Canon i80 Digital Printing Guide and Printer Ink List
Features
Up to 4,800 x 1,200 dpi color, droplets as small as 2 picoliters
Direct photo printing from PictBridge-compatible cameras
True borderless photo printing in 3 sizes
USB 2.0, IrDA, and direct port interfaces; optional Bluetooth
1-year warranty with Instant Exchange
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Price Range:
Superwarehouse: $228.99
Amazon: $244.95
Review 1
Header: Portability at a Price
Reviewed By: Donovan Rinker
Date Reviewed: July 17, 2004
I print on the go all the time, and sometimes, at conferences and events, it's been more than a lifesaver. Printing good photos on the go seemed a natural addition.
Problems with this printer include: need really good quality paper for decent prints (consistent with Canon printers in my experience); Canon's warranty is lousy (and they have screwed me before with products that broke a couple months after warranty expired); photo quality is less than a dedicated 6- or 8-ink desktop printer; expensive inks.
Primary use: printing at conferences or other public events that keep you away from an office. Kinkos beware--this thing handles most of the jobs that I'd run to a business center to do while on the go. HOWEVER, without buying the extra battery, you're still on the prowl for the power outlets, along with everyone else in the room.
Secondary use: traveling, where snapshots of friends can be handed over while still on the go. I tend to travel light, so carrying a printer is a bit nuts, and the inks run out quickly, but sometimes there's no replacement for printing a photo of some new friend and giving them a copy while on the go.
Tertiary use: desktop printer. There's cheaper, faster, better alternatives for this use though--but it does fine as a backup (or when I want to print from a room without a printer without getting up).
Supplies:
Canon BCI-15 Black Ink Tank
Canon BCI-15 Color Ink Tank
Compatible Canon BCI15BK Premium Ink Cartridge (Black)
Compatible Canon BCI15C Premium Ink Cartridge (Color)
VALUE PACK for Canon BCI15BK/BCI15C Compatible Cartridges
Original New OEM Canon BCI15BK Premium Ink Cartridge (Black)
Original New OEM Canon BCI15C Premium Ink Cartridge (Color)
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Review 2
Header: Good Portable Printer
Reviewed By: Jeff "deadgnat"
Date Reviewed: July 12, 2004
The canon i80 is a good portable printer-not a replacement for a good workgroup printer or photo printer. I've had it for around 2 months now and put it through lots of use. In general, the quality is fairly good-monochrome printing is almost up to par with lasers. Color graphics are pretty decent-but remember that this is not a dedicated photo printer Speed is a bit slow-somewhat slower than advertised, but acceptable. It does tend to use lots of ink, and the ink cartridges are fairly expensive, though you do get 2 of them per pack. On the good side, the ink cartridges are easily refillable with any standard kit-but you will need to drill holes on the top after you peel back the label. It only holds around 20-30 sheets of paper and you'll need to fan through them before loading them in the sheet feeder or it will often pull in more than one sheet at a time. It seems pretty durable-I usually carry it with a laptop so it gets lots of travel and there are no alignment problems at all. My only real complaint is that I got it for its bluetooth capability. There is a dedicated bluetooth unit made for this printer, but it's not currently available from Canon or anywhere else I looked. I could get a universal, but that would defeat the purpose of having everything built in. If you're looking for portability, then this is the only way to go. Otherwise, you may be better off with a larger inkjet or a monochrome laser.
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