Canon PIXMA iP6600D Ink Cartridges

Canon iP6600D Printer Review

The Canon PIXMA iP6600D is an affordable inkjet device that is best used as a personal photo and graphics printer. The device can print images quickly at speeds of less than one minute for 4x6-inch photos, but standard text documents print slowly compared to typical speeds in its class, at a maximum of only 1.3 pages per minute. The device's text performance is one of the few elements poorly received by expert reviews, but home users that mainly need a unit for printing lab-quality photos will benefit from the iP6600D.

Measuring at just 16x12x7 inches, this compact desktop printer has a design that bundles user-friendly features like a 3.5-inch color LCD for previewing photos and an LED that will flash when PIXMA iP6600D printer ink is low. The front panel also includes a handful of buttons that provide navigation control over menus and capabilities such as optimizing photos, correcting red-eye and cropping images.

Furthering its photo-centric design is the inclusion of a PictBridge port on the front of the device that will allow users to print directly from their cameras without needing a PC. The unit also has a card reader slot that supports flash memory such as SD Memory Card and Memory Stick formats.

The printer comes with two 150-sheet input trays, both of which can support specialty photo paper, plain paper, and other media. Combining supported media like glossy photo and matte photo paper with its Full-photolitho-graphy Inkjet Nozzle Engineering technology (FINE), the device can print sharp, professional photos with a maximum resolution of 9600x2400 dpi using color Canon iP6600D printer ink. Text output isn't as impressive according to expert tests, printing at the same resolution of 9600x2400 dpi using black PIXMA iP6600D ink, but lacking dense lines and sharp characters.

The device operates with black, cyan, yellow, magenta, photo cyan and photo magenta Canon iP6600D ink cartridges that print fine color detail. Each color and black supply can yield up to 280 pages, while each photo color Canon iP6600D ink cartridge has a capacity of 450 pages.

The iP6600D's positive features outweigh its negative, including ample media handling, quick photo printing, image editing capabilities and flexible connectivity. While the unit provides disappointing monochrome output, buyers that are mostly looking to print photos and graphics will benefit from this inexpensive printer.