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 i455 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 Specs (Canon i455):
Print speed: Black: 18 ppm (approximately 3.3
seconds per page); Color: 12 ppm (approximately 5 seconds per page); 4"
x 6" Borderless Photo: approximately 93 seconds
Print resolution: 600 x 600 dpi in black; 4800 x
1200 dpi in color
Print technology: Bubble Ink Jet
Nozzles: Black: 320; Color: 768 (256 x 3 for C, M,
Y); Total: 1,088
Printer ink cartridges: Six ink cartridges
Paper handling (standard): Built-in sheet
feeder-100 sheets @ paper weight 17 lb; Envelopes-10; Glossy Photo Cards
(4" x 6")-20 sheets Glossy Photo Paper (8.5" x 11")-10 sheets; High
Resolution Paper (8.5" x 11")-80 sheets; Matte Photo Paper (8.5" x
11")-10 sheets; Photo Paper Plus Glossy For Borderless Printing (4" x
6")-20 sheets; Photo Paper Plus Glossy (5" x 7")-10 sheets; Photo Paper
Plus Glossy (8.5" x 11")-10 sheets; Photo Paper Pro (4" x 6")-20 sheets;
Photo Paper Pro For Borderless Printing (4" x 6")-20 sheets; Photo Paper
Pro (8.5" x 11")-10 sheets; Transparencies (8.5" x 11")-30 sheets
Two-sided printing: Manual
Interface: USB 2.0
Warranty, parts: 1 year with Instant Exchange
service
Warranty, labor: 1 year with Instant Exchange
service
ProductDescription for Canon i455
(From the Manufacturer, Canon)
Thanks to an outstandingly rich resolution of 4,800 x 1,200 dpi, the
Canon i455 is a compact photo printer that truly does justice to your
masterpieces, whether they are vacation photos, brochures, or even
multicolored spreadsheets.
Most convenient of all, the Direct Print Port allows you to connect any
digital camera or camcorder that supports Bubble Jet Direct/PictBridge.
Bypass your computer system and zip out your favorite event photos as
instant party favors--a borderless 4-by-6-inch print is ready in just 93
seconds. Canon's microfine two-picoliter ink droplets ensure smooth,
grain-free images, while the six separate ink cartridges allow you to
replace only the specific colors that are running low.
MSRP for Canon i455: $79.99 Street Price: $58.00
CNET.com Editors' rating: 7.6 Very good Average user rating: 6.8 Good The good: Low price; good-quality photo and plain-paper
text printing. The bad: Two-cartridge ink system; USB only. The bottom line: The Canon i455 is an inexpensive,
no-frills photo printer that's perfect for families and students.
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