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Top 10 Inkjet Printers

Canon's new Pixma iP1500 captures second place (and a Best Buy) on the chart, while inkjets with wireless print servers make waves.

Richard Baguley

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HP DeskJet 5150 Color Inkjet Printer (HP (Hewlett-Packard)-C8962AA2L) PCW Rating: PCW Rating: PCW Rating:

Last Rated: April 22, 2004

1. HP HP DeskJet 5150 Color Inkjet Printer (HP (Hewlett-Packard)-C8962AA2L)

Rated 6.8 ppm monochrome; 4.6 ppm color (normal mode), 4800-by-1200-dpi maximum color resolution, Legal-size paper, maximum, 150 pages input, 50 output, 18.0 by 15.0 by 6.0 inches; 11.4 pounds, Street price when ranked: $100

Bottom Line: The Deskjet 5150 printed sharp text, well-defined line art, and detailed color photos. Optional duplexer available.

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PIXMA Photo iP1500 Inkjet Printer PCW Rating: PCW Rating: PCW Rating:

Last Rated: November 03, 2004

2. Canon USA PIXMA Photo iP1500 Inkjet Printer

Rated 18 ppm monochrome; 13 ppm color (draft mode), 4800-by-1200-dpi maximum color resolution, Letter-size paper, maximum, 100 pages input, no output, 16.4 by 8.1 by 6.5 inches; 6.4 pounds, Street price when ranked: $50

Bottom Line: This inexpensive printer produced high-quality text and color graphics output.

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Deskjet 5740 Inkjet Printer PCW Rating: 78.0PCW Rating: 78.0PCW Rating: 78.0

Last Rated: November 03, 2004

3. HP Deskjet 5740 Inkjet Printer

Rated 23 ppm monochrome; 18 ppm color (draft mode), 4800-by-1200-dpi maximum color resolution, 8.5-inch banner-size paper, maximum, 100 pages input, 50 output, 17.7 by 8.4 by 6.3 inches; 7.3 pounds, Street price when ranked: $100

Bottom Line: This printer provides no-frills, high quality printing and produced the sharpest line art we've seen from an inkjet.

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DESKJET 5850 (HP (Hewlett-Packard)-C8975AA2L) PCW Rating: PCW Rating: PCW Rating:

Last Rated: April 22, 2004

4. HP DESKJET 5850 (HP (Hewlett-Packard)-C8975AA2L)

Rated 7.7 ppm monochrome; 5.0 ppm color (normal mode), 4800-by-1200-dpi maximum color resolution, Legal-size paper, maximum, 150 pages input, 50 output, 17.8 by 9.8 by 6.5 inches; 12.7 pounds, Street price when ranked: $210

Bottom Line: Print quality and speed were on a par with the Deskjet 5150's, but this model adds Wi-Fi and ethernet.

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Z615 PCW Rating: PCW Rating: PCW Rating:

Last Rated: April 23, 2004

5. Lexmark Z615

Rated 14 ppm monochrome; 8 ppm color (draft mode), 4800-by-1200-dpi maximum color resolution, Legal-size paper, maximum, 100 pages input, 25 output, 15.9 by 8.5 by 5.3 inches; 5.4 pounds, Street price when ranked: $50

Bottom Line: The Z615 printed sharper text and more attractive glossy photos than the more expensive Lexmark Z715 did. However, colors looked slightly washed out on plain paper.

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PIXMA iP4000 Inkjet Photo Printer PCW Rating: PCW Rating: PCW Rating:

Last Rated: November 03, 2004

6. Canon USA PIXMA iP4000 Inkjet Photo Printer

Rated 25 ppm monochrome; 17 ppm color (draft mode), 4800-by-1200-dpi maximum color resolution, Letter-size paper, maximum, 100 pages input, 50 output, 16.5 by 11.3 by 6.7 inches; 14.9 pounds, Street price when ranked: $150

Bottom Line: This fast, attractive printer produced printouts with sharp text, but colors were somewhat flat.

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Z816 PHOTO INKJETPR 15/22PPM 48X12 USB PCW Rating: PCW Rating: PCW Rating:

Last Rated: June 25, 2004

7. Lexmark Z816 PHOTO INKJETPR 15/22PPM 48X12 USB

Rated 22 ppm monochrome; 15 ppm color (draft mode), 4800-by-1200-dpi maximum color resolution, 8.5-inch banner-size paper, maximum, 100 pages input, 25 output, 17.3 by 16.9 by 12.1 inches; 7.5 pounds, Street price when ranked: $100

Bottom Line: The Z816 was the fastest printer for text, but color prints emerged slowly and had a muted, foggy look on plain paper.

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Inkjet 1200d PCW Rating: 75.0PCW Rating: 75.0PCW Rating: 75.0

Last Rated: November 03, 2004

8. HP Inkjet 1200d

Rated 9 ppm monochrome; 8 ppm color (normal mode), 4800-by-1200-dpi maximum color resolution, Wide-format banner-size paper, maximum, 150 pages input, 150 output, 19.9 by 16.5 by 8.3 inches; 20.7 pounds, Street price when ranked: $200

Bottom Line: This business-focused inkjet includes a duplexer and high-capacity ink cartridges, but its graphics print quality was disappointing.

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Z715 PCW Rating: PCW Rating: PCW Rating:

Last Rated: April 23, 2004

9. Lexmark Z715

Rated 17 ppm monochrome; 10 ppm color (draft mode), 4800-by-1200-dpi maximum color resolution, Legal-size paper, maximum, 100 pages input, 25 output, 17.3 by 9.3 by 6 inches; 6.6 pounds, Street price when ranked: $80

Bottom Line: A low price helped the Z715 win a spot on the chart, despite glossy photos that looked too dark and unnaturally red. The less-expensive Lexmark Z615 printed sharper text.

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DeskJet 9650 PCW Rating: PCW Rating: PCW Rating:

Last Rated: June 25, 2004

10. HP DeskJet 9650

Rated 20 ppm monochrome; 15 ppm color (draft mode), 4800-by-1200-dpi maximum color resolution, Wide-format banner-size paper, maximum, 150 pages input, 75 output, 25.0 by 15.0 by 7.0 inches; 24 pounds, Street price when ranked: $399

Bottom Line: The Deskjet 9650 supports wide-format printing and produces good-quality print pages, but it's no speed demon.

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The overall rating we assign to each inkjet printer is based on price (25 percent), print quality (20 percent), features (15 percent), ease of use (15 percent), speed (10 percent), service and support (10 percent), and cost of consumables (5 percent). For all ratings, higher is better. Data based on tests designed and conducted by the PC World Test Center. All rights reserved.

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