Do you have a digital camera? Do you want to print your digital photos at home? Do you want to save a lot of money while doing so?
Then you definitely need one of these
Canon PIXMA iP4200 photo printers. My boss has had his new Olympus digital camera for some months now, but he wanted a better way to print and share his photos with family and friends, so he got one of these for just below $120.00 plus shipping from TigerDirect.com. What attracted him to purchase this particular printer was the brand name itself, the fact that is a photo printer, and the printing fast speeds.
HARDWARE & SOFTWARE INSTALLATION :
Hardware setup was really simple because the quick setup instructions guide you through step by step on what to do exactly to get this machine working properly. It took me less than five minutes to unpack and setup the unit and connect it to the (PC-01 is the first computer on our office network) computer. We can all share it from there.
The software and driver installation was also faster than expected, because nowadays some manufacturers make installing drivers a pain and time consuming. But the wait also pays off, and in this case the performance and quality is very good. I had this printer connected and running in about twenty minutes.
DESIGN & CONTROLS :
This photo printer is 16.5 inches wide, 11.8 inches deep, and 6.3 inches in height; you can say it is a pretty compact printer. It weighs about 14.8 pounds which is really nice. We really do not care about the weight because we are just going to place it on a shelf and forget about moving or lifting it. As long as it prints our photos nicely, we will be happy.
There are not many buttons on this thing so you will not get confused or stuck when working with it. The best way to find out what each button does and how to use them is to read the user manual (thoroughly) which will provides a lot of information with details on how to operate this unit.
This unit can take paper in from two locations; from the top or from the bottom. Now do not get me wrong here, but this will allow you to have different sizes or types of paper in each tray so you do not have to switch every time you want different paper. I suggest that you use the bottom tray for your photo paper as it is better protected from dust and other harmful substances and use the top for your regular everyday printing paper.
There is a PictBridge port in the front so you can print directly from your compatible digital cameras. If you do not want to transfer you images from your camera to your computer, than this is a nice tool for you.
5 out of 5 Stars
