Comparison Of HP Deskjet 6980 & Canon Pixma iP6700D
On December - 29 - 2007
Product comparison
| Memory (in MB) | HP Deskjet 6980 |
Canon Pixma iP6700D  |
RAM Installed | 32 |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum Amount of RAM | 32 | |
| Dimensions | 17.7-by-14.5-by-5.7 | 16.9 by 12.0 by 7.3 |
| Weight (pounds) | 14.04 | 16.5 |
| B&W Pages per Min. | 36 | 18 |
| Color Pages per Min. | 27 | 17 |
| Max. B&W dpi | 1200-by-1200 | 9600 by 2400 |
| Max. Color dpi | 4800-by-1200 | 9600 by 2400 |
| Printer Emulation Type | GDI | n/a |
| PCL Emulation | n/a | |
| PostScript Type | none | |
| Parallel Port | No | No |
| Serial Port | No | No |
| USB 1.1 | Yes | Yes |
| USB 2.0 | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet | Yes | No |
| Media Card Readers | CompactFlash, Memory Stick, SD Card, SmartMedia | |
| PictBridge | Yes | Yes |
| Other Interfaces | 802.11b/g | optional IrDA, bluetooth |
| Macintosh | Yes | Yes |
| Windows 98 | No | Yes |
| Windows NT | No | No |
| Windows 2000 | Yes | Yes |
| Windows XP | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | No | No |
| Maximum Power Draw (watts) | 50 | 17 |
| Standby Power Draw (watts) | 0 | 2 |
| Fax Memory (pages) | 0 | 0 |
| Number of Input Trays, Standard | 1 | 2 |
| Number of Input Trays, Maximum | 1 | 2 |
| Tray Capacity, pages | 150 | 300 |
| Maximum Sheets With Optional Paper Trays | 150 | 300 |
| Manual Feed Slot | No | Yes |
| Maximum Paper Size | Legal | Legal |
| Output Tray Capacity | 50 | 150 |
| Auto Duplexer | Yes | |
| Labor Warranty (years) | One | One |
| Parts Warranty (years) | One | One |
| Weekday Support Hours | 24 | 18 |
| Saturday Support Hours | 8 | 0 |
| Sunday Support Hours | 8 | 0 |
| Toll-Free Support | Yes | Yes |
| Cost per Page, Black | 0.04 | |
| Cost per Page, Color | 0.09 | |
| Monthly Duty Cycle | 5000 | 0 |
| Monochrome Ink/Toner Yields | 850 | |
| Color Ink/Toner Yields | 590 | |
| Included Hardware | Ethernet cable, power supply, power cord | Canon Photo Paper Pro sample pack, six ink cartridges |
| Included Software | HP Photosmart Premier software | |
| In a Nutshell | More bad news for HP: below-average grades for out-of-box problems and significant problems with its printers. Readers aren t thrilled with HP s phone support either. |
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| Reports of product arriving with problems | Worse than Average | |
| Reports of products with any significant problems | Worse than Average | |
| Reports of problems that render a product unusable | Average | |
| Buyers’ rating of products ease-of-use | Average | |
| Buyers’ overall satisfaction with product’s reliability | Average | |
| Time spent holding for phone support | Average | |
| Overall quality of vendor’s phone support | Worse than Average | |
| Reports of problems unresolved after contacting service | Average | |
| Overall quality of service | Average |
