Summary: Terrific Printer
Comment: I got rid of my Epson 820 photo printer. You had to clean it about every 3 days, using up great supplies of ink. It was extremely noisy and very slow, for color prints. After much research, settled on the Canon. It is terrific. The quietest printer I have ever heard, with very good speed, and the colors are excellent, even using my old Epson glossy photo paper. My Epson was hooked up parallel, but the canon only has a USB hook-up. I had to do some rearranging as my laptop only has two USB ports, but that is no problem. The only frustrating thing is that I ordered this about 2 hours before Canon put a rebate on, of $40. I called Canon but they would not honor it, even though I missed it by only 2 hours. If I were buying this in a store, the salesman might have warned me to wait a day, for the rebate. The internet can be very impersonal.
Customer Rating:
Summary: The Best Printer Ever!
Comment: I recently bought this i900D printer based on a recommendation my brother and cousin gave me and a few of them I read here on Amazon. I must say, they were all right! One of the very first pictures I printed was a picture of my boyfriend and I standing in front of a beautiful sunset in CA, and my goodness it was one of THE BEST shots I have ever seen and the use of the Canon Photo Pro paper makes it even better! The colors are just so vibrant. And I love the easy-print software package that it comes with, it makes for a quick print of your photos. And the best part is you can set the pictures to print in 'vivid photo' and 'noise reduction' as it will bring out the blue skies brilliantly, and if there is a shadow on the people it will lighten it up! I HIGHLY RECOMMEND this printer!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Unbelievable Prints
Comment: All I have to say is get this printer! Talk about crystal clear and
crisp, I don't even think a 35mm could produce a photo as
good as this and it was taken with a 1.3mp Olympus D-400 camera.
The printer was a breeze to set up. Easy controls on
the top on the printer to zoom in pictures, crop, cut, and do
what you need to do with the picture before printing it.
You can directly print from your camera, the computer
or you can just put your card into one of the Memory Slots on top of
the printer. It accepts CompactFlash, Microdrive, SmartMedia,
Memory Stick, Sd card, Multimedia Card. Yes, all of those
cards are compatible with this printer.
One feature I found that was kind of cool, only because I had
no more USB slots free once the printer was plugged in, was
the fact that I could read & write to the media card as if it
were a drive on the computer (just as it was when I had the
multiple card reader plugged in). (make sure you have the
Memory Card Utility installed and when you want to be able to
read & write just click the icon for it and following the
simple directions.) Now I don't even have to worry about not
having an extra USB slot for my other card reader...I can
just use the printer.
If you think the LCD screen is too dark, just adjust the
contrast by pressing MENU - Maintenance - Contrast and adjust
it. Very simple. I brightened it up a tiny bit.
My other printer was an Epson Stylus 800 ... total garbage compared to this.
I've had various HP printers and nothing has compared for the great price.
I highly recommend this printer for everyone. Good job Canon!
I think my next toy will be a 5mp Canon digital camera. Time
to retire the 1.3mp even though I've never had a problem
with it, I just want movie options with it as well.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Phenomenal photo / regular color printer from Canon!
Comment: The Canon i900D is a remarkable color photo printer. Since receiving it, I have had no issues with the setup, instructions, print head or ink cartridges. I'm VERY impressed by this machine and strongly recommend it to anyone who wants professional quality print jobs from a medium- to higher-end color inkjet photo printer.
The six (6) individual color cartridges (included) are fantastic. I love the fact there are multiple cartridges. Instead of running out of yellow -- and having to replace an uber cartridge (which may have semi-full reserves of red and blue), I simply replace the yellow cartridge. No wasted ink cartridges. Canon offers quality, professional-grade ink, too. And the price has been reasonable when compared against other print manufacturers and their wares.
Despite large print runs, I haven't drained them quickly, like the prior HP color photo printer I owned (which also had individual cartridges), even with the same print output settings. And whether using Canon's Pro paper ($$$$) or plain white paper, I'm very impressed with the results.
I would offer this advise to Canon in the design of their future printers, though: 1.) Better paper tray capacity; 2.) memory card slot(s) on the front, akin to HP's design; 3.) networking capabilities; 4.) Linux print drivers/software; and 5.) include a USB connection cable, please!
I wanted the paper tray to hold more paper. As this is a photo printer, and not an office printer, I can understand the limited space.
While there aren't any memory card slots on the printer, there is a USB 2.0 A port on the front side, which my Kodak digital camera base connects to. (There is also a USB 2.0 B port on the printer's backside which can be used, depending on how you're connecting from the printer to your computer.) And I can use both the digital camera's LCD and the printer's LCD to preview/select the picture I want to print without downloading to the computer first. (If you prefer to run large print jobs, I would recommend downloading to the computer first and printing from there.) I would like to see Canon adopt memory card slots for the front of the machine, akin to what HP has been offering. I'd prefer to pull the memory card from my digital camera, insert into the printer and print that way.
I wish Canon (and other companies) would consider networking solutions within their printers. Yes, one computer on the network can serve as a print server (and if necessary, the USB cable can be simply moved from one machine to the other). I'd like to see either USB-based networking enabled, or wireless networking added to the next generation, though.
Linux drivers and software: Bring 'em on! 'Nuff said.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great Printer
Comment: First print out of the box was great and it printed in less than a minute. I as skeptical after reading some of the reviews about yellowing and slow printing, but I have not been more pleased. The photos look almost as good as the ones you get from a photo developing lab. I am not sorry I bought this printer. Be sure to buy a USB cable as one is not included.