Wednesday, January 12, 2005
Canon MultiPass F80 Printer and Ink Cartridges Review
Canon F80 - You can get high quality prints with Canon MultiPass F80 ink cartridges
MSRP (Manufacturer Suggested Retail Price) for
Canon F80: $349.99
Canon MultiPass F80 prints, scans, copies faxes. 30 page automatic document feeder (ADF) of Canon F80 lets you print and copy on plain paper, glossy photo paper, transparencies and magnet sheets. You can even make t-shirt transfers.
Canon F80 also has a flat bed scanner, so you can scan documents (and even objects) that you cannot feed through the ADF--like documents with particularly bent edges.
Detailed Specs:
- Functions: Printer, copier, fax machine, and scanner
- Printer type: Color bubblejet printer
- Print speed: 20 ppm black, 13 ppm color
- Print resolution: 600 x 600 dpi (black), 2,400 x 1,200 dpi (color)
- Paper handling (standard): Plain paper: 100 sheets; transparencies: 30 sheets; envelopes: 10; Photo Paper Pro (4 x 6 inches): 20 sheets; Photo Paper Pro (8.5 x 11 inches): 15 sheets
- Interface: USB 2.0 full speed (USB 1.1 equivalent)
- Scanner type: Flatbed
- Scanning area: 8.5 x 39 inches (ADF); 8.5 x 11.7 inches (Platen)
- Scanner optical resolution: 600 x 1,200 dpi
- Scanner maximum interpolated resolution: 9,600 x 9,600 dpi
- Color depth: 36-bit internal, 24-bit external
- Copy speed, black: 20 ppm
- Copy speed, color: 13 ppm
- Copy resolution: 600 x 600 dpi (black), 1,200 x 1,200 dpi (color)
- Media sizes: Letter, legal, A4, 4" x 6", U.S. #10 or European envelopes, banner paper
- Paper handling: Plain paper: 100 sheets; transparencies: 30 sheets; envelopes: 10; Photo Paper Pro (4 x 6 inches): 20 sheets; Photo Paper Pro (8.5 x 11 inches): 15 sheets
- Fax type: Plain paper
- Interface: USB 2.0 full speed (USB 1.1 equivalent)
- System requirements: 60M B hard-disk space and one of: Windows XP: Pentium 300 MHz/64 MB RAM, Windows Me: Pentium 150 MHz/32 MB RAM, Windows 98: Pentium 90 MHz/32 MB RAM, Windows 2000: Pentium 133 MHz/64 MB RAM, Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01/SP2
- Included software: CD includes: MultiPASS Suite 4.2, ScanSoft OmniPage SE (OCR), Easy-PhotoPrint, user's guide
MSRP for Canon F80: $349.99
Canon F80 uses the below ink cartridges:
) OEM #: BCI3BK Color: Black Yield: 500 pages |
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) OEM #: BCI3C Color: Cyan Yield: 500 pages |
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) OEM #: BCI3M Color: Magenta Yield: 500 pages |
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) OEM #: BCI3Y Color: Yellow Yield: 500 pages |
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) OEM #: MBCI3BK Color: Black |
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OEM #: MBCI3C Color: Cyan |
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OEM #: MBCI3M Color: Magenta |
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OEM #: MBCI3Y Color: Yellow |
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) OEM #: BCI3Bk/C/M/Y Color: Set |
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) OEM #: BCI3eC/BCI6C Color: White |
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) OEM #: BCI3eM/BCI6M Color: White |
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) OEM #: BCI3eY/BCI6Y Color: White |
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) OEM #: BCI3BK Color: Black Yield: 500 pages |
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) OEM #: BCI3C Color: Cyan Yield: 500 pages |
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) OEM #: BCI3M Color: Magenta Yield: 500 pages |
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) OEM #: BCI3Y Color: Yellow Yield: 500 pages |
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Reviews Summary:
The summary is based on testimonials of the Canon F80 users and editors in various sources such as PC Magazine, Cnet, PCWorld etc.
Canon F80 ships with Canon's Easy-PhotoPrint software that sets the optimum print settings, based in part on the quality of paper you are using. The software lets you print up to four images, with or without boarders, on a page. You can also select up to 80 prints and produce a contact sheet from which someone can choose pictures they want you to print.
Pros
- Easy to copy and send faxes
Cons
- Difficult to receive faxes in automated mode
Related links for Canon F80:
Canon F80 ink cartridges at PrintCountry.com
Buy this printer at Amazon.com
Remanufactured ink cartridges
Canon MultiPass F80 Driver
