Pros

  • Built-in Wi-Fi networking
  • Produces good-looking photos

Cons

  • Struggled to produce high-quality text

At A Glance

Wi-Fi makes it easy to share this printer. You get good-looking photos, but plain paper documents disappoint.

The Specs

Pricing
Part Number C9030AB1H
Inventory Number 23783
Memory
Memory size 32.0 MB
Memory max 0.032 GB
Requirements
Operating System Compatibility
  • Microsoft Windows XP
  • Microsoft Windows 98
  • Microsoft Windows 2000
  • Macintosh OS
Ports and Connections
Wireless connection
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
Bluetooth Yes
USB 1.1 Yes
USB 2.0 Yes
PictBridge Yes
Parallel Port 0
Serial Port No
Power
Maximum Power Draw (watts) 625 watts
Dimensions
Width 17.72 inches
Depth 14.45 inches
Height 5.67 inches
Weight 13.2 pounds
Media Handling
Standard Number of Input Trays 1
Standard Input Sheet Capacity 150
Manual Feed Slot 1
Automatic Duplexer Not Available
Max Input Trays 1
Maximum Paper Height 1100.0
Storage Media
Compact flash Yes
Resolutions
Monochrome horizontal optical resolution 1200 x 1200 dpi
Color horizontal optical resolution 1200 x 4800 dpi
Platform Support
Printer languages supported PCL 3

Performance

PCWorld Test Center (Quality)
Print quality: Text Fair
Print quality: Color photo Good
Print quality: Grayscale photo Good
PCWorld Test Center (Speed)
Print speed: Text 5.2  ppm
Performance
Color Output Quality Poor
Output Score, Grayscale Graphics, Best Quality Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Grayscale-Best) Good
Color Photo (secs) 26.44
Output Score, Color Photo, Best Quality Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Color-Best) Good
5 x 7 Photo (secs) 143.38
Line Art Output Quality Very good
One-Page Grayscale Graphic (secs) 29.64
Three-Page Word Document (secs) 54.6
Three-Page PowerPoint Document (secs) 92.15
Color Photo, Normal Settings 26.44
Ten-Page Word Document (secs) 116.29
Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm) 0.4
Output Score, Line Art, Default Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-LineArt-Default) Very good
Color Photo, Best Quality Settings 143.38
Tested Photo Speed (formerly pf-PCWPhotoSpeed) 0.4
Two-Page Excel Document (secs) 51.61
Output Score, Color Graphics, Default Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Color-Default) Poor
Tested Color Speed (ppm) 2.1
Output Score, Text, Default Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Text-Default) Fair