To buy a new printer or new print head?

Hi,
I have a canon i9100 a3 printer which is 6 years old. the print head has had it, so i need to either buy a new print head for £60, or buy a new printer and i can't decide which one would be better.
I don't want to spend more than around £250 on a new printer.
So my question is, would the extra £190 on a new printer be worth the extra quality, of as i've already invested £350 in the i9100 would it be better to buy a new print head for it as the difference would be negligible.
thanks!

Hello Martin,
I think one point that may have been missed by everyones price offerings is that you have an A3 capable printer. I don't think you will be able to get another A3 printer for anything under £250. The Canon iX5000 is the cheapest of the current Canon A3 printers and it retails for AUS$599. Checking the NexTag UK site, the prices range from £235 to £357.
But even with those prices, there is definitely advantages to buying new rather than spend money on an old dog. The increase in the number of inks used and the advances in ink permanence are one factor. If you are printing mainly A3 posters, then the new ChromaLife inks print a very nice image in combination with 6 to 8 ink printers on photo paper.
Driver support would be the next important matter. If you do update to 10.6, you want to ensure that the your model is also supported, something that a lot of early adopters have not factored and are being caught out.
The last item is parts. Vendors typically keep parts for 5 to 7 years. If you have had the printer for 6 years but it was already out for six months before you bought it, then you may only have another 6 month window of being able to get more parts should something else fail...
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