Canon Color Printer
Published by ClubPrinter, on Mar 19 2010, in the categories: Canon
Who would have thought a few of years ago that it would be possible to get a copying machine, printer and scanner all in one device and on top of that for a highly affordable price tag of under 100$. Well today it seems very possible and actually frequently encountered. The Canon Pixma MP160 is one of these entry-level models that can do whatever your heart desires. Well, not everything your heart desires, but it can copy, print and scan and also offers other useful features. Since it retails for $90 it's among the easily affordable devices that can sit well on the desk of a home user, in a home office or even a small working environment that doesn't have high printing needs.
Compared to other more expensive multifunction printers, a couple of features are obviously not included in the MP160. For example, the printer doesn't have memory card slots or a LCD screen. People who find this bothersome may want to take a look at the MP160's bigger brother, the M810 that offers both the memory card slots and a mono LCD, for a very small amount of money added to the price tag.
The design used on the MP160 isn't a first for a Canon color printer. In fact it has been used for many of the printers in the same line as this one. It includes a mix of black and grey plastic and smooth rounded edges.On the front side of the printer you'll find a PictBrige port. This allows direct printing from any compatible digital camera. Unfortunately,because there's no LCD you won't be able to preview anything on the printer, but rather directly on the camera. The control panel is, however, well designed and simple and you'll find all the needed functions. From color and mono copy buttons, to a cancel printjob button and three indicator LED's for ink level and eventual paper jams, everything like that is included in the control panel sitting right on the front ot the MP160. On the back side of the printer you'll find a USB port, which is also the only way you may connect this printer to a PC.
While as features the MP160 doesn't offer much, and the MP180 tends to be a more viable choice with its included memory card readers and LCD screen for around $10 more (although the LCD still doesn't offer photo previewing), it does shine when it comes to print quality. Mono text is clean and sharp enough, graphics are printed out in good quality, whereas the photos look natural and exceptionally well for such an affordable printer. According to Canon a 10 by 15 inch photo should take about 52 seconds to print, which we must admit isn't bad at all.
For an entry-level and highly affordable printer, this Canon color printer actually delivers good quality printing and satisfying printing speeds. While it's really truly worth the money spent on it users who really require the use of memory cards will find the MP180 from the same line of printers an even better deal.
Compared to other more expensive multifunction printers, a couple of features are obviously not included in the MP160. For example, the printer doesn't have memory card slots or a LCD screen. People who find this bothersome may want to take a look at the MP160's bigger brother, the M810 that offers both the memory card slots and a mono LCD, for a very small amount of money added to the price tag.
The design used on the MP160 isn't a first for a Canon color printer. In fact it has been used for many of the printers in the same line as this one. It includes a mix of black and grey plastic and smooth rounded edges.On the front side of the printer you'll find a PictBrige port. This allows direct printing from any compatible digital camera. Unfortunately,because there's no LCD you won't be able to preview anything on the printer, but rather directly on the camera. The control panel is, however, well designed and simple and you'll find all the needed functions. From color and mono copy buttons, to a cancel printjob button and three indicator LED's for ink level and eventual paper jams, everything like that is included in the control panel sitting right on the front ot the MP160. On the back side of the printer you'll find a USB port, which is also the only way you may connect this printer to a PC.
While as features the MP160 doesn't offer much, and the MP180 tends to be a more viable choice with its included memory card readers and LCD screen for around $10 more (although the LCD still doesn't offer photo previewing), it does shine when it comes to print quality. Mono text is clean and sharp enough, graphics are printed out in good quality, whereas the photos look natural and exceptionally well for such an affordable printer. According to Canon a 10 by 15 inch photo should take about 52 seconds to print, which we must admit isn't bad at all.
For an entry-level and highly affordable printer, this Canon color printer actually delivers good quality printing and satisfying printing speeds. While it's really truly worth the money spent on it users who really require the use of memory cards will find the MP180 from the same line of printers an even better deal.
Canon Photo Printers
Published by ClubPrinter, on Mar 15 2010, in the categories: Canon, Ink Jet type, Photo quality devices, Portable devices, Review
As soon as a certain type of technology is perfected, the next step for manufacturers is to take the said technology and shrink it to fit a smaller device. How small their devices will become and when they plan to stop, nobody knows exactly. The problem with this kind of thinking is that, at least at first, to fit such technology into a much smaller shell than initially planed means to give up some of the quality, or sometimes all of it.
