The latest addition to the Pixma series of Canon is the ip4600, a color inkjet printer that is both cheap and functional. Although it lacks additional features and can be very slow in printing documents, it is considered as a good buy for those who are in a budget, especially given its price tag of under $100.

The Canon Pixma IP4600 prints well on plain paper. Although the text printing can take quite some time – about 7 pages in one minute – there is no question that the text look crisp and black on all types of fonts. While the photos printed from this model look pale and grainy, they are still better than those printed from other units. It is a good thing that Canon has improved its photo paper allowing photos printed from the ip4600 to look better with more realistic tones and better details. The printer also delivers about 2 pages of full color photos in under a minute.

Despite the fairly good printing output of the printer, the printing costs are quite inexpensive. A monochrome page is printed at a cost of 4 cents, while full colored photos are printed at about 12 cents. The main drawback of the Canon Pixma IP4600 printer, however, is the lack of luxurious add-ons like memory card slots and LCD screen. Fortunately, Canon made up for the lack of a LCD screen by flashing error messages and printing status on the computer screen. This should be able to help users since the unit only have two buttons to work on the front panel of the printer.

While these are luxuries that any computer user would love to have, the ip4600 is considered a good deal for its simple yet highly reliable printing. The replacement ink cartridges are also a lot cheaper than those of other models, so those who don’t have the money to spend can settle for this one.