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 PIXMA MP130 compatible printer ink
cartridges:
OEM #: BCI24BK Color: Black Yield: 150 pages
MSRP: Our Price: $3.89 Your Savings:$5.10 (56.73%)
3 or more: $2.89 ea.
OEM #: BCI24C Color: Color Yield: 270 pages
MSRP: Our Price: $5.65 Your Savings:$14.34 (71.74%)
3 or more: $4.45 ea.
OEM #: BCI24B/BCI24C Color: Set
MSRP: Our Price: $22.75 Your Savings:$82.25 (78.33%)
OEM #: BCI21BK/BCI24BK Color: White
Our Price: $5.95
3 or more: $4.95 ea.
OEM #: BCI21C/BCI24C Color: White
Our Price: $6.95
3 or more: $5.95 ea.
OEM #: BCI24BK Color: Black Yield: 150 pages
Our Price: $8.99
3 or more: $8.79 ea.
OEM #: BCI24C Color: Color Yield: 270 pages
Our Price: $19.99
3 or more: $19.54 ea.
Full Specifications (Canon MP130, 9785A002):
Functions: Print, scan, copy
Printer type: Color bubblejet
Print speed: Up to 18ppm black; 13 ppm color
Print resolution: Black: 600 x 600 dpi Color: 4800
x 1200 dpi
Printer ink cartridges: 1 black; 1 color
Scanner type: Color flatbed
Scanning area: 8.5" X 11.7"
Scanner optical resolution: 1200 x 2400 dpi
Scanner maximum interpolated resolution: 9600 x
9600 dpi
Photoelectric device: CIS
Copier type: Color bubblejet
Copy speed, black: 18 ppm
Copy speed, color: 13 ppm
Copy resolution: Black: 600 x 600 dpi Color: 1200 x
1200 dpi
Paper sizes: Letter, legal, 4" x 6", 5 x 7" US. #
10 Envelopes
System requirements: WindowsXP: Pentium300MHz/64MB
RAM Windows Me: Pentium 233MHz/64MB RAM Windows 98: Pentium 233MHz/64MB
RAM Windows 2000: Pentium 233MHz/64MB RAM Microsoft Intemet Explorer
4.01/SP, 265MB hard-disk space
Included software: MP Driver, MP Toolbox,
Easy-PhotoPrint Easy-WebPrint (requires Microsoft Internet
Explorerversion 5.5, version 6.0 recommended), ArcSoft Photo
Studio,ScanSoft Omni Page SEt, Electronic Software Guide and Electronic
Photo Application Guide
In the box: PIXMA MP130 All-In-One, Power Cord,
Print head, Ink Tanks: BCI-24 Black, BCI-24 Color, Documentation kit:
Setup CD-ROM, Quick Start Guide Registration Card
ProductDescription for Canon PIXMA MP130
(From the Manufacturer, Canon)
You'll be amazed at what you can do with one compact machine. Print
high-quality photos and text, copy documents, scan photos and other
images. And with the built-in memory card reader, you can print directly
from select memory cards.
Also included is a powerful software suite featuring Easy-Photoprint
that is designed to simplify the printing of brilliant digital photos.
Plus, Easy-WebPrint prints your web pages in full color without trimming
the right-hand margin.
This versatile performer has the quality and speed to match its
convenience. Canon Full photolithography Inkjet Nozzle Engineering
(FINE) technology uses a 1,088-nozzle print head that ejects consistent,
precise droplets as small as 2 picoliters. The result? You get
outstanding resolution of up to 4,800 x 1,200 color dpi and clear,
detailed images.
The Pixma MP130 Photo All-in-One prints and copies at up to 18 ppm in
black and up to 13 ppm in color; a 4-by-6-inch borderless photo takes
only about 58 seconds. Plus, a USB 2.0 Hi-Speed interface enables fast
image transfers and scanning speeds. Whether scanning photos or
graphics, you'll produce high-quality reproductions with a maximum 1,200
dpi and vibrant 48-bit color depth.
It's easier than you think to print your own photos. With genuine Canon
photo paper, you can produce brilliant edge-to-edge borderless photos in
4-by-6, 5-by-7, and 8.5-by-11-inch sizes, with the look and feel of
traditional photographs. Just shoot and print, and forget the extra
trips to get pictures developed!
What's in the Box
PIXMA MP130 All-In-One Photo Printer, power cord, print head, ink tanks
(BCI-24 black and BCI-24 color), documentation kit, setup and software
CD-ROM(s), Quick Start Guide, registration card; USB cable not included
Canon PIXMA MP130 Street Price: $99.99
PC MAGAZINE.com Editors' review:
If you don't expect much from an AIO at the $100 price point, the Canon
Pixma MP130 Photo All-in-One ($99.99 direct) will be a pleasant
surprise. At this price, you won't get an automatic document feeder
(ADF), standalone fax features, or blazingly fast speed. But the MP130
is convincingly faster than other AIOs close to it in price, and it
offers high-quality output. It also scans, copies, and prints directly
from camera memory cards, and it can scan to a fax program to use your
computer's modem if you have one.
Setup follows the usual steps for an AIO with a USB connection and two
ink cartridges, with one exception. Unlike most ink jet printers and
AIOs, the MP130 requires manual alignment: You print out an alignment
page and then pick the most solid-looking blocks to set the alignment.
And you have to go through this minor chore every time you change a
cartridge.
Performance was a bit sluggish compared with that of ink jet printers
and AIOs in general. But it was much faster than anything else in the
MP130's price range. On our business applications suite, it turned in a
total of 27 minutes 51 seconds, compared with over 35 minutes each for
the Lexmark X5250 All-In-One, the HP PSC 1315 All-in-One, and the Dell
Photo All-in-One Printer 922. On our photo suite, it averaged 2:34 for
each 4-by-6 and 5:58 for each 8-by-10—a bit slower than the Dell 922 but
significantly faster than the HP and Lexmark printers.
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