- ChromaLife100+ complement delivers colourful photos which final up to 300 years
- ¿Easy-PhotoPrint EX¿ program with extended ¿Auto Photo Fix¿ simply removes red-eye
- Operate your printer inside of seconds after power-on with Quick Start
- Self-operating paper outlay tray automatically opens when copy or copying
Product Description
Compact as well as Stylish All-In-One Photo Printer with PictBridge…. More >>
First off, I want to warn everyone that this printer DOES NOT COME WITH A USB CABLE. I even contacted Canon directly and was told that these don’t include the USB cable! What a crock–I had to buy a cable before I could even test it!
Next, I finally got it going, and after all of the noise of the unit resetting itself several times it, finally, reliably prints out great and at a fast speed.
So, this printer would have gotten 5 stars if it a) came with a USB cable; and b) doesn’t have to reset itself so many times before printing the first page of each print. However, reading the reviews of other printers, these are the best you can find around the $50 mark for an all-in-one so I’m moderately happy with my purchase.
I am a light user. I’d printed maybe 200 pages over the 6 months I’ve owned it. Documents only. When it worked, it worked well enough — no complaints about the print quality; mainly text.
BUT — two weeks ago I printed a few pages with no problems, turned it off, turned it on a few hours later, and was greeted by the main green display blinking an alternating “3″ and an “E”. It could not be reset and it would not accept any print jobs.
The supplied software diagnosed a paper jam and suggested I clear it. The thing is, there was no paper in the printer at all, not even a jammed scrap, so there was nothing to clear.
The online help suggested turning it off, unplugging everything including the power cable, and waiting a while. (???) I did so, waiting 3 hours. Problem remained.
Emailed Canon, giving them all the details, including of course the printer model. Four days later they write back asking me to give them the model name again. I did, and that was the last I’ve heard from them.
Maybe mine was defective. Still, Canon is not doing much to remedy the defect. Meanwhile I can’t print.
A readers’ response to another 1 star review suggests my problem isn’t unique.
For the low volume user this printer is all someone needs. It may even be of value for the moderate volume user. It’s an excellent printer with great quality and for the price you can’t beat it.
The printer was better than I expected. It was delivered faster than expected too.
I’ve had this printer for several months now and it is working fine. It has good print quality, all the features I need and it works intuitively avoiding the need to read a manual. Sorry about the guy who thinks it ran out of ink too fast. I find it about average in use of ink.
I’d recommend this printer for “casual use” which is how I use it. My previous two HP printers were terrible and both broke well before I would expect the useful life of a personal printer. I’ll never buy another HP.