This is a pretty good rule for netbooks, the small notebooks that are flooding the market as well as for portable printers. Although mobile printers often mean slower printing speeds and not such good photo quality, Canon's printers often managed to be an exception to this rule.
These Canon photo printers were among the first mobile printers released with a 9600 dpi resolution. It continues a long linage of popular inkjet printers, and the direct 'successor' to the IP90v. The Pixma IP100 has a silver matte finish outer shell, complimented by glossy black panels on the side. Its design was borrowed almost completely from its predecessor, the IP90v.
Both the paper tray and the front lid fold up conveniently and the printer becomes easily portable in a matter of seconds. Since it weighs 4.4 pounds, it can be considered a bit heavier than most of the devices of this type; but it makes this up by a slightly more compact form factor and measures 12.7 x 7.2 x 2.4 inches. The input tray can hold 50 sheets of paper, and sizes supported include 2 by 3, 4 by 6, 5 by 7 and 8 by 10 inch.
Aside from printing straight from a PC, the IP100 also offers a PictBridge port that will allow direct printing from any compatible digital camera. Sadly there is no memory card slot or Wifi. A Bluetooth adapter can be bought separately, however, which will let you print sans wires from either a mobile phone or laptop. For these Canon photo printers an enhanced 5 ink system was used.
This system is meant to maximize print quality for both photos and documents. The 5 inks include a photo black ink for rich contrast and good photo printing. A separate Pigment black can be used for sharp text and office documents. Documents are printed at good quality. But it's the photo quality that really impresses. Photos look vivid and detailed even on larger paper.
Now it's commonly known that portable photo printers have embarrassing print speeds. It's not the case here. The IP100 can print out a 4 by 6 inch photo in about 50 seconds and a 8 by 10 inch in a bit over two minutes and a half. While it's not mind-blowing and you'll still find it slow as wait time, it's considerably better than most other portable photo printers. Finally, the IP100 retails for about $250. It's greatest disadvantage is the lack of a memory card slot. Other than that it offers great quality, portability and speed.
This is a pretty good rule for netbooks, the small notebooks that are flooding the market as well as for portable printers. Although mobile printers often mean slower printing speeds and not such good photo quality, Canon's printers often managed to be an exception to this rule.
These Canon photo printers were among the first mobile printers released with a 9600 dpi resolution. It continues a long linage of popular inkjet printers, and the direct 'successor' to the IP90v. The Pixma IP100 has a silver matte finish outer shell, complimented by glossy black panels on the side. Its design was borrowed almost completely from its predecessor, the IP90v.
Both the paper tray and the front lid fold up conveniently and the printer becomes easily portable in a matter of seconds. Since it weighs 4.4 pounds, it can be considered a bit heavier than most of the devices of this type; but it makes this up by a slightly more compact form factor and measures 12.7 x 7.2 x 2.4 inches. The input tray can hold 50 sheets of paper, and sizes supported include 2 by 3, 4 by 6, 5 by 7 and 8 by 10 inch.
Aside from printing straight from a PC, the IP100 also offers a PictBridge port that will allow direct printing from any compatible digital camera. Sadly there is no memory card slot or Wifi. A Bluetooth adapter can be bought separately, however, which will let you print sans wires from either a mobile phone or laptop. For these Canon photo printers an enhanced 5 ink system was used.
This system is meant to maximize print quality for both photos and documents. The 5 inks include a photo black ink for rich contrast and good photo printing. A separate Pigment black can be used for sharp text and office documents. Documents are printed at good quality. But it's the photo quality that really impresses. Photos look vivid and detailed even on larger paper.
Now it's commonly known that portable photo printers have embarrassing print speeds. It's not the case here. The IP100 can print out a 4 by 6 inch photo in about 50 seconds and a 8 by 10 inch in a bit over two minutes and a half. While it's not mind-blowing and you'll still find it slow as wait time, it's considerably better than most other portable photo printers. Finally, the IP100 retails for about $250. It's greatest disadvantage is the lack of a memory card slot. Other than that it offers great quality, portability and speed.
