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 BJC 85 compatible printer ink
cartridges:
OEM #: BCI10BK Color: Black Yield: 170 pages
MSRP: Our Price: $7.95 Your Savings:$10.00 (55.71%)
3 or more: $6.95 ea.
OEM #: BCI11BK Color: Black Yield: 300 pages
MSRP: Our Price: $5.95 Your Savings:$6.80 (53.33%)
3 or more: $4.95 ea.
OEM #: BCI11C Color: Color Yield: 240 pages
MSRP: Our Price: $9.95 Your Savings:$12.00 (54.67%)
3 or more: $8.75 ea.
OEM #: BCI12BK Color: Black
MSRP: Our Price: $5.75 Your Savings:$3.24 (36.04%)
3 or more: $4.25 ea.
OEM #: BCI12C Color: Color
MSRP: Our Price: $9.95 Your Savings:$5.00 (33.44%)
3 or more: $8.95 ea.
OEM #: BCI10BK/BCI11C Color: Set
MSRP: Our Price: $43.95 Your Savings:$17.65 (28.65%)
OEM #: BCI11BK/BCI11C Color: Set
MSRP: Our Price: $35.95 Your Savings:$29.70 (45.24%)
OEM #: BC10 Color: Black Yield: 3,000 pages
MSRP: Our Price: $43.95 Your Savings:$1.00 (2.22%)
OEM #: BC11e Color: Color Yield: 4,000 pages
Our Price: $44.95
OEM #: BC12e Color: Photo Color
This product is currently not available.
OEM #: BCI10BK Color: Black Yield: 170 pages
MSRP: Our Price: $17.45 Your Savings:$0.50 (2.79%)
OEM #: BCI11BK Color: Black Yield: 300 pages
MSRP: Our Price: $12.50 Your Savings:$0.25 (1.96%)
3 or more: $11.95 ea.
OEM #: BCI11C Color: Color Yield: 240 pages
MSRP: Our Price: $22.95 Your Savings:$0.04 (0.17%)
Nozzle Configuration: 64 for black, 24 x 3 for
color
Resolution: 720 x 360 in black or color
Media sizes: Letter, legal, A4, U.S. No. 10, or
European envelopes
Media handling: Built-in 30-sheet feeder
Standard emulation: Canon extended mode
Accessories: Universal power adapter, color and
black ink cartridges, cartridge storage container, printer/scanner
driver CD-ROM, quick-start guide
System requirements: Windows 95, 98, CE 2.10, or NT
4.0; or Mac OS 8.1 or later
Dimensions: 11.8 by 2.3 by 6.2 inches
Weight: 3.1 pounds
Warranty: 1-year limited warranty
ProductDescription for Canon BJC 85
(From the Manufacturer, Canon)
The Canon BJC-85 color bubble jet printer is an exceptional combination
of lightweight portability and professional-quality desktop printing--a
remarkably fast, commanding little printer, enabling you to produce
letters, memos, and reports on all your excursions. The perfect
companion to your desktop or laptop, both Mac and PC compatible, the
Canon BJC-85 color bubble jet printer is practical for travel and use
just about anywhere with its long-life battery (and optional battery
pack) and the AC adapter. Plus, fast built-in infrared IrDA wireless
technology lets you print without a cable connection.
Sleek size is just an introduction to the printer: documents print in
crisp 720 x 360 dpi black and at a surprisingly swift speed--for a
portable printer--of five pages per minute in black and white and two
pages per minute in color. These rates are supported by a 30-sheet paper
feed for continuous printing. The crisp and vibrant colors delivered by
the Canon BJC-85 color bubble jet printer on charts, graphs, and photos
are necessity, not luxury, whether you are home or away. With the
addition of the optional IS-12 color image scanner cartridge you can
transform the BJC-85 into a sheet-fed color scanner, which is an
outstanding opportunity to gain two compact and portable machines in
one.
Even with the AC adapter and optional battery included, the Canon BJC-85
weighs in at just 4.5 pounds. Printing while on the road or in the air
is easy when you carry the Canon BJC-85 color bubble jet printer's
impressive high quality with you. A universal power adapter, color and
black ink cartridges, and a CD-ROM with printer/scanner drivers are
included. Canon offers a one-year limited warranty on parts and labor
with SelectExchange on the BJC-85 printer.
Street Price: $175.00 - $255.00
PCWORLD.com Editors' review: WHAT'S HOT: Canon designed the BJC-85 for people on the
move, and you can carry it easily in a shoulder bag with your notebook.
When folded up for travel, it's about half the size of a notebook
computer, at 12 inches wide, 2 inches thick, and only 6 inches deep, and
it weighs 3 pounds 4 ounces. (The AC power supply adds another half
pound.) If your travels take you far from the power grid--for example,
to darkest California--bring along the battery pack, which weighs 1.5
pounds and costs $85. In case you don't care to pack any wires at all,
the BJC-85 has an infrared port to receive data from your notebook. WHAT'S NOT: The $299 price tag may seem steep,
especially for an ink jet that prints text at a sub-par 2.7 ppm,
produces text documents marred by rough edges and white spots, and
renders graphics almost indecipherable in gray scale or color. But high
cost and low performance are the inevitable trade-offs for
miniaturization, and in this case it's no more extreme than, say, a
notebook compared to a desktop PC. The BJC-85's real bite is on ink
prices: Based on Canon's estimates for ink yield, a single page of black
text will cost you a hefty 8.1 cents. (The high-yield black option cuts
that price to 4.3 cents per page.) Color runs 17.2 cents per page, which
is steep but not off the scale. WHAT ELSE: Canon provides a top-notch manual for the
BJC-85 on the driver CD, but unfortunately this isn't available in
printed form; install it on your notebook and you'll have one less thing
to haul around. The driver and labels on the printer itself are clear
and easy to use. And if your travels demand a scanner as well as a
printer, the BJC-85's print head pops off, and you can install the
IS-12, a $99 option that turns the printer into a 360-dpi, 8-bit color
scanner. UPSHOT: The BJC-85 might find a home with the traveling
executive, but its slow print speed and poor print quality make it
unsuitable for other uses.
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