The $199 cheap Canon Pixma MX860 is a worthwhile printer for shoppers who need a multifunctional printer at a very reasonable cost. It’s the only printer in the series that offers wireless while still maintaining all the features you need to print, scan, fax, and copy.
The Pixma MX860 measures 18.1 inches wide by 16.2 inches deep by 7.8 inches tall. This printer has curved edges which make it attractive to be used at home and offices. This printer also contains the large 2.5-inch LCD screen which is fixed inside the control panel. The left side of the printer has buttons for copy, fax and scan while the left side of the printer contains the usual fare of menu, settings, numerical keys, and navigation buttons. The scanner bay of MX860 is hidden in the middle of the printer which contain five-ink cartridge bay that includes four dye-based inks in addition to a pigment-based ink for black text. According to Canon’s Web site, each color ink tank costs $12.99 for a replacement cartridge, while the pigment-based black tanks cost $14.90 each. Canon estimates a black-and-white document will cost $0.03, a full-color document $0.05, and $0.0529 per 4-inch-by-6-inch color photo; all average prices for today’s typical photo printer.
When it comes to print speeds, the Pixma MX860 has the upper hand on the competition, setting the pace in the color graphics speed, single-photo speed, grayscale scan, and black text copy speed tests. The MX860 is equally competent with graphics quality as it is with output speeds. The text prints came out a rich black with fully formed characters and thick lines, and the color spread retains its quality as well.
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Protector for ink cartridge Claims
What is claimed is:
1. A combination of a protector and an ink cartridge, the ink cartridge comprising: an ink chamber which stores ink; an ink supply hole formed through the ink cartridge and through which ink flows from an interior of the ink chamber to an exterior of the ink cartridge and which opens in an opening portion of an outer surface of the ink cartridge; and a first valve member which is provided between the ink chamber and the ink supply hole, which selectively permits ink to flow from the ink chamber to the ink supply hole and inhibits ink from flowing from the ink chamber to the ink supply hole, and which communicates with the exterior of the ink cartridge via the ink supply hole, the protector comprising: a main portion comprising an engaging portion which is adapted to engage a portion of the ink cartridge, so that the protector is detachably attached to the ink cartridge, wherein the main portion is substantially rigid thereby assuring that the main portion substantially maintains an original shape thereof, wherein the main portion further comprises an access-restraining portion which is located outside the ink supply hole, when the protector is attached to the ink cartridge, so as to at least partially cover the opening portion of the outer surface of the ink cartridge and thereby limit external access to the first valve member via the ink supply hole, wherein the ink cartridge further comprises: an air introducing hole which introduces air from the exterior into the interior of the ink chamber; and a second valve member which is disposed between the ink chamber and the air introducing hole, which selectively permits air to flow from the exterior into the interior of the ink chamber and inhibits air from flowing from the exterior into the interior of the ink chamber, and which communicates with the exterior of the ink cartridge via the air introducing hole, and wherein the access-restraining portion covers the outer surface of the ink cartridge over the ink supply hole and the air introducing hole and thereby restrains the external access to each of the first and second valve members via a corresponding one of the ink supply hole and the air introducing hole.
2. The combination according to claim 1, wherein the engaging portion of the main portion is detachable from the ink cartridge when the ink cartridge is used with an ink jet recording device.
3. The combination according to claim 1, wherein the main portion is formed of a resin.
4. The combination according to claim 1, wherein the engaging portion is formed of an elastically deformable material, such that the engaging portion is elastically deformable during attachment and detachment of the protector to and from the ink cartridge, respectively.
5. The combination according to claim 1, wherein the protector further comprises an operable portion which is integral with the main portion and which is operable to detach the protector from the ink cartridge.