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Canon PIXMA iP1700 Photo Inkjet Printer (Gray) Reviews

Customer Rating:
Summary: Fast but a hassle
Comment: I got this printer for free; I wouldn't recommend buying it. It uses up ink like crazy, and the cartridges are more expensive than other canon ink cartridges. While the printer quality is fine, it's a hassle to use. It took me a long time to get the hang of loading the paper (it can't hold much at a time, or the paper jams). Worse, there's no place for the paper to go after it leaves the printer. This means you're stuck catching the paper yourself after it comes out if you don't want your paper scattering all over the place. It's small, which is good for small spaces, but you have to sacrifice perks that better printers have like different settings.

Try a different small printer if you want real quality.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Best yet
Comment: This little printer is oddly the best printer I've ever had. Mainly because it's still working, it never fails to print. I've been using it steadily for three years and have yet to have a single issue with it. I'm no longer terrified about printing close to a deadline, or feeding the paper by hand, or jams. It just prints. And perfectly.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Excellent value for the price
Comment: My Epson died after only 1 year. Love this Canon.
Pros: PRICE, PRICE, PRICE, ease of set-up and use, quite good print quality.
Cons: printouts fall onto floor (no tray), print quality a little washed out (compensate by setting intensity higher, then looks excellent).
I had no trouble locating inktanks, and they weren't any more expensive than the ones for my Epson.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Good starter photo printer
Comment: I've owned a number of higher end consumer and low-end pro inkjet printers over the years. While I was a little skeptical of the quality that could be produced with a 4-color inkjet in times when there are 5 & 6 color printers, I was pleasantly surprised.

Make no mistake, this is an inexpensive printer. It probably won't hold up to lots of use, but it's not intended (or priced) for that use. For the average person, I think it's a great choice for general color printing and photo printing.

It's quick and the color are good. It does surprisingly well on plain paper. Technologically, it's at the cheap end of Canon's new line of printers that use the FINE inks which are designed to give exceptionally long lifespans compared to the currently available inks. It sounds good at least, but I haven't had it long enough to know how it compares to anything else.

One caveat -- there appears to be a bug (or perhaps a feature I don't understand well) in the 1.95c driver that will cause the colors to become very subdued when the borderless printing feature is enabled on plain paper. The setting isn't recommended, but not for that reason. Make sure you turn OFF this setting if you're getting light or washed-out print.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Cheap, Cheerful and Colorful
Comment: Cheap color inkjet. Advantage over the HP equivalents is that the ink appears to last twice as long. Fairly robust and fair quality for the cost. Hey, if it breaks, just get another. You get what you pay for.

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