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Tuesday, March 25, 2014

What to Know About Canon’s Single Cartridge System

What to Know About Canon’s Single Cartridge System
The All-In-One technology that Canon applied and is still using up to now to produce their printer toner cartridges was developed back in the year 1982. It is called all-in-one since they were able to combine the toner and drum into one. The photosensitive drum, charging unit, cleaner as well as the developing unit, are all incorporated with the toner. That is how you simply describe it.

Unlike conventional laser printer consumables, the toner cartridge is separate from the imaging drum unit. This causes the expense of most users to incline in the long run, compared to those who have been using Canon printers with single cartridge technology, or also know as Single Cartridge System. Such innovation leads to much simpler maintenance of the unit and its supplies, as well as aid in the recycling process of the product.

According to Canon


Single Cartridge System was developed to make their printers capable of producing high-quality prints once the technology is incorporated into the unit’s consumables particularly toners and drums. These cartridges are distinguished as easy-to-replace since users will only have to remove and install four replacements instead of eight. With the toner and drum combined, the quality of the result is retained at a more prĂ©cised and solid level. It also eliminates the need to warehouse separate supplies, which is practically an advantage on the manufacturer’s end.

Printers that incorporate Single Cartridge System


The LBP6000 series and LBP7000 series are two of the most known lineup of color laser printers that use this technology. We’re not very certain but the MF8000 series also incorporates the same system for its cartridges. It’s one of the possible factors that lead to creating compact-sized laser imageCLASS units that manage to house four consumables with its midget build.

If you want to see an example of a toner that incorporates the Canon Single Cartridge system, look for Canon 118 laser toner images on the web. Those are replacement supplies for the models aforementioned. While for the complete list of printers, we may suggest you check it directly on their main website: www.usa.canon.com


Trivia


Do you know that not only their toners have a special system? Canon also developed the Compact Long-Life Drum Cartridge System especially for E-Drums. An additional layer of coating was created to further enhance the durability and life of the product while keeping it compact at a lower cost. Soon we’ll have to discuss more of it on our new post but for now let’s leave your curiosity a bit half empty.

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Thursday, March 20, 2014

What To Know About The Canon Easy Scroll Wheel?

A Little History


What To Know About The Canon Easy Scroll Wheel?
One of the great innovations added in the features of a printer which totally standout is the touch screen LCD. Before this piece of technology popped out, old versions of printing machines are only equipped with mono-backlit screens, while other doesn’t have any totally. Users back then are satisfied with it, but then the emergence of units with color LCD came out in the market and dominated the industry. Innovators weren’t still happy that they continued working on how to improve this component. Then, finally they introduced an LCD which is not only wide, colored and vibrant, but is also intuitive to touch commands.

Canon Easy-Scroll-Wheel


Now there’s another feature that many of us are not totally aware of its existence. Probably because we don’t have a unit that is equipped with such, or more likely we just don’t care. But this is something that we couldn’t just ignore especially for us people working in this industry.

What are we talking about here? Actually, it was not introduced just this year that in fact it’s been existing for a couple of years now so it’s not something new to be considered. The introduction of this small interface came along on the released of third generation PIXMA printer series which include the MP600. But it can also be found on some recent imageCLASS models such as the MG8450C - a color laser printer that uses Canon 117 cartridges. This high-end technology is known as the Easy-Scroll-Wheel controller which became part of the main control panel of a printer’s user interface.

Intuitive Access


The Easy-Scroll-Wheel is basically coupled with the touch-screen LCD. It works by simply rotating the wheel to your desired feature base on what’s available on the panel’s screen. The center key serves as the select button, while the surrounding black part works like the iPod’s click-wheel. Users can select and execute a function by browsing their fingers through the wheel, while keeping their eyes on the LCD. Sounds familiar? Yeah, because it is indeed similar to the technology used in iPod music players.

It’s a new style of how users can use the control panel in a much enjoyable way. It’s pretty easy to use, no complicated stuffs to think of at all, you just have to run your fingers on it like you’re using a mouse pointer.

Manufacturer’s Description


The Easy-Scroll-Wheel is a groundbreaking user interface developed by Canon to make the various functions of AIO printers easy and fun for anyone to use. Users can freely control the unit by gliding a finger around the wheel. The screen is linked to the wheel such that when it is spun, the menus revolve in the same way you move your fingers.

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Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Canon’s Select Color Laser Printers with Superior Color Imaging Technology

Canon’s Select Color Laser Printers with Superior Color Imaging Technology
The term superior had been associated to so many things and that includes Canon’s Color Imaging technology. Could we say it is indeed the most outstanding in the imaging industry? Well how can we say so, we haven’t tried enough of units to determine and prove that matter. However, we can at least feature some of the color laser printers that Canon claimed to have the said innovation.

If you want to find out how many Canon printers have this technology, you can use the search box at the top right part of their site and use the keyword “Color Imaging Technology”. It isn’t the normal way, actually we’re not even aware of how it should be done, but that’s how we do it. You’ll find 1 to 15 pages of 806 results, but not all of those are guaranteed to have the said feature, probably 2-3% at the least.

To narrow it down, we chose a few printers which you can even count with your two hands or probably just one, that feature the SCI technology. We’ll be using that abbreviated term only for this post, so don’t misinterpret it or accuse us of anything. Again, to simply put it, we just want to shorten the term mainly for this post. 

