Canon MP830
Canon MP830 Office All-In-One Inkjet Printer
Canon MP830
Canon MP830
Technical Details
- Copy and scan 2 sided originals with auto duplex Automatic Document Feeder (ADF)
- Fast printing up to 30 ppm black/ 24 ppmcolor and a photo lab quality
- Super G3 (33.6 Kbps) fax with memory for 100 coded speed dials and up to 250 incoming pages
- Built-in 2 sided printing/copying and second paper tray for convenient paper selections
- Print up to 9600 x 2400 color dpi 1 picoliter droplet size
What’s in the box
Canon MP830 Office All-In-One, Canon MP830 Print Head, Ink Tanks: PGI-5BK Pigment Black, CLI-8 (Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow), Power Cord, Telephone Line Cable, Easy Setup Instructions, Documentation Kit, Canon Photo Paper Pro for Borderless Printing 4″ x 6″ Sample Pack.
Description
Building on the success of the Canon MP830, the Canon MP830 takes printing to the next level producing amazing print resolutions of up to 9600 x 2400 color dpi1. To achieve this high print quality, Canon uses Full-photolithography Inkjet Nozzle Engineering (FINE). FINE is a next-generation 3,584-nozzle print head that ejects precise, consistent droplets as small as 1 picoliter, creating smooth, virtually grain-free images. Combined with Canon’s ContrastPLUS 5-color ink system (four dye based inks and a pigment-based black-ink) this latest technology produces life like photos along with laser-quality text. You can print a 4″ x 6″ photo-lab quality borderless print in up to 36 seconds.
The auto duplex Automatic Document Feeder (ADF) can read both sides of a two-sided document. The ADF can hold up to 35 pages of originals at one time, making it much easier to copy, scan, or fax multi-page documents. The AE (Auto Exposure) Copy feature automatically optimizes reproduction quality based on the type of original you’re duplicating. Scanning and Faxing The Canon MP830’s high-resolution charge-coupled device (CCD) scan technology enables you to produce exceptional 2400-dpi scans, with vibrant 48-bit color depth. Another great feature of the Canon MP830 multifunction is its faxing capabilities.
Reviews
By: N. Schweitzer (Tempe, AZ United States)
There are two paper trays: the main tray is an upright tray in the rear, and a pull-out tray is located on the bottom of the machine. To remedy this, I’ve decided to use the smaller pull out tray as my primary paper tray (you can select the primary paper tray with a button on the keypad). This printer uses Canon’s new “8″ series inks. While these are top-of-the-line inks (UV resistant, pigment/dye system), they are considerably more expensive than the 3 or 6 series inks used my many of Canons previous printers. Also, each ink cartridge has a small computer chip attached to it which makes obtaining remanufactured or generic cartridges difficult.
At the moment you cannot find generic ink for this printer, and various websites advise against refilling these cartridges as they ink density is different from the previous inks, and doing so might wreck your printhead. This printer has duplex printing and scanning, meaning that it can scan/print both sides of a sheet. This adds considerable time to your scanning tasks. If you are pressed for time, it is actually faster to scan in “manual duplex” where you scan the front sides of pages, then manually the pages over and re-scan the back sides. However, if you want to hit the scan button and walk away, the auto-duplex does its job well. The same issue exists for duplex printing–it works, but it takes more time than if you had manually duplexed the pages.
The fax is a fax. It works fine, and some test color-faxes I sent came out well. The scanner does a great job with photos and documents. Also, the updated scanning software is a significant improvment over previous versions. I’ve printed out some photos and they are of amazing quality, which is what I expect from Canon printers. Note: Unfortunately, the memory card slots on the printer do not allow for USB2.0 transfer to the comptuer. I print 90% black text, 9% color documents (web pages, rebate forms, etc), and only about 1% photos (I have only printed 2 4×6 photos since I purchased the printer). My previous Canon printers sipped ink, this machine chugs it, and at $14/cartridge, that is unacceptable. (Especially becuase the print quality isn’t much better than previous printers.)
