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I had a canon s9000 ,it was fab, cheap on cartridges,great print quality,it was awsome!!.
The canon pixma pro 9000 is out of this world!!.Having had it two weeks,I have just printed some A3+ photo's and they are alive!,the colour is exactly the same as the photo,sharp,and detailed!!.
I paid £548 for my s9000,and had 5 years good service from it,refilling carts.
If I get that out of this pro 9000, I will be very Happy.
It is a fair bit bigger,and am finding it hard to track the red and green carts,but when the rest of the UK catches up.this is a serious bit of kit!
If you want your printed pictures to look like the photo you took,this is for you.
No I don't work for CANON but it is that good.

I am not going to say (as many do) "I bought this printer 2 hours ago and I love it". I bought it in November 2007 - it is now January 2009. Previously I had always rated Epson as the best, but I had got fed up of cleaning the heads, and cartridges saying they were empty when they weren't. I use the Canon once a week or (often) less, so you might reasonably expect the heads to clog up. I have NEVER had to clean the heads. I just load the paper and print. When a cartridge says it is empty, it is VISIBLY completely empty (it is see-through). The print quality is nothing short of STUNNING. I cannot over-emphasise how delighted I am with this printer. Professional Presentation Quality every time. I have many prints on A3+ and they are breathtaking. Buy it and you will NOT be disappointed.

I bought this printer via Amazon and it is brilliant. I started using Canon Pro paper but honestly the output is totally fantastic on Jessops paper too!
Just one small point.... Amazon's ad for this printer says that it is "Dispatched from and sold by pixmania_uk". This is not true. If you buy it from Pixmania be aware that the product will be dispatched to you from France.

If you need to print up to A3+ size on a regular basis and want a print quality that is the equal of good on-line print services then look no further.

Pros
Worked straight out of the box and driver installed without any problems.
Very impressive quality.
Prints on a large range of heavy weight papers.
Very fast printing even at highest quality.
I got 15 high quality A4 prints plus 6 or 7 High quality A3 prints before needing to replace three inks and by all accounts this is pretty good compared to the competition from Epson and HP.

Cons
Paper can be difficult to source.
Inks can be expensive at around £8.50 per cartridge however you can find Canon ink cartridges for about £7.50 with no delivery charge.
Slow start up time.
Didn't come with a set of sample papers, which would be good considering the price of A3 paper.

A highly recommended printer for those who want to print and display their photographs.

Note that you need to have an understanding of colour management so as to configure the printer to get the best prints.

I upgraded from the Canon S9000 and it was like entering a whole new world of outstanding prints. The depth of colour, level of contrast and sheer quality of the produced image together with ease of use makes this a real winner.

Real value for money