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 iP4200 compatible printer ink
cartridges:
OEM #: CLI8BK Color: Black
MSRP: Our Price: $5.95 Your Savings:$11.00 (64.90%)
3 or more: $5.50 ea.
OEM #: CLI8C Color: Cyan
MSRP: Our Price: $5.95 Your Savings:$11.00 (64.90%)
3 or more: $5.50 ea.
OEM #: CLI8M Color: Magenta
MSRP: Our Price: $5.95 Your Savings:$11.00 (64.90%)
3 or more: $5.50 ea.
OEM #: CLI8PC Color: Photo Cyan
MSRP: Our Price: $5.95 Your Savings:$14.00 (70.18%)
3 or more: $5.50 ea.
OEM #: CLI8PM Color: Photo Magenta
MSRP: Our Price: $5.95 Your Savings:$14.00 (70.18%)
3 or more: $5.50 ea.
OEM #: CLI8Y Color: Yellow
MSRP: Our Price: $5.95 Your Savings:$11.00 (64.90%)
3 or more: $5.50 ea.
OEM #: PGI5BK Color: Black
MSRP: Our Price: $6.15 Your Savings:$15.80 (71.98%)
3 or more: $5.75 ea.
OEM #: NCLI8BK Color: Black
Our Price: $8.95
OEM #: NCLI8C Color: Cyan
Our Price: $8.95
OEM #: NCLI8M Color: Magenta
Our Price: $8.95
OEM #: NCLI8PC Color: PrintCountry
Our Price: $8.95
OEM #: NCLI8Y Color: Yellow
Our Price: $8.95
OEM #: CLI8 Color: Set
FREE SHIPPING
MSRP: Our Price: $69.95 Your Savings:$189.40 (73.03%)
OEM #: NCLI8 Color: Set
FREE SHIPPING
MSRP: Our Price: $68.99 Your Savings:$11.00 (13.75%)
OEM #: CLI8BK Color: BK
Our Price: $12.95
3 or more: $12.50 ea.
OEM #: CLI8CMY Color: Color
Our Price: $14.95
3 or more: $14.50 ea.
OEM #: PGI5BK Color: BK
Our Price: $12.95
3 or more: $12.50 ea.
OEM #: CLI8BK Color: Black Yield: 280 pages
MSRP: Our Price: $13.95 Your Savings:$3.00 (17.70%)
OEM #: CLI8C Color: Cyan Yield: 280 pages
MSRP: Our Price: $13.95 Your Savings:$3.00 (17.70%)
OEM #: CLI8M Color: Magenta Yield: 280 pages
MSRP: Our Price: $13.95 Your Savings:$3.00 (17.70%)
MSRP: Our Price: $13.95 Your Savings:$3.00 (17.70%)
OEM #: PGI5BK Color: Black Yield: 500 pages
Our Price: $19.95
OEM #: NCL8PM Color: PM
Our Price: $8.95
OEM #: NPGI5BK Color: Black
Our Price: $9.75
OEM #: CLI83PACK Color: Set
MSRP: Our Price: $39.99 Your Savings:$10.00 (20.00%)
OEM #: CLI8OEM Color: Set
FREE SHIPPING
MSRP: Our Price: $94.95 Your Savings:$21.05 (18.15%)
OEM #: NCLI8PGI5 Color: Set
FREE SHIPPING
MSRP: Our Price: $69.99 Your Savings:$42.98 (38.05%)
Specs (Canon PIXMA iP4200):
Print resolution: 600 x 600 dpi black; 9,600 x 2,400
color
Print method: ink jet
Print speed: Black: up to 29 ppm; color: up to 19
ppm; 4" x 6" photo in as little as 51 seconds; based on highest speeds
available; actual speed will vary
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. USB 2.0 Hi-Speed performance requires Windows XP
Service Pack 1, Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 or Mac OS X v 10.2.1 to
10.4.x. with pre-installed USB 2.0 port.