Now these are the chosen printer models from Canon’s wide range of all-in-one and non-AIO machines that feature the SCI technology.

From the imageCLASS/i-SENSYS:


MF8080CW, MF8030CN, MF8050CN – These three come from the same line and mainly use Canon 116 laser toner cartridges.

MF8350CDN and MF8380CDW – These two are like brothers and both use Canon 118 laser toner cartridges.

MF9220CDN and MF9280CDN – Printers from this line particularly those with model number that starts with MF92 are using CRG 111 color toner cartridges.

Why do we include their supported supplies? That is simply to point out that those are laser type printers. The PIXMA series actually uses inks instead of toners, and the counterpart of Canon’s Superior Color Imaging in inkjets is referred to as FINE Cartridge System. We’ll probably talk about it as well soon so just wait for our future updates.

As described by Canon, Superior Color Imaging Technology promises stunning print results that look like the original. Vibrant and tone-on-tone clarity both sound perfect for a laser printer that is capable of producing printouts having the exact shade, hue and density of colors. If this traits are what you are looking for, those models we provided above are your best bet.

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Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Know More About Canon MG7120 Photo All-In-One Printer

Canon MG7120 Photo All-In-One Printer
In the last quarter of 2013, Canon introduced to the market the PIXMA MG7120 Photo AIO printer. It primarily targets home office users through its solid set of features and functionality that are essentially built for basic to intermediate use.

Basic Features

Basically the MG7120 can print, copy and scan which is totally impressive as it managed to squeeze in these functionality in a real compact size. Its engine is somehow slow especially if you’re printing more of color documents. For black it can shoot out prints at a speed of 15 images per minute while for color it’s a bit ponderous at 10 images per minute. The control panel is very much sophisticated which complements well the design and built of the machine. A perfectly set touch screen LCD about 3.5-inch in size allows image previewing and of course printer navigation. Notices, errors and prompts are displayed clearly especially the ink monitoring system to check the status of equipped Canon CLI-251XL inks. Take note that it requires 6 ink tanks such as the basic CYMK, plus a gray and one enhancer.

Paper Capacity

Paper handling is considerable for its small size. It houses a standard input cassette that can only hold a maximum of 125-sheets. An auxiliary tray comes handy for photo media and specialty papers. It is either you load it with 10 sheets of 5x7 or 20 sheets of 4x6 photo papers. Fortunately, the MG7120 supports automatic duplexing or double-sided printing.

Copying and Scanning

Well, as mentioned users can also scan or copy via the PIXMA MG7120 however both only offer basic support. Copier features document reduction and enlargement, multiple and borderless copying, as well as fit-to-page. The scanner on the other hand uses a flatbed and contact image sensor and allows directly scanning to email and memory cards.

Interfaces

The MG7120 photo printer comes standard with a generous set of connectivity options. Basics are available such as Hi-Speed USB and Ethernet ports, plus memory card slots and PictBridge. Cloud and Air printing are both supported through its wireless LAN. Additionally, a variety of software and utility tools can be downloaded to optimize usage. The Canon PIXMA MG7120 Photo AIO inkjet printer is a good choice for mobile printing, defining it as a suitable device for home use.

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Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Canon Introduced Two AIO Printers The PIXMA MG3520 WiFi And PIXMA MG2420 AIO

Canon PIXMA MG3520 WiFi And PIXMA MG2420 AIO
Canon U.S.A. released just yesterday the company's two latest printers inline with the PIXMA family, the MG3520 WiFi Photo printer and the MG2420 AIO printer. Both models were built with such excellency to provide better digital imaging solutions through vivid prints. Canon seems to target users that are mainly concern of the price yet not compromising quality and functionality. Here are some of the notable specs you might want to know about these two PIXMA printers.


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Thursday, May 23, 2013

Canon Color imageClass MF8280CW MFP Laser Printer

Canon Color imageClass MF8280CW MFP Laser Printer
Here's a follow up post for Canon Color imageClass MF8280CW, you may find the previous post here Canon's New MFP Printers - imageCLASS MF8280CW and imageCLASS MF8580CDW  which provides quite a brief information regarding the said model. While this post will focus mainly for the MF8280CW printer.

The Canon imageClass MF8280CW function as a printer, scanner and a stand alone copier or fax machine. Built perfectly for light-duty printing preferably for small office, workgroup or even as a home printer. It practically offers a set of features basically similar to one of its predecessor the MFP MF8080CW, albeit the MF8280CW sports faster print speed and above average printout quality. So essentially, it's much of an improved version of the MF8080CW, with a surprisingly lower price.

It supports an automatic document feeder, however there's no duplexing feature nor an option to have it. Paper handling capacity includes a 150-sheet main input tray which might serve enough for a micro office. The printer's minimal input capacity may tend to require paper sheet refilling if your office requires printing more than hundred pages per day. Its flatbed scanner comes with a 50-page ADF (automatic-document-feeder), which supports legal-size pages.

Considering its low paper handling capacity, and combining all its features, it's kind of unexpected that it weighs about 57.3 pounds. That's a bit heavy if you'll compare some competing models in its range that can offer the same features and functionality.

