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Canon Pixma iP100

Manufacturer: Canon USA Part number: 1446B002

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Bottom Line:: It isn't cheap compared to standard printers, but the Canon Pixma iP100 has the highest resolution available in the mobile printer market and prints at an impressive speed to boot. If you simply must have a printer with you at all times, the iP100 should be the do-it-all at your side.
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Canon Pixma iP100

price range: $209.95 - $249.99

Reviewed by: Justin Yu
Edited by: Michelle Thatcher
Reviewed on: 04/22/2008
Released on: 04/21/2008

The good: High-resolution ink nozzles produce excellent prints; significant speed improvements over previous model; retains familiar design.

The bad: No Wi-Fi or carrying case options; lacks integrated media card reader; high price tag relative to those of desktop printers.

The bottom line: It isn't cheap compared to standard printers, but the Canon Pixma iP100 has the highest resolution available in the mobile printer market and prints at an impressive speed to boot. If you simply must have a printer with you at all times, the iP100 should be the do-it-all at your side.

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Canon continues its lineage of successful Pixma portable inkjet printers with the iP100, an upgrade from last year's iP90v. This time around, Canon increased the number of ink nozzles and doubled the maximum resolution to 4,800x1,200 dpi color. As a result, we've seen significant improvements in both print speed and quality that make the portable iP100 competitive with even some full-size printers. For $250, you don't get some of the bells and whistles of Hewlett-Packard's mobile companion such as a multimedia card reader or optional Wi-Fi connectivity. Even still, we much prefer this Canon for its lower profile, its quick print speeds, an upgraded cartridge set, and its overall versatility.

We like the design continuity in the Pixma mobile line and the simple aesthetic it provides. The iP100 looks almost identical to its predecessor, the iP90v. The body has a matte-silver finish with glossy black side panels and paper handling trays that extend out of the device. Thankfully, the input tray holds 50 sheets of paper, a 20-page jump from the iP90v. The right side of the printer houses an infrared port for connecting to IrMC 1.1-compatible cell phones, a USB 2.0 port, and a PictBridge port for direct printing from compatible digicams. For an extra $50, Canon will throw in the BU-30, a Bluetooth adapter that plugs into the USB port, allowing you to print wirelessly from a laptop or mobile device. Unfortunately, the iP100 lacks the built-in card reader that's included in the HP H470; users are forced to print via USB or through the PictBridge port. There's also no Wi-Fi adapter currently available for the iP100, so if these two features are absolute must-haves, the HP Deskjet 460c might be a better choice.

At 2.4 inches tall, 12.7 inches wide, and 7.2 inches deep, the iP100 is actually slightly larger and heavier than last year's model, but it still retains a smaller profile than its direct competitor, the HP Officejet H470. From a portability standpoint, the iP100 is easily transportable, but it would have been great if Canon had included a carrying case to protect the unit in transit.

While the iP100 keeps the same physical profile as its predecessor, the internal cartridge system has been completely revamped. First, the iP100 bumps up the number of total nozzles from 1,088 to 1,856. Compare that to the 1,072 nozzles inside the H470 and you'll see why Canon is more than one full model ahead of HP in this competitive space. The iP100 uses Canon's newest ChromoLife color inks; each cartridge costs approximately $17 and reportedly yields 249 pages. Like the iP90v and the iP90 before it, economic users can stretch out their cartridges' lifecycles using two options built into the driver: Save Black Ink or Use Composite mode. Save Black Ink reduces the amount of black ink used in text and grayscale graphics, while the Use Composite mode produces a pseudo-black out of the remaining color spectrum once the black ink is depleted.

Speed test comparison (in pages per minute)
(Longer bars indicate better performance)

Photo (PPM)(10 copies)

Presentation (PPM)

Text (PPM)

HP H470

0.73

2.04

5.51

Canon Pixma iP100

1.09

2.25

7.12

Canon Pixma iP90V

0.71

1.77

6.23

The engineers over at Canon successfully increased print speed from previous models by 1 page per minute in all three of our format tests. The iP100 printed text at an impressive 7.12 pages per minute, which not only stands head and shoulders above the HP H470, but also bests the print speeds of several full-size all-in-ones and single-function photo printers available at retail stores right now. On the average, the iP100 printed photos at 1.09 sheets per minute, which is acceptable but not spectacular. However, you can increase print times in photo- and graphics-heavy documents by manually changing the amount of time the printer waits for the previous page to dry.

