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Canon Canon Pixma iP4500

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Pros
Very fast; automatic duplexing
Two input trays
Cons
Buttons can be hard to figure out

$118.00 - $269.99
From 2 Merchants

Product Specs

Media Handling
Manual Feed Slot	No
Maximum Number of Input Trays	2
Maximum paper size, height	14.0 inches
Maximum Sheets With All Paper Trays	300
Output Tray Capacity	75
Standard Number of Input Trays	2
Maximum paper size, width	8.5 inches
Standard input sheet capacity	150
Duplex printing	Yes

Network
Ethernet	No

Connectivity
Other Interfaces	IrDA
Parallel Port	No
Serial Port	No
USB 1.1	Yes
USB 2.0	Yes

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

Dimensions
Height	6.3 inches
Depth	11.9 inches
Width	17.5 inches
Weight	15.2 pounds

General Features
Media slots
PictBridge compatible	Yes

Green
Maximum Power Draw (watts)	13 watts
Standby Power Draw (watts)	12 watts

Included Software
Included Software	Easy-PhotoPrint EX

Resolutions
Black-and-white horizontal resolution	600 x 600
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 Canon Pixma iP4500

Duplex Printing a Must for Busy Offices

A printer with duplex capability contains an internal mechanism for turning the paper over to print on the other side. (This is not to be confused with the manual duplexing that some printers offer, where driver software walks you through the process of turning over the paper yourself.) Any high-volume office should seriously consider this feature. The duplexing process slows down your print job a bit, but it also immediately cuts your paper use in half -- good for your budget, good for the environment.

Reviewed by: gismann

Duration of ownership: 2 Weeks

Strengths: Print Speed - compared to other photo printers...this printer is FAST!. The iP4500 has a separate black ink cartridge that is used for text printing...and prints text at a lower resolution(but still laser quality) in order to increase speed. I can get a full letter size page in 2+ seconds. 4x6 photos in about 40 seconds when set to "Best" quality. Photo Quality - I printed 36 photos at my nearest Walgreens the day before I purchased this printer. The next day I printed the same pics on the Canon iP4500. The print quality is the same. The only way I could tell which was which was by the watermark on the back of the photo paper. Duplex Printing - this feature was a must for me. I print a lot of text and I get tired of wasting paper. The printer can print on two sided photo paper without swearing the print. PRICE - It's hard to believe this printer is less than $150!!

Weaknesses: Paper size limited to letter. But it does print full 8x10 photos. If I need to print larger photos, I will send it out and have it done at a photo lab. No cute buttons...no flash card slots...no image viewer. But who needs these features when all your work is done from the PC. I prefer the simple and clean look and I never used these features on my last printer (HP).

Overall Evaluation: I was planning on investing in two printers...one for text documents and the other for photos. However, this printer does both...extremely well. GREAT PRINTER!!
Reviewed by: nc1967us

Duration of ownership:

Strengths: High resolution, good picture quality

Weaknesses: None

Overall Evaluation: This printer produceS excellent prints from any decent digital file. I have had good results in 4x6, 5x7, and 8x10 prints. Very vibrant color, good blacks, excellent contrast. I like the fact that you can feed paper from the top and from a side-mounted cassette. Makes it easy to use two different types/sizes of paper without having to change one. One proviso here: I only print photos on the Canon. The resolution and quality is amazing, best what I ever saw