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Most of us have printer to go with that desktop we have in our home office or on the desk where we Surf the Web and chat to people online. I bought the Canon BJC 5100 (BJC stands for Bubble Jet Color). It was pretty good deal for about $250 Canadian Dollars (Roughly £100 so not too bad). I think you can tell I'm not too enthusiastic about this printer. I'll tell you why.
Installation
The printer came with a easy to understand booklet and a easy follow through CD-ROM. To install, I just popped the CD in and got the printer installed in no time. No help needed. What I was also happy about was that it installed Adobe Photoshop 5.0 which is a good program to modify, enlargen etc. your pictures. The wire is long enough so that I was able to reach it to the computer (thankfully).
Ink
Ink is a problem I have with it. I feel the cartridges sometimes don't last long and I have to replace them lets say every 2-3 months. Now these cartridges are quite expensive. I pay up to $25 for one (£10) and 3 is required to print. The ink isn't that great either. I find that the ink is very splotchy and takes long to dry.
Printing
Printing is very easy and efficient. Many of my printing jobs are done in a matter of seconds (2-3 times faster than HP Printers). Although because of this speed, I find the black ink especially drags and sometimes ruins documents especially really important ones. The detail isn't all the great either. Looking at printed color pictures, you'll see dots and a lot of them. You can tell they've been on a regular printer that isn't all that great.
Size & Appearance
Although it's great printing speed, I fing the BJC 5100 is quite bulky. It's about twice the height of a normal printer and is a bit heavier. The printer itself does look nice and nothing ugly.
Overall
Overall I give the BJC 5100 3 Stars. Because of it's poor quality printing jobs and ink, I feel that the BJC 5100 needs to improve on the quality of the printing jobs it does. But it isn't too bad. If this was the only printer I could have, it wouldn't be too bad.
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Feb 4th, 2003
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