Tuesday, November 08, 2005
Canon iP4200 Printer Review & Ink Cartridges
| Canon PIXMA iP4200 Printer & Canon Printer Ink Cartridges
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Canon iP4200 Printer Key Features:
- Windows, Mac, and PictBridge compatible
- Up to 9,600 x 2,400 color dpi resolution, droplets as small as 1 picoliter
- Up to 600 x 600 dpi for black text documents; improved smudge resistance
- Borderless 4-by-6-inch photos in as little as 51 seconds
- Automatic two-sided printing; includes second paper tray
- Scroll Down the page for Full Detailed Technical Specifications
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Important Printer Buying Tip: ALWAYS check for the ink cartridge prices before you purchase a printer. Why? Sometimes cheaper printers end up costing more because its ink cartridges may be way expensive. You should calculate the "cost of ownership" per month. The math is simple: (number of prints per month) times (cost of the cartridge) divided by (the yield of the cartridge). Yield is the number of pages that can be printed with one particular cartridge. For example, assume that average home user prints 150 black pages per month using a black cartridge that yields 200 pages and costs $28. The monthly "cost of ownership" is (150 pages) x ($28) = $21 200 pages Also look at the printer ink alternatives; besides the original manufacturer's cartridges (OEMs), you may have the selection of remanufactured cartridges, compatible ink cartridges, and ink refill kits. |
Below is the list of Canon iP4200 compatible printer ink cartridges:
) OEM #: NCLI8BK Color: Black |
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) OEM #: NCLI8C Color: Cyan |
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) OEM #: NCLI8M Color: Magenta |
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) OEM #: NCLI8PC Color: PrintCountry |
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) OEM #: NCLI8PM Color: PM |
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) OEM #: NCLI8Y Color: Yellow |
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) OEM #: NPGI5BK Color: Black |
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) OEM #: NCLI8 Color: Set |
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){kind=spacer} OEM #: NCLI8PGI5 Color: Set |
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) OEM #: PGI5BK Color: Black |
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) OEM #: CLI8MULTI Color: Set |
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) OEM #: CLI8OEM Color: Set |
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) OEM #: CLI8BK Color: BK |
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) OEM #: CLI8CMY Color: Color |
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) OEM #: PGI5BK Color: BK |
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) OEM #: CLI8BK Color: Black Yield: 280 pages |
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) OEM #: CLI8C Color: Cyan Yield: 280 pages |
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) OEM #: CLI8M Color: Magenta Yield: 280 pages |
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) OEM #: CLI8PC Color: Photo Cyan Yield: 450 pages |
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) OEM #: CLI8PM Color: Photo Magenta Yield: 450 pages |
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) OEM #: CLI8Y Color: Yellow Yield: 280 pages |
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) OEM #: PGI5BK Color: Black Yield: 500 pages |
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Detailed Specs (Canon PIXMA iP4200):
Software: Easy PhotoPrint (Windows/Mac), Easy WebPrint (Windows), PhotoRecord (Windows), printer drivers, user's guide, photo application guide, electronic registration
Product Description for Canon iP4200 (From the Manufacturer, Canon)
Why bother waiting for the photo lab when you can print images that are just as good--or maybe better--at home? The Canon PIXMA iP4200 combines five-color printing with a 1,856-nozzle print head capable of delivering superfine 1-picoliter ink droplets. The result is gorgeously clean, sharp prints delivered into your hands just minutes after you snapped the shot.
Color resolution is as high as 9,600 x 2,400 dpi, with black resolution up to 600 x 600 dpi. Print speeds range up to 29 ppm for monochrome and 19 ppm in color; a borderless 4-by-6-inch photo takes as little as 51 seconds. With the iP4200's automatic two-sided printing, you can easily produce glossy brochures and invitations right from your desktop. Improved ink technology supplies rich black text that offers exceptional resistance to smudges--it even holds up to highlighter pens. (All reported speeds are maximums. Actual speeds will vary.)
With its straightforward USB port, connecting the printer with your computer is a snap; the iP4200 is compatible with both Windows and Macintosh operating systems and includes software tools like Easy-PhotoPrint (Windows/Mac), Easy WebPrint (Windows), and PhotoRecord (Windows). A direct print port allows you to print directly from a PictBridge-compatible digital camera or DV camcorder, with or without your computer. The printer is backed with a one-year limited warranty covering parts and labor.
What's in the Box
iP4200 photo printer, PGI-5BK black ink tank, CLI-8Bk photo black ink tank, CLI-8C cyan ink tank, CLI-8M magenta ink tank, CLI-8Y yellow ink tank, power cord, setup instructions, CD-ROM, Canon photo paper plus 4" x 6" glossy sample pack, quick start guide, registration and warranty card; printer cable not included
Canon iP4200 Street Price: $69.00 - $140.00
PCWORLD.com Editors' review:
The Canon Pixma iP4200 prints high-quality glossy photos quickly, but it's just as well suited for printing office documents. For $130, you get strong black text, double-sided printing, and dual paper trays. In our tests the iP4200 printed documents at breakneck speed, but the quality of its plain-paper output barely improved on that of its predecessor, the iP4000.
The iP4200's silver plastic case feels solid and looks less boxy than other recent Canon models. A direct-print port lets you print straight from a PictBridge-compatible digital camera, though--like most other inkjets these days--the iP4200 doesn't have a media card slot.
The iP4200 posted the best overall speed numbers of the five inkjets we tested in its group. Text printed at 6.9 pages per minute--one of the fastest rates we've seen from an inkjet--And plain-paper graphics emerged at a very fast 2.5 ppm. When printed at best-quality settings, our test photo emerged in just 56 seconds.
Along with the 150-sheet-capacity paper tray in the printer's base, there is an upright feeder at the back with a equivalent capacity; it's a convenient arrangement if you frequently switch between two types of media, such as plain paper and photo paper, or between different sizes of photo stock. A switch on the front lets you choose the default paper source, or you can select which one to use from the software driver. The built-in duplexer lets you create double-sided prints, but you'll be sacrificing speed for paper economy: The iP4200 waits about 15 seconds for the first side to dry before sucking it back in to print the other side.
This model's print engine resembles its predecessor's, relying on five inks from individual cartridges. You get dye-based ink for the regular colors and for the black used in photos. The pigment-based black ink used for plain paper documents comes in a larger (and more economical) cartridge.
In our print quality tests, color photos exhibited sharp details, even in areas of shadow, with plenty of contrast. Skin tones, however, appeared a little too vivid and had an orange cast. Our grayscale photo printed a little on the dark side, but showed good contrast and sharp details overall; skin tones in this print could have looked smoother.
Because it's a printer with office-oriented features, we expected the iP4000 to produce top-notch print quality on plain paper, but it fell a little short of this.
Though text appeared dark and solid, we noticed misaligned letters in rows generated from multiple sweeps of the print head. Similarly, vertical lines wavered in our line art test, and we also noticed some strange diagonal patterns in blocks of close horizontal lines. In color graphics printed on plain paper, the posterization looked very similar to what the $50 Canon Pixma iP1600 printed.
Upshot: The Pixma iP4200 delivers high-quality photos, snappy print speeds, and useful office features, but print quality on plain paper could be better..
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