Is it out AGAIN???
Pros:
Great, portable printer with better than average results
Cons:
Better than average use can make this quite costly!
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Author's Review
By reading my title, you may think that I don't like this printer but I do! The only major drawback that I see, is the amount of stuff that you'll get to print before you have to replace the cartridges! The cartridges are small so if you're the type of person that does a lot of printing, it could get quite expensive! On the upside though, it does come with two sets of printer cartridges so you won't run out right away!
The Canon BJC-80 is a nice little printer (and I stress the word little) that does a decent job printing and because of it's size, it's easy to take with you if you're on the road all the time! It is a little pricey at about $299.99 in most stores but you are paying for the convenience of having a portable printer! The majority of people that I've sold these to, use them with their laptop and it can easily be stored with it right in the same carrying case! It's not to say that you can't use it with a regular computer but, in my opinion, it's mainly designed with the traveller in mind!
This is a bubble jet printer that has a resolution of about 720 by 360 dpi's and although what you print will come out fine, it's not that fast. For most people, the speed may not be an important factor but for those of you that have the need for speed, don't look for it here!
The paper feeder has a 30 sheet capacity which is more than enough for people on the go and it weighs just over 3lbs so you won't get tired carrying it! This can also be converted into a color scanner but it requires that you purchase a separate color image scanner cartridge which, in our store, runs about $100.00. I was also told by several customers that there is a battery pack that you can buy that will allow you to print about 150 pages in one session but I'm not sure of the exact price because we don't sell them!
Overall, I like the performance of this little printer because the quality of the print is excellent and the colors pictures that I printed out came out great! I would highly recommend this to people that are always on the road travelling because of it's portability and performance but if you plan on using this a lot, you might want to check out all your options as the replacement cartridges can get pretty expensive and they don't last that long!
