Canon printers are highly favored in the industry, and they have a long history of manufacturing valuable merchandise. When the company started in 1936, they were a camera company and it is highly likely that that is what they are still best known for. However, they have expanded with additional electronic products, such as copiers, scanners and obviously printers. The next are a few of the most stylish Canon printers, which you might want to take into consideration if you're keeping your eye out for a quality printer.
You can find the Canon Pixma MX330 multifunction inkjet printer for around $100. This impressive model has the ability to copy, scan, and produce high speed faxes. As a printer, it's suitable for printing both documents and photos at a resolution of up to 4800 x 1200 dpi. With the LCD screen, you can easily make adjustments to your documents and photos before printing. There's also an auto-document feeder to make it easier if you want to copy or scan multiple documents. If you want the printer mainly for photos, you should know that it doesn't include a multimedia card reader, but digital cameras can be connected to the unit through the PictBridge USB port. Overall, the Canon Pixma MX330 is an excellent value for a multifunction inkjet printer. High quality photo printing can be achieved with the Canon PIXMA Pro9000 priced under a whopping $500. With the maximum 4800 x 1200 color dpi resolution this patented FINE printhead technology is sure to give you extremely high quality photo prints every time without fail. Color and quality are what you will see with the 8 dye system in this unit. The efficient machine can print a high quality professional looking print in less than 90 seconds. Avoid paying the price the pros pay but still get those professional looking prints with the technology today we can make that happen for you. The PIXMA Pro9000 Mark II might not be the least expensive model for photo printers available on the market today but as for its quality you can't go wrong for the value.
Another option for getting the most out of its impressive features is the imageCLASS MF4370DN Laser All-in-One Printer. This unit has built in networking capabilities as well as the ability to fax, copy and scan. You may be surprised to find that this unit is also capable of double sided functions too! You will save money on paper using this duplexing function. Even with all of its features, this printer is quite energy efficient, and is Energy Star qualified. For the price of $300 this machine is a high performance laser printer useful for any printing related needs you could have. These are only a few of the many options in Canon Printers you can find at your local retailer. As you start looking around and researching the different models you will find that there is a vast array of models available these days. Online retailers are all competing for your business, so it's often possible to find prices that are lower than the suggested manufacturer's. Take some time to know what others are saying about the model you are considering to save yourself some headaches along the way. Canon printers can be a good choice if you're seeking a brand with a solid reputation.
Showing posts with label Canon Pixma MX850 All in One Printer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Canon Pixma MX850 All in One Printer. Show all posts
Wednesday, 12 October 2011
Friday, 13 February 2009
Canon Pixma MX 850 All in One Printer Review
I have always had a seriously bad time with printers and it was with some trepidation I bought the Canon Pixma MX850 All in one printer! I don't know why something like a printer should give me so much grief - it usually comes down to one of the following areas,
Hmm that's a longer list than I thought but pretty fair, I have had so many printers and something is always wrong with them. The last printer I had before I bought the Canon Pixma MX850 All in one was a fairly pricey Lexmark Color laser printer. I'd basically assumed that my problems were with buying cheap inkjet printers so I reckoned buying a decent laser would solve all these.
I was very, very wrong - it wasn't so much a laser printer but an ATM machine for the Lexmark printer Corporation. I have never in my life seen a machine eat laser toner with such speed. The replacement toners were more expensive than the printer and it requested them every other day.
In all honestly I'd have found supporting a heavy cocaine habit and keeping a selection of aging 1970s sportscars on the road to be a much cheaper proposition than running that stupid lexmark laser printer. In the end I gave it away, hiding my smirk as the poor sap walked off with the big shiny expensive looking laser printer.
As per usual it comes in a box that is far too big, but one little tip watch out for leaving any bits in there - the printer tray was hidden away in mine. The Canon MX 850 is a fair size but does look rather modern and sleek. It doesn't take that long to set up and everything clicks into place fairly easily.
Then you get the first nice surprise - the software actually works. Now this was a little bit of a shock for me - I've had several multifunction printers and the one thing they all had in common was awful software, HP usually managed the best with software that rarely worked and had the ability to crash or freeze your computer as well - most of the Canon stuff seemed to what it's supposed to.
Connecting it up to the network was a doddle, the software found it and set it up and it well just worked. The canon mx850 drivers seem to be very well written in my opinion.
