Buy a Canon printer for your laptop

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Buying a Canon printer for your laptop has never been easier. Canon has recently put out some great models of printers that are not only cheap, but easy to travel with. That’s precisely what you want in a printer that goes with you on the road, isn’t it? You don’t want a big bulky thing that won’t fit in your bag! So, in this post we’re going to talk about one of the better printers you can buy from the Canon company that will work just right for you. That printer is the PIXMA, a solid printer for the value.

So, what’s great about the Canon PIXMA printer? Simple: It’s wireless. You can bring it anywhere you want and set it up within seconds. You don’t have to worry about setting up complicated wiring systems, plugging in serial ports (do laptops even have those these days?), or doing any crazy hardware configuration. Just plug the printer into a normal power outlet, and there you have it. You’ll connect wirelessly. Now, some of them are probably the type that don’t have their own ethernet system. What you’ll have to do is connect the printer directly to your router. I believe the Canon PIXMA MP560 and MP640 are like this. It’s not that big of a deal, but if you really need to print something out when you don’t have access to a network router, it can be a big deal. Business meetings would be a good example of this. Now, let’s keep in mind that the MP560 and 640 are primarily photo printers. You usually don’t need to have a self-contained ethernet system when all you need to do is print photos.

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Doing so is usually not a task that’s extraordinarily important, and just about everyone will be fine not needing the built-in internet functionality. Now, the PIXMA MX860 is a different story. This is an all-in-one printer that’s meant for the office. It’ll print photos, sure, but it’s also designed to do the usual printing of documents. Because this might be something valuable to be able to use everywhere without a hitch, it does come with a built-in ethernet card. You can connect to it wireless anywhere. On the bus ride to work? Print out some business cards. :D

Canon printer drivers are also extremely easy to find, so not to worry there. You can just go on their website and download them for all the supporting OSs. Windows and Mac are going to be easily found, but if you run Linux things might be a little more difficult.

Alright everyone, I hope this has helped you decide on which Canon printers would be best for the job you do!

Shopping:

Canon PIXMA MP560 Wireless Inkjet All-In-One Photo Printer (3747B002)
Canon PGI-220 Ink Tank (Black)
Canon PIXMA MP990 Wireless Inkjet Photo All-In-One Printer (3749B002)
Canon CLI-221 4-Color Value Pack (Black/Cyan/Magenta/Yellow) (2946B004)
Canon PIXMA Pro9000 Mark II Inkjet Photo Printer (3295B002)

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  1. Small Printer on November 16th, 2009 12:44 pm

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