One of the biggest complaints about it’s predecessor (the Pixma 9000) was the fact that it didn’t print black and white very well. Well I can tell you they have fixed that problem with this version. 3 of the 8 inks this printer uses are grays and black to really give you terrific black and white prints. It uses ChromaLife 100+ inks that are estimated to last 100 years in an album without fading (who uses albums anymore?). At $499 I think it’s a great printer at a great price.
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