Operating systems: Windows 98, Me, 2000 and XP; Mac
OS X or newer
Software: Easy PhotoPrint (Windows/Mac), Easy WebPrint (Windows),
PhotoRecord (Windows), printer drivers, user's guide, photo application
guide, electronic registration
In the box: iP4200 photo printer, PGI-5BK black ink
cartridge, CLI-8Bk photo black ink cartridge, CLI-8C cyan ink cartridge,
CLI-8M magenta ink cartridge, CLI-8Y yellow ink cartridge, power cord,
setup instructions, CD-ROM, Canon photo paper plus 4" x 6" glossy sample
pack, quick start guide, registration and warranty card
ProductDescription for Canon iP4200
(From the Manufacturer, Canon)
The PIXMA iP4200 Photo Printer is a high-performance machine, combining
exceptional print quality with advanced convenience features. It delivers
a resolution of up to 9,600 x 2,400 color dpi,1
for amazing detail and clarity. To achieve this, Canon
Full-photolithography Inkjet Nozzle Engineering (FINE) uses a
high-performance 1,856-nozzle print head that ejects precise, consistent
droplets as small as 1 picoliter, resulting in beautiful photos with
virtually no detectable grain.
Also, the ContrastPLUS 5-color ink system--four dye-based inks and a
pigment-based black ink--produces true-life photos with a wide color
palette, along with laser-quality text. You'll be amazed at your results.
High performance doesn't stop there. The PIXMA iP4200 Photo Printer can
produce a photo lab quality 4" x 6" borderless print in about 51 seconds.2
(Actual print speeds will vary.) Its USB 2.0 Hi-Speed interface enables
the fastest photo transfers possible from your computer.3
Advanced paper handling and direct photo printing
With a dual paper path, you can keep photo paper stored in one tray and
plain paper in another. You're always ready to print--no paper switching
required. Plus, you can print two-sided to help save on paper costs. And
with direct photo printing, you simply connect any PictBridge compatible
digital camera or DV camcorder, and print! This PC-free process saves you
time and eliminates the need to be tied to your computer.
A system for long-lasting photos
The Canon ChromaLife100 system combines the PIXMA iP4200 Photo Printer's
FINE print head technology and newly developed inks with select Canon
photo papers, with results rivaling that of conventional photos. These
beautiful photos will also last up to 100 years when stored in an archival
quality photo album.4 And with the new smart LED
ink, your LED lamp flashes when ink is running low, and flashes even
faster when nearing empty. When you install a new ink tank this smart LED
system will even glow to let you know if its not properly installed,
making it an ease to use.
Canon iP4200 Street Price: $69.00 - $140.00
PCWORLD.com Editors' review:
The Canon Pixma iP4200 prints high-quality glossy photos quickly, but it's
just as well suited for printing office documents. For $130, you get
strong black text, double-sided printing, and dual paper trays. In our
tests the iP4200 printed documents at breakneck speed, but the quality of
its plain-paper output barely improved on that of its predecessor, the
iP4000.
The iP4200's silver plastic case feels solid and looks less boxy than
other recent Canon models. A direct-print port lets you print straight
from a PictBridge-compatible digital camera, though--like most other
inkjets these days--the iP4200 doesn't have a media card slot.
The iP4200 posted the best overall speed numbers of the five inkjets we
tested in its group. Text printed at 6.9 pages per minute--one of the
fastest rates we've seen from an inkjet--And plain-paper graphics emerged
at a very fast 2.5 ppm. When printed at best-quality settings, our test
photo emerged in just 56 seconds.
This model's print engine resembles its predecessor's, relying on five
inks from individual cartridges. You get dye-based ink for the regular
colors and for the black used in photos. The pigment-based black ink used
for plain paper documents comes in a larger (and more economical) printer
ink cartridge.
Because it's a printer with office-oriented features, we expected the
iP4000 to produce top-notch print quality on plain paper, but it fell a
little short of this.
Upshot: The Pixma iP4200 delivers high-quality photos,
snappy print speeds, and useful office features, but print quality on
plain paper could be better..
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