Interfaces for connectivity and printing options include a high-speed USB, an Ethernet and WiFi for either wired or wireless connection. The Canon imageClass MF8280CW has a quoted print speed of 14ppm (pages per minute) for both mono and color mode. It only requires four laser toner cartridges such as the general CYMK tanks.

Printout quality falls into average bracket, given that the MF8280CW used Canon's Pure Black and Auto Gradation Adjustment technology. Hence, a small office with light printing demand may get along well with the Canon Color imageClass MF8280CW MFP printer.

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Wednesday, May 08, 2013

Canon PIXMA MG5450 AIO Photo Printer With Pigment And Dye-Based Black Inks

Canon PIXMA MG5450 AIO Photo Printer
The Canon PIXMA MG5450 AIO Photo printer is a low-profile printing buddy for home use. It's basically an essential machine for photo printing, especially if you want to print images on printable CD/DVD discs. Considering that it's an all-in-one device, however it doesn't support fax functionality nor an ADF (Automatic-Document-Feeder).

Just like its predecessors, the MG5450 adopts the glossy black matte finish, office-style aesthetics which is somehow common from the PIXMA family. Its design is partly different from the previous models from its range, especially its flatbed for scanning purposes. This printer features a full-color LCD screen display about 2.9 inch in size, with three keys below for menu navigation. The LCD is not a touchscreen though, with the ON and Home button at the left side of the front panel, while the other buttons like Black, Color, increase, reduce, 4-direction key are all at the right side.

Paper Handling Capacity
Its main input tray can hold a maximum of 125 plain paper sheets, supplemented with a photo paper tray for glossy medias. The output tray can be found just in front of the machine (the cover with the Canon logo)  which folds down and turns itself as an output tray. The MG5450 supports duplex (double-sided) printing which is considered as one of the printer's key-features.

Connectivity Interfaces
A high-speed USB cable host is included, as well as WiFi support for wireless printing. It features an easy access and stable connection between the machine and a PC or even to a tablet. Setup includes a pack of useful software from Canon such as My Image Garden and Creative Park Premium.

The PIXMA MG5450 offers a rated print speed of up to 15ppm (pages-per-minute) in mono and 10ppm in full-colour printing. Well, if you want a really fast inkjet printer that runs the same like a laserjet, you may consider the HP Officejet Pro Black and White 3610 and 3620 AIO Printers, they're also inkjet printers but with comparable speed like lasers. These two printers can only print monochrome documents, and require black HP inkjet cartridges alone.

It uses five Canon ink cartridges which consist of the standard CYM colors, plus a pigment-based and dye-based black ink tanks. Canon MG5450's consumables are all available in both standard and high-capacity cartridges.

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Thursday, May 02, 2013

First-Rate Apple AirPrint Supported Printers To Buy

First-Rate Apple AirPrint Supported Printers To Buy
Apple website provides a full list of printer models that support the Apple AirPrint app. But which among those compatible printers from their checklist can be the best or the most outstanding device in terms of AirPrint support. Let's start our own rundown with the perfect AirPrint printing buddies for office working environment.

The HP Photosmart 5520 eAIO printer is one of the considerable and affordable model from the HP list of Apple AirPrint compatible printers. Followed by the HP Envy 120 eAIO that supports not only printing from your iOS device, but can also charge your device while waiting for your printout. If you want a luxurious equipment that supports a wide variety of business apps including AirPrint, consider the HP Laserjet Pro 200 (MFP M276nw). Printers from the HP Officejet Pro X series are highly noted for their incredibly fast printing speed, topped with above-average output quality which makes them a good choice. There are a few models that support printing from virtually anywhere, but for now these HP printers are considered first-rate among the others. Their price tag falls in the bracket of somewhat affordable machines, however the consumables particularly HP inkjet cartridges will cost you more than the unit itself. Aside from Apple's well-known AirPrint, the Officejet Pro X series is also compatible to work with other similar applications.

Cost-wise, if you want a mid-priced AirPrint compatible printer that can also provide a decent set of features, Canon has a wide range to offer. Last 2011, there were three canon printers that get to support Apple AirPrint app, these are the PIXMA MG8220, MG6220 and MG5320. As it seems, the MG series continues the legacy by releasing more AirPrint supported PIXMA printers particularly from the MG family. If you're asking which one among those Canon printers is the most worthy,  I say it is the MG5350. It even had a video from YouTube that shows how easy it is to use the printer and print from an iOS device through AirPrint.

Now if you really need a much affordable machine that supports Apple AirPrint app, Epson printers are populating this bracket. One of the company's best selling model is the Epson XP-302 that offers low upfront and running cost. There's also the WorkForce WF-3520DWF AirPrint supported printer, which is a bit pricey. Epson's XP series are suitable to serve as home printers, and its majority support Apple AirPrint app.

If you need a full list of printer models from all brands, check out Apple's website or click this link..

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Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Canon Direct Print and Scan Mobile App for BlackBerry Smartphones

Since the emergence of mobile devices and smartphones that support printing and scanning over a network or through the cloud, several applications and software for the said printing option became available along with its success. As a matter of fact, Canon announced just recently the availability of its new app that caters mobile printing solution. This application will support BlackBerry smartphones, the Canon Direct Print and Scan for mobile.

