Canon Pro-10 or Epson P400 or ET-7500

[kcgoatboy]

My Epson XP-950 factory refurbished printer finally died on me so I need to get a replacement. I think I narrowed it down between the Canon Pro-10, Epson P400 and Epson ET-7750. Can I have advice which one would be best for me. Below is a list of priorities in order of importance. I know all these three printers will have a print quality I'm happy with. I'm open to suggestions outside of these 3 but these hit the price range I'm looking in.

I am an amateur photographer with a Sony A7RII not selling prints. My hobbies of landscape and astrophotography have been replaced by taking pics of my little girl. On 4x6 prints I like the look of high gloss and usually print on luster for anything larger except when I print on metallic paper. I'm up for switching to pigment inks just hope I don't miss that "pop". I don't really print any B&W. I don't print panos. I either print 100s of pics a day or nothing for weeks at a time.

For me possible pros:
P400 = Pigment, GO
ET-7750 = Built in CISS, cost of printing, gloss "pop", AIO
Pro-10 = pigment, GO

Printer Priorities:

1. Cost of printing - inks/carts
   
2. Printer longevity - even though I will set up a nozzle check to be performed every ~3 days, looking for a printer that is very forgiving with clogging and air bubbles especially if 3rd party inks are used.
3. Easy of refilling if using 3rd party inks

 

[Ink stained Fingers]

I wouldn't recommend a printer, it is your decision, and you collected already some differentiating characteristics.
The first important decision is to be made between dye inks or pigment inks, don't consider using 3rd party dye inks if fade resistance is of any interest/concern - the ET-7750 106 Epson inks are the best you can get in this respect, and this bottled ink is much more affordable than any other genuine Epson Claria ink in cartridges. The CISS gives you quite some handling convenience. I don't consider the 'gloss pop' effect of a dye ink printer that strong vs. the other printers on your list, those printers deliver very good prints on glossy papers, and when it comes to the gamut of dye vs. pigment inks - they are that close that I wouldn't consider that as relevant anymore. I have seen Pro-10 prints on par with dye ink prints, but not P400 and Pro-10 prints in direct comparison. But I remember what my old R800 could do. There is one question for dye vs. pigment ink prints - do those prints go on the wall for an extended period of time or are the prints stored in an album, cabinet etc for most of the time. ?
And if you want to have the Epson Ecotank handling convenience with the P400 you can make it 'chipless' with a firmware hack when running with a CISS. But I'm afraid my comments don't make it easier for you to decide.
And there is something else to look for - do you live in a country where Canon makes special printer deals now and then with steeep discounts on printers ?

 

[The Hat]

I recommended the Pro 10 because he can get it very cheap, and the cartridges are the easiest to fill than any other printer, and third-party inks/resetter are available now and lastly it uses pigment inks, plus I’m bios...

 

[stratman]

plus I’m bios...

BIOS? I knew you were a robot!

 

[kcgoatboy]

I don't consider the 'gloss pop' effect of a dye ink printer that strong vs. the other printers on your list, those printers deliver very good prints on glossy papers, and when it comes to the gamut of dye vs. pigment inks - they are that close that I wouldn't consider that as relevant anymore.

This is good to hear even though I was hoping you would have said get printer X because obviously it's the way too go. But you did help.

do those prints go on the wall for an extended period of time or are the prints stored in an album, cabinet etc for most of the time. ?

This prints I make usually go behind glass, not UV or museum quality glass.

And there is something else to look for - do you live in a country where Canon makes special printer deals now and then with steeep discounts on printers ?

I recommended the Pro 10 because he can get it very cheap

I live in the US and what is a good price to get the Pro-10? Current deals I found are:
Pro-10 = $450 after rebate
P400 = $366 after rebate
ET-7750 = $660

 

[Ink stained Fingers]

I have read here about much lower special prices for the Pro10 here already - wasn't it in the range of 99$ ??
There may be special dates during the year Canon is starting such actions - see this thead
https://www.printerknowledge.com/threads/pro-10-for-99-99.11955/page-8#post-103300