Canon Selphy Photo Printers
Published by ClubPrinter, on Mar 13 2010, in the categories: Canon, Portable devices, Review
The Canon Selphy photo printers line consists of small and portable printers that allow their user to snap and then produce photographs on the go. What differentiates the Selphy printers from similar products that bare the logo of another brand is that Canon designed them to appeal to families. The 'vision' would be the modern, happy family, going out on a sunny day for a picnic, snapping photographs of their smiley faces and then printing them out and admiring them.
To better fit in this ideal movie like scenario, most of the Selphies have friendly and enthusiastic designs. The CP780 is being offered in three colors and users will be able to choose between pink, blue and silver. A pretty good idea in the case of this printer,especially if you plan on taking it along with your digital camera often, is to buy the optional battery pack.
While the CP780 will work with a PC just fine, by simply attaching a USB cable to the printer and the computer then quickly installing the software than you can find in the box, it will also work PC-free. To print photos without a PC you'll have to rely on two possible options. Either print directly from a memory card. The printer has three card slots that support CompactFlash, SD, MultiMedia Card and Memory Stick. It will also work with xD Picture cards and others, but you'll be needing an adapter.
Another option is to print through PictBridge straight from your compatible digital camera. You'll find a PictBridge port on the left side of the device. If you're willing to spend an extra $50, you'll be able to use yet another technology to print without a PC. A Bluetooth adapter will ensure that you can print from any compatible mobile phone.
Canon Selphy photo printers all use dye-sublimation technology. This means that the quality of the prints is generally higher and the photos are also guaranteed to last for a longer period of time. After the ink is transferred onto paper (the print head uses heat to turn solid ink into vapor) the printer finishes with a clear-coat layer that adds resistance and makes the photos waterproof.
However, dye-sublimation technology is also responsible for some of the bad parts of the CP780. It's slow printing speed is one of them. Since the printer requires four passes its user will have to wait for about a minute and a half for a photo. Media sizes supported are 4 by 8 inch and 4 by 6 inch. The front-loading cassette offers a capacity of 54 sheets.
When you see this printer for sale you'll be shocked by it's extremely affordable price. Before you purchase it, do consider however that the technology it uses tends to be more costly on the long run and it does go through ink and paper relatively fast. But because of it's ease of use and pretty good quality it still remains a top choice among portable photo printers.
To better fit in this ideal movie like scenario, most of the Selphies have friendly and enthusiastic designs. The CP780 is being offered in three colors and users will be able to choose between pink, blue and silver. A pretty good idea in the case of this printer,especially if you plan on taking it along with your digital camera often, is to buy the optional battery pack.
While the CP780 will work with a PC just fine, by simply attaching a USB cable to the printer and the computer then quickly installing the software than you can find in the box, it will also work PC-free. To print photos without a PC you'll have to rely on two possible options. Either print directly from a memory card. The printer has three card slots that support CompactFlash, SD, MultiMedia Card and Memory Stick. It will also work with xD Picture cards and others, but you'll be needing an adapter.
Another option is to print through PictBridge straight from your compatible digital camera. You'll find a PictBridge port on the left side of the device. If you're willing to spend an extra $50, you'll be able to use yet another technology to print without a PC. A Bluetooth adapter will ensure that you can print from any compatible mobile phone.
Canon Selphy photo printers all use dye-sublimation technology. This means that the quality of the prints is generally higher and the photos are also guaranteed to last for a longer period of time. After the ink is transferred onto paper (the print head uses heat to turn solid ink into vapor) the printer finishes with a clear-coat layer that adds resistance and makes the photos waterproof.
However, dye-sublimation technology is also responsible for some of the bad parts of the CP780. It's slow printing speed is one of them. Since the printer requires four passes its user will have to wait for about a minute and a half for a photo. Media sizes supported are 4 by 8 inch and 4 by 6 inch. The front-loading cassette offers a capacity of 54 sheets.
When you see this printer for sale you'll be shocked by it's extremely affordable price. Before you purchase it, do consider however that the technology it uses tends to be more costly on the long run and it does go through ink and paper relatively fast. But because of it's ease of use and pretty good quality it still remains a top choice among portable photo printers.
