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Canon PIXMA iP4000R

To cut a long story short, the Canon PIXMA ip4000R is the same as ip4000 with the latter’s networking capabilities being the major difference between the two.

Extremely easy to use, it has dimensions of 16.5 x 11.3 x 6.7 inches (W x D x H) and weighs 14.9 pounds.

Speed of printing isn’t bad at all; you can print as many as 25 monochrome pages per minute (ppm) and 17 colour ppm. Further, text pages needed 6.8 ppm and graphics 2.5 ppm. Printing photos took 0.54 seconds.

The main selling point of this printer is without doubt the valuable network printing capabilities. (WiFi (IEEE802.11g/b) and Ethernet (100BASE-TX,10BASE-T). A USB interface is also included.

The Single Ink system used is effectual enough for home use.

You can print borderless photos up to the size of A4. The FINE print head is capable of generating rapid speeds and good quality prints up to the maximum resolution of 4800x1200dpi. There is a small 2pl Micro-Nozzles eject ink while the ContrastPLUS technology takes the help of an extra dye-based black ink to achieve better colour features.

You will find transparent ink tanks for all colours which can be replaced individually bringing down the quantity of waste and also the cost of money.

Easy-WebPrint and Easy-PhotoPrint software are provided for your web and photo printing options respectively.

PIXMA iP4000R is capable of automatic two-sided printing and direct printing on compatible CD or DVD discs.

To print pictures directly from your camera without bringing your PC into the equation, you can exploit the PictBridge technology supported by the printer.

Performance of PIXMA iP4000R is reasonably acceptable. The paper-input capacity of 300 pages is really good. Dual paper trays increase its dexterity and the print quality too is pretty fine. Having said that, a couple of flaws were noticeable. They included, scattering of ink among letters when printing text documents and fickle colour reproduction in some photos.

The printer comes with one year warranty and 18 hours of weekday toll-free support.

Canon's PIXMA iP4000R can work with both Windows & Mac operating systems.

Good networking capabilities and reasonable print quality make it a nice choice if all you are looking at is an able home printer.