Looking at the picture from a qualitative standpoint, the iP100's print samples appear to be on a par with, if not slightly better than the iP90v's. We hardly detected any graininess at all in both portrait and landscape photos--the prints themselves are very natural with accurate and vivid color palettes. Our text documents came out free of jagged edges in both 20-pound generic copy paper and high-quality glossy sheets. The current model also resolves the slight blue cast in the grayscale portion of our test subjects that we reported with its predecessor. However, there were some negatives. Some of the photos we printed on Canon's own Photo Paper Plus Glossy II produced a slightly overcast hue that was definitely noticeable; the effect was not necessarily displeasing, just slightly colder than what we've seen from other printers. We could also see blocky transitions in our color gradients. But as a whole, we were very happy with this device's output quality as a versatile printer designed for quick photo, document, and presentation prints on the go.

The company offers a handful of accessories sold separately, including the aforementioned Bluetooth key, a $90 car charger, and an external battery pack that'll reportedly snag you an additional 290 pages for $100.

Canon gives a standard one-year warranty with the iP100, with additional troubleshooting via toll-free phone support. The Canon Web site also provides e-mail support as well as a comprehensive list of FAQs and driver update downloads.

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10 stars

Outstanding Mobile Printer

by eottman on November 7, 2008

Pros: Small footprint, fast print speed and a very nice photo printer

Cons: A little on the expensive side, but I think the results are worth it

Summary: Needed a dependable mobile printer that had blue tooth capability to connect to my MacBook Pro. After reading CNET's rating, I purchased the iP100 and I have no regrets. ...

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Summary: Needed a dependable mobile printer that had blue tooth capability to connect to my MacBook Pro. After reading CNET's rating, I purchased the iP100 and I have no regrets. The print quality and speed is outstanding and the compact size is a plus. I purchased a generic bluetooth USB adapter and my MacBook picked it up almost immediately so no cable from computer to printer is required. Its the perfect little portable printer companion for the laptop. Another plus is the beautiful photo's it produces. Just a great little printer that can tackle pretty big jobs.

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9 stars

Great option for documents, invoices, etc

by miksurf on June 10, 2008

Pros: Compact, blazing fast letter & envelope printing for my design studio.

Cons: Older design software, like Macromedia Freehand MX (we still use!) may require converting files to EPS format first.

Summary: I am a professional designer, photographer, and I purchased the Pixma 100 to back-up my Epson Stylus Pro 3800 printer which shouldn't be wasted on mundane needs: invoices, envelopes, ...

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Summary: I am a professional designer, photographer, and I purchased the Pixma 100 to back-up my Epson Stylus Pro 3800 printer which shouldn't be wasted on mundane needs: invoices, envelopes, small ad proofs, hard copy for book text etc. I didn't like what was offered as Laser printers, so I rolled the dice and bought this. Mainly because I like the size, and I have an affinity for Canon as a photographer. Bottom line: I love this little machine. It prints text blazing fast, and the color printing is also fast and fairly accurate in terms of reproducing my letterhead, etc. If your needs match mine, including the fact that I can take it along when traveling, then jump on it. I am using it with a new dual-intel MacBook Pro, OSX Leopard. I rate it at 9 because although it prints fairly accurate color proofs, there is some slight banding. Totally OK for quick cheap color samples, or snapshots. Anything that really requires perfection will be done on the Epson; that's its role. This fulfills its own role in the studio perfectly.

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8 stars

Great quality, very portable, but toner too expensive

by sjkuser on June 30, 2009

Pros: Remarkably fast. Print quality's excellent--even for photos (not pro photo quality, but v. nice). Lightweight,folds into a neat rectangle & adapter isn't cumbersome. Easy setup. New models have wi-fi (I haven't tried it yet). Really impressive.

