Canon i950 review

The Canon Bubble jet i950 Photo Printer

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Printer parts

The Canon Bubble Jet S900 and i950 Photo Printers

I really like the Canon S900 design, it doesn't look out of place in a home or office environment. The S900 printer has pure functionality without the bells and whistles. So how does the i950 differ and are the improvements worth having?


Closed i950	Closed S900

In the closed position the i950 is more boxy in appearance than the S900 and more compact. When not in use the printer takes up less desk space.


Fully opened i950	Fully opened S900

With the front and rear paper holders open, the printer still takes up less room than the S900. Interestingly, the i950 rear paper guide is of the telescopic type, whereas the front paper catcher is a single extension, a reversal of the S900 setup. The front paper catcher is stored inside the printer body making it fiddly to extend. On the S900 the catcher pushes into the fold out flap. There is a finger hole on the tray which should make it easier to pull out, but my finger kept catching on the ridges on the front flap. The front paper catcher only extends to 14cm, on the S900 the extension is 22cm. So why don't the prints fall out? There is a dip in the tray causing the paper to curl up in the centre, this curl gives the paper its rigidity and stops the paper from falling.

I have just received a tip from a Neil Weinstock, he says if you put your finger in the hole and give it an extra tug it will add another 6cm - it does!


Paper holder closed in a flush position	You can see the curvature on the holder

The rear paper guide folds neatly into a rear box compartment. The compartment is useful for keeping dust and other objects out of the printer. Although I am not keen on the rear telescopic guides, I do like the concept of being able to fold everything away. The paper guide is also contained in the compartment, the markings are almost impossible to read due to the black plastic, I normally move the guide until it makes contact with the paper rather than read the values - just as well.


Everything is neatly folded away	Open the rear compartment and..

extend the paper guides	It's hard to read markings on the paper guide