Canon S520 Color Bubble Jet Photo Printer
Details
- Availability:
- No longer available through SilverGelatin.net
- List Price:
- $99.99
- Average Customer Rating:
- 4.0 out of 5
- Manufacturer:
- Canon
Features
- MicroFine Droplet technology for sharp documents and photos
- 2,400 x 1,200 dpi color resolution, 600 x 600 black
- Fast, up to 14 ppm black, 9 ppm color
- Prints 4-by-6-inch borderless photos in less than a minute
- USB and parallel connectivity; PC and Mac compatible
Description
Featuring Canon's high-speed head technology, bi-directional printing and a high-speed sheet feeder, the Bubble Jet S520 can produce print speeds of up to 14 ppm in mono and 9 ppm in color without compromising on quality. The Bubble Jet S520 is also equipped with a print resolution of 2400 x 1200 dpi, and Canon's sophisticated advanced MicroFine Droplet Technology, which delivers permanently small drops of just 5 pl in size. Add Canon's High Color inks and you can be assured of stunning quality print outs as standard. In addition, the S520 comes with ingenious image enhancers such as Vivid Photo and Photo Optimizer technologies, Single Ink technology that cuts down on wasted ink, ink low and ink out detectors, plus a networking option. All this makes the Canon S520 a great addition to any busy office.Used with Canon Photo Paper Pro, the Bubble Jet S520 brings 25-year lightfastness to your output for fade resistant archiving and displays. Plus the Bubble Jet S520 opens up superb creative options, accepting a vast range of media, from Transparency Film and Glossy Photo Paper to Photo Cards and more. The Bubble Jet S520 also offers true borderless printing, making it possible to effectively print "full-bleed" images, adding a really professional look and feel to your printed A4 or even 10 x 15 cm photos. The Canon S520 features an advanced printer driver for easy point-and-click usability that will have you up, running and printing professional-looking documents and photos in minutes. All straight from the box. Fully compatible and networkable with USB and parallel connectivity, the Bubble Jet S520 offers assured compatibility with all the major computing platforms.
The Canon S520 color bubble inkjet printer provides flexibility with refined color, precision, and detail for photo printing. The S520 uses four individual ink tanks for cost savings, and with both USB and parallel ports, it's a suitable match to your Mac or PC.
Canon's trademarked MicroFine Droplet technology ably provides crisp clean black text in 600 x 600 dpi and color prints at 2,400 x 1,200 dpi, on a wide variety of media. Rated speeds are up to 14 pages per minute for black and 9 ppm for color. Canon claims you can even get 4-by-6-inch borderless prints in less than a minute. Supported papers include plain, banners, envelopes, and glossy photo cards.
This quiet printer (only 42 dB in best quality mode) will suit most light-duty tasks in small offices and at home. When ink levels are low, simply drop in the single color cartridge you need, reducing waste. Software includes the printer drivers and the BJ Solution Disk CD-ROM. On the latter, titles for Windows include PhotoRecord and ZoomBrowser; for Mac, ImageBrowser; and for both, PhotoStitch. Canon offers a one-year limited warranty on parts and labor.
Spotlight customer reviews
Print Head Failed after some heavy use
[ Posted: 2007-06-06 ]
This printer worked great for about 3 years. After printing 200 or so pages of picture indexes some of the color jets seemed to be clogged. Then it stopped printing altogether. Diagnostic light flashed amber 7 times followed by green flash = failed print head. Why can't Canon replace this part for about $10?
Wonderful and Faithful Printer
[ Posted: 2006-10-05 ]
I've had two of these babys for several years now and they never cease to put out great copy, whether b&w or photos. I have no idea why others are disappointed (probably the same dude) but mine work great and it's sooooo quiet. Do the print heads ever clog??? Sure, like all printers without built-in printheads in their ink cartridges (which cost way more). I had two HP's and they always printed poorly except on the HP high quality paper. These printers print great on a grocery bag. If the head gets gunked up do what every other normal person does... boil some distilled water in a sauce pot and swirl the head around in it several times, but don't get the electronics wet. Works every time.
Pretty good,
[ Posted: 2006-08-28 ]
My mom's friend had this printer for some time now. and he gave the printer to her to give to me. So when I got it. I didn't have the installment CD so I went to canon's site and they had software to use for it for free! Alright so I got it all installed, Got new ink or it (since the old ones where empty) and I started it up for the first time in forever! I print something and it came out really swell for an older printer. I was pretty happy with the results for an older printer. I have had no problems with it so far. only thing I am not to happy with is sometimes grey looks kinda green. I am not sure if that's something in genral or what.. But it's kinda nasty. >.<
at first you'll be happy, then you'll be mad
[ Posted: 2005-10-19 ]
When the printer is new and loaded with fresh ink and prints on *Canon* brand photo paper, prints come out great. Take a month or two off from your photo hobby and try again. Presto. Your color ink tanks have dried up - time to shell out $35. Try to print something out a few weeks later. Presto. Your blank ink tank is empty - time to by another. Try using any other brand of photo paper - crappy prints - you must by expensive Canon photo paper. A few weeks/months later, try to print with fresh tanks - zippo. The print head is clogged - buy a new one for $150... no chuck the S520 and buy a new not-Canon printer. But first, try soaking the print head in some isopropyl alcohol overnight, dry thoroughly, and see if it works.
Junk
[ Posted: 2005-08-04 ]
The paper never fed correctly. When I installed the printer, I felt that there was something not right with the print head. The print head would have to go thru a little warm up routine before each time it printed. But it printed well, printed quickly, but was noisy. So I never sent it back to the company from whom I bought it. I figured it was too much of a hassle. BIG MISTAKE!! 18 months later the black ink will not print. I have tried all the troubleshooting tricks. It needs a new print head. I know I didnt even print more than 1000 pages from this printer. The print head should have lasted a lot longer than that. I have had my old lexmark for 7 years without 1 problem.