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The Canon BJC-80 is about the smallest inkjet portable printer around. It's an older technology but rugged and Canon still provides drivers for this parallel printer for newer Win OS. Slow printer and ink is costly but hey, for the convenience when traveling it's well worth it. I own several to make sure I always have one. Ink drying out is always a problem with this type printer. Just buy a new cartridge/print head combo and keep it wrapped until you need it. There are parallel printer-to-usb cords available if you need to connect to a USB port.
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Yes, it all looked well and good, so I ponied up the 20 bucks for it (10.00 for item & 10.00 for shipping). All I wanted was a black ink printer for some basic printing. Well, I can't say I didn't get everything in the picture because I did... and it all looked great. That is until I realized that it was for an ancient Windows 95 OS. I had to spend more money on a printer cable adapter to make it connect via USB. After getting the adapter it all synced up very good with the printing app and the properties and all that. I was getting excited to try it out, and that's where the big problem started. Everything was working well until I gave it some paper...it fed it in okay and sounded like it was working. But as the paper emerged to the front it was just blank. No ink on the paper. Since I hd thought ahead and ordered some new ink cartridges for this model at an additional cost of another 13 bucks I thought I had that covered. Swapped out the cartridges and tried again....same results. I even soaked the printing heads in alcohol and it still came up blank. My wager on this as a cheap alternative printer was a losing bet. Save your money and buy a new printer on sale for 50 bucks. You'll save yourself precious time and money.Read full review
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I bought this printer to enhance my travel experiences. I do a lot of teaching out of town and frequently update my lesson plans to match my audience. This printer is small and very portable. Printer ink tanks are pretty easy to come by but the cartrige with the printhead is getting difficult to find. The printer does a fine job printing black and white even though the speed is nothing to brag about. I have not tried color pinting or purchased the scanner cartrige yet. Overall I am very pleased with my purchase. It does what I need it to do without a lot of fancy stuff to drag along. By the way, I have this connected to a new laptop and it worked without installing any printer drivers. I did have to determine which port I had it plugged into to direct the print to that port.
I originally purchased this printer because the ink cartridges are incredibly easy to refill with any refill kit. No mess, no drilling tiny holes, no stoppers, no leaks! I already owned any HEAVILY USED a BJC-50 (also purchased on eBay) which uses the same ink cartridges. I like the BJC-50 because it is portable, wireless, and runs for FIVE HOURS on its internal rechargeable battery. The BJC-50 does not, however, have a paper tray. The BJC-80 has a 45 sheet paper tray for incredible convenience. Like the BJC-50, the BJC-80 can print via infrared (IrDA) connection which is beyond convenient. Just place ANY infrared device anywhere near the printer and you can print everything from quick draft-quality e-mails to PHOTO-QUALITY prints! Unlike the BJC-50, the BJC-80 does not have a battery and therefore must be plugged in to a wall outlet; it's perfect for using in the home as a networked printer for use by all the PCs in your home. I have five workstations in my home and EVERY ONE prints wirelessly to the BJC-80 using a wireless print server. Some will tell you that the BJC-50/BJC-80 are not compatible with the latest version of Microsoft Windows (Windows 7 Ultimate). This is incorrect. Windows 7 (all versions) AUTOMATICALLY download the drivers for either (or in my case, both) printer(s). I am incredibly impressed with the quality of prints from the BJC-50/BJC-80. It should be noted that these printers are built to be VERY compact, quiet and economical. They are NOT designed to be blindingly fast, and they are not. They print at a good clip, but not state-of-the-art FAST.Read full review
Being on the road a lot I rely on my laptop and Google to find my way along the East coast. I know the places to stop and get food that have free WIFI so I map out my path and in the past I use to write everything down. I finally said there has got to be a better way so I went to my find-it-place, Ebay and started looking. When I hit the Canon BJC80 I stopped looking and started bidding. I was not disappointed with my find. I got the color and large black ink tanks but quickly found that the color printed well for the unit design but the larger black tank was the way to go. NO more writing down everything and with the wireless connection I could even print in my car when needed. I got the battery pack, another Ebay bid, and a few extra batteries and I have been going first class ever since. The other nice thing about the large black ink tank is that it is easy to refill. Unlike some ink tanks on larger printers that are hard to impossible to fill this one can be filled in about 20 seconds and you can print another 100 pages with no problem. I have filled it several times and it just keeps on going. The Canon BJC80 earns a gold star in my book.Read full review
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