Canon PIXMA MP490 Review

Canon PIXMA MP490 Inkjet Photo All-In-One Printer

Use the new Auto Photo Fix II feature to automatically adjust and correct your photos

The ChromaLife100+1 system gives you beautiful and long-lasting photos

Collect, combine and edit multiple web pages to print your own layout using Easy-WebPrint EX

Features pigment black ink for crisp, sharp text

Customer Reviews

I'm using the Canon MP490 at home with a Mac Book Pro Intel Core Duo OSX 10.5.8. I found the set up very straightforward and encountered no problems. As mentioned in another review, the USB cord is not included. Print quality/tone was very good for both photos and plain documents. Color ran a bit to the green end. Scanning and copying were also uncomplicated. Inserting the SD card from my digital camera into the printer immediately brought up the image on the LCD screen, ready to print. iPhoto also started up automatically on my laptop, ready to import the images from the SD card in the printer-very slick. Controls were fairly intuitive as was the menu on the compass control. Print speed was on the slow side, so if your needs require high volume printing, this is probably not the right printer for you. The included software loaded easily and works fairly well. Ink costs are high for OEM replacement cartridge. There are ink refill kits on the web for this model to reduce costs considerably-I have no experience refilling these particular cartridges, but have found it to be very economical in my other Canon and HP printers. I have had the printer for only three days so I cannot speak to its long-term dependability. My initial impression is that the MP490 is an inexpensive, very good quality printer with easy set-up and helpful software. It is ideal for low-volume home use.

Addendum 10/3/2010- about two months ago I began having problems with the printer shutting down during long (more than 3 or 4 page) jobs. This happens intermittently, but is quite annoying when it does-you have to re-print the whole job. Refilling the ink cartridges is fairly simple initially, but failed to work after 2 or 3 fills. I would no longer recommend this printer.

Product Description

Do you need a compact, high-quality, stylish and versatile printer that will print great borderless photos, documents and more? The PIXMA MP490 Photo All-In-One delivers 4800 x 1200 maximum color dpi1, 2pl and the PG-210 Black and CL-211 Color FINE Ink Cartridge System for superb overall print quality.

Another key component the PIXMA MP490 prides itself on is ease of use so you can conveniently get the photo lab quality you want. The new Auto Photo Fix II software is built right into the machine and automatically corrects your images while easy viewing and editing can be done right on the 1.8” LCD. Plus, its QuickStart feature gives you faster access to printer operations once the products is on. If you want to start scanning, Auto Scan Mode automatically recognizes the type of original you are scanning and saves it with the appropriate settings. Oh, need some copies - No problem. Dual Color Gamut Processing Technology enables your copies to maintain the integrity of the original whether a document or photo copy-after-copy.

Don’t forget, for added printing versatility enjoy computer-free photo printing options via compatible memory cards2.

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Canon PIXMA MX350 Review

Canon PIXMA MX350 Wireless Office All-in-One Printer

Fully integrated 35 page auto document feeder for raid copying, scanning and faxing

Super G3 high speed fax with 20 coded speed dials storing up to 50 incoming pages when receiving ITU-T No. 1 chart

Various security features including password protected PDFs

Collect, combine and edit multiple web pages to print your own layout using -InchEasy-WebPrint EX-Inch

Customer Reviews

I've been so tired of the bloatware software/drivers that come with HP's. My company has one of the high end Canon machines in the office so I thought I would try one of their home machines. Setup was easy. The software/driver install was easy, did not take forever and did not load up my machine with bloatware crap. It is a straight forward easy to use software and machine that works. I have no complaints. I will be buying Canons for now on at home.

Product Description

The PIXMA MX350 Wireless Home Office All-In-One delivers the versatility you need to bring high-quality, ease of use and maximum productivity into your home or small office. Let the convenience begin with the ability to conveniently print or scan wirelessly1 from anywhere around the house with a built-in Wireless connection. The built-in, fully integrated 30-sheet Auto Document Feeder means fast copying or scanning of your originals so you can do other things while the printer is at work. Additionally, various security features like password protected PDF’s let you feel safe about creating and distributing your most confidential files. Plus, for those of you who want to create and customize your own web layouts, you’ll enjoy Easy-WebPrint EX so you only print what you want, when you want off the web!

Super G3 High-speed Fax2 and networkable Ethernet ensure efficient communication while Dual Color Gamut Processing Technology maintains the integrity of the originals you need to copy. This versatile Wireless Office All-In-One also prints photo lab quality pictures. Speaking of photos, take full advantage of Canon’s fantastic Wi-Fi printing technology and print your photos wirelessly from compatible iPhone 3G, 3GS and iPod touch devices.3 Enjoy additional computer-less printing capabilities via compatible memory cards, PictBridge and optional Bluetooth4, 5 while images are viewed on a 2.5" LCD. Plus, 2 Paper Paths let you easily select printing on plain or photo paper.

Whether you’re running your business on a PC or Mac, the PIXMA MX350 meets all of your printing needs in one machine and can fit virtually anywhere!

