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Inkjet winner
Canon Pixma iP4700
Verdict
A very minor upgrade, but it's still the best all-round home photo printer you can currently buy
Review Date: 28 Aug 2009
Price when reviewed: £73
Overall Rating
Alternative products
Canon Pixma iX7000
Reasonable print quality, but the lack of photographic perfection is made up for by the range of features
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Comparison
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Canon Pixma iP4700
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Canon Pixma iX7000
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Canon Pixma iP2600
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| Part Code | 3742B008AA | 3302B008AA | 2435B008AA |
| Review Date | 28 Aug 2009 | 28 Sep 2009 | 13 Aug 2008 |
| Price ex VAT | £73 | £257 | £22 |
| Price inc VAT | £84 | £296 | £25 |
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| Resolution printer final | 9600 x 2400dpi | 4800 x 1200dpi | 4800 x 1200dpi |
| Ink-drop size | 1.0pl | 2.0pl | 2.0pl |
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| Rated/quoted print speed | 9PPM | 10PPM | |
| Maximum paper size | A4 | A3+ | A4 |
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| Cost per A4 mono page | N/A | 1.6p | |
| Cost per A4 colour page | 5.8p | 4.8p | |
| Inkjet technology | Thermal | Thermal | Thermal |
| Ink type | Dye-based black & colour, pigment-based black | Pigment-based | Dye-based colour, pigment-based black |
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| Peak noise level | 46.5dB(A) | 36.0dB(A) | 43.0dB(A) |
| Dimensions | 431 x 296 x 153mm (WDH) | 647 x 530 x 260mm (WDH) | 442 x 253 x 142mm (WDH) |
| Peak power consumption | 17W | 22W | 7W |
| Idle power consumption | 1W | ||
| Performance tests | |||
| 6x4in photo print time | 47s | 50s | 1min 42s |
| A4 photo print time | 1min 37s | 2min 28s | |
| Mono print speed (measured) | 9ppm | 10ppm | 7ppm |
| Colour print speed | 5ppm | 3ppm | |
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| Input tray capacity | 300 sheets | 250 sheets | 100 sheets |
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| USB connection? |
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| Ethernet connection? |
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| WiFi connection? |
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| PictBridge port? |
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| Other connections | None | None | |
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| xD-card reader |
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| USB flash drive support? |
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| Other memory media support | None | ||
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| Operating system Windows 7 supported? |
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| Operating system Windows Vista supported? |
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| Operating system Windows XP supported? |
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| Operating system Windows 2000 supported? |
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| Operating system Windows 98SE supported? |
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| Other operating system support | Mac OS X 10.3.9 and above | Mac OS X 10.3.9 and above | Mac OS X 10.3.9-10.5 |
| Software supplied | Canon Easy-PhotoPrint EX, CD-LabelPrint | Easy-PhotoPrint EX, Easy-PhotoPrint Pro, Easy-WebPrint EX | Easy-Photoprint EX |
