Suhit Gupta
10-28-2005, 10:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1877267,00.asp' target='_blank'>http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1877267,00.asp</a><br /><br /></div><i>"The Canon Pixma iP4200 Photo Printer ($129.99 direct) represents an evolutionary step forward from the iP4000 and iP3000 that it replaces in Canon's line. Compared with the iP4000, the iP4200 is less expensive, faster for business applications, and offers more longevity for photos. Alas, photos earn a quality rating a touch lower and take a little longer to print than they did with the iP4000, but the overall balance of features makes for an impressive package. Canon calls the iP4200 a photo printer, and it's clearly designed as one, with five inks instead of the usual four. In addition to cyan, yellow, and magenta cartridges, it holds cartridges for both a pigment-based black and a dye-based black; their purpose is to improve photo output."</i><br /><br />Wow, I can't believe that this printer is available for less than $100, in fact it is closer to $75 right now. That is pretty amazing for a printer with the quality that it has. There were some problems with photos, most notably a slight pink tint in the monochrome test photo and a tendency for some colors to be overly punchy. But most photos were true photo quality, earning a very good rating with PCMagazine for photos overall.