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Canon S500 review

6.8

Editors' Rating

Good

9.0

Members' Rating

Spectacular

Typical price:£ 135

Verdict

An excellent and inexpensive graphics and photo printer -- if you can overlook the flaws in its text-printing abilities... Read Full Review.

Pros

  • Fast text printing
  • Low ink costs
  • Excellent plain-paper graphics
  • Photo-quality printing.

Cons

  • Sluggish graphics print speeds
  • Mediocre text quality.

Key Specs

Size (W x H x D): 43 x 17.7 x 29.4 cm
Weight: 5 kg
Printer technology: thermal inkjet
Maximum print speed (b&w): 10 ppm
USB: yes
Operating systems supported: Windows 9x, ME, NT 4.0, 2000, Mac OS 8.5 - 9.x

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Member Opinion

9.0

Average Member Rating

Spectacular

2 Members have reviewed this product

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Anonymous

Anonymous

Very good reliability

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10

Perfect


Anonymous

Anonymous

Very Nice Printer for the money

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8.0

Excellent


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