All In One Color Printers
Published by ClubPrinter, on Mar 10 2010, in the categories: All-in-one type, Canon, Photo quality devices, Review
Regardless of what you need a printer for (home, small office or maybe even photo printing) the most convenient type at this moment would be the all in one color printers. On top of its obvious printer capabilities the user will also be getting, in the same price tag, copying, scanning and in most cases faxing capabilities too. The benefits to this are obvious.
The first of them is space saving. Adding a copier, printer, scanner and fax machine to the same room obviously takes up a lot of space. Furthermore the user is constantly stuck moving around between the devices depending on what features they mean to use. The last argument is obviously cost efficiency. An all-in-one printer will surely be more affordable than purchasing all of the standalone devices and will eat up less money for maintenance too.
So it’s really no surprise that most manufacturers are in a hurry to offer many multifunction models. They come in various prices, with better features and a nicer design. Since the demand for them is also very high, companies like Canon release such devices to the market rather often. Towards the more affordable end of the scale is the Pixma MP490 all-in-one printer. But don’t let its lower price fool you; it still comes with a nice set of features.
The MP490 all-in-one printer is part of a mini-series of printers that share the same design. The case is made up of light gray and black and comes with rounded edges. The MP490 measures 450 x 335 x 155 mm and weighs 5.5 kg so can be considered a reasonably light device with a decent footprint. Keeping the printer rather small obviously means a little bit of compromise. Low paper capacity of 100 sheets and no networking capabilities makes the MP490 best suited for a home office with low printing needs.
It may also work well on the desk of some students for occasional printing of reports, copying of documents and scanning. The MP490 can print directly from memory cards or PictBridge compatible digital cameras. Memory card types it supports include SD, xD Picture Card, Memory Stick Pro Duo and Compact Flash.
So, what’s the catch and why does this printer cost under a hundred dollars? Aside from the extra features that you’re not getting (one could mention a duplexer, wireless support or ADF) because you’ve decided that you don’t need them, the price of ink somehow makes up in the long run for the affordable initial price.
This means that the cost of consumables is rather high and the mother company may be making more money off selling ink than the actual printer. Overall these all in one color printers are a great buy if you don’t print very often or expect high speeds. It’s small, lightweight, easy to set up and produces good quality photo prints so it’s an ideal candidate for a small office environment, assuming, of course the user is prepared to spend slightly more on replacing the ink than some of the competing devices would require.
The first of them is space saving. Adding a copier, printer, scanner and fax machine to the same room obviously takes up a lot of space. Furthermore the user is constantly stuck moving around between the devices depending on what features they mean to use. The last argument is obviously cost efficiency. An all-in-one printer will surely be more affordable than purchasing all of the standalone devices and will eat up less money for maintenance too.
So it’s really no surprise that most manufacturers are in a hurry to offer many multifunction models. They come in various prices, with better features and a nicer design. Since the demand for them is also very high, companies like Canon release such devices to the market rather often. Towards the more affordable end of the scale is the Pixma MP490 all-in-one printer. But don’t let its lower price fool you; it still comes with a nice set of features.
The MP490 all-in-one printer is part of a mini-series of printers that share the same design. The case is made up of light gray and black and comes with rounded edges. The MP490 measures 450 x 335 x 155 mm and weighs 5.5 kg so can be considered a reasonably light device with a decent footprint. Keeping the printer rather small obviously means a little bit of compromise. Low paper capacity of 100 sheets and no networking capabilities makes the MP490 best suited for a home office with low printing needs.
It may also work well on the desk of some students for occasional printing of reports, copying of documents and scanning. The MP490 can print directly from memory cards or PictBridge compatible digital cameras. Memory card types it supports include SD, xD Picture Card, Memory Stick Pro Duo and Compact Flash.
So, what’s the catch and why does this printer cost under a hundred dollars? Aside from the extra features that you’re not getting (one could mention a duplexer, wireless support or ADF) because you’ve decided that you don’t need them, the price of ink somehow makes up in the long run for the affordable initial price.
This means that the cost of consumables is rather high and the mother company may be making more money off selling ink than the actual printer. Overall these all in one color printers are a great buy if you don’t print very often or expect high speeds. It’s small, lightweight, easy to set up and produces good quality photo prints so it’s an ideal candidate for a small office environment, assuming, of course the user is prepared to spend slightly more on replacing the ink than some of the competing devices would require.
