5000?
Theses are the improvements claimed by Canon: • New black inks to reduce bronzing and improve scratch resistance, and reduce print graininess (even from Firmware 1.23 on iPF5000). Comment: John Hollenberg has seen iPF5100 prints sent by Avalan and confirms that bronzing is reduced by 85-90%. Scott Martin of Onsight calls the B&W prints made with the new black inks “stunning”. • Printer calibration to reduce inter-unit delta-E to 2 or less. • Built in roll feed unit. Comment: This will almost certainly take care of one of the biggest criticisms of the iPF5000, a design defect that caused roll feed units to malfunction and required a service call to fix. The broken tabs problem on the roll feed unit should be solved as well. Update 4/28/09: The Wiki has received NO reports of malfunctioning roll feed units for X100 generation printers. • a new, quieter platen fan and sound-absorbing material added to the inner wall of intake ducts in the iPF5100 printer combine to yield quieter operation
