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Competitive Brief

Usability

The iPF5000 printer has many features that make it a much

friendlier alternative to the Epson 4800. Canon’s new print

heads are extremely durable and long-lasting. However, if

they do need to be replaced, the user can complete the

process themselves in minutes. The Epson print head is

built-in and therefore requires a service call for a

technician to come and take the printer apart. This can

take several days, leaving the user with significant

downtime.

Both the iPF5000 printer and the Epson 4800 have Clogged

Nozzle Detection where they will look for clogged nozzles

and automatically perform a cleaning if one is found. The

iPF5000 however, has Clogged Nozzle Detection and

Compensation system. This takes things a step further. If

a clogged nozzle is detected and a cleaning cannot rectify

the problem, the iPF5000 will reroute the ink through other

functioning nozzles to optimize printing. This saves the

user both time and money on wasted output.

The Canon MSRP for the iPF5000 printer is $1,945; the Epson

list price for the 4800 is $1,995. Unlike the 4800, the roll-

feed unit for the iPF5000 does not come standard with the

printer. However, Canon includes a built-in Ethernet card in

every iPF5000, where Epson does not. The listed price of the

Epson Ethernet card is $299.99. When compared to the

$249.00 list price of the Canon roll-feed unit, the consumer is

saving another $50.00 when comparably equipping the

printer. The iPF5000 has more colors than the Epson 4800

and therefore comes with more ink, including a Matte Black,

which Epson does not provide. The imagePROGRAF product

also comes with all of the software mentioned above, which

makes it a far better value than any other printer in its class,

especially the 4800.

The iPF5000 printer will seamlessly print from both the roll

and the cassette, without any manual intervention.

Therefore, the user does not need to remove the roll in

order to print from the cassette. The Epson 4800 user

must manually switch out the paper if they want to print

from the roll and then the cassette or vice versa.

The iPF5000 printer has a remaining roll detection system.

This allows the user to constantly monitor how much paper

is remaining on the roll. The user can actually print out

the paper type and length information on the roll in text

and in barcode format. The next time the user loads that

paper; the iPF5000 will automatically read the barcode and

apply the length setting. The Epson has no such function.

Included Software

The iPF5000 printer comes standard with a variety of Canon

proprietary software solutions, each focused on different 17-

inch workflows. For professional photographers, Canon

includes Plug-ins for Adobe® Photoshop® and Digital Photo

Professional that allow for processing of 16-bit images,

(Windows® and Macintosh®). For the camera enthusiast,

Canon includes Digital Photo Print Professional (Windows

only) for easy layout, editing and calendar creation. Also, for

corporate and print-for-use workflows, PosterArtist 2006

(Windows only) comes in the box with every imagePROGRAF

printer. PosterArtist 2006 is a point-and-click, template-

based poster creation software with over 1,000 royalty-free

images and clip-art included. Canon also includes a very

robust Printer Driver that is both Windows and Macintosh

compatible along with a Status Monitor and other functional

utilities. Epson only includes a basic printer driver and a

simple status utility with the 4800.

Dual Print-Head System

Cost of Ownership / Price

During a black ink “switch” Epson’s estimated total ink waste

is between 88ml and 117ml per “switch” (all cartridges

combined). The cost of an Epson 110ml ink tank is about

$69.95, which equates to $0.64 per milliliter; therefore

$56.32 to $74.88 worth of ink is wasted every time the black

inks are “switched” on the 4800. The Canon requires no

“switch” and therefore wastes no ink, saving the user time

and money.

The iPF5000 printer maintains a low cost-per-print even with

12 colors. Typical CMYK printers, like the Epson 4800 will use

a mixture of Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Black ink to create

the various shades of red, green, and blue (using several

colors to make one color). But, because the iPF5000 has Red,

Green and Blue ink, it requires less ink to make these colors.

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Back of Printer

Cassette

All Epson hardware and ink pricing referenced was taken from www.epson.com on March 30, 2006.

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