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 iP1600 compatible printer
ink cartridges:
OEM #: CL41 Color: Color
MSRP: Our Price: $21.95 Your Savings:$3.04 (12.16%)
3 or more: $20.95 ea.
OEM #: PG40 Color: Black
MSRP: Our Price: $18.95 Your Savings:$1.04 (5.20%)
3 or more: $16.95 ea.
OEM #: CL41 Color: Color
MSRP: Our Price: $14.95 Your Savings:$5.04 (25.21%)
3 or more: $14.50 ea.
OEM #: PG40 Color: Black
MSRP: Our Price: $9.95 Your Savings:$7.04 (41.44%)
3 or more: $9.50 ea.
OEM #: CL41 Color: Color Yield: 155 pages
Our Price: $27.45
3 or more: $26.45 ea.
OEM #: PG40 Color: Black Yield: 500 pages
Our Price: $21.95
3 or more: $19.95 ea.
Detailed Specs (Canon PIXMA iP1600):
Print resolution: 600 x 600 dpi black; 4,800 x
1,200 color
Print method: ink jet
Print speed: black: up to 19 ppm; color: up to 16
ppm; 4" x 6" photo in as little as 70 seconds, based on highest speeds
available
Memory: 96 KB
Printer languages: Information not available
Print cartridges: PG-40, CL-41
Nozzles: Black: 320. Color: 384 x 3 (cyan,
magenta, yellow)
Paper handling (standard): Information not
available
Noise level: 44 dB in best quality
Paper types: Information not available
Paper sizes: Letter, legal, credit card, 4" x 6",
5" x 7", US #10 envelopes
Two-sided printing: Manual
Interface: USB
System requirements: PC: Windows XP: Pentium 300
MHz, 128 MB RAM. Windows 2000: Pentium 133 MHz, 64 MB RAM. Windows Me:
Pentium 150 MHz, 32 MB RAM. Windows 98: 486 Processor, 16 MB RAM. Mac:
Power PC, G3, G4, G5, 128 MB RAM
In the box: iP1600 photo printer, PG-40
cartridge, CL-41 cartridge, power cord, setup instructions, CD-ROM,
quick start guide, registration and warranty card
ProductDescription for Canon iP1600
(From the Manufacturer, Canon)
Why bother waiting for lab results when you can print images just as
good--or maybe better--at home? The Canon PIXMA iP1600's 1,472-nozzle
print head is capable of delivering superfine 2-picoliter ink droplets
from two separate ink cartridges. You'll have fantastic prints
delivered into your hands just minutes after you snapped the shot.
With its straightforward USB port, connecting the printer with your
computer is a snap; the iP1600 is compatible with both Windows and
Macintosh operating systems and includes software tools like
Easy-PhotoPrint (Windows/Mac), Easy WebPrint (Windows), and
PhotoRecord (Windows). The printer is backed with a one-year limited
warranty covering parts and labor.
Canon iP1600 Street Price: $41.00 - $70.00
PC MAGAZINE.com Editors' review:
Until we saw the Canon Pixma iP1600, we thought that the HP Deskjet
3940 Color Inkjet Printer was the epitome of the "giving away the
razor to sell the blades" marketing strategy. Subtract the price of
the ink cartridges that come with the 3940, and the printer itself is
only $20. But the iP1600 makes the 3940 look expensive. The iP1600's
two ink cartridges cost $44.98 direct from Canon. Subtract that from
the $49.99 direct price for the printer, and iP1600 itself is only
$5.01. Call it the world's first disposable printer.
Also call it an impressive value at the price, suitable for home or
home office, with reasonably high-quality output for home and business
needs and impressively good speeds for its price. In our tests, the
cartridges lasted noticeably longer than the cartridges for the
3940—or for the Canon iP1500, which the iP1600 replaces. We needed
three sets of cartridges to complete our test suites for the 3940 and
three for the iP1500. With the iP1600, we needed only two sets.
Compared with other ink jets that sell for $100 or less, the iP1600
quality ratings are a little below average for text, typical for
graphics, and among the best for photos. Two of our highly stylized
test fonts required 12 points for easy readability, which is what held
the rating down to good, and means you may have a problem printing
things such as greeting cards that have stylized fonts, depending on
the paper you're using. But the iP1600 can handle standard documents
easily enough. The rest of the fonts were easily readable at 5 points
or smaller.
Graphics were at the high end of good, which makes them more than
adequate for schoolwork or for printing things at home to bring into
the office for internal use. But they fell short of the quality you
would want for an important customer, with banding in default mode, a
tendency to lose thin lines, and a tendency for full-page graphics to
make our standard test paper curl.
The iP1600's performance (timed with QualityLogic's hardware and
software, was surprisingly good. Total time on our business
applications suite was 21 minutes 52 seconds, compared with 33:02 for
the HP 3940, and 54:24 for the Epson Stylus C66. Photos were also
fast, averaging 1:58 for each 4-by-6 and 4:01 for each 8-by-10. In
comparison, the 3940 took 4:57 for each 4-by-6 and 12:29 for each
8-by-10.
These times don't win any speed records for ink jets in general, but
they make the iP1600 faster than any other printer selling for less
than $100. The combination of performance and output quality makes the
iP1600 the printer of choice on a $50 budget—and the most impressive
$5 printer we expect to see any time soon.
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