Cons: Machine's worth the high $, but toner is ABSURDLY expensive and runs out fast. Also, heavy graphics print quite wet and smear easily--machine automatically senses ink concentrations and pauses for drying time, but you still need to watch that.

Summary: Despite the insultingly high price and low output of the toner cartridges, this is an excellent choice if you need to produce professional looking documents on the road. Easy to ...

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Summary: Despite the insultingly high price and low output of the toner cartridges, this is an excellent choice if you need to produce professional looking documents on the road. Easy to set up, easy to use. If ink weren't so expensive, I'd consider it as an auxilliary color printer for my office.

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10 stars

Excellent best printer I've owned for the size

by RIJAL4 on May 13, 2009

Pros: Compact prints clean and fast and I paid only $149.00 at Best Buy not an open box Brand! Spankin! New! It goes well with Sony VAIO VGN-NR98E I bought backin October for $425 at the same store

Cons: What Cons?

Summary: You can't always get what you want but sometimes you get what you need.

Summary: You can't always get what you want but sometimes you get what you need.
8 stars

Bluetooth functionality is good without the price tag!

by theskullhunter on February 24, 2009

Pros: I thought i would share my results with you all. I have a Motorola PC850 bluetooth dongle running my ip100 which before now essentially had no purpose since upgrading to vista blew that out the window.

Cons: Must have canons bluetooth set up with dongle and usb to initiate first registration for proper bluetooth communication. As I remember just pairing the printer by windows bluetooth caused a no connection error.

Summary: Don't spend $50+ on a overpriced O.E.M. Bluetooth dongle from canon. I'm unsure of other models or adapters might work on this printer. As tested I'...

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Summary: Don't spend $50+ on a overpriced O.E.M. Bluetooth dongle from canon. I'm unsure of other models or adapters might work on this printer. As tested I've been able to pair my phone BB8130, 64 bit vista laptop and 32 bit desktop to the printer this way. The BU-30 (canon print server dongle)is wth pricey considering this 8$ one works just fine. BTW i found a pc850 vista workaround @ http://xan21.blogspot.com/2008/03/working-fix-for-pc850-on-vista.html just in case you want to use it elsewhere or not buy a vista ready one!

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9 stars

Great printer for my on the go business!

by emd5000 on December 21, 2008

Pros: Form factor, set-up, simple connections, print quality, paper versatility, looks clean next to my MacBook Pro.

Cons: No wifi, cost.
10 stars

Coolest little printer there is.

by sglddy on November 23, 2008

Pros: Small, fast, versatile, great print quality,

Cons: Not really cons to me, but:
>no built-in wireless. I use the bluetooth BU-30 & it works flawlessly and fast.
>small ink cartridges. I don't need high volume printing so I don't care
>so much fun I print more than I should

Summary: My desires were simple. Really small footprint, versatility (letters, envelopes, high quality brochures, high quality photos), wireless, Apple compatibility, and easy :-)

I looked for a long time and took ...

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Summary: My desires were simple. Really small footprint, versatility (letters, envelopes, high quality brochures, high quality photos), wireless, Apple compatibility, and easy :-)

I looked for a long time and took the plunge. The result is that the iP100 with the BU-30 bluetooth adapter (optionally mounted inside!) is the coolest printer I've ever had. Met or exceeded my expectations (I'm not easy) and works flawlessly every time. I print from my Powerbook and from my Razr V9m with better quality than emailing pictures to my computer.

Standard set up was easy. It requires a USB cable, of course, It is NOT included. What's up with that? Then I followed the clear, intuitive instructions for the Bluetooth set up and the iP100 worked the first time. What's up with that? :-)

Bottom line: It's not the cheapest, but I would have paid twice as much to get exactly what I wanted, and that's exactly what I got.

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9 stars

Great little photo printer!

by blacklab3 on September 13, 2008

Pros: Compact, prints great 4x6 pictures fast, Pictbridge

Cons: Nothing too serious

Summary: This is my first photo printer. I haven't tested it for text on plain paper, but I can tell you that it prints pictures extremely well on glossy Canon ...

