Canon PIXMA iP4200 Photo Inkjet Printer (29 PPM, 9600x2400 DPI, Color, 42KB, PC/Mac)

Canon Pixma iP4200

PIXMA iP4200 Photo Inkjet Printer (29 PPM, 9600x2400 DPI, Color, 42KB, PC/Mac) Review, by Paul Jasper September 27, 2005

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• Latest User Reviews 2 reviews
• Reviewed by: NEM0N00NE

  Duration of ownership: 35 Months

  Strengths: good quality text

  Weaknesses: expensive ink and a chip that prevents use of non Canon ink or refilled tanks

  Overall: The problem with this printer is the chip on the ink tanks that prevents use of non-Canon or refilled ink tanks. The printer eventually [after the warranty has expired] refuses to recognize even Canon ink tanks. It stops printing and the only way to fix it is to install a brand new tank, but after a couple of months the printer won't recognize that tank either even if is still full.

• Reviewed by: skyking7

  Duration of ownership: 10 Months

  Strengths: For me it has to be the duplexing capability. Also, ink is alittle more than half the price of the epson inks of my last two printers which went belly up on me at about a year. The inks seem to last alittle longer than the Epsons. It's easier, for me at least, to stop the printing mid-cycle than the Epsons. Flashing lights indicate low ink tanks (as well as an on screen warning). A slow blink means it's time to by new ink. Afaster blink means it's really really time for new ink. As for the media slots, I save all my pictures to my computer anyway and that has more slots than I know what to do with. And as for the foot print, it's not all that much pore than my last two printers.

  Weaknesses: The pause to let the ink dry between sides is something to consider when printing large files. If I want something with alot of pages in PDF, I do the odd side / even side trick. Having said that, twice in the past month, when switching over a large stack of papers, the first page didn't go in straight and jammed. Make sure the papers are straight when loading.

  Overall: After a little more than ten mounths, I still love it.

• Reviewed by: honestreview

  Strengths: Faster printing then my old unit

  Weaknesses: Required cable not included. I was told I would save a lot on the price of ink but now that I have had this printer for well over a year I seem to spend far more then on my old HP.

  Overall: Now that I have had this printer for well over a year I am not really as pleased with it as I expected. It seems to always be running out of ink and the over all cost of the ink is no where near what I had been told. The quality of the printing isn't always as good as I expected either. It's not a bad printer but it's not much better then my very old HP. I may be replacing this printer sooner than I expected.

• Reviewed by: ctelford

  Strengths: Very good with type and pictures. True to color and very sharp imiages

  Weaknesses: A little slow

  Overall: This is the best printer I've had. I just junked an HP7960 that cost 3 times as munch, used more ink colors and claimed to be the greatest photo printer when I bought it. The Canon IP4200 outperforms it in every way at one third the price.

• Reviewed by: john_t1234

  Strengths: Separare ink cartridges, good print quality

  Weaknesses: somewhat bulky

  Overall: The Canon PIXMA iP4200 Photo Printer uses separate ink cartridges, which helps minimize ink waste. If you've ever had a printer before that uses a single catridge for all colors, you'll appreciate this feature very much. On top of that the cartrdiges are priced reasonably compared to its competition. I do wish that the printer's weight and footprint was less, but all in all, this is a good printer. Would buy again.

• Reviewed by: hallycat

  Strengths: Auto off, nice photo print quality, Consumer Reports Best Buy twice, seperate ink tanks.

  Weaknesses: Doesn't accept media, doesn't print on CD's

  Overall: None of those weaknesses make it a dealbreaker for me, for $99 that I paid it is a fantastic printer.I am not a power user by any means but so far the pictures I have printed are super and the text output is fine.I love that it shuts off, coming from a 5 year old HP that didn't and I always forgot. Keep an eye out for a low price, it fluctuates. I paid $99 and two days later saw it for $93 (both total w/shipping included) but the store I got it from would not honor their low price agreement. If you are looking for a ton of features like on printer viewer and print without a PC then this is not for you but I am thrilled with it. If I see it as low as $93 again I am getting one for my SIL.

• Reviewed by: robkwong

  Strengths: duplex feature, quiet, separate inks

  Weaknesses: Does not have card slots, preview lcd

  Overall: Hello all,Will compare it with my HP Photosmart 7960w. This canon prints 4x6 a little faster than my old HP model with roughly the same print quality. (HP a little better due to 8-color technology versus this canon's 5-color). It does have the duplex feature, although I hardly use it, but it's handy to have anyway. It is about as quiet as the HP. It doesn't have the card slots, but it's not that big of a deal since using the card slots on my HP is very slow! The canon is better than the hp in terms of separating their inks tanks. For the HP, they combines 3 colors for each ink tank. That means that if you run out of ink for 1 color on one ink tank, you have to replace the whole thing even though there might be ink left for the other two colors. The canon ink tanks only have 1 color, so it is much more economical to replace and print photo pictures. That's why I don't use my HP anymore because it costs too much to buy the inks. So for a great, economical, and inexpensive replacement ink photo printer, this canon can't be beat.