The said application provides mobile printing and scanning capability for all BlackBerry smartphones users. Although first it requires integration of their smartphone with Canon imageRunner as well as imageRunner Advance.

Let's have a brief information about this new app from Canon :
Canon Direct Print and Scan for mobile, is actually a collaboration of two individual applications. One application called MEAP or Multifunctional Embedded Application Platform, that only runs on Canon MFP products that support imageRunner. The other one is a mobile client app that works on BlackBerry smartphones.

Together these two apps work as one and create a communication between a Canon printer and a BlackBerry smartphone. It allows users to print and scan to a multifunction printer, or scan files from an MFP to a  BlackBerry smartphone. An excellent on-the-go mobile printing solution for working peeps who's always on the go.

Sam Yoshida, Vice President and General Manager, Marketing, Business Imaging Solutions Group, Canon USA, stated : In today's highly mobile workplace users seek instant access to important documents without sacrificing print quality. The Canon Direct Print and Scan for Mobile application meets our customers' demands by coupling the ability to manage printing needs from your fingertips while achieving high-quality output results.

Through using this app, users may now print emails, files and photos from their BlackBerry smartphone to any Canon MFP printer that supports imageRunner, or scan documents to smartphones then manage it directly in the printer. Just make sure your device is equipped with full-levels of Canon ink or laser toner cartridges to avoid any problems when printing.

Canon Direct Print and Scan application for BlackBerry smartphones can now be downloaded from your mobile phones BlackBerry App World, and is absolutely free. 

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Thursday, April 25, 2013

Canon PIXMA MX392 Office AIO Inkjet Photo Printer

Canon PIXMA MX392 Office AIO Inkjet Photo Printer
A replacement and not an upgraded model, that's how you'll probably describe it when you see the Canon PIXMA MX392 Office AIO printer. Why did I say so? Comparing the previous model Canon PIXMA MX372 to this new one, the MX392, you'll notice not just a slight nor minimal differences, as both offers the same features. However the output quality breaks the tie between these two printer models.

Dedicated for office printing needs, the MX392 offers an automatic document feeder plus the it serves as a standalone fax machine and copier as well. Using it as a home printer can be too easy for this machine. Talking about multi-functionality, it can print and fax from a PC, as well as scan multi-page documents. Scan to a PC with its letter-sized flatbed that supports legal-sized scanning of pages and files.

It features a 30-page automatic-document-feeder (ADF), supplemented with a 100-sheet capacity input tray for plain paper with no duplexing feature. The MX392 is somehow limited to light-duty printing, and unfortunately it doesn't support networking features hence it can't be used as a shared printer. Having said that, if it leans more into office printing, maybe it fits well enough for a micro office.

Canon rated the printer at 8.7 ipm (images-per-minute) in mono, and 5.0 ipm in coloured printing. Borderless photo printing supports a print speed up to 46 seconds per single sheet of 4"x6" sized photo. The MX392 offers a maximum printing resolution of up to 4800 x 1200 color dpi for that vivid and high quality photo printout quality.

It doesn't feature an intuitive touchscreen, instead it only has a two-line LCD display, with clearly labeled buttons around it, including the numeric keypad on its right side. For the printer's Canon ink cartridges requirement, CL-241 color ink and PG-240 black ink are both available in standard and high-capacity page-yield. Try to check the market to see their price, I suggest not to be surprise as Canon ink cartridges and laser toner cartridges are still on the expensive bracket.

Overall, the Canon PIXMA MX392 Office All In One printer is best suited for micro offices that require low-level printing capacity, and considerably not in need of network printing. If you only print, say, a couple of pages each day, yet scanning , copying  and fax are also a daily requirement, this printer might be a good choice considering its price.

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Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Canon Color imageClass MF8580cdw All-In-One Laser Printer

Canon Color imageClass MF8580cdw All-In-One Laser Printer
For today's featured printer, we've got a new addition to the growing family of imageClass series, the Canon Color imageClass MF8580cdw, a multifunction printer which makes a good fit for micro offices and small workgroups. Just like any other MFP printers, it serves as a pritner, scanner, copier and works as a standalone fax machine. With an average output quality and a decent speed which make the printer a tough contender in its class.

The MF8580cdw printer sports a combination of off-white and black coated chassis, has a dimension of (HWD) 17" x 19.1" x 18.9", and measures at approximately 68 pounds. It doesn't feature a full touchscreen LCD, instead a seven-line display surrounded with control buttons, plus an alphanumeric keypad on its right. This printer is capable of scanning in to two PCs through the two scan-labeled buttons on its front panel.

It features an automatic document feeder (ADF) for duplex or double-sided printing, which can handle 50 sheets of plain paper for printing, scanning, copying, and faxing multipage documents. Included in its paper handling interface is a standard main tray to hold 250 sheets, plus a 50-sheet multipurpose feeder. If you can't get enough of it, you can purchase the optional 250-sheet plain paper tray to max its capacity. Paper output supports a 125-sheet face down tray.

Connectivity interfaces include : high-speed USB connectivity, and a port just below the printer's front panel for reading USB flash drives, built-in Ethernet and WiFi support for either wired or wireless connection. Its laser toner cartridges yield approximately  up to 3,400 pages with the black toner, while the other three colors has a page-yield up to 2,900 pages.

