Average

5

out of 10

gary

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need a lot of improvement

Jul 23, 2007

Rating: 2 out of 10 (Terrible)
Pros: non
Cons: have to be very patient in using this unit
Opinion:
when used to print photos using 180 gsm to 220 gsm photo papers this unit cannot handle it have to reset cannot count anymore how many times if it were not for a deadline that i need to meet and if I only knew this unit can not keep up I would not have bought this unit, not so versatile as what it is said on the box and advertisement.

MangTom

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Solid as a rock and just as fast as one

Feb 7, 2007

Rating: 8 out of 10 (Excellent)
Pros: High print quality for price, separate ink tanks, reliable
Cons: Slow. Ink low warning on too soon. Dated styling
Opinion:
I bought this printer as a replacement to an Canon ip1000 which passed away after my daughter gave it a bath of juice. I choose it over the slightly cheaper C59 as I print about a thousand pages a month (graphic/text), plus about 50 A4 photos and it appeared to be the tougher option. Setup was a simple affair - used Xp drivers for Vista as none existed or indeed exist at the time of writing. Output in Standard and Photo quality modes is very good, but the print speed is disapointing. Draft output is fast, but it really is DRAFT - very faint and looks like a output from a pin printer with a dry ribbon! The ink low warning comes on about twenty-five pages too early, not a major issue once you know its crying wolf. I do like that the printer doesn't run out of ink half way through a ... Read more

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