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Canon Pixma MP530 Office All-In-One Inkjet Photo Printer Reviews

Customer Rating:
Summary: Good printer, but goes through ink like CRAZY.
Comment: This printer does everything you want it to do, but it seems like every other day the ink is "low". If you try to push it and wait till the ink is totally gone, it will get to a point where it will not print because it says the ink is out (you can't even choose to print in grayscale when one of the colors is out. No ink, no print, no way). And when you go to replace the ink, it still appears to have enough to print (probably 1/4 full!). This is a real hassle, and has caused me to really resent this purchase.

My only other problem with it is that you cannot turn off the beeps. I have yet to find any setting on it anywhere to turn it off. I used it for a time as a fax machine and the faxes will not come without beeping. Getting faxes in the middle of the night at a home office is sure to wake you up (very annoying if you have fax spammers! And you can't block the numbers!).

Honestly, I liked my old HP better. I only upgraded to have the ability to print pictures well, but with the ink problem, there's no way I am going to be doing that - it would cost too much in ink!!

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Customer Rating:
Summary: It works like a $300 machine, but it costs $100. Canon is doing good work
Comment: It scans very nicely. It copies a bit crooked but fast and sharp and photos are good enough for framing - I framed a bunch. Maybe the color accuracy isn't as good as a $200 dedicated photo printer, but I also don't give a d*mn. Prints are fast and clear and color is good and it always seems to work right away without a cleaning or a re-setting or re-screwing-around. I appreciate that.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Fantastic Printer!
Comment: I only just installed and started using this printer -- (was waiting to use up every drop of the ink in my last and final Epson printer) -- and I really love it. It's a very high-quality piece of equipment at a low price. I love that it has a second paper cassette, meaning I don't have to manually change paper types, and a feed switch right on the front that tells it which paper tray to use. The printer is quiet, prints wonderfully, and I am extremely happy with it. I haven't hooked up the fax yet -- and I probably won't because I always seem to conflicts between phone lines/answering machines/DSL/fax operations. But no matter, because I rarely send faxes anymore and never receive them. They could do away with that function on this machine and I'd still be extremely happy with it.

I love its other functions as well -- reduce/enlarge, image and exposure quality, and the two-sided printing. These are features usually reserved for far more expensive printers. So I'm happy as a clam!

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Customer Rating:
Summary: awesome!
Comment: The price on this was great. The shipping was speedy. It puts my 5 yr old HP all-in-one to shame......seriously. I should have switched over long ago!

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Poor quality photo printing & lots of ink problems
Comment: I have experienced nothing but hassles with my Canon 580 since I bought it. I'd hardly used the printer when the indicator said I needed to "check ink." It doesn't *always* say that, but it does again now, and it won't even let me scan a document because I need to "check ink" again -- though no ink is necessary for creating a digital file!! I've also been very disappointed with the quality of photo prints it produces. I wish I'd ignored Consumer Reports and gotten another HP all-in-one...

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