Canon S9000 Color Printer
Published by ClubPrinter, on Mar 06 2010, in the categories: Canon
Back in the day when it was released, the Canon S9000 color printer was an amazing large format printing device. The Canon BubbleJet S9000 was introduced to the market at the start of the year 2002. This was a time when it was hard to get a good device for photo printing unless you were a professional and prepared to spend a large amount of money. Because more users were interested in a device that supported larger media, Canon built this printer to offer A3 printing.
It produces high quality photo prints at a faster speed that most of its rivals. The drying of the ink is also significantly better due to a finer spraying of ink.
As for design, the S9000 is rather stylish, features a gray and silver casing and should fit quite well on any size of desk. Setting this printer up is as easy as it gets and you’ll even get a big instruction manual to make it even easier. The Canon S9000 color printer comes with six ink tanks that you’ll have to unwrap and stick into the print head cartridge. Then you’ll install the cartridge in the actual printer, connect the USB cable to the back of the printer as well as the PC and install the software. Within one-two minutes your printer will be installed and ready to work. Another good point of the S9000 is that it is a pretty quiet printer.
The main strength of this printer is printing speed. Compared to models released and available on the market in the same period of time, it’s extremely fast. It can in some cases print A3 quicker than its competitors print in A4. Printing quality is very impressive and well worth the money you are paying for it. As mentioned before the printer uses six-color ink and will achieve maximum resolutions of 2400 x 1200 dpi. The print head has 3,072 nozzles and is part of Canon’s Advanced MicroFine Droplet technology. It offers a lot of versatility when it comes to media size and can print on 4 by 6 up to 13 by 19 inch paper. With a 100 sheet paper feeder, you won’t run out of paper very fast, especially if you’re keeping this device for photo printing (which is what it’s best at). Media types include glossy paper, photo paper, high-gloss photo paper, transparencies, envelopes and more.
As an extra convenience the printer ships with a complete bundle of software that includes PhotoRecord, Image Browser or ZoomBrowser (depending on if you’re using Mac or PC0 and PhotoStitch. Software helps a lot for editing your images and will make the end result look more vivid and bright. The separate cartridges allow easy replacement and since you won’t have to replace them all at the same time you’ll end up saving some money. So if the printer’s price tag seems affordable to you, there isn’t really a good reason to avoid this printer. There are a lot of good parts to it and it’s high printing speeds will keep most users satisfied.
It produces high quality photo prints at a faster speed that most of its rivals. The drying of the ink is also significantly better due to a finer spraying of ink.
As for design, the S9000 is rather stylish, features a gray and silver casing and should fit quite well on any size of desk. Setting this printer up is as easy as it gets and you’ll even get a big instruction manual to make it even easier. The Canon S9000 color printer comes with six ink tanks that you’ll have to unwrap and stick into the print head cartridge. Then you’ll install the cartridge in the actual printer, connect the USB cable to the back of the printer as well as the PC and install the software. Within one-two minutes your printer will be installed and ready to work. Another good point of the S9000 is that it is a pretty quiet printer.
The main strength of this printer is printing speed. Compared to models released and available on the market in the same period of time, it’s extremely fast. It can in some cases print A3 quicker than its competitors print in A4. Printing quality is very impressive and well worth the money you are paying for it. As mentioned before the printer uses six-color ink and will achieve maximum resolutions of 2400 x 1200 dpi. The print head has 3,072 nozzles and is part of Canon’s Advanced MicroFine Droplet technology. It offers a lot of versatility when it comes to media size and can print on 4 by 6 up to 13 by 19 inch paper. With a 100 sheet paper feeder, you won’t run out of paper very fast, especially if you’re keeping this device for photo printing (which is what it’s best at). Media types include glossy paper, photo paper, high-gloss photo paper, transparencies, envelopes and more.
As an extra convenience the printer ships with a complete bundle of software that includes PhotoRecord, Image Browser or ZoomBrowser (depending on if you’re using Mac or PC0 and PhotoStitch. Software helps a lot for editing your images and will make the end result look more vivid and bright. The separate cartridges allow easy replacement and since you won’t have to replace them all at the same time you’ll end up saving some money. So if the printer’s price tag seems affordable to you, there isn’t really a good reason to avoid this printer. There are a lot of good parts to it and it’s high printing speeds will keep most users satisfied.