About the quality of the Canon Pixma MP280: Can someone please tell me how good the quality of this printer is.
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I was using a $300 Epson Artisan 835 and the scanner broke in the printer so the printer would not let me print just because of the broken scanner. So stupid. Anyway, so I really needed to print some full color text/graphic flyers and didn't feel like spending another $300 on a printer so I went on craigslist and found a brand new mp280 for $40 so I said why not give it a try and and once I set it up, the quality surprised me. The full color print outs were nearly as good as the Epson Artisan, about 95% identical (using the slow High Quality mode). The faster normal mode created banding in the pure black background print outs which didn't fly with me at all. For $40 I really can't complain at ALL. The negatives that I miss from my epson artisan is that it could print closer to the edge of the paper (about 0.2 inches closer), a duplexer that could print double sided automatically, my continuous ink system that I bought for it, a WiFi connection and faster print speeds. If you don't print that much and don't care about it's speed it really is a good printer, especially for the price. This thing does use up ink pretty fast especially if you are printing full color prints with a lot of pure black backgrounds. When I was using the Epson Artisan, I purchased a continuous ink system that save me literally like 800 dollars from buying regular cartridges. I was really sad I couldn't use it in the Canon but after checking the UltraGamut.com website I found out that they DO carry a Canon PIXMA MP280 continuous ink system so I have one on order and can't wait to get it!
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I will answer this but I'm new to being in an office. I had an HP and it was tempermental. It worked when it wanted to, or so it seems. Then by sitting idle the ink dried out and they are very expensive. Now I have a Canon and I can not believe how fast it prints. And I learned quickly how to scan and send. Would I recommend this? Darn tootin! Great machine and the toner costs a lot less and last longer. Joh
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Lisa- Ink runs fine. I have a MP600 sitting right beside my computer as I type this you(better built than anything new you can buy- bigger print head width and bigger cartridge tanks #8's)). I ran a big run recently-250 sheets double sided with text and picture..no issues on a higher quality bond(remember paper is a reflector-crummy papers don't work as well(less reflective and opaque)- if you get a good paper with Color Lock on the label-92 minimum brightness you'll do fine). If you have never used these cartridges before-a) pull the yellow tab off the top b) when handling/loading them hold the new cartridges by their ends(thumb and second finger on your right hand) not the sides of the cartridge-which will pressurize the ink and squirt it out when you do the next step c) then twist the orange protective tab on the bottom to the left with you left hand(while you hold the cartridge vertically with your right hand)- you will get little to no squirt or drip as the orange cap twists off! d) insert into the machine-pushing down on the top of the cartridge-e) make sure you get a good solid click and steady light on the cartridge...If the cartridge is not recognized, lift out and reinsert-if necessary push back slightly on the plastic tension tab to get a solid click and you are good to go-ink status will show fill. These cartridges are cheap and they work. I do a lot of photography as well- glossy paper(Costco) and matte finish(Kodak). Quality is excellent but not quite as bright of color as OEM(Original Equipment Manufacture-Canon). Most people can't tell the difference. I am super fussy. Good luck!
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Lia I too am looking for a new printer. I have searching the web for reviews and have found only a few which is not much of a help. It apprears the MP 620 looks, please let me know what you think. Thanks:)
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The quality is as good as any other printer. I find that the quality of my pictures is as good and sometimes better than the Kodak 5500 all-in-one printer I use at times.
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Have you bought the printer? I, too, am thinking of buying this printer and I also LOVE using Picassa. I always edit my pictures on Picassa before printing them. Just curious to see how this is working for you.
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I've never used the Canon printer asked about. I'm very happy with the quality and speed of my Epson 1430. My only complaint is that despite it being Ipad and IPhone compatible it won't work with mine. My Apple stuff works fine with my sons HP. I have had no support from Epson Support. Last time I tried all I got with an older gentleman with an attitude who said I needed to go Apple for support. I am 81 years old myself but have been using printers for over 15 years and being an ex pro photographer I'm very picky about definition and color balance. The 1430 is great improvement over my 1280 which I used for over 9 years trouble free J. Smith
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Per Canon tech support - no. I do have a PIXMA iP2702 (part of the iP2700 series) for free - only asking shipping cost. It's refurbished (Amazon) - box hasn't been opened. A connection line is missing. Thought I needed to replace my current printer - ended up I didn't need to.
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I ended up with the MP620. It seems okay so far, but I really have not done much with it yet...just printed out a few regular pages. Haven't tried the scanner, copier , or photo printing yet. Keep on meaning to , but just haven't yet....I will try some of these things in the next few days and send another reply if that will help. One thing, it said "quick start" and it doesn't seem to be very quick, but there may be some setting I have to change for that and I've pretty much just been turning it on and clicking print....
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The printer itself is amazing. Very fast and the print quality is very good.!!!!!
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I have had mine for about 2 years. Only problem was long lasting. It stopped printing until a computer junkie caught hold of several others having the same problem. Even Canon's great customer service was unable to correct that particular problem.
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My 610 works and produces above the norm consistently, had it since 2007 and I've had HP's, Epson's , etc and what really makes the 610 shine is to scan, save to desktop, and attach to an email, documents, photos, text and flawlessy. In fact I got Canons website for upgrades for software etc. and thought why??????????????. If it ain't broke........................Good all around every day machine but a photo above 8x10 should be handled by a Canon, I believe 9000 pro or an Epson 3880 for superior print quality!
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which printer did you ultimately buy? I have been mulling over the same three models also. Can't decide which one to buy.Len
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The m1319mfp printer is a an excellent printer, fax, copier for a small office. I just purchased a second one for a new location of our company. It is a little pricey at over (new) $600 but the high end of HP printers are more reliable then the low end. I would rather pay more and have less troubles. When I looked used (refurbed) they were around $200. I suggest buy a refurb that is guaranteed, use the catridges, and then hopefully use many more! (I assume that the one you have can't be repaired?? ) Good luck!
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Tough question to answer. Photo quality is such a subjective thing. What one person thinks looks great, another does not. Can this printer print photos...yes, absolutely it can. Do they look better than the best photo printers out there...well, no they don't. Do they look good? The quality of the print using the manufactures ink looks good to me using generic glossy photo paper. Good enough to print snapshots, make promotional items for school fund raisers, etc. Would I use this printer to create photos to enter a photo contest...probably not. Keep in mind this as well, the software allows for many different settings of how the printer will print a photo and I have not spent hours tweaking it to my tastes. I just use the default settings and was happy enough with the results to use it again for that purpose. The speed is OK. Not super slow, and not super fast either. I deal with a lot of large format (11x17) drawings...that was my purpose in buying this printer.
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I returned mine after using the trial cartridge. The quality was poor and I though that it might just be the cartridge. After I installed a new cartridge, the print quality was just as bad. Buy a Canon Selphy!
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I'm not quite sure what you standards are on "Photo Quality", I purchased 3 of these to use for my business and it is really living up to my standards. The toner lasts a VERY long time for the volume that I use it, it prints very fast, and I have yet to experience any troubles with the printer. For photo printing you may look at inkjets that are more used for that level of printing. However, this is not to say that the printer does not print well. I am quite satisfied with the level of color printing quality that this printer produces.