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Summary: This is my first photo printer. I haven't tested it for text on plain paper, but I can tell you that it prints pictures extremely well on glossy Canon brand paper. If your camera supports Pictbridge, it's especially handy, no need to hook-up to the computer. My Nikon D40 connects and prints to it with no problems.

The iP100 does also work very well connected to my iMac. iPhoto recognizes the printer and prints to it with no problem.

The quality of the prints are better than I expected. My wife loves it, since she doesn't have to deal with Shutterfly anymore.

I've only printed about 30 4x6's on it, so I can't comment on the ink tank life.

Another nice thing about this printer is the size. When you're not using it, you can stash it away in a closet. Plus, you can take it with you and print out photos for relatives & friends right from the camera.

The only reason I've given it a 4.5 out of five is that skin tones tend to print a little reddish. There's got to be a setting that can correct this. I just haven't figured it out yet.

By the way, I DON'T miss the fact that it doesn't have a built-in SD card reader.

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Manufacturer: Canon USA
Part number: 1446B002
Description: The rugged, compact iP100 Mobile Printer delivers remarkable quality and print-anywhere portability. Its patented print head technology and 5-color ink system let you create spectacular photos with 9600 x 2400 color dpi resolution (maximum). A photo lab quality 4" x 6" borderless print takes only about 55 seconds. It offers IrDA compatibility and an optional BU-20 Bluetooth interface, so you can print wirelessly from a PC, PDA or camera phone. Or, connect a digital camera and print photos direct - no PC required! Plus, the Auto Image Fix feature corrects images for the best possible exposure, color, brightness and contrast.

General
Printer Type Photo printer - Ink-jet - Color
Form Factor Portable
Width 12.7 in
Depth 7.2 in
Height 2.4 in
Weight 4.4 lbs
Printer
Inkjet Technology Canon FINE (Full-lithography inkjet Nozzle Engineering)
Ink Palette (Colors) 5-ink
Minimum Ink Droplet Size 1 pl
Ink Type Canon ChromaLife100+
Print Speed up to 20 pages/min - B/W, up to 14 pages/min - Color
Connectivity Technology Wired, Wireless
Interface USB, Infrared
Max Resolution ( B&W ) 600 dpi x 600 dpi
Max Resolution ( Color ) 9600 dpi x 2400 dpi
Direct Printing Specifications PictBridge, Canon Direct Print
Printer Features Borderless printing
Media Handling
Media Type Cards, Envelopes, Photo paper, Plain paper, Photo stickers
Media Sizes 4 in x 6 in, 4 in x 8 in, 5 in x 7 in, 8 in x 10 in, Legal (8.5 in x 14 in), Letter A Size (8.5 in x 11 in)
Envelope Sizes US No 10 (4.1 in x 9.5 in)
Card / Label Sizes CR-80 Card (3.37 in x 2.13 in)
Total Media Capacity 50 sheets
Media Feeder(s) 1 x Autoload - 50 sheets
Telecom
Modem None
Networking
Networking None
Scanner
Type None
Copier
Copier Type None
Expansion / Connectivity
Expansion Bays Total (Free) None
Expansion Slots Total (Free) None
Connections 1 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 pin USB Type B, 1 x Infrared - IrDA
Compatible Slots None

Miscellaneous
Consumables Included 1 x Ink tank ( Color ) - Canon CLI-36, 1 x Ink tank ( Pigmented black )
Windows Vista Readiness Certified for Windows Vista
Power
Power Device Power adapter - External
Power Consumption Operational 9 Watt
Power Consumption Stand by / Sleep 1.5 Watt
Software / System Requirements
Software Included Drivers & Utilities, Canon Easy-PhotoPrint
OS Required Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple MacOS X 10.2.8 or later
Environmental Standards
EPA Energy Star Compliant Yes
Manufacturer Warranty
Service & Support 1 year warranty
Service & Support Details Limited warranty - 1 year, Technical support - Phone consulting
Environmental Parameters
Sound Emission (Operating) 38.5 dBA
CNET Labs' Benchmarks
CNET Labs Photo Speed Test (pages per minute) 1.04
CNET Labs Presentation Speed Test (pages per minute) 2.25
CNET Labs Text Speed Test (pages per minute) 7.12

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