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Canon Pixma iP4500
B&W Pages per Min.: 31
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Color Pages per Min.: 24
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Max. B&W dpi: 600-by-600
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Max. Color dpi: 9600-by-2400
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Tray Capacity, pages: 150
• Price When Reviewed: $130
Last updated
May 08, 2008
May 08, 2008
Reviewed byMelissa Riofrio
Pros
Cons
- Pricing:Inexpensive: $130 (5/8/2008)
- Performance:Very Good: 86
- Features:Very Good: 80
- Design:Very Good: 85
Pricing Inexpensive: $130
Inexpensive: $130Performance Very Good: 86
Very Good: 86| Text Printing (Plain Paper, Normal Settings) | |
|---|---|
| Tested Text Speed (ppm) | 11.7 |
| Three-Page Word Document (secs) | 33.79 |
| Ten-Page Word Document (secs) | 66.41 |
| Text Output Quality | Very Good |
| Color Printing (Plain Paper, Normal Settings) | |
|---|---|
| Tested Color Speed (ppm) | 3.7 |
| Two-Page Excel Document (secs) | 32.41 |
| One-Page Webpage (secs) | 17.44 |
| 4 by 6 Color Photo (secs) | 14.97 |
| Color Output Quality | Good |
| Color Photo Printing (Glossy Paper, Best Settings) | |
|---|---|
| Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm) | 2.8 |
| Sports Action Shot (secs) | 21.76 |
| Color Photo Quality | Superior |
| Grayscale Printing (Plain Paper, Normal Settings) | |
|---|---|
| Tested Grayscale Speed (ppm) | 3.8 |
| 4 by 6 Grayscale Photo (secs) | 15.79 |
| Grayscale Output Quality | Very Good |
| Lineart Printing (Plain Paper, Best Settings) | |
|---|---|
| Tested Lineart Speed (ppm) | 6.4 |
| 300dpi Line Art Image (secs) | 9.31 |
| Line Art Output Quality | Good |
Features Very Good: 80
Very Good: 80| Dimensions | |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 17.5 by 11.9 by 6.3 |
| Weight (pounds) | 15.2 |
| Vendor Rated Speeds | |
|---|---|
| B&W Pages per Min. | 31 |
| Color Pages per Min. | 24 |
| Resolutions | |
|---|---|
| Max. B&W dpi | 600-by-600 |
| Max. Color dpi | 9600-by-2400 |
| Interfaces | |
|---|---|
| Parallel Port | No |
| Serial Port | No |
| USB 1.1 | Yes |
| USB 2.0 | Yes |
| Ethernet | No |
| PictBridge | Yes |
| Other Interfaces | IrDA |
| Drivers | |
|---|---|
| Macintosh | Yes |
| Windows 98 | No |
| Windows NT | No |
| Windows 2000 | Yes |
| Windows XP | Yes |
| Linux | No |
| Power | |
|---|---|
| Maximum Power Draw (watts) | 13 |
| Standby Power Draw (watts) | 1.2 |
| Multifunction Printer Specs | |
|---|---|
| Fax Memory (pages) | 0 |
| Paper Handling | |
|---|---|
| Number of Input Trays, Standard | 2 |
| Number of Input Trays, Maximum | 2 |
| Tray Capacity, pages | 150 |
| Maximum Sheets With Optional Paper Trays | 300 |
| Manual Feed Slot | No |
| Maximum Paper Size | Legal |
| Output Tray Capacity | 75 |
| Auto Duplexer | Yes |
| Warranty & Support | |
|---|---|
| Labor Warranty (years) | One |
| Parts Warranty (years) | One |
| Weekday Support Hours | 16 |
| Saturday Support Hours | 10 |
| Sunday Support Hours | 0 |
| Toll-Free Support | Yes |
| Vendor-Supplied Data (in Pages) | |
|---|---|
| Monthly Duty Cycle | 0 |
| Bundled Items | |
|---|---|
| Included Software | Easy-PhotoPrint EX |
| Reliability & Service | |
|---|---|
| Summary of results for all of brand's products in this category | Readers rate Canon better than average in practically every reliability and support category. This stellar performance is even more impressive when you consider that Canon aced our last R&S survey too. |
| Reliability of brand's products in this category | |
|---|---|
| Reports of products arriving with problems | Better than Average |
| Reports of products with any significant problems | Better than Average |
| Reports of problems that render a product unusable | Better than Average |
| Buyers' rating of products ease-of-use | Better than Average |
| Overall satisfaction with reliability of brand's products in category | Better than Average |
| Service & Support Quality | |
|---|---|
| Time spent holding for phone support | Better than Average |
| Overall quality of vendor's phone support | Better than Average |
| Reports of problems unresolved after contacting service | Average |
| Overall quality of service | Better than Average |
Design Very Good: 85
Very Good: 85
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