Canon Bubblejet printers announced

Let's take a look at each of the new models in turn.

The Bubble Jet S450 has been designed with the SOHO user in mind. It produces high quality photographic images suitable for most office applications and can print colour pages at up to seven pages per minute at 1440dpi. Price is around 119.

The Bubble Jet 4500 costs rather more, at 299, but for the extra you get A3 output and Apple Mac compatibility. Using an optional BC-32e photo cartridge enables the printer's performance to be enhanced to six-colour output. What's more, slotting Canon's optional IS-32 Colour Image Scanner Cartridge in place of the print head transforms the S4500 into a versatile scanner capable of handling originals up to A3 in size.

The Bubble Jet S600 was conceived with more advanced users in mind. It offers true 2400x1200dpi resolution and is claimed to produce better quality photo output than any other inkjet in its class. The S600 features both Parallel and USB interfaces, with  both Windows and iMac/iBook/G3/G4 connectivity.

The Bubble Jet S800 is described by Canon as 'the ultimate photo printer' which 'produces better photographic quality images than ever before' . Thanks to technological advances, more ink is applied more accurately, producing prints in which the colours are more accurate and more natural, with improved gradation in the mid-tones. Speed has also been improved, and you can expect an A4 colour photograph to be printed in around two minutes at 1200dpi. 25 years of lightfastness is claimed for the unit when used with Canon's new High Colour Inks and Canon's Photo Paper Pro. The price of the S800 is in the region of 329.

For more info visit www.canon.co.uk or call 0121 680 8062.