Canon PIXMA Review
Reviewer: Tim
Benson
Printer Type: Photo,
Inkjet
Overall Rating: 
The first thing about the Canon PIXMA IP 4500 that surprised me was the speed. It
leaves other printers in its class for dead. I would go as far to say that it is up there with bottom end laser
printers. The IP4500 throws out an average of 12ppm of text and prints complex graphics at speeds from 3ppm to
3.7ppm.
The overall text quality was very crisp and rich, though it lost some smoothness
when it came to the more complicated fonts – though this was quite minor.
When it came to graphics all colours looked quite natural, with the exception of
flesh tones which suffered slightly and appeared to have a slight yellowish tinge to them.
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When loading the ink cartridge’s the LED gives the user a red confirmation signal,
which confirms the cartridge is loaded correctly. This was some what confusing at first, but gets the message
across.
The black ink will set you back on average 3 cents per page; this will print 5480
pages using plain text. Colour pages will cost you 8.5 cents. The Pixma IP4500 can print on both sides of the page
automatically from either input tray, a great feature for a low priced printer.
The glossy black exterior gives the IP4500 a grand and stylish look. With the push
of a button, the door flaps open to reveal the top input and front output trays. A second input tray hides
underneath the main body; this is typically loaded with glossy photo sheets.
Canons bundled software which is loaded when you install the printer includes;
Easy photo-print EX for editing, organising and printing photos. The other software which is included is the
Labelling applet. The labelling software is designed to handle direct printing on CDs and DVDs, and a disc tray is
provided with the printer. This slots in behind a fold-down flap, once you've folded down the paper output tray
from the printer's front panel.
Overall the canon PIXMA IP4500 offers great value for money delivering fast and
sharp print quality. If you’re on a budget and need to print great quality photos and graphics without compromising
on speed this would be an ideal choice.
If you are considering getting a low-end laser printer the Canon PIXMA IP4500 will
do the same job for a much better price.
Canon IP4500
Specifications
Printer
Quality: Printer Type:Photo printer
Printer Technology:Ink-jetBlack
Print Speed:31 ppmColor Print speed:24 ppmBlack
Horizontal Resolution:600 dpiBlack
Vertical Resolution:600 dpiColor
Horizontal Resolution:9600 dpiColor
Vertical Resolution:2400
dpiMax Resolution BW:600 dpi x 600
dpiMax Resolution Color:9600 dpi x 2400 dpi
Paper Handling Support: Envelopes,
Plain paper, Iron-on transfers, Photo paper, Photo stickers, Glossy photo paper, Matte photo paper, High
resolution paper, Semi-gloss paper, DVD discs, CD discsMax Media Size:Legal (8.5 in x 14
in)
Operating
System: Microsoft Windows 2000, Apple MacOS X 10.2.8 - 10.4, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft
Windows XP
Weight: 10.8
lbs.
Warranty
Information: Base Warranty:1 year warranty
General
Info: Envelope
Sizes:International DL, Com-10Energy
Certification:Energy Star
Also known as:Canon PIXMA iP4500, Canon iP4500, Canon 2171B002
Canon PIXMAManufacturer Part No.:2171B002
Dimension: 5.7
in. x 17.2 in. x 11.9 in
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