Canon PIXMA iP1880

Gone are the days when I used to call the PIXMA iP series of printers eyesores, as the new range is anything but. The new piano black finish looks spiffy, at least you touch it and fill it up with your fingerprints. But then again, the new design mantra for gadgets these days seems to be "You can look but you can't touch", so there's little we can do about that. Still — much better than the gray and blue monstrosities.

Staying true to the series, this one too comes without an output tray, making it essential for you to have ample desk space in front of your printer or you'll have to pick the scattered sheets off the floor.

There are two buttons on top, keeping things simple for any average home user. In fact, the whole printer design seems to be heading towards keeping things simple. No complaints there, simple is good.

As nice as it may look, the iP1880 is still pretty bulky for a standard A4 sized printer. While HP seems to be shrinking their base model printers to pint size, Canon seems to be pretty content with their bigger-sized printers. This one will occupy 442 x 237 x 152 mm of your desk space and weighs 3.3kg.

The iP1880 prints at a color resolution of 4800x1200 and black and white resolution of 600x600. It only supports USB connectivity, which I guess is ok, considering it's a base model right now.