Dr Gadget - Canon Pixma MP470 Photo All-In-One Inkjet Printer (2177B002)

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Batteries Included: 0 Binding: Electronics Brand: Canon Color: Gray/Black EAN: 0013803081411 Feature: Versatile unit prints and scans both photos and text Is Memorabilia: 0 Label: Canon Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product. Manufacturer: Canon Model: 2177B002 Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Canon Release Date: 2007-08-12 Studio: Canon
Features Versatile unit prints and scans both photos and text Precision ink nozzles for high resolution up to 4800 x 1200 color dpi Scans with resolution of up to 2400 x 4800 color dpi Prints 4 x 6-inch photo in approximately 46 seconds Dimensions: 13.9 x 6.7 x 17.7 in. (WxHxD); weighs 12.8 pounds; 1-year limited warranty
Accessories Canon Photo Paper Plus Glossy II, 4 x 6 inches, 100 Sheets (2311B023) Canon Photo Paper Plus Glossy II, 5 x 7 inches, 20 Sheets (2311B024) Canon PG-40 Black Ink Cartridge Canon CL-41 Color FINE Ink Cartridge Canon PG-50 Black FINE Ink Cartridge-High Capacity
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Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: DO NOT BUY THIS PRINTER Comment: I have never had a printer that performed this poorly. The photo quality is terrible, it stops working after 4-5 prints, and it jams on everything. I think I'm going to take it outside with a baseball bat and give it the "Office Space" treatment. Buy an Epson. Customer Rating: Summary: NON STOP PAPER JAM Comment: My father bought this printer and it only lasted a few short runs. 8.5x11 paper constantly jams in the feeder. Stay away from this one - it doesn't seem to be good for regular use at home. If only Canon would be kind enough to help. Customer Rating: Summary: Versatile and user friendly SW Comment: I have been using this printer for more than a year now and thought about writing a review only today. There are many things going for this printer. 1. Very useful and user friendly bundled Software with the printer. This makes all the difference as most of the time we tend to talk to the SW more than the printer itself. All the apps bundled with the printer for Scanning, printing, pictures etc are all intuitive and easy to use. Other printer related settings and warnings are clear and understandable 2. Quality of pictures is excellent with faithful reproduction of all the original colors from the actual picture. I havent seen any distortions so far 3. general quality of printing papers in B/w and color is very good although i had felt it could be slightly better Cons. 1. Yes a little noisy (as others have noted in their reviews) 2. costly cartridge replacements. (esp the color one) Overall good value for money. Customer Rating: Summary: Adequate. Comment: My biggest problems with this printer/scanner/copier involve the scanning and the software. 1) The scanner will not scan the entire bed of the scanner, and I find that a laughably bad design. If you plan to place documents against the edge to ensure they are lined up properly the trade off will be that at least 1/2" of the image will not be scanned. To get around this you must place things well within the bounds of the scanner bed, eyeball it, and hope for the best. 2) The software attempts to be decent, but it has serious design flaws. First of all, even though the tool is obviously storing temporary copies of the raw scanner image somewhere, this information is lost if the application crashes. Since there's no way to save your current state it should be able to restore itself after the application shuts down and is restarted (if you've used Firefox then your familiar with that app's ability to restore itself after a crash) The software will not allow you to save a file with a name longer than 32 characters for no good reason whatsoever. I always bump into this limit and must name the file twice by using Windows Explorer. On the hardware side of things, I like how the device can close itself up at every point (paper input, paper output) so that you can help prevent debris and dust from settling inside it. Customer Rating: Summary: Poor Quality Photo Printing Comment: Canon cameras are generally high quality, I was surprised at how poorly the MP470 prints photos. Prints look NOTHING like the original Jpegs. Colors are either the wrong hue, washed out or over saturated and blotchy, and the 'tweeking' setting are impossible to judge until you print out test photo after test photo, wasting paper and ink over and over to tweek it right. Also, when you first turn it on, it takes 'forever' to get ready and print, even just a letter. The mechanism goes back and forth, back and forth, whirring away for several minutes. I realize it's a low end printer, but Canon is a PHOTO company, it should be concerned about how it's printers PRINT PHOTOS. Their reputation is high quality photo products - the MP470 is NOT. More Reviews
Editorial Reviews: Higher productivity, right at home with this stylish compact machiane. This versatile All-In-One Pixa MP470 lets you quickly print beautiful photos and laser-quality text. Copy important documents, with results that are truer to your originals. And scan photos or forms, even thick notebooks. You can print directly from memory cards, digital cameras and camera phones?and even enhance your images before you print, using the 1.8" color LCD display. Click-Connect-Print - Just capture an image with a PictBridge-ready digital camera/DV camcorder, then connect and print Copy/Scan thick originals - Copy or scan thick items Faster Data - The USB 2.0 Interface enables the fastest possible image transfers and scanning speeds Print from compatible memory cards - The memory card slots let you print photos direct. No computer needed Print Wirelessly - Print from a compatible Bluetooth device in another room, using our optional (not included) USB Bluetooth adapter Memory card support - CompactFlashCard, SD Memory Card, SDHC, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, MultiMediaCard, Microdrive Windows XP, 2000 or Mac OS X operating systems Dimensions - 17.7 L x 13.9 W x 6.7 H Unit Weight - 12.8 lbs. Toll-free technical phone support plus 1-year limited warranty with Instant Exchange program Standard Interface - USB 2.0 Hi-Speed,PictBridge (cable not included),Bluetooth Ver 1.2 (Optional),Card Slots Accessories Included - PIXMA MP470 Photo All-In-One Power Cord Sample Media (8.5 x 11 - 5 sheets) Document Kit - Easy Setup Instructions,Quick Start Guide,Setup Software & User's Guide CD-ROM,Cross Sell Sheet FINE Cartridges - PG-40 Black, CL-41 Color