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Canon PIXMA MX420 Review

Canon PIXMA MX420 Wireless Office-All-In-One Printer
Wireless1 All-In-One Home Office Printer with 2.5" LCD & ADF.
Fully-Integrated 30-sheet auto document feeder for rapid document copying, scanning and faxing
Super G3 high-speed fax2 with 20 coded speed dials storing up to 50 incoming pages when receiving ITU-T No. 1 chart12
New Full HD Movie Print turns your favorite HD movie clips captured with your compatible Canon EOS Digital SLR or PowerShot cameras into beautiful prints4
Collect, combine and edit multiple web pages to print your own layout using Easy-WebPrint EX

Customer Reviews

I researched this printer against higher priced HP printers at Costco. This printer had better ratings so I bought it. The first thing I noticed was the installation compared to my old wireless HP 6980 (which it replaced) was awesome. 3 Laptops wirelessly connected and a desktop usb connection all within 30 minutes. Just connect it to your wireless SSID with the password, put in the disk load the software and it works for XP, Vista and Win 7 (comes with a MAC disk but I am too poor to afford one of those) the disk software will find the printer for you and connect it laptop or whatever. Do try to do it in windows by adding a printer and browsing the network or by going to your router to add it, none of that is needed, in fact it probably won't work if you try to do it that way which I did by habit. I printed out test pages from each and the print quality was great. I don't plan on using this for photos, that's what costco online is for at 9cents a 6x9 who would be foolish enough to do prints on a Inkjet anyway? This mainly going to used for letters, printing from the internet, scanning and copying.
Also the ink cartridges cost considerably less than my HP ones that are $72 bucks for a combo pack. HP is going to goodwill. Also you can load the entire installation CD on a thumbdrive or hard drive and keep it there so you don't have to hunt around for a CD or you can load multiple systems at the same time. I would give it 5 stars but it is a bit loud, no reason not to buy. I would recommend the printer to a friend.

Product Features
The new Full HD Movie Print turns your favorite HD movie clips
Built-in Wi-Fi lets you print and scan from any room in your home
Multifunction Devices: Printer, Scanner, Copier & Fax Energy Star
While a built-in, fully integrated 30-sheet Auto Document Feeder means fast copying, scanning and faxing of your originals
Auto Document Feeder means fast copying, scanning and faxing of your originals so you can increase your multitasking

Product Description

High-quality, ease of use and versatility make the PIXMA MX420 Wireless Inkjet Office All-In-One an excellent choice for your home or small office. Built-in Wi-Fi1 lets you print and scan from any room in your home while a built-in, fully integrated 30-sheet Auto Document Feeder means fast copying, scanning and faxing of your originals so you can increase your multitasking. Additionally, Super G3 High-speed Fax2 and networkable Ethernet ensure efficient communication and Dual Color Gamut Processing Technology means your copies will maintain the integrity of the original. You can also utilize security features like password protected PDF’s so you can feel safe about creating and distributing your most confidential files.

While you will enjoy printing borderless3, photo lab quality prints up to 8.5" x 11," your photo printing options now expand to Full HD video. Full HD Movie Print turns your favorite HD movie clips captured with compatible Canon EOS Digital SLR or PowerShot cameras into beautiful photo prints.4 Take full advantage of Canon’s Wi-Fi1 printing technology and print photos from compatible iPad, iPhone 4, 3G, 3GS, iPod touch and Android devices.5 You can also utilize computer-less printing via compatible memory cards6, PictBridge7 and optional Bluetooth8 while conveniently viewing your images on a 2.5" LCD. Plus, for those of you who want to create and customize your own web layouts, Easy-WebPrint EX lets you print what you want, when you want off the web!

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Canon PIXMA iP6600D Review

Canon PIXMA iP6600D Photo Printer

Resolutions up to 9,600 x 2,400 dpi for both color and black printing

Print borderless 4" x 6" photos in just 46 seoncds; 8.5" x 11" in as little as 1.8 minutes

Print directly from PictBridge-compatible memory cards

View images on 3.5" LCD screen

One-year warranty

Customer Reviews

First of all, these consumer reviews are the best and twice now have helped me to either rectify a bad purchase decision or make the right decision first time. So thanks to all who take the time to contribute.

This printer is EXCELLENT in almost every respect. The quality of the printed images is unbelievable - even on 'standard' output. It far exceeds the quality of the Epson RX500 we were using previously. Its FAST. We print in 'batches'; sometimes as many as sixty 8.5"x11"s at a time. This printer is an absolute dream. To have superior quality photos run off at speed is very very valuable to us as a small business. So far, ink usage appears better than the Epson, but only time will tell and we have only had the printer a week.

The reason I gave this printer 4 stars and not 5 is because we operate a small network of computers with mostly PCs, and one Mac. The printer is hooked up to one of the PCs via USB as a 'shared' printer. Although the Mac can see it, it can't print to it through the network (unlike all the other printers we have owned, including the Epson). My suspicion is that this is due to a driver issue since the printer model isn't available through the Print & Fax function when the remote printer is being selected. It IS available when the Mac is hooked up directly to the printer, without going via the network.

