I have the I950 and my brother has the S9000. I can see no visible banding on his or mine. Difference in print quality between the S9000 and the I950 is almost impossible to tell by the naked eye.

If I were you, I would look for a deal on a S9000 and enjoy the prints rather than wait and hope that a replacement comes out.

Take care


Xsivone




Richard W wrote:
> A few months yet I suspect.
>
> A Canon rep I spoke to in UK didn't know of any immediate plans for
> S9000 replacement but even if there's one planned I doubt he'd have
> known.
>
> A replacement wasn't announced with the i950 etc, so even if they
> announce it in March I bet it'll be a few months before it hits the
> shelves.
>
> As I've just bought a replacement Epson 1290, knowing my luck,
> they'll probably announce it tomorrow!
>
> (I've been extremely happy with my S900 I bought 11 months ago, and
> would have got an S9000 recently were it not for the fact that I
> had a lot of Epson inks/consumables unused when my 1290 died. In
> addition, I don't mind replacing the relatively cheaper 1290 in a
> few months if needs be, but the S9000 is about 50% more expensive
> than the 1290 in UK. The speed of the 1290 is truly poor by
> comparison with S900/S9000 though.)
>
> RW