The imageClass MF8580cdw is set to print in duplex (double-sided) as a default mode, so if you want to really save paper and toners, better keep it as it is. Switching from two-side to one-sided printing is definitely easy for a first time user, so you can switch anytime you needed. Canon rated the printer at a print speed of up to 21 ppm (one-sided) and 10 ppm (double-sided) printing.

As a color MFP printer, Canon Color imageClass MF8580cdw is a well rounder that offers a nice set of features for micro offices and small workgroups. However the price may be somewhat hefty, I won't state figures here, but guess it's considerable for a high-end color printer from Canon.

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Thursday, April 11, 2013

Canon PIXMA MG3260 Inkjet Multifunction Printer

Canon PIXMA MG3260 Inkjet Multifunction Printer
Canon seems to love upgrading, although I still haven't featured the previous version of today's featured printer but I'll try to work on it over the weekend as a follow up post. Anyway as I've said, Canon PIXMA MG3260 Inkjet Multifunction printer is the upgraded model of Canon MG3160. Since it's been updated, let's see how well-packed it is over the MG3160.

The Canon MG3260 features a single-digit color LED display which also serves as indicator for the number of copies, when using the printer as a standalone copier. Alongside the display are nine mounted buttons including the ON/OFF switch. It comes with a glossy black matte finish chassis, a quite typical aesthetic from PIXMA family. The WiFi blue LED indicator is installed on the lid of the front panel just below the red-color button.

One of its notable features include scanning, copying and borderless printing in A4-max sized documents. Supports automatic duplex printing that lets any home office or small-office environment to save time and money. Aside from the printer's high-speed USB interface that you can use to connect the device to a PC, it also has wireless network capability for scanning and printing over a WiFi network, or use your iOS enabled devices to send photos, email, web pages to your printer via Apple AirPrint app.

Canon's PIXMA MG3260 uses ink cartridges (PG640, CL641, PG640XL, CL641XL, PG640XXL) built with FINE print head technology. Top it up with its rated speed of up to 9.2 ipm (monocrome), 5 ipm (color), and 44 sec for A4-sized medias.If you're not much impressed with its speed, nor concern of wireless printing functionality, Canon still has the MG2260 to offer, actually these two models are identical in many ways especially their built.

Paper handling capacity was fairly low, its input tray can only hold 100 sheets of plain paper, which makes the printer more suitable for home use or micro offices. Scan and printout quality are more likely sufficient and at par to most of its competitor. But unless you're not into printing high resolution photos, the HP DeskJet 2510 All In One Color Inkjet Printer can offer a balance of quality and speed. Likewise, Brother HL-3170CDWcan be considerable choice, although this is an LED printer that requires laser toner cartridges instead of inks.

Along with the printer's included software, it also comes with Easy WebPrint EX, My Image Garden, MP Navigator EX, Easy PhotoPrint EX, and Canon Solutions. Canon EEP and Apple AirPrint can be downloaded from Apple Store for iOS devices, or Play Store for Android powered devices.

There are a lot of photo printers in the market closest to Canon MG3260's price, you can check out my recent posts and compare features over another. If you need an inexpensive printer with low running cost, and sports a good set of features, Canon PIXMA MG3260 Inkjet Multifunction printer is a good choice.

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Thursday, April 04, 2013

Canon SELPHY CP780 Compact Dye Sublimation Photo Printer

Canon SELPHY CP780 Compact Dye Sublimation Photo Printer
Still keeping your kids away from the printer? Well kids nowadays are too witty to keep their hands away from technology, you won't even get surprise if you would see a young one playing Wii or using a high-end smartphone. Why don't you just give them a try and let their playful hands touch the printer and let them print whatever they wanted, of course as long as it's important. Nobody wants their printer's inks or toners wasted in just a snap, and went running down the streets to buy replacement laser toner cartridges or ink cartridges.

If you really adore your kids, then why don't you buy them a printer buddy that they can use to print important kiddy files like school projects, research and learning materials, coloring books I supposed are printable nowadays, and many more. With Canon SELPHY CP780 Compact Photo Printer, your kids will love using it and probably playing with it.

The printer only weighs about 2.1 lbs and measures at 6.9" x 5.5" x 3", truly compact and light as it is. Does your kids enjoy using touchy LCDs? Well the CP780 printer features a 2.5" LCD color display that allows previewing, editing and adding effects for customizing prints. It supports PictBridge for printing directly from supported digital cameras, smartphones and tablets. Plus a few memory card slots compatible for SD™ Memory Card, miniSD Card, SDHC™ MemoryCard, miniSDHC™ Card, MultiMedia Card®, MMCplus Card, MMC mobile Card, HC MMCplus Card, RS-MMC, etc.

An easy to use and inexpensive printer that makes a great printing companion for your kids and young at heart. Since it's too small, the Canon SELPHY CP780 printer is limited to short paper media sizes including : Card (2.13" x 3.39"), Card "Full" Label, Card 8-labels, 4" x 6" (Postcard), 4" x 8" (Wide). It also supports borderless printing at an approximate printing speed of up to 47seconds.

