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 8500 compatible printer ink
cartridges:
OEM #: BCI8BK Color: Black Yield: 940 pages
MSRP: Our Price: $9.95 Your Savings:$8.00 (44.57%)
3 or more: $8.25 ea.
OEM #: BCI8C Color: Cyan Yield: 450 pages
MSRP: Our Price: $9.45 Your Savings:$6.50 (40.75%)
3 or more: $8.25 ea.
OEM #: BCI8M Color: Magenta Yield: 450 pages
MSRP: Our Price: $9.45 Your Savings:$6.50 (40.75%)
3 or more: $8.25 ea.
OEM #: BCI8PBK Color: Photo Black Yield: 390 pages
MSRP: Our Price: $9.95 Your Savings:$6.00 (37.62%)
3 or more: $8.25 ea.
OEM #: BCI8PC Color: Photo Cyan Yield: 390 pages
MSRP: Our Price: $9.95 Your Savings:$6.00 (37.62%)
MSRP: Our Price: $9.95 Your Savings:$6.00 (37.62%)
3 or more: $8.25 ea.
OEM #: BCI8WF Color: Color Yield: 1,870 pages
MSRP: Our Price: $10.95 Your Savings:$2.00 (15.44%)
3 or more: $9.95 ea.
OEM #: BCI8Y Color: Yellow Yield: 450 pages
MSRP: Our Price: $9.45 Your Savings:$6.50 (40.75%)
3 or more: $8.25 ea.
OEM #: BC80 Color: Black
This product is currently not available.
OEM #: BC81 Color: Color
This product is currently not available.
OEM #: BC82 Color: Photo Color
This product is currently not available.
OEM #: BCI8WF Color: Color Yield: 1,870 pages
Our Price: $12.95
3 or more: $11.95 ea.
Product Specifications (Canon BJC 8500):
Printing Method: Bubble Ink- jet on demand
Print Speed (up to): Color: 4 pages per minute in
color, Black: 5 pages per minute in black
Print Resolution (up to): Color: 1200 x 1200 dps
OS Compatibility: Windows 3.1 Windows 95/98/2000
Windows NT 4.0 and Mac OS
Standard Interfaces: IEEE 1284 parallel, RS-422
serial, USB (Mac only); 10 base T/100 base TX; Fast Ethernet Network,
(PC and Mac with RIP software)
Media Sizes: Letter, LTR+,legal,
A4,A4+,A5,B4,B5,Tabloid, Tabloid+,U.S #10 or European envelopes, banner
paper
Automatic Sheet Feeder: Plain paper- approx 100
sheets @ 17lbs, Banner paper 20 sheets, envelopes 15, Fabric sheets 1
sheet, Glossy photo cards 20 sheets, Glossy photo paper 20 sheets, High
gloss photo film 1 sheet, High resolution paper 80 sheets,
Transparencies 50 sheets
Media Compatibility: Plain paper 250 sheets @ 17
lbs High resolution paper 200 sheets
Media Handling: Paper Handling text: Paper
cassette, automatic sheet feed, manual feed
Media Weights: Automatic feed 17 to 24 lbs; Paper
casette 17 to 24lbs, Manual feed 17 to 45lbs.
Warranty: 1 year limited warranty
Software Included: Printer driver CD-ROM.
ProductDescription for Canon BJC 8500
(From the Manufacturer, Canon)
The BJC-8500 is Canon's color Bubble Jet printer designed with the
graphics industry in mind. Canon combined unique printing technologies
with advanced features to offer a printer capable of outstanding quality
whilst also well equipped for business use. The BJC-8500 can achieve a
true resolution of 1200 x 1200 dpi by using Canon's brand new MicroFine
Droplet Technology. This reduces the size of each drop, producing
superior image quality, with the result being print outs of even better
quality than silver halide photographs. P-POP Technology ensures that
this level of print quality can be achieved across a wide range of
papers and a wide range of applications.
This printer model is not being manufactured by Canon any
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PC MAGAZINE.com Editors' review:
The BJC-8500 is a workhorse for graphic artists and designers who need
large-format support. The BJC-8500 doesn't offer class-leading speeds.
But what's missing in terms of speed the BJC-8500 makes up for in
quality.
The 8500 comes with a 250-sheet paper tray, and you can add a second
250-sheet tray. A manual feed slot in the back gives you a straight
paper path for heavy stock and labels. The BJC-8500 can handle paper up
to 13 by 19 inches, allowing full bleeds on all sides of a ledger-size
sheet.
With an overall speed of 0.5 ppm, the BJC-8500 is even slower than the
BJC-8200, which has an overall speed of 1.0 ppm, but it has excellent
quality. In four-color mode, there's a fifth tank for black and a sixth
tank containing an ink optimizer that waterproofs plain paper to reduce
wicking in paper fibers.
The BJC-8500 is priced so that only professional users will be
interested, but if you need to print on large media, you don't have many
other choices in this price range.
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