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I am 23 years old and Living in London.
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Just think for a second and ask yourself a question. How would it be to have a scanner, printer and photocopy machine in one device? I had like this about year ago and it is not comfortable. You occupy only USB ports, have more cables behind and less room for anything on a desk. Cannon came across with Pixma mp460. This quite medium sizes device is brilliant and quality breath taking. Printed a number of pictures with it on an Ilford glossyphoto paper and could not believe that they look so great. Printed previously some pictures from Snappy Snaps and there
was absolutely no difference.
First what I can truly tell is that all information's I give you come from my experience only. I own this device so my review is going to be as close to reality as only possible. I have got it 9 months already. Let's start.
Display
Very useful in this all in one device is 1,9" LCD monitor. It helps a lot when trying to print some pictures from memory card. I found it much easier to print images directly from memory card than PC. Display gives fair enough quality as it is not for watching pictures it is mostly for a preview and selection. Navigation buttons are very easy to use and helpful. When want to select your picture, choose right options or settings very helpful are printed on and next to them symbols. You can lift monitor up to 75 degrees. Everything in this all in one is to make it more comfortable.
Scanner/copier
It Scans documents with resolution of 1200 x 2400 dpi, which should be good enough for all users or even those with higher requirements. All pictures, small notebooks or even small items look very good. All scans I did so far came with extremely good quality. Scanning time depend from a resolution you will choose or a type of stuff. Usually it does not take longer than number of second with already heated lamp. To heat it is about 10-20 seconds. Coping maximal speed is: Up to 22 pages per minute (mono) / up to 17 pages per minute (colour)
Quality
that's the most important and same time the strongest point of this device. When print picture on a good quality picture it doesn't leave any spot of ink or marks on a paper. It is not possible to see that this picture comes from a normal all in one printer. Print out does look like from professional printer or some photo studio. Speed is good enough to not to fall asleep. Straight After printing photo is ready to be touched framed or whatever. Ink used dries very fast. Printer has a night mode. It is a very useful and interesting option allowing you to slow down printer so does not create too much noise. In addition you can choose printer to use this mode all the time, or between specific hours only. It does work. Printer when on night mode is much quieter.
Canon has a number of standard, automatic cleaning procedures: - standard cleaning eliminating unwanted smudges and lines in the print result - Deep cleaning unclogging nozzles that can not be cleaned by regular cleaning - Bottom plate cleaning which prevents paper smudges during printing - Roller cleaning gives smoother paper feeding
Ink (Canon FINE (Full-lithography inkjet Nozzle Engineering) - 4-ink)
Inks does what they should and offer realistic and really good quality print outs. My one lasts for 8 months already and still did not have to replace them. Fact is that I' am not a printing maniac. I use them only when I need them. It is about 3-5 times a week. The cost of new ink varies from capacity. There are different options available on a market. That is good as you can suit size to your budget or if printing a lot buy bigger ink. Black costs about £11 and colour £16. For me it is not expensive. Quality costs.
Software
Software is Very easy to use. Whole package does include the most important software and drivers needed to use this device. There is a photo studio, pictures/movie browser and other sub programs to print copy and scan. Cannon Pixma is also to date in terms of features. Digital camera enthusiasts are welcome to use a PictBridge port, a full complement of memory slots and optional Bluetooth facilities.
Conclusion
Altogether it is a good value for money. It does everything it should with exceptional quality and speed. Pixma can be connected to computer but it is not necessary. Even when your PC broke down you can still print from memory cards/sticks. Paper feed has a standard capacity and you can store about 100 pages in it. Whole device is a little big. There are smaller devices available on a market but not for such a price. I would say that it has medium size. What is most important and really counts: it is much smaller than all devices together which job this all in one printer is doing.
Without hesitation I can recommend it to everyone.
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Oct 2nd, 2008
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