Canon S450 Ink Cartridges

Canon S450 Printer Review

With an attractive price, the mid-sized Canon S450 ink printer delivers much faster print output than earlier models. At 10 black pages per minute black and 7 color pages per minute, this printer meets the production needs of any home office and puts it on the borderline for small business consideration.

The Canon S450 inkjet cartridge printer features a 100-sheet paper tray and an expanded range of print media including transparencies, envelopes, gloss paper, photo paper, iron-on transfers, artist canvas and magnet sheets. It handles standard paper up to legal size and 20 lb. cover stock. Replacement Canon S450 ink cartridges are sold separately and offer respectable 520 page print yields. Resolution for both color and black pages is above average at 1440 x 720 dpi. It weighs just 9 lbs. and is desk-friendly at approximately 18" x 12" x 7".

This printer offers both a USB and a parallel port and is compatible to Windows 95, 98, ME, NT 4.0, 2000 as well as the Macintosh OS 8.1 version and beyond. Software includes American Greeting Create-a-Card, TextBridge PRO and Canon Photo (Windows only). Canon prides itself on quick, easy set-up and the S450 is certainly no exception.

The Canon S450 inkjet earns favorable reviews for output speed and quality and the smart, separate color ink cartridges are certainly economical. Replace only the black or color cartridges that are low for greater cost-efficiency. The Canon S450's price tag is as attractive as its quality brand name. Users call it a solid, color inkjet printer that delivers dependable service.

Both the size and price of the Canon S450 will certainly appeal to home users. And, the OS versatility and exceptional output speed will appeal to office managers who need to supply quality printers with above-average output rates to multiple employees.