Canon PIXMA iP4500 - Expert Reviews

Review summary: Faster than even some low-end lasers, the Pixma iP4500 inkjet printer generates great text and photos.

Award: Recommended!

Review summary: Dedicated inkjet photo printers still have their advantages. Is this the best one available for less than £70

Verdict: Overall, the iP4500 is an excellent printer for the money and should be well up your shortlist of budget ink-jets.

Pros: Very fast, automatic duplexing, two input trays

Cons: Buttons can be hard to figure out

Verdict: The Canon Pixma iP4500 offers excellent speed, sharp print quality, and useful features for a good price. If your colour output tends more toward photos and graphics than charts and memos, it could be a good alternative to an entry-level colour laser.

Review summary: Canon's Pixma iP4500 inkjet printer rivals low-end color laser printers in speed. It also leaves many higher-priced inkjet competitors in the dust.

Pros: Very fast; automatic duplexing Two input trays

Cons: Buttons can be hard to figure out

Verdict: The Canon Pixma iP4500 offers excellent speed, sharp print quality, and useful features for a good price. If your color output tends more toward photos and graphics than charts and memos, it could be a good alternative to an entry-level color laser

Review summary: Manufacturers appear to be falling over themselves to offer printers as cheap as chips these days. Feature-light budget printers are everywhere to be found, like the Epson D92, which costs just £30 but still arrives with £25 of free ink, or Canon's ...

Pros: Fast for the price, Duplex printer, Crisp text, Great photos

Cons: No LCD or card slots, Watch those ink costs

Verdict: An inexpensive quality printer that clearly outperforms its many low-budget peers