Canon PIXMA iP1600 Photo Printer (White)
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Customer Review: Free was a good price
Summary: 3 Stars
I got this as part of a package deal, and assuming the $50 rebate comes through, the price is right. Free. We'll be using it in a low-demand, non-critical application so I can't complain. But big print jobs will come to my Canon iP 4000, which is a Lexus compared to this stripped Toyota Echo. If you're looking for a serious printer, go up the Canon line or go elsewhere.Customer Review: Great printer, but mine jammed and broke in 2 mos.
Summary: 3 Stars
Awesome printer, awesome price. I'd give it 5 stars if it didn't jam and become unusable. If no one else had this problem, then maybe it's random and normal. The thing is, this printer was so cheap, it doesn't bother me too much. Oh, and it works great with Mac.Customer Review: PIXMA ip1600 photo printer
Summary: 3 Stars
When using black ink only, it pauses and asks every time I select it, which is irritating. Color photos don't print the greatest qualitly either. We are using in an office setting and for black the quality is good.Customer Review: Not happy with the quality
Summary: 2 Stars
When it was time to buy a new printer, I used to buy a bit higher quality than I really needed - and then I never used those extra features, I didn't make color pics nearly as often as I imagined I would, and b&w text didn't look any better just cause I spent an extra two hundred bucks on the printer.
So when I went to buy a few months ago, money was tight and I figured I'd try out my new theory. I purchased the very cheapest printer I could find: the Pixma ip1600. Yes it goes through ink quickly, but since the ink is cheaper than some other brands I didn't worry about it. What has bothered me is the relatively poor quality of the printer itself. Paper feed is clumsy - sometimes it takes a couple of minutes to grab a sheet, or it grabs more than one, or feeds it through crooked. The finised printed sheet exits from the bottom front of the printer. If there is the *slightest* resistance against the exiting paper (eg. you take hold of the paper as it is going through) the print quality is flawed. I've had pages ruined simply because the top edge of the paper hit the desk, rather than sliding smoothly over it. I'm a college professor, so my students don't complain if my exams have a stripe at the top, or what-not, but I can imagine the frustration trying to use this printer for an important proposal where perfection mattered.
So I think I went too far the other way. This is a printer that is too cheap even for my simple needs.
Customer Review: You get what you pay for...
Summary: 2 Stars
I bought this printer because I wanted high quality photo printing and I didn't need any of the bells and whistles that come with more expensive printers. It's a Canon, so I figured I could count on the photo quality. I was terribly disappointed though. I generally buy Staples brand photo paper for general photo printing, and it always worked fine with my Epson printer. But my first prints on this printer looked dull and muddy -- like I was looking at the images though a mild but annoying grey/brown haze. So I went out and bought Canon paper instead. The quality was somewhat improved, but still not what I had expected. So yes, I got a printer for under $30, but now to get even passably OK prints, I need to spend a fortune on Canon brand inks and paper. Not much of a bargain.