Pros
- Inexpensive
- Compact
Cons
- No PictBridge port or media card slots
- Manual print head alignment
At A Glance
Prints text quickly. Glossy photos looked attractive, though colors looked slightly undersaturated.
Manufacturer’s Description
The Canon PIXMA iP1600 Photo Printer is versatile and simple to use. Its new slanted design will look great on your desk. And you will be amazed at the high-quality photos and documents you can print.
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| Part Number | 9989A001 |
| Inventory Number | 24609 |
| Memory | |
| Memory size | 1.0 MB |
| Memory max | 0.0010 GB |
| Requirements | |
| Operating System Compatibility |
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| Ports and Connections | |
| USB 1.1 | Yes |
| USB 2.0 | No |
| PictBridge | No |
| Parallel Port | 0 |
| Serial Port | No |
| Dimensions | |
| Width | 17.1 inches |
| Depth | 9.8 inches |
| Height | 6.5 inches |
| Weight | 6.1 pounds |
| Media Handling | |
| Standard Number of Input Trays | 1 |
| Standard Input Sheet Capacity | 80 |
| Manual Feed Slot | 0 |
| Automatic Duplexer | Not Available |
| Max Input Trays | 1 |
| Maximum Paper Height | 14.0 |
| Storage Media | |
| Compact flash | No |
| Resolutions | |
| Monochrome horizontal optical resolution | 600 x 600 dpi |
| Color horizontal optical resolution | 4800 x 1200 dpi |
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 | 6.6 ppm |
| Performance | |
|---|---|
| Color Output Quality | Good |
| Output Score, Grayscale Graphics, Best Quality Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Grayscale-Best) | Good |
| Color Photo (secs) | 26.46 |
| Output Score, Color Photo, Best Quality Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Color-Best) | Good |
| 5 x 7 Photo (secs) | 76.56 |
| Line Art Output Quality | Fair |
| One-Page Grayscale Graphic (secs) | 28.26 |
| Three-Page Word Document (secs) | 60.02 |
| Three-Page PowerPoint Document (secs) | 108.15 |
| Color Photo, Normal Settings | 26.46 |
| Ten-Page Word Document (secs) | 90.78 |
| Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm) | 0.8 |
| Output Score, Line Art, Default Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-LineArt-Default) | Fair |
| Color Photo, Best Quality Settings | 76.56 |
| Tested Photo Speed (formerly pf-PCWPhotoSpeed) | 0.8 |
| Two-Page Excel Document (secs) | 59.92 |
| Output Score, Color Graphics, Default Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Color-Default) | Good |
| Tested Color Speed (ppm) | 1.9 |
| Output Score, Text, Default Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Text-Default) | Fair |