Canon makes it sure that kid's mom and dad won't find a troublesome once the printer runs out of ink, as there are compatible replacement available in set or pack such as Canon ink cartridges, photo paper cassettes. It's a good thing that the printer requires dye-sublimation ink instead of laser toner cartridges, as it can be more hazardous if kids would get contact with its particles.

The Canon SELPHY CP780 Compact Photo Printer is available with an estimated retail price of $99 on Canon website, while in PCWorld it comes with a price tag of $124.99.

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Monday, April 01, 2013

Canon PIXMA Pro-100 Professional Photo Inkjet Printer

Canon PIXMA Pro-100 Professional Photo Inkjet Printer
Canon PIXMA Pro-100 Professional Photo Inkjet Printer
Photography enthusiast and similar professions should consider looking at Canon's little junior, in line with the PIXMA family, Canon's new photo inkjet PIXMA Pro-100 printer. If you definitely need professional-looking photo printouts, this one can deliver much of anyone's expectations. At a maximum size of 13 x 19 inches of photo prints, with above-average output quality, it's certainly a good choice.

The Pro-100 doesn't offer an LCD screen, however the old school style of previewing machine information such as ink level can be viewed using the PC unit where the printer is connected. The lack of display has been compensated by its network-ready connectivity interfaces including an Ethernet and USB for wired connection, as well as WiFi support if you prefer wireless connection. While it's also compatible with PictBridge, unfortunately cable is not included. Also, this printer allows printing CD/DVD printable discs for vivid image covers.

Canon PIXMA Pro-100 has a quoted print speed of up to 51 seconds per 8" x 10" or A4 sized medias, and 1:30 per 11" x 14" or A3 sized medias. With a maximum color printer resolution about 4800 x 2400 dpi (dots-per-inch), impressive enough as a claimed professional photo inkjet printer. Additionally, users may take advantage of borderless printing, as well as photo and gray-scale printing at the most optimal level.

If your printing needs are mostly plain text, say roughly 70%, using this kind of photo printer for that purpose is totally a luxury, considering the quality it can deliver in terms of photo printing, then what more to plain text alone. It comes with a generous set of ink tanks, precisely 8 dye-based ink cartridges which includes the standard CMYK, plus one each of photo magenta, photo cyan, gray and light gray inks. That sounds a hefty expense by the time your printer runs out of ink, but with Canon ink cartridges and laser toner cartridges, customers get quality worthy for what they spent.

This printer is equipped with two paper trays which consist of an auto-sheet-feeder that handles either 150 sheets of plain paper or 20 sheets of 4" x 6" photo paper or 10 sheets of letter sized medias. While the other tray is a manual feeder that feeds thick photo/glossy paper of all sizes, one at a time.

Photos and graphics printout qualities are above par for a PIXMA photo inkjet printer. With the nice aesthetics of Canon PIXMA Pro-100, a nearly fast print speed, 8 tanks of ink, and professional-looking output quality, it's actually a well matched if you compared it to some top-tier photo inkjet printers from its range.


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Monday, March 25, 2013

Canon imageCLASS LBP6780dn Mono Laser Printer

Canon imageCLASS LBP6780dn Mono Laser Printer
Workgroups and offices, most especially those small to medium-size environments, got a lot of choices when it comes to replacing their old printer equipment. The Canon imageCLASS LBP6780dn is a compelling workhorse single-function mono laser printer suitable for offices that demand mid-to-heavy printing capacity.

The LBP6780dn provides an ample paper handling capacity, with an input cassette drawer that can handle 500 sheets, and an additional 100 sheet multipurpose tray. If that sounds short for your workgroup, then avail the printer's optional lockable 500-sheet drawers, and max its capacity up to 1,600 sheets. In addition, it supports duplex (double-sided) printing which helps on reducing paper cost.

It comes with a rated print speed of up to 42 ppm (pages per minute) for mono simplex mode, while it offers 20.5 ppm when the duplexer is in use. Connectivity interfaces are quite limited, it only support an Ethernet and USB connectors, with no WiFi availability, hence it can be used as a shared printer over your office network.

Professional quality prints can be achieved through the LBP6780dn, output quality is one of its strong points. Solid black text of par with most mono laser printers within its price range. Instead of a touchscreen display, the LBP6780dn features a 5-line LCD with a few buttons just below it. For supporting details regarding this model, you can check out my previous post about Canon's latest imageCLASS printers.

Equipped with fine quality toner cartridges, plus an available high-capacity laser toner cartridges perfect for heavy-duty printing in the office. It works really well for almost all professional needs, but not appropriate for desktop publishing applications.

Well considering the standard input capacity that the Canon imageCLASS LBP6780dn could offer, plus its notable print speed and of par mono printout quality, guess it's still a proper choice for medium-sized working environments. Just don't think of the printer's lack of wireless printing support, as it can compensate more of what it can provide, than what it cannot.

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Monday, March 18, 2013

Canon PIXMA MG5420 Wireless Inkjet AIO Photo Printer

Canon PIXMA MG5420 Wireless Inkjet AIO Photo Printer
In addition to Canon's latest models from the MG-series, here's the Canon PIXMA MG5420 Wireless Inkjet AIO Photo printer, which is similar to MG4220 All-In-One printer, but of course this one comes with a slight increased in price. Whilst it offers the same functionality just like the MG4220, this new model provides better and reasonably substantial features.

