Canon PIXMA iP4820 Review
This new user- and environmentally-friendly inkjet from Canon packs a whopping 9600x2400 dpi and produces high-quality photo prints at what passes for lightening speed in the budget category. Automatic two-sided printing and 300-sheet paper capacity help compensate for the absence of copy, scan, and fax capabilities. Experts are slightly more impressed than consumers.
Canon keeps cranking out printers that keep up with the times. Many cost lots of money, but Canon PIXMA iP4820 Premium Inkjet Photo Printer reviews say this model stands out for its combination of quality and speed. This is the most expensive printer on our list of best cheap inkjets, but despite being a one-trick print-only model, the PIXMA iP4820 is worth considering. Canon printer reviews on Amazon, for example, praise the excellent color photos and clean text documents it produces. PC World is similarly impressed, and writes in its Canon printer review that when using the "fine" mode for text printing, output is clear and smooth. The review goes on to note that photos are striking when printed on Canon paper but look a tad orange when printed on plain paper. Tests run by CNET likewise yield strong results: outstanding photo print quality, solid text print even on small-size fonts, and uniform color graphics. Black-and-white printout is speedy, this expert review reports, but color graphics are rather slow. Users posting Canon PIXMA iP4820 Premium Inkjet Photo Printer reviews on B&H Photo also approve of its overall performance, especially on photos, although we did come across a dissenting report that pans both text and photo printout.
This print-only inkjet packs a whopping 9600 x 2400 color dpi, virtually unheard of among cheap color printers. It features two-sided printing, borderless photo printouts, two trays that each hold up to 150 sheets of paper, and software that lets you turn videos into photos. The Canon PIXMA iP4820 includes a PictBridge connection so you can print straight from your camera or phone and software for designing layouts and charts and downloading snippets from web sites.
Overall, users are well pleased with its feature set, ease of use, and quality output. But like many other color inkjets, they caution that it's an ink hog. Still, the many virtues of the Canon PIXMA iP4820 earn this inkjet printer our high regard.
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