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Canon Pixma mini260

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Pros
Easy to use, quick printing
Built-in carrying handle
Cons
Prints tend to be pale
Needs adapter for xD-Picture Card

$79.95 - $121.98
From 4 Merchants

Product Specs

Core Components
Installed memory	42 MB
Maximum memory supported	42 MB

Media Handling
Manual Feed Slot	No
Maximum Number of Input Trays	1
Maximum paper size, height	8.0 inches
Maximum Sheets With All Paper Trays	0
Output Tray Capacity	20
Standard Number of Input Trays	1
Maximum paper size, width	4 inches
Standard input sheet capacity	20
Duplex printing	No

Display
LCD Type	Color

Network
Ethernet	No

Connectivity
Other Interfaces	direct-print port irDA optional Bluetooth
Parallel Port	No
Serial Port	No
USB 1.1	Yes
USB 2.0	Yes

Platform Support
Operating System Support	Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Windows 98 Microsoft Windows 2000 Macintosh OS

Dimensions
Height	2.3 inches
Depth	8.9 inches
Width	8.9 inches
Weight	4.8 pounds

General Features
Media slots	SD Card SmartMedia CompactFlash Memory Stick
PictBridge compatible	Yes

Green
Maximum Power Draw (watts)	13 watts
Standby Power Draw (watts)	17 watts

Included Hardware
Included Hardware	ink tank (CLI-36) power cord Printhead

Included Software
Included Software	Easy-PhotoPrint version 3.5 (Windows/Mac)

Resolutions
Color horizontal resolution	9600 x 2400

Scanning
Internal scan depth

Faxing
Fax page memory capacity	0

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What You Should Know about the Pixma mini260

Installed Memory is Ideal for Five or Fewer Users

This printer's installed memory is sufficient for small offices or workgroups that print typical business documents, such as memos, spreadsheets, or simple Web pages. If you have more than six people using the printer or the printer handles heavy traffic, you will want more memory than this printer provides.

Reviewed by: robhavemeyer

Duration of ownership: 2 Days

Strengths: Great Prints Excellent speed Innovative Navigation wheel Compact Easy to use OK editing features

Weaknesses: Does not support tiff printing from a compact flash card No individual color saturation/brightness/contrast/sharpening editing features

Overall Evaluation: I've only had the printer for 2 days and have yet to use it with Canons Pro Photo Paper... I've only used cheap stuff Overall I made the purchase to be able to print out quick photos of trips/snapshots etc. My blow up's I send out.. I had planned on purchasing the Epson picturemate because of their advertising. So I went to Best Buy and was ready to walk away with the box when I saw an Epson rep approaching...I thought good lets see what this Espon can do... So I asked to see a print sample.. Which he glady did, and what came out was uhhh only so-so... The banding issue that was mentioned in the Epson picturemate review is real !! And for me a deal breaker... I said $150 on sale for 4x6 prints with lines across them...?? So I proceeded to ask the nice fellow to print the same photo "from a flash card" in both the Epson and the Canon sort of "head to head" it was clear after reviewing both the Epson and the Canon the from a print quality standpoint the Canon wins hands down...The Canon had better color reproduction & clarity, plus no banding !!!.. The Epson guy agreed that the Canon was better !!! I shoot with a Canon Digital SLR in raw and use Photoshop CS2 for post processing. So I was initially worried about taking a shot from the card and printing to a photo printer without any post processing. However I must say that this little 260 did an fine job... Even upon close inspection its hard to see the ink drops. The photos do look very clean, crisp and look like they came from the photo lab... So far it has worked fine and I would highly recommend this printer to anyone !!
Reviewed by: Snowlock

Duration of ownership:

Strengths: it works well, prints quickly.

Weaknesses: the black is still weird, even with this iteration.

Overall Evaluation: These little 4x6 printers are rather neat. You can print out a photo relatively quickly and hand it to someone moments after taking it. Sadly the ink is still horribly overpriced. Other than that, they work nicely. The black on canon's printers always looks a bit off. It adds a 3d effect to the photo but not in a good way. The black is almost too dark and adds a weird element to photos with shadow. These printers aren't meant for photographers however and are more for family photos so I doubt most people will find it that objectionable. If you are looking for a high quality photo printer, it seems as if the full size ones work a bit better for some reason. go figure.