One notable feature of the MG5420 is its capability to print on optical CD/DVD discs, which makes it really suitable for a home-office printer. Although it doesn't support wired networking, the built-in WiFi that comes with it compensates it all. A multifunction printer as it is, yet without fax, so you're limited to print, copy and scan. More so, you can directly scan to or print from a memory card, that's kind of really useful.

Its paper-handling capacity holds a 125-sheet input main tray, plus a 20-sheet photo paper tray, both enough to support light-duty printing in the office. There's also the duplex (double-sided) printing and copying functionality but without an ADF (automatic-document-feeder), which leads you to no choice of manually turning over the pages on the printer's flatbed. 

With the MG5420's 3-inch color LCD display, aside from navigating the printer with it, previewing images from memory cards can be so easy. Canon rated the printer with print speed up to 15 ipm (images-per-minute) for black printing, and 10 ipm for coloured. Borderless photo printing can also be done at an approximate speed of 20 seconds per image.

The PIXMA MG5420 is equipped with 5 dye-based ink system, on which you only have to replace a cartridge that runs out of ink. Canon's pigment-based inks are truly exceptional in producing crisp and professional printouts may it be mono or color prints. Considerably, printer consumables from Canon which includes their laser toner cartridges and ink cartridges are comparably less expensive. 

For a multifunction printer, the Canon PIXMA MG5420 Wireless Photo Inkjet AIO serves really well for its purpose. High-quality text and photo printout, nice print speed, optical discs and duplex printing, all these for such a great value. This photo printer works suitably well for any home or home-office that requires light-capacity printing.

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Friday, March 15, 2013

Canon's New MFP Printers - imageCLASS MF8280CW and imageCLASS MF8580CDW

Canon recently came up with a new pair of imageCLASS laser printers, the imageCLASS MF8280Cw and  MF8580Cdw MFP printers. Catering enhanced modern color printing solution, high-performance, and considerably efficient for most working environments. 

Sam Yoshida, Canon's Vice President and General Manager of Business Imaging Solutions Group, stated :
“To remain competitive in this market, home and office users need workhorse products that produce professional quality output at affordable prices. The new Color imageCLASS laser multifunction printers are high-performance machines that include necessary functions such as wireless connectivity to help create an efficient work environment.”

Now with that having said, Canon must have been really taking it tough to compete with the other brands, but from my own opinion, I think they're doing great along with the other. Back to the two new models, giving a brief description will do for now, and later I'll create a post with more probably in-depth description about these imageCLASS color printers.

First let's have the imageCLASS MF8280CW, this one offers a nice print speed up to 14ppm (pages per minute) both in plain black and coloured printing. The excellent printout quality of the said model has been achieved using Canon's Pure Black and Auto Graduation Adjustment technology which can produce accurate and consistent prints. Also let's give credits to Canon premium quality inkjet cartridges and laser toner cartridges. Paper handling supports a 150 sheet input cassette tray, plus a 50 sheet ADF (automatic document feeder), including a multipurpose single-sheet tray.

On the other hand, the imageCLASS MF8280CW provides better printing solution. In terms of functionality, this one is far efficient, rated at 21ppm (pages per minute) print speed both in black and coloured printing. It also supports duplex (double-sided) printing, scanning, copying and fax, through its mono seven-line display.


The imageCLASS MF8580CDW incredibly allows scanned files to be emailed or even send it to fax directly from the printer's display interface. Its paper handling capacity holds a 250 sheet input cassette tray (in front), plus a 50 sheet multipurpose tray, accompanied by a 50 sheet ADF (automatic document feeder). If you want to expand its standard capacity, there's an optional 250 sheet cassette tray which can be purchased separately.

Both models - imageCLASS MF8280CW and imageCLASS MF8580CDW, works compatibly with Google Cloud Print as well as with Canon Mobile Print app mainly for iOS devices. According to the news, these two new printers will soon be available by April which is actually next month.

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Friday, March 08, 2013

Canon PIXMA iP7220 Inkjet Photo Printer

If you want to have a new photo printer then consider checking what Canon PIXMA iP7220 Inkjet Photo Printer has to offer. But you have to take note that this one doesn't offer a wired network support, instead the built-in WiFi will only be your option when connecting to a network. One notable feature of the iP7220 printer is that it supports printing on optical discs. The Canon PIXMA iP7220 Inkjet photo printer provides a competitive set of features which can be useful enough as a personal or home-office printer.

Although it doesn't offer much paper handling capacity, for a home-office printer, its main tray handles 125-sheet input capacity, and is supplemented by a 20-sheet photo paper tray. Don't take this printer too small, behind its compact size and built are noteworthy features that makes it awesome. In addition to its functionality to print on optical discs, it also supports Duplex (double-sided) printing feature which can help you reduce paper usage by half.

When it comes to speed, Canon rated the printer at 15 ppm (pages per minute) for standard black printing, and 10 ppm for coloured printing. The PIXMA iP7220 supports border-less printing with its photo paper tray that can handle 4"x6" sized media. With a notably high print resolution about 9600x2400 color dpi (dots-per-inch) according to Canon's provided printer spec.

