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| Canon Pixma iP4500 Photo Inkjet Printer (2171B002) | 
| Brand: Canon
Category: CE
Buy New: $157.30
Buy New from $157.30
Avg. Customer Rating:  (148 reviews)
Color: Gray/Black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Modem: None
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
Warranty: 1 year warranty
Shipping Weight (lbs): 22
Dimensions (in): 17.5 x 11.9 x 6.3
MPN: 2171B002
Model: 2171B002
UPC: 013803081084
EAN: 0013803081084
ASIN: B000V2MK8C
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 great little all-around printer April 1, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I own one, and I've bought half a dozen for clients [I run a computer and photographic services company]. Lovely printing, fast, good job on photos [use Canon paper and inks], economical [for a small inkjet].
One gotcha: software/driver installation may hang up under Windows Vista. Solution: turn off User Access Control [UAC] during the install. Then you can turn it back on after the install. Google the search phrase 'UAC turn off Vista' to find out how to do that if you don't know.
Canon iP4500 and HG10 March 29, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
First, let me say that I'm using both the HG10 and the iP4500 printer within an All-Mac environment (10.5.) I was ecstatic about the hi-def movie results from my HG10 camcorder. But the results from printing the photos from my HG10 to my new iP4500 printer are sick! I had an HP Deskjet for a couple of years (it was never good for much besides printing B&W plus the occasional google map, and even that took minutes to get printed.) This thing is insane--I printed 8.5x11 pics from iPhoto and the results are stunning. I've never seen anything like this except from a Pro studio!! Believe me when I say all I did was point the HG10 at the scene and shoot the picture, then print it (I'm not a camera Pro, but I know what "good" looks like.)
A brief word about the HG10: The pics coming out of this thing are nothing short of miraculous in resolution, depth, clarity, and ease-of-use. It makes me look like a much better photographer than I am :) I had previously bought into the "megapixel myth" ("it MUST be a better camera! Look how many megapixels it has!). This 3.0 megapixel camera makes my other 8.0 megapixel camera look like it was shot by a five-year-old with a very bad drugstore disposable camera!! The resolution and clarity of the HG10 are breath-taking! I suspect it has something to do with Canon's proprietary video chipset.
The full-page prints (hi-res) came out of the printer in about 12 secs! But I'm really torn about which is my second-favorite feature: 1) having a printer that can do duplex (two-sided) prints for under $150 OR 2) having two paper feeds (one hidden cartridge for everyday plain B&W printing and one rear tray for hi-res photos).
Some other compelling features (that really do work well) are: power-saving mode (turn the printer off until it gets a job, then it turns itself on and happily prints your work), quiet mode (the printer sits right outside my son's room, and the Canon iP4500 allows me to select certain hours in the evening when it's required to be quieter than usual--I have to mention that it's whisper quiet already, but this makes it so you have to physically look into the printer to see if it's even printing because it's so quiet!!!)
I used Canon's driver (from the CD); I could have used the built-in driver from Apple (the iP4500 is listed in 10.5's "supported" list, but I've heard--particularly with Canon Pro Printers, that there's a dramatic difference between the Apple and Canon drivers.)
What I haven't tried yet:
--I'm not using the printer plugged into an Airport Extreme/Express port (though I own both.) I just share it through my desktop Mac Pro tower to everyone else in the house (thereby ensuring that the Canon drivers are used, and that picture quality is phenomenal.)
--I also haven't tried the PictBridge function (printing directly from the camera.) I'm not a good enough photographer yet to get away with assuming my pictures are always in-focus and there's no "red-eye." So, I review the pics in iPhoto and print the ones that came out well. I have to admit, this says more about my mediocre photography skills than about either the printer or the HG10.
My overall impressions are that Canon (whom I've never bought a single thing from) makes such fantastic products that it will take a lot to pry me away from their photo line. Rock on, Canon!!!
Canon Pixma iP4500 review March 27, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I used a Pixma iP4000 printer and was satisfied with it until it broke down about 2 1/2 years after I bought it. I have just purchased the iP4500. Essentially it about the same as the iP4000 and am quite satisfied with it.
It seems to be faster than the iP4000 and the color pictures are excellent.
I would recommend this printer to anyone.
Great printer for GREATER price! March 26, 2008
Replaced this printer with a not-so-working-right iP5000. Just as good, and a better price than I paid for the other printer. I highly recommend this printer. Has the best printing resolution out on the market.
 Go canon March 26, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I bought this printer to replace a Canon I860 after 4 years the print head started to go bad. I was torn between the IP4500 and the MP610. I decided against the MP610 because I already have a second printer, which is multifunction printer.
Inks: One of the concerns with all printers is the cost of ink. I bought a set of all 5 inks for $56.00 at Costco almost twice as much as I used to pay for the #6 ink for the I860. The #8 ink for the 4500 has chips installed and you are now paying for those chips (a trick they learned from Epson). IMO individual tanks are not really any better then the other tanks, even with individual tanks they all seem to run out about the same time. IMO the chips will almost certainly guarantee this. The ink on the 4500 is chromeolife though so it should last longer and be less fade resistant then the 6 ink.
Installation: Setting up the printer is straightforward, however I did have some problems with the installation disk. I kept getting error messages of mpsetup4.exe could not load, which would not allow me to install the drivers or software. Cannon shipped some of these printers with bad installation disks. Just go to the Canon site and download the newest drivers and software, or you could call Canon and they will send out a new disk. If you don't load from the disk you will need to manually go in to the printer set-up screen and do a first time print head alignment.
Operation: This printer is much quieter then my I860 although once you turn it on it does go through a lot of motions in order to be ready to print, so did my 860.
Quality of Prints/Documents: Picture quality is amazing (photo lab quality) and the documents are laser crisp. I can't tell which photos are better the ones from the I860 or the 4500-they are very close. People have been amazed when I show them a photo and tell them that I printed it at home.
Overall: I would recommend this printer. It is one step up from the IP3500 and has better DPI and worth the additional money. I don't think any of the other printers on the market in the same price range have specs that are close to this printer with all the features it offers. Before switching to Canon I used to buy Epson's but I had so many problems with nozzles clogging and noise that I will never purchase another Epson printer again.
I dinged it one star because of the software issue.
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