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Review on Canon I320 Color Bubble Printer by Paul Zimmer

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Best competitor printer for the price of a cartridge

INSTALLATION DO NOT INSTALL AFTER YOU READ THE INSTRUCTIONS. DO NOT CONNECT UNTIL YOU HAVE INSTALLED THE SOFTWARE DESIGN The best I've ever seen. Little footprint. Depending on where it is used, it can be configured as is. Just lift the paper holder and you're done. TECHNICAL achievements The best customized solution. Canon PACKS THE PRINT HEAD and cartridges separately. For the knowledgeable user, this is a great way to do proper maintenance AT HOME, away from the workshop. Replacing the head is a simple matter. If everything else works properly, this will extend the life of the printer. FOR THE FIRST TIME on a bubble printer I saw that the driver had the ability to SET the printer to deliver a SPECIFIC AMOUNT OF INK. You can set this in the properties window. When printing web pages, simple graphics, and many other household colors on standard paper, it is extremely important that the printed paper DO NOT PRINT. A question of aesthetics and color stability. All you have to do is set the ink drying timeout to HIGH or LOW. The factory setting is NORMAL. With high-end color laser printers, this setting is made automatically depending on the media type used. Nice to see it's made for inkjet printing. PRINT QUALITY - EXCELLENT (laser quality) on 24lb paper, very good on standard paper. Home Winner also prints borderless graphics. OPERATING SYSTEMS - ALL WINDOWS since '98, LINUX and MAC. For Linux, use TurboPrint in [.] Printing MUST be set to 62 colors and 300/300 resolution for FREE use. or buy a license for full support. PRINT SPEED - without USB 2.0 connection speed max. 3-5 web pages per minute at a standard resolution of 600/600 dpi. Speed doubles or triples at 300/300 dpi with USB 2.0, but quality degrades. (Remember this is a rule for all printers) I suggest keeping the default printer. WORKLOAD - ideal for any home NOT associated with business activities. NOISE - LIKE all other inkjet printers YES, this is a noisy printer when it is at the START of a print job. I consider it NORMAL. Construction noise. Like a boom box. Sounds are slightly amplified. Hey, you don't buy that printer for the bedroom unless you put it under your pillow?!? PRO - If you are looking for a home printing solution and you know what your real needs are, this could be the printer. You will fall in love with it CONS - Priced on par with ONE color cartridge with FREE shipping, I make fun of myself if I say anything bad about this beautiful CANON i320 which is a FULL PRINTER.

Pros
  • Inkjet printer
Cons
  • Definitely a bad product