In America, there are still some of the eight cartridge, wide format i9900 printers around in stores for $450, which use unchipped cartridges. There are a lot of good buys on eBay for the iP6000D but I don't know if they ship to Australia and I don't know about ink/cartridge availability. However, if you, like me, don't like those choices, then you will have to find a used printer that does not use the chipped cartridges.
If you to go the cheaper ink route and don't mind voiding the warranty and keeping close tabs on your ink levels, then you can also buy any of the current models. If you want to buy Canon ink cartridges then get any of the current models (they all have chipped cartridges) and make your decision on whether you want more durable black printouts on plain paper. Your next decision is whether you want to buy cheaper third party cartridges or reink yourself, or stick with expensive Canon cartridges.Īnd finallly, if you do want to go one of the cheaper ink routes, are you willing to void your warranty and pay special attention to your ink levels by examining your cartridges to see if it's time to refill or replace? So your first decision is whether you want to have better black printing on plain paper or whether you want to print mainly on photo paper.
Canon ip6700d printer specs series#
Both series include a dye black, and instead of a pigment black, the 6000 series has two lighter colored cartridges (magenta and cyan) to get better control of fine color gradations. The main difference is that the 5000 series includes a pigment black ink cartridge which will not smear on plain paper if it gets wet. The 5000 (and below) have five cartridges and are ideal for printing on plain paper but they do fine on photo paper, too. The 6000 series have six cartridges and are ideal for printing on photo paper.