Well, Canon IPF8100's have had the color gamut advantage over the Epson 9880 because of the Green and the Orange, but Epson has answer for that with the 9900. Also, HP was championing their professional inkjets over the Epsons for awhile because of their ability to use a spectraphotometer. The 9900 has an option for that as well now. Also, the 9900 has Orange and Green as well. Why is this important for some? If you have a job for Home Depot, and company's like that are VERY particular about their Orange, so by having a base orange to start, you can get the orange as close to theirs as possible than without it. But going back to the IPF8100 vs. 9880. You can't beat the speed of the Canon, but the precise dot pitch on the variable dot pitch heads on the 9880 will get you photographic perfection on your prints. So, if you want quality fine art prints for your canvas customers, go with Epson. If you want fast production speed and still pretty good images and a slightly wider color gamut, go with the Canon. Also know that Canon consumables are not competitive in price so it's gonna hard to find like rock bottom pricing on their media. As for Epson, you can find a lot of dealers that will be able to sell you consumables at a greatly discounted price. So, those things I would consider for the long run, so you're not in jams while in production. Food for thought.
