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 IP2000 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%)
In the box: PIXMA iP2000 Photo Printer, PIXMA
iP2000 Print Head, BCI-24 Black and BCI-24 Color Ink Cartridges, Canon
Photo Paper Plus Glossy 4" x 6" Sample Pack, power cord, documentation
kit, Setup Software & User's Guide CD-ROM
ProductDescription for Canon PIXMA IP2000
(From the Manufacturer, Canon)
The PIXMA ip2000 from Canon is a photo printer that allows you to create
high-quality prints from the comfort of your own home, while carrying a
very reasonable price tag. Convenient and easy-to-use, the ip2000
utilizes Canon's Full-Photolithography Inkjet Nozzle Engineering (FINE)
technology and a 1,088-nozzle print head to produce fine, 2-picoliter
ink droplets, resulting in photos with rich detail and subtle shading.
Canon's color and pigment-based black inks produce rich, colorful
prints, while borderless printing lets you create photos with a
professional look and feel.
Color resolution is as high as 4,800 x 1,200 dpi, with black-and-white
resolution up to 600 x 600 dpi. Print speeds are as high as 20 ppm in
black, 14 ppm in color, while a borderless 4-by-6-inch photo takes about
50 seconds. Additionally, the same drive system responsible for the
ip2000's improved print speed also results in a low 43 dB(A) noise
level. (See Canon's web site for details about resolution, speed, and
other specifications.)
Easy-PhotoPrint v3.0 While most photo-editing software applications will
brighten the entire image, Easy-PhotoPrint 3.0 accurately detects the
subject's face and adjusts the skin to the optimum tone. Brighten dark
faces caused by bright backgrounds. Choose from one-click automatic to
correct the entire image all at once, or manual to correct just a
selected area.
Exif Print Technology Exif 2.2 is the worldwide printer independent standard for
digital image processing. Under Exif 2.2, the digital still camera can
record data tags for specific camera settings and functions such as
whether the flash was on or off, if the camera was in landscape,
portrait or night scene mode, etc.
Easy to Set Up and Use With its easy-to-use USB port, hooking up the printer to
your computer is a snap, while a direct print port allows you to print
directly from a PictBridge-compatible digital camera or DV camcorder,
with or without the use of your computer.
MSRP for Canon PIXMA IP2000: $80.00 Street Price: $39.00 - $80.00
CNET.com Editors' rating: 7.2 Very good The good: Cheap; decent graphics print quality; fast
text printing. The bad: Combined color cartridge is wasteful; no ink
level sensor. What's it for: Printing text, graphics, and photos. Who's it for: Penny-pinching small businesses;
multitasking families; and students. The bottom line: Nice graphics output, good photo
printing, and decent speeds make this budget inkjet a bargain for a
family or student.
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