Canon Pixma borderless - quality at edges?

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I often find that prints from either of my Epson printers suffer at the very
edges of the paper.

Is it common for printers in the Canon Pixma range to also suffer in this
way, if not I may consider switching brands...

Many thanks,

Si.
 
Si said:
I often find that prints from either of my Epson printers suffer at the
very edges of the paper.

Is it common for printers in the Canon Pixma range to also suffer in this
way, if not I may consider switching brands...

Many thanks,

Si.
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Not sure what you mean by "suffer at the very edges." Borderless prints
from Canon printers can exhibit two problems at the trailing edge - banding
at the approximate last 3/16 of an inch and/or some ink smears. The cause
is generally related to a slight curve in the paper. I've solved that
problem by always storing all glossy photo paper flat and not leaving any in
the printer between print runs. In addition, the printer creates a
borderless print by "overprinting" slightly past the edge of the paper, so
you do lose some of the picture at each edge. Sort of like an additional
amount of cropping. Probably not unlike all other printers when doing
borderless prints.
 
Si said:
Not sure what you mean by "suffer at the very edges."
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My Epson's often appear to lay down less ink at the extreme edges...the top
and bottom as the paper travels through the printer, so the left and right
edges of a landscape for instance.

Si.
 
Si said:
My Epson's often appear to lay down less ink at the extreme edges...the
top and bottom as the paper travels through the printer, so the left and
right edges of a landscape for instance.

Si.
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I haven't seen that on the Canons I've owned. In order to avoid a sliver of
white edge from showing, however, you have to set he borderless adjustment
to remove more of the picture than I'd like in some cases. With borderless
printing, the printer actually thinks it is printing on a slightly larger
piece of paper and the ink that sprays beyond the edge of the paper is
picked up in a sponge strip below the paper area and drops into the
absorbant mat at the bottom of the printer that is called the waste ink
tank. The prints appear sharp and in full density all the way to the edge.
 
The newer Epson printers will allow you to adjust how much the picture will
be blown up for borderless printing.

I never had a problem with prints using borderless like you described.
 
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