What Is Equivalent to the Canon MP830?
The Pixma MP830 is a multi-function printer developed by Canon. The Artisan 835 and Officejet Pro 8500A are comparable devices manufactured by Epson and Hewlett-Packard, respectively. All three devices include printers, copiers, scanners, fax machines and memory card slots. They differ primarily in terms of media processing speeds and networking capabilities.
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Size and Weight
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The Pixma MP830 measures 19.7 inches wide, 19.2 inches deep and 11.5 inches tall at its tallest point. It weighs 32.3 pounds without any media loaded in its trays. The Artisan 835 measures 18.3 inches wide, 25.8 inches deep and 7.8 inches tall at its tallest point. It’s slightly lighter than the MP830, weighing in at 24.9 pounds without media in its trays. The Officejet Pro 8500A measures 19.8 inches wide, 16.7 inches deep and 12.1 inches tall at its tallest point. It’s the heaviest of the three devices, weighing approximately 34 pounds without media in its trays.
Printer
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The Pixma MP830 prints up to 30 black and white pages or 24 color pages per minute. It prints at a maximum resolution of 9,600 by 2,400 dots per inch. The Artisan 835 is considerably slower, printing up to 9.5 black and white pages per minute and nine color pages per minute. The Artisan 835 prints at a maximum resolution of 5,760 by 1,440 dots per inch. The Officejet Pro 8500A prints up to 35 black and white pages or 34 color pages per minute at a maximum resolution of 4,800 by 1,200 dots per inch.
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Copier
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The Pixma MP830 copies up to 29 black and white or 24 color pages per minute. The Officejet Pro 8500A is slightly faster, copying up to 35 pages per minute in black and white or color. The Artisan 835 is faster still, copying up to 38 black and white or color pages per minute. All three copiers handle jobs up to 99 sheets in quantity. All three support reductions down to 25 percent of the original document size and enlargements up to 400 percent.
Scanner
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The Pixma MP830 uses a charged-coupled device scan element that scans at optical resolutions up to 2,400 by 4,800 dots per inch and at interpolated resolutions up to 19,200 by 19,200 dots per inch. The Artisan 835 has a CIS line sensor scanner that scans at optical resolutions up to 4,800 by 4,800 dots per inch and interpolated resolutions up to 9,600 by 9,600 dots per inch. The Officejet Pro 8500A has an ADF flatbed scanner that scans at optical resolutions up to 4,800 by 4,800 dots per inch. HP doesn’t publish interpolated resolution specifications for the device.
Additional Information
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Additional features of the Pixma MP830 include a built-in fax machine and a media card slot. Additional features of the Artisan 835 include a fax machine, 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi capabilities, an Ethernet port and a memory card slot. The Officejet Pro 8500A features a fax machine, 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi capabilities, an Ethernet port, PictBridge connection and a memory card slot. All three devices have USB 2.0 ports for connecting directly to computers.
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