Canon C1 Toner
imagePRESS C1 Toner Cartridges

Canon C1 Printer Review

For the office or studio that is tired of outsourcing to a print shop comes the Canon imagePRESS C1 color laser printer. It handles everything from proofing to pre-press to production tasks, though its color printing speeds are a bit slow, at 14 pages per minute, with fast monochrome speeds of 60 pages per minute picking up the slack. ImagePRESS C1 printer toner is pretty affordable from a cost per page perspective.

With a standard paper capacity of 2,300 sheets, the C1 is already configured for high-volume use, and additional paper decks can expand it even further. Other upgrade options include a reversing automatic document feeder for faster scanning and copying, and finishing options like stacking and punching. It can support media sizes from 13x19 inches, and a variety of both coated and uncoated media types.

The C1 design prioritizes color consistency with its digital print system, with a true 1200 dpi resolution that combines with the Canon C1 toner to create vivid and accurate images. Smoothing technology helps to reduce the jagged edges and notched gradients of some laser models and twin lasers are a factor in its excellent image quality as well.

Toners won't need frequent replacing, as the capacity of Canon C1 toner cartridges is fairly high, at around 10,000 pages for black and 16,000 for color. Prices for imagePRESS C1 toner cartridges can be expensive, but their high capacities result in a low cost per page overall.

With an excellent control panel interface and fast monochrome speeds, the C1 could be the answer for users who want to start doing their own production printing. Canon C1 toner supplies are affordable, but the slow color printing speeds could be an issue for work environments that need to work at a fast pace and generally need a lot of color output.