Print quality is good - I've printed photos, documents and presentations all were very good quality. I should add that I'm no expert in photography stuff but the printouts looked good enough for me. The printer is fairly quick although when doing duplex copies it does take quite a while to print on the second side.
Scanning on the Canon MX 850 all in one works very well, I usually use the software to scan from my PC but you can do it manually from the console as well. It's fairly fast scanning and the results seem fine.
Fax on the Canon MX850 seems to work well enough although I have't actually recieved anything yet just sent them.
The other excellent point of this printer are the ink cartridges, they seem to be very economical. I bought a complete set with the printer and have been using them for about 4 months now - I don't print out thousands of pages but the family use it a lot and the first set of ink cartridges are still going strong. They are also quite cheap as they don't have a printer head built into each catridge which cuts the cost significantly a new cartridge head for the Canon MX850 All in One only costs about £15 anyway.
Well that's about it I think - it's the first printer I've had for quite a while which has not made me angry. It just does what it is supposed to do , all the functions seem to work and it seems reliable and economical.
I'd thoroughly recommend this printer if your're after a decent multifunction printer that is economical to run - Check out the Canon Pixma MX850 All in One Printer Reviews at Amazon here most of them seem also very positive apart from some rumours about networking problems - mine worked fine.
Canon PIXMA MX850 Multi Function Printer
- Annoying Printer Drivers and Software
- Reliability (or complete lack of)
- Toner Cartridge Life
- Replacement costs of toners/ink
- Rubbish print quality
Hmm that's a longer list than I thought but pretty fair, I have had so many printers and something is always wrong with them. The last printer I had before I bought the Canon Pixma MX850 All in one was a fairly pricey Lexmark Color laser printer. I'd basically assumed that my problems were with buying cheap inkjet printers so I reckoned buying a decent laser would solve all these.
I was very, very wrong - it wasn't so much a laser printer but an ATM machine for the Lexmark printer Corporation. I have never in my life seen a machine eat laser toner with such speed. The replacement toners were more expensive than the printer and it requested them every other day.
In all honestly I'd have found supporting a heavy cocaine habit and keeping a selection of aging 1970s sportscars on the road to be a much cheaper proposition than running that stupid lexmark laser printer. In the end I gave it away, hiding my smirk as the poor sap walked off with the big shiny expensive looking laser printer.
Canon MX850 All in one printer review
As per usual it comes in a box that is far too big, but one little tip watch out for leaving any bits in there - the printer tray was hidden away in mine. The Canon MX 850 is a fair size but does look rather modern and sleek. It doesn't take that long to set up and everything clicks into place fairly easily.
Then you get the first nice surprise - the software actually works. Now this was a little bit of a shock for me - I've had several multifunction printers and the one thing they all had in common was awful software, HP usually managed the best with software that rarely worked and had the ability to crash or freeze your computer as well - most of the Canon stuff seemed to what it's supposed to.
Connecting it up to the network was a doddle, the software found it and set it up and it well just worked. The canon mx850 drivers seem to be very well written in my opinion.
Print quality is good - I've printed photos, documents and presentations all were very good quality. I should add that I'm no expert in photography stuff but the printouts looked good enough for me. The printer is fairly quick although when doing duplex copies it does take quite a while to print on the second side.
Scanning on the Canon MX 850 all in one works very well, I usually use the software to scan from my PC but you can do it manually from the console as well. It's fairly fast scanning and the results seem fine.
Fax on the Canon MX850 seems to work well enough although I have't actually recieved anything yet just sent them.
The other excellent point of this printer are the ink cartridges, they seem to be very economical. I bought a complete set with the printer and have been using them for about 4 months now - I don't print out thousands of pages but the family use it a lot and the first set of ink cartridges are still going strong. They are also quite cheap as they don't have a printer head built into each catridge which cuts the cost significantly a new cartridge head for the Canon MX850 All in One only costs about £15 anyway.
Well that's about it I think - it's the first printer I've had for quite a while which has not made me angry. It just does what it is supposed to do , all the functions seem to work and it seems reliable and economical.
I'd thoroughly recommend this printer if your're after a decent multifunction printer that is economical to run - Check out the Canon Pixma MX850 All in One Printer Reviews at Amazon here most of them seem also very positive apart from some rumours about networking problems - mine worked fine.
Canon PIXMA MX850 Multi Function Printer
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