Pros
- Quick high-quality glossy photo prints
Cons
- Average plain paper print quality
At A Glance
Fast, with lots of paper capacity and a duplexer. Glossy photos showed sharp details and vibrant colors.
Manufacturer’s Description
The PIXMA iP4200 Photo Printer is a high-performance machine, combining exceptional print quality with advanced convenience features. Also, the ContrastPLUS 5-color ink system - four dye-based inks and a pigment-based black ink - produces true-life photos with a wide color palette, along with laser-quality text. You'll be amazed at your results.
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| Part Number | 9992A001 |
| Inventory Number | 24610 |
| 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 | No |
| USB 2.0 | Yes |
| PictBridge | Yes |
| Parallel Port | 0 |
| Serial Port | No |
| Dimensions | |
| Width | 16.5 inches |
| Depth | 11.8 inches |
| Height | 6.3 inches |
| Weight | 14.8 pounds |
| Media Handling | |
| Standard Number of Input Trays | 2 |
| Standard Input Sheet Capacity | 300 |
| Manual Feed Slot | 0 |
| Automatic Duplexer | Standard |
| Max Input Trays | 2 |
| Maximum Paper Height | 14.0 |
| Storage Media | |
| Compact flash | No |
| Resolutions | |
| Monochrome horizontal optical resolution | 600 x 600 dpi |
| Color horizontal optical resolution | 9600 x 2400 dpi |
Performance
| PCWorld Test Center (Quality) | |
|---|---|
| Print quality: Text | Good |
| Print quality: Color photo | Very Good |
| Print quality: Grayscale photo | Good |
| PCWorld Test Center (Speed) | |
|---|---|
| Print speed: Text | 6.9 ppm |
| Performance | |
|---|---|
| Color Output Quality | Good |
| Output Score, Grayscale Graphics, Best Quality Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Grayscale-Best) | Good |
| Color Photo (secs) | 17.54 |
| Output Score, Color Photo, Best Quality Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Color-Best) | Very Good |
| 5 x 7 Photo (secs) | 56.07 |
| Line Art Output Quality | Good |
| One-Page Grayscale Graphic (secs) | 18.69 |
| Three-Page Word Document (secs) | 47.3 |
| Three-Page PowerPoint Document (secs) | 85.28 |
| Color Photo, Normal Settings | 17.54 |
| Ten-Page Word Document (secs) | 87.43 |
| Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm) | 1.7 |
| Output Score, Line Art, Default Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-LineArt-Default) | Good |
| Color Photo, Best Quality Settings | 56.07 |
| Tested Photo Speed (formerly pf-PCWPhotoSpeed) | 1.1 |
| Two-Page Excel Document (secs) | 40.5 |
| Output Score, Color Graphics, Default Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Color-Default) | Good |
| Tested Color Speed (ppm) | 2.5 |
| Output Score, Text, Default Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Text-Default) | Good |
