Canon PIXMA iP4950 Colour Printer 9600 x 2400 dpi (12.5 ipm Mono and 9.3 ipm Colour)

Title : Canon PIXMA iP4950 Colour Printer 9600 x 2400 dpi (12.5 ipm Mono and 9.3 ipm Colour)
ASIN : B005I9JQWQ
Description : The Canon Pixma iP4950 is a very popular colour photo inkjet printer thanks to Canon including everything you'd expect and a few features you might not. The iP4950 has features such as automatic double-sided print, a pigment black ink for crisp and durable text printing, a tray that allows you to print directly onto a printable CD, DVD or BluRay discs and a Direct Print Port to direct from a PictBridge Camera or Camcorder without the need for a PC. If you're not looking to spend a fortune but still want to be wowed, the Canon Pixma iP4950 is the model to go for.
Features :

• CLI-526C (cyan).
• PGI-525PGBK (black).
• CLI-526Y (yellow).
• CLI-526BK (black).
• CLI-526M (magenta).

List Price : £79.00
Price : £179.99

category: All-In-One Printers
brand: Canon
Item Page Detail URL : link
Rating : 4.0
Review : Misses the mark
For the last four or five years I have been using a (now discontinued) Canon Pixma iP4300 for full colour glossy A4 prints and printing directly onto discs. I arrived at the iP4300 after going through three awful Epsom printers within six months. It's been the best piece of kit I've ever owned. Reliable, cheap to run, superb results and proof that Canon are capable of manufacturing a little gem. Lately, after heavy use over the years it has sadly started to wear out and develop problems so I had to change it. I researched various other Canon models and settled on the iP4950 which I've been using for a week. What a disappointment.

I've deducted three stars from my rating for three very good reasons. Firstly, the ink tanks are half the capacity of the ones in the iP4300 (my benchmark printer to be clear), so, twice as much replacing and considerably more expense. Printer ink is the second most expensive liquid on the planet (after rattlesnake venom!) so to be forced...