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Well, I have just gone out and bought the Canon iP4000 after much
researching, and my initial judgement is that this is a printer which
produces good results. I have only printed out a couple of favourite
pictures to compare against outputs from my other printers in the past, and
when the printout was placed next to the photograph original, I could see no
difference. It surpassed the other printers too.
This printer provides duplex and borderless printing, which for me is a
first. The duplex feature is very welcome as I have had to replace the
paper in the tray to print the other sides of documents in the past - and
found it tedious. The borderless does as it says - fantastic pictures.
The printer also has a night mode whereby the mechanism is whisper quiet.
I could hardly hear it as it performed duplex printing.
The printer did come with a sample pack of 5 sheets of 6x4 photo paper. Okay
it's not a lot, but I remember in the old days when Epson used to enclose a
decent sample pack of around 15 sheets, but not these days. It was however a
nice touch to be able to print a sample print or five.
I do have a couple of niggles about the printer though. The size of the ink
cartridges are a little small considering the amount of available space
there still is inside the unit, and one can only jump to the conclusion that
it is intended to require constant ink replacements.
The other annoying little gripe I have is the clunking that goes on after I
have finished printing. I printed four sheets of A4 out, and then half a
minute later the mechanism started to whirr and clunk. I can only imagine
it's cleaning the head, but I sincerely hope it's not syphoning off the ink
each time or the cartridge will be empty before the weekend is out.
Overall, I am pleased with the printer so far, but it's only day two and it
still has to endure and pass the test of time.
Terry.
Well, I have just gone out and bought the Canon iP4000 after much
researching, and my initial judgement is that this is a printer which
produces good results. I have only printed out a couple of favourite
pictures to compare against outputs from my other printers in the past, and
when the printout was placed next to the photograph original, I could see no
difference. It surpassed the other printers too.
This printer provides duplex and borderless printing, which for me is a
first. The duplex feature is very welcome as I have had to replace the
paper in the tray to print the other sides of documents in the past - and
found it tedious. The borderless does as it says - fantastic pictures.
The printer also has a night mode whereby the mechanism is whisper quiet.
I could hardly hear it as it performed duplex printing.
The printer did come with a sample pack of 5 sheets of 6x4 photo paper. Okay
it's not a lot, but I remember in the old days when Epson used to enclose a
decent sample pack of around 15 sheets, but not these days. It was however a
nice touch to be able to print a sample print or five.
I do have a couple of niggles about the printer though. The size of the ink
cartridges are a little small considering the amount of available space
there still is inside the unit, and one can only jump to the conclusion that
it is intended to require constant ink replacements.
The other annoying little gripe I have is the clunking that goes on after I
have finished printing. I printed four sheets of A4 out, and then half a
minute later the mechanism started to whirr and clunk. I can only imagine
it's cleaning the head, but I sincerely hope it's not syphoning off the ink
each time or the cartridge will be empty before the weekend is out.
Overall, I am pleased with the printer so far, but it's only day two and it
still has to endure and pass the test of time.
Terry.
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