iPF5100+vs+iPF5000

=What are the differences between the iPF5100 and the iPF5000?=

Theses are the improvements claimed by Canon:


 * New black inks to reduce bronzing and improve scratch resistance, and reduce print graininess (even from Firmware 1.23 on iPF5000). **Comment:** John Hollenberg has seen iPF5100 prints sent by Avalan and confirms that bronzing is reduced by 85-90%. Scott Martin of [|Onsight] calls the B&W prints made with the new black inks "stunning".
 * Printer calibration to reduce inter-unit delta-E to 2 or less.
 * Built in roll feed unit. **Comment:** This will almost certainly take care of one of the biggest criticisms of the iPF5000, a design defect that caused roll feed units to malfunction and required a service call to fix. The broken tabs problem on the roll feed unit should be solved as well. **Update 4/28/09:** The Wiki has received NO reports of malfunctioning roll feed units for X100 generation printers.
 * a new, quieter platen fan and sound-absorbing material added to the inner wall of intake ducts in the iPF5100 printer combine to yield quieter operation (per official Canon iPF5100 brochure)
 * Black inks will not be backward compatible with iPF5000.

There are several other improvements:


 * Top manual feed now works with paper up to 62 inches in length--no more concerns about feeding 17X25 inch sheets
 * There are 5 additional Special Media Types for matte papers (iPF5000 Special Media Types are for photo papers only)
 * Export plugin improvements:
 * Full screen preview
 * More print quality selections - 32 pass printing (iPF5000 maxed out at 16 pass) **Comment:** It is not known yet if this produces a visible improvement in quality. Scott Martin of [|Onsight] reports that 32 pass is only supported for photo black compatible media, but not for matte media.
 * Categorized paper type view
 * Roll paper layout view
 * Bicubic enlargement