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Canon Pixma iP2600

B&W Pages per Min.: 22 • Color Pages per Min.: 17 • Max. B&W dpi: 600-by-600 • Max. Color dpi: 4800-by-1200 • Tray Capacity, pages: 150 • Price When Reviewed: $50
Last updated
May 08, 2008
Test Center Reviewed by
Melissa Riofrio
Pros
Cons
  • Pricing:Very Inexpensive: $50 (5/8/2008)
  • Performance:Good: 72
  • Features:Fair: 62
  • Design:Very Good: 83

Pricing Very Inexpensive: $50

Very Inexpensive: $50

Performance Good: 72

Good: 72
Text Printing (Plain Paper, Normal Settings)
Tested Text Speed (ppm) 8.5 
Three-Page Word Document (secs) 60.43 
Ten-Page Word Document (secs) 91.89 
Text Output Quality Very Good 
Color Printing (Plain Paper, Normal Settings)
Tested Color Speed (ppm) 1.9 
Two-Page Excel Document (secs) 65.53 
One-Page Webpage (secs) 32.25 
4 by 6 Color Photo (secs) 27.3 
Color Output Quality Very Good 
Color Photo Printing (Glossy Paper, Best Settings)
Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm) 1.3 
Sports Action Shot (secs) 45.12 
Color Photo Quality Superior 
Grayscale Printing (Plain Paper, Normal Settings)
Tested Grayscale Speed (ppm) 2.3 
4 by 6 Grayscale Photo (secs) 25.97 
Grayscale Output Quality Good 
Lineart Printing (Plain Paper, Best Settings)
Tested Lineart Speed (ppm) 3.8 
300dpi Line Art Image (secs) 15.7 
Line Art Output Quality Good 

Features Fair: 62

Fair: 62
Dimensions
Dimensions 17.4 by 10 by 5.6 
Weight (pounds) 8.1 
Vendor Rated Speeds
B&W Pages per Min. 22 
Color Pages per Min. 17 
Resolutions
Max. B&W dpi 600-by-600 
Max. Color dpi 4800-by-1200 
Interfaces
Parallel Port No 
Serial Port No 
USB 1.1 Yes 
USB 2.0 Yes 
Ethernet No 
Media Card Readers None 
PictBridge No 
Drivers
Macintosh Yes 
Windows XP Yes 
Linux No 
Power
Maximum Power Draw (watts)
Standby Power Draw (watts)
Multifunction Printer Specs
Fax Memory (pages)
Paper Handling
Number of Input Trays, Standard
Number of Input Trays, Maximum
Tray Capacity, pages 150 
Maximum Sheets With Optional Paper Trays 150 
Manual Feed Slot Yes 
Maximum Paper Size Legal 
Output Tray Capacity 150 
Auto Duplexer No 
Warranty & Support
Labor Warranty (years) 90-day 
Parts Warranty (years) 90-day 
Weekday Support Hours 12 
Saturday Support Hours
Sunday Support Hours
Toll-Free Support No 
Vendor-Supplied Data (in Pages)
Monthly Duty Cycle
Bundled Items
Included Software Easy-PhotoPrint EX 
Reliability & Service
Summary of results for all of brand's products in this category Readers rate Canon better than average in practically every reliability and support category. This stellar performance is even more impressive when you consider that Canon aced our last R&S survey too. 
Reliability of brand's products in this category
Reports of products arriving with problems Better than Average 
Reports of products with any significant problems Better than Average 
Reports of problems that render a product unusable Better than Average 
Buyers' rating of products ease-of-use Better than Average 
Overall satisfaction with reliability of brand's products in category Better than Average 
Service & Support Quality
Time spent holding for phone support Better than Average 
Overall quality of vendor's phone support Better than Average 
Reports of problems unresolved after contacting service Average 
Overall quality of service Better than Average 

Design Very Good: 83

Very Good: 83
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