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Canon i9950 A3 Printer Review

Author Simon Williams
Published 10th Feb 2006
Manufacturer Canon
Price £329.36 (Exc VAT)
as reviewed £387.00 (Inc VAT)
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Features Score 8 for Features
Print Quality Score 9 for Print Quality
Print Speed Score 8 for Print Speed
Value Score 6 for Value
Overall Score 8 for Overall
Canon i9950 A3 Printer
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ModelCanon i9950
Test Times (min:sec average)
5 page text document01:37
1 page mixed text and graphics00:27
15 x 10cm photo print00:51
A3 photo print04:01
Running costs
At street prices inc (ex) VAT
Black cartridge part codeBCI-6BK
Black cartridge price£6.20 (£5.30)
Colour cartridge part codesBCI-6C/M/Y/PC/PM/R/G
Colour cartridge prices£6.20 (£5.30)
Print head – head life (pages)Permanent – life of printer
A4 glossy photo sheetPR-101 15.7p (13.4p)
Claimed 5% black pages/cart210
First black ink-out warning375
Actual 5% black pp/cart448
Claimed 20% colour pp/cart210
First colour ink-out warning382
Actual 20% colour pp/cart457
Cost/A4 5% black page1.86p (1.58p)
Cost/A4 20% colour page13.4p (11.4p)
Print Quality9/10
Noise level (dBA)37dBA in quiet mode
Consumable prices from www.ameiva.co.uk (ink), www.amazon.co.uk (paper)
Running costs calculations
5% Black cost per page
Black ink cartridge cost / actual pages printed + plain paper cost530 / 448 + 0.4 = 1.58p
15% Colour cost per page
Colour ink cartridge cost / actual pages printed + black ink cartridge cost / actual pages printed + glossy photo paper cost(7 x (530 / 457) + 530 / 448 + 13.4) / 2 = 11.4p

 

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