Pros
- Runs on battery or AC power
- Produces great quality photos
Cons
- Text looked slightly grayish in spots
- No output tray
At A Glance
This portable costs quite a bit more than most desktop inkjet printers, but it delivers high graphics print quality.
Manufacturer’s Description
High-performance printing virtually anytime, anywhere with photo-quality resolution, minimal user intervention and a wide range of wired and wireless connectivity options, including Bluetooth wireless technology.
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| Part Number | C8145AA2L |
| Inventory Number | 23237 |
| Memory | |
| Memory size | 16.0 MB |
| Memory max | 0.016 GB |
| Requirements | |
| Operating System Compatibility |
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| Ports and Connections | |
| Available Interfaces | Fast Infrared |
| Bluetooth | Yes |
| USB 1.1 | Yes |
| USB 2.0 | Yes |
| PictBridge | No |
| Parallel Port | 1 |
| Serial Port | No |
| Power | |
| Maximum Power Draw (watts) | 25 watts |
| Standby Power Draw (watts) | 5 watts |
| Dimensions | |
| Width | 13.3 inches |
| Depth | 6.5 inches |
| Height | 3.2 inches |
| Weight | 4.2 pounds |
| Media Handling | |
| Standard Number of Input Trays | 1 |
| Standard Input Sheet Capacity | 45 |
| Manual Feed Slot | 0 |
| Automatic Duplexer | Not Available |
| Max Input Trays | 1 |
| Maximum Paper Height | 14.0 |
| Storage Media | |
| Compact flash | CompactFlash |
| Compact flash | No |
| Resolutions | |
| Monochrome horizontal optical resolution | 1200 x 1200 dpi |
| Color horizontal optical resolution | 4800 x 1200 dpi |
| Platform Support | |
| Printer languages supported | PCL 3 |
Performance
| PCWorld Test Center (Quality) | |
|---|---|
| Print quality: Text | 9 |
| Print quality: Color photo | 98 |
| Print quality: Grayscale photo | Superior |
| PCWorld Test Center (Speed) | |
|---|---|
| Print speed: Text | 78.98 ppm |
| Performance | |
|---|---|
| Color Output Quality | 2 |
| Tested Glossy Grayscale Photo Speed (ppm) | 5 |
| Output Score, Grayscale Graphics, Best Quality Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Grayscale-Best) | Superior |
| Color Photo (secs) | 59.2 |
| Tested Grayscale Speed (ppm) | 98 |
| Output Score, Color Photo, Best Quality Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Color-Best) | Superior |
| 5 x 7 Photo (secs) | 265.96 |
| Line Art Output Quality | Fair |
| One-Page Grayscale Graphic (secs) | 215.31 |
| Three-Page Word Document (secs) | 124.89 |
| Three-Page PowerPoint Document (secs) | 267.57 |
| Color Photo, Normal Settings | 59.2 |
| Ten-Page Word Document (secs) | 157.08 |
| Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm) | 2 |
| Output Score, Line Art, Default Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-LineArt-Default) | Fair |
| Color Photo, Best Quality Settings | 265.96 |
| Tested Photo Speed (formerly pf-PCWPhotoSpeed) | 0.2 |
| Two-Page Excel Document (secs) | 137.49 |
| Output Score, Color Graphics, Default Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Color-Default) | Very Good |
| Tested Color Speed (ppm) | 2 |
| Output Score, Text, Default Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Text-Default) | Good |
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