Canon BJC-5000

For sheer variety of paper options at a wallet-friendly price, the Canon BJC-5000 tops our list for home users. For $249 you get features galore, including the ability to print on tabloid-size (11-by-17-inch) paper. This wide format is handy for posters and other odd jobs, but hand-feeding pages one at a time through a slot at the back of the printer is a pain.

We like the 5000's even text, which looks similar to that of the small-business printers we tested. Colors are detailed, if a bit flat, and it produces gorgeous graphics on high-quality paper.

Unique to the Canon BJC-5000 is the ability to run dual black cartridges for nonstop text printing, or dual color cartridges for heavy-duty color jobs. Performance is about average for a home printer. We have just two minor complaints: The BJC-5000 makes a real racket while it's printing, and the manual's troubleshooting section is ridiculously brief.

SUMMARY

Canon BJC-5000

This ink jet, one of the fancier home models, produces strong text prints and competent color images on a range of paper types, including wide-format pages (up to 11 by 17 inches).

$249
Canon Computer Systems
800/652-2666
www.ccsi.canon.com

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