Knowing this, would I make a different choice of printer or take this one back? Absolutely no way. The advantages of this printer are so far superior to anything else we could find on the market at a reasonable price-point, I consider it worth the inconvenience to the Mac user (who is me!). Great printer, and fingers crossed a 'fix' will be available soon to rectify the network issue.

Product Description

The PIXMA iP6600D Photo Printer is a photo-printing powerhouse, with incredible quality and high end convenience. It delivers an amazing resolution of up to 9,600 x 2,400 dpi, for detail and clarity that will surpass your expectations. To achieve this, Canon Full-photolitho-graphy Inkjet Nozzle Engineering (FINE) uses a next-generation 3,072-nozzle print head that ejects precise, consistent droplets as small as one picoliter. Plus, we've added high intensity photo cyan and photo magenta to the conventional four inks, to increase the accuracy of color values.

The high performance doesn't stop there. The PIXMA iP6600D Photo Printer can produce a beautiful photo lab quality 4" x 6" borderless print in approximately 46 seconds. Plus, its advanced paper handling provides you with several smart printing options. The dual paper path allows you to keep two different paper types always loaded and ready to print. You can even create two-sided photos or special photo albums with select Canon media.

With the extra-large 3.5" LCD color viewer and control panel, you can evaluate and enhance the images on your compatible memory card before printing! For viewing, just insert the card into one of the built-in card slots and select the images. As needed, the PIXMA iP6600D Photo Printer will automatically correct for red eye, improve sharpness and enhance the light values on your subjects' faces. Or, you can fine tune the image yourself using the easy control panel. Then, print directly from the memory card! You can also print directly from a PictBridge compatible digital camera or DV camcorder.

The Canon ChromaLife100 system combines the PIXMA iP6600D Photo Printer's FINE print head technology and newly developed inks with select Canon photo papers, with results rivaling that of many conventional photos. And with the new smart LED ink tanks, your LED lamp flashes when ink is running low, and flashes even faster when nearing empty.

What's in the Box:

PIXMA iP6600D Photo Printer, iP6600D print head, power cord, FINE cartridges: CL-51, documentation kit, easy setup instructions, Canon Photo Paper Plus Glossy for Borderless Printing 4" x 6" sample pack

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Canon PIXMA MX340 Review

Canon PIXMA MX340 Wireless Office All-in-One Printer
Fully integrated 30 page auto document feeder for raid copying, scanning and faxing
Super G3 high speed fax with 20 coded speed dials storing up to 50 incoming pages when receiving ITU-T No. 1 chart
Various security features including password protected PDFs
InchEasy-WebPrint EX-Inch lets you clip, arrange and print web contents
Bonus 4-Inch x 6-Inch Photo Paper Included!

Customer Reviews
My ancient HP G5 All-In-One finally croaked, so I ordered one of these. I didn't really expect it would be any good considering how cheap it is, but I have been pleasantly surprised. The construction is really excellent, and it looks a lot better than most of the flimsy competition I looked at from HP and the rest. There aren't any floppy pieces dangling off it waiting to get broken. I am using it with an iMac 30" running OS X 10.6.3.

Setup was fairly straightforward using the wireless connection. The manual takes about 50 pages to get round to telling you that all you need to do is hit the menu button on the printer and find the LAN sub-menu, then choose the network and enter the password. The software for the iMac pretty much installs itself.

The included software is good. This is usually a problem with Macs and printers/scanners, but not this time. The scanner will scan straight into Mail, or into your Pictures folder, in jpg, tiff, or pdf. The scans are excellent, much better than the stand-alone HP Scanjet I paid $300 for not so long ago. Print quality is quite good, and reasonably fast, but I really got this for scanning and faxing, with just light duty printing when I don't want to walk over to the laser printer.

I am still laughing to myself over the insane value this represents. I honestly can't remember ever getting such a great piece of gear so cheap. It cost more to buy the Airport Express that hooks it to the LAN. I have never posted a review on Amazon before, but this machine is just so great that I had to.


Product Description

The PIXMA MX340 Wireless Home Office All-In-One delivers the versatility you need to experience increased productivity in your home or small office. Its built-in Wireless connectivity allows you to print or scan wirelessly1 from anywhere in the house. The built-in, fully integrated 30-sheet Auto Document Feeder delivers fast copying or scanning of your originals so you can do other things while your printer is at work. Plus, various security features like password protected PDF’s let you feel safe about creating and distributing your most confidential files.

Super G3 High-speed Fax2 ensures efficient communication and thanks to Dual Color Gamut Processing Technology, your copies will maintain the integrity of the original. This versatile Wireless Office All-In-One also prints photo lab quality pictures. Speaking of photos, take full advantage of Canon’s fantastic Wi-Fi printing technology and print your photos wirelessly from compatible iPhone 3G, 3GS and iPod touch devices3. Enjoy additional computer-less printing capabilities via PictBridge4 and optional Bluetooth5 while you set your quantities on a Full Dot Matrix LCD. Easy-WebPrint EX6 allows you to print what you want off the web, when you want. So surf the web, create your layouts, combine text and pictures and print out pages however you like.

Whether you’re running your business on a PC or Mac, the PIXMA MX340 meets all of your printing needs and can fit virtually anywhere!

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