Canon has been offering quality printers for many years and has come to a point where it can offer any type of printer for any type of user. This is best proved by their Selphy line of photo printers that are family oriented, offer good photo quality and look like a child’s colorful sand bucket.




I’ve pointed this fact out because if you can find a Canon printer looking like that, that still delivers high quality prints, then there’s a chance you’ll find absolutely anything you’re looking for in Canon’s lineup of printers. Both old and new generation printers behave remarkably. The Canon Pixma ix7000 Inkjet Business printer for example was, as the name suggests made for office use. It was designed to offer a combination of great quality on your average paper, photo lab quality when using special paper and multiple ways of paper handling. Since it’s a large format printer, it’s only obvious that you’re dealing with a big device.

But what you don’t know yet is how big. At 25.5 inches in width and a 20.4 inch depth you’ll have a rather hard time fitting this device on most desks. But let’s assume that it’s no problem for offices to provide a special place for their dedicated printer to sit on. The design of the printer inspires style. Dark-gray plastic combined with metallic-silver plastic areas turn it into a modern device that will look good in professional environments.

Among the first things that you’ll notice is that this printer has three paper paths. There’s a 250 sheet casette mounted straight on the front of the Canon Pixma ix7000 Inkjet Business printer, and also a 250 sheet top-mounted tray. On top of that you’ll also get a manual feeder that can handle up to 10 sheets of paper. Setting this printer up is relatively easy. Connections are limited to either Ethernet or the usual USB. Because there’s no LCD screen this printer is basically stuck to a computer. The software instal is just a matter of pressing ‘next’ as many times as you have to and then you’ll discover the printer is ready to work.

Inside the printer you’ll find six individual ink tanks, five of which are pigment-based and the last one being clear ink that’s meant to provide laser-quality text and amazing photo colors, according to the manufacturer. Because you get individual ink tanks this means you can replace each one separately as soon as it runs out. The pigment inks make use of the LUCIA technology.

So what’s not so great about the ix7000? Apparently the printing speed. It’s slower than most other inkjet printers. Maximum speed is estimated at 10 ipm in black or 8 ipm in color. Add to that about 18 to 20 seconds for the first page out and you’ll discover that you’ll have to wait a while for the ix7000 to get things done. But since patience is a virtue and from every other aspect this printer offers great quality, it’s probably one of the best choices your money and office can buy.

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