The printer supports 5-color ink system which consists of 4 dye-based ink cartridges plus a pigment-based black ink cartridges for exceptional printout quality. Thus the quality of every printout you made with the Canon PIXMA iP7220 photo printer is truly of par with the most recent inkjet photo printers that were released by other manufacturers. Canon ink cartridges and laser toner cartridges may be a bit hefty in price but when it comes to quality, you can absolutely rely on their products.

If you want to send prints from your iOS devices, you need to install Canon Easy PhotoPrint which is available on App Store, while for Android powered devices, try checking for the app on Google Play. For printer users who always demand for the best graphic quality, and considerably fast print speed, Canon PIXMA iP7220 Inkjet Photo Printer is one of your good choice.

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Friday, February 22, 2013

Canon imageClass LBP7780cdn Color Laser Printer

Canon imageClass LBP7780cdn Color Laser Printer
A mid to higher level printing capacity, fast and can serve as a workgroup printer, technically a workhorse laser type printer, all these said qualities can be found with the all new Canon imageClass LBP7780cdn single-function color laser printer. It features a set of decent functionality, nice print speed and output quality that can matched up with some of the top editor's choice printer with similar feature.

The Canon imageClass LBP7780cdn comes with a very familiar combination of an off-black and off-white colored chassis, plus a distinct curve at its front edge, making it a little different among other box-shaped printers in terms of its design. It measures roughly about 15 x 20 x 20 inches (HxWxD), and weighs a bit bulky around 78 pounds, which makes it clear that a single person can't be able to move it alone.

With a paper handling capacity up to 600 sheets (standard), which includes a single main tray that can handle a maximum of 500 sheets, and an MP (multipurpose) tray having a capacity of 100 sheets max. The LBP7780cdn features an ADF (automatic-document-feeder) for duplex or double-sided printing. Well if you still can't get enough of its main tray capacity, you can extend it to a maximum of 1,100 sheets by purchasing the optional 500 sheets tray which can be purchased separately.

It doesn't feature a touchscreen LCD, instead there's a 5-line monochrome LCD display located on the printer's front panel. To the right of the display, a fixed USB port can be found which supports reading USB thumb drives for printing various files such as - JPEG, PDF, TIFF and XPS format, directly from their flash drive devices.Printout quality doesn't vary that much when compared to some of its competitor printer of the same type. When equipped with Canon laser toner cartridges, running costs may somehow be close to 1.8 cents for mono printing, while color printing will reach about 13 cents per printout.

Canon rated the LBP7780cdn printer with a print speed of up to 28 ppm (pages per minute) for duplex mode, and 33 ppm for its standard mono printing. Connectivity wise, the Canon imageClass LBP7780cdn can be connected to a PC unit either via USB or through Ethernet. With the Canon mobile printing app support, users with iOS devices can print directly through their devices to the printer. Other supported software and apps are included in the package or can be downloaded through their website, for maximum cloud printing experience.

All in all, a set of good features, decent print speed, ample paper handling capacity and solid printout quality, the Canon imageClass LBP7780cdn still makes it to the list of hard to beat laser printers.

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Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Canon PIXMA MX926 Colour Multifunction Inkjet Printer

Canon PIXMA MX926 Colour Multifunction Inkjet Printer
In addition to Canon's home and home office printer line-up, here's one of their latest MFP printer, the Canon PIXMA MX926 Colour Multifunction Inkjet Printer. It's been said that this high-end model replaces the previous PIXMA MX895. With a stylish black aesthetic and built that resemble its predecessors from the M-series of inkjet printers. This new model offers great features to help you run smoothly a home office or just a small business environment that requires a mid-level printing capacity.

Leaning towards providing a mid-level printing performance, the Canon PIXMA MX926 can also be used for high-level print volume provided that you purchase the XXL-size ink cartridges which are available separately. In plain black (monochrome) printing, if the printer is equipped with high-page-yield cartridges, it can deliver about 1,000 pages of A4-sized printout, suitable for professional business printing medias. 

The  Canon PIXMA MX926 features an ADF (automatic-document-feeder) that can handle a maximum capacity of 35 sheets. Users can set a multi-page or even double-sided document on the printer's input tray - applicable for scanning, copying and fax. The printer's main tray (dual-size-capacity) situated at the front is capable of handling up to 250 sheets of A4 sized plain papers, while it can still accommodate photo papers up to 20 sheets, for special purpose printing. 

It comes with a rated print speed of about 10 ipm (impressions-per-minute) for coloured printing, while it shoots about 15 ipm for standard mono printing. The Canon PIXMA MX926 is equipped with premium Canon inkjet cartridges for vivid and crisp printout quality. What's good with Canon laser toner cartridges and ink cartridges is that, they can be replaced and remove individually whichever runs out of ink or toner, without the requirement to replace the other cartridges.

For the printer's connectivity interfaces, it comes with a built-in WiFi as well as wired Ethernet connection. Both options allow users to connect their printer over a network and set it up as workgroup or network printer which can be shared by multiple computers and laptops. Experience the ease of printing from your smartphone or tablets, or scan to your WiFi-enabled devices through AirPrint and Google Cloud Print applications. 

The Canon PIXMA MX926 Colour Multifunction Inkjet Printer is available for a very reasonable price, and will be released by March.

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