Canon PIXMA MP490 Inkjet Photo All-In-One Printer (3745B002)

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Compact and Stylish Photo All-In-One with 1.8-Inch LCD & Memory Card Slots.
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Technical Details

- 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
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 "Great Economical Printer" 2010-05-28
By MickeyRat (Bay Area, CA)
I was hesitant to buy this printer when I was told by a computer store employee that it was being returned by many unhappy customers. They ended up getting rid of them as freebies with a computer or other expensive purchases. I took a chance anyway and purchased it online for under $50 shipped and have been very happy with it. For the price it's a steal! The optional larger replacement XL ink cartridges are cheap enough, under $40 total for both the color and black cartridge including shipping. Just shop around for the best prices! I hooked the Canon up to my Dell XP computer and it auto installed the driver with no problems. I also Installed the Canon software to check it out. At first I tried "Custom Install" to pick what I wanted installed but it was hard to tell what program did what, so I did the recommended "Easy Install" instead. It's really easy to play around with the different programs to find out what is easiest for you. Some of the programs get you to the same place at the end. You can simply uninstall the programs you don't use like Registration, and Canon Solution Menu, a novice friendly screen which just routes you to other programs.



The printer itself prints very crisp and fairly color accurate photos. The paper tray feed which extends out from the back of the printer has been smooth and jam free so far. Paper is fed from the rear out to the front. If you forget to pop open the front, don't worry it'll automatically open up when you print. I've tried regular 8.5" x 11" paper, Glossy Photo Paper, and the provided 4x6 Canon Photo Paper samples. All work fine. You can also make B&W or Color copies (scans) without even turning on your computer. The handy fold up color LCD screen makes quick work of copies with the easy but detailed menu. The menu can scroll thru other sub menus for quite a few options like print quality, paper type... There are are 6 buttons and 1 multi function pad nearby with just the basics to keep it simple. A very nice feature. I haven't used the built in media card ports yet, which also allows for faster instant printing. The Canon software is fairly easy to learn once you play around with it a few times. And if the printers too noisy for you, It does have a quiet mode. I don't find it any noisier than my 10 year old HP printer. In fact it's much faster at printing than the old slow HP. Overall the Canon Mp490 is a very good printer for the few $ it cost. I don't print a lot of digital photos, and make an occasional copy or scan and print out some quick B&W text now and then. So this is the perfect low cost "All-In-One" for me. If you don't expect results like a printer 4 times the cost, The Canon is a great deal.

 "Great value" 2010-05-24
By GT
This is exactly what I was looking for. I was looking for an inexpensive, decent printer, and this is that plus more. I got a scanner which is a huge bonus- you can even scan multiple pages and save it as a single pdf file. I love that. The scan isn't that quick, but like I said, for the price paid, noone should expect better than that. I have only printed a couple of pages but the print quality is fine. For the amount I spent, this was an excellent purchase. If you're looking for a high quality super printer, then you should probably spend extra money and get something else. Otherwise, this is highly recommended.

 "defective" 2010-05-23
By konaram (kailua kona)
I have owned Cannon printers before and not had any problem with them. This one, however, did not even power up. It also looked like it had been opened before (parts were not in places where they were labeled to be). Thanks to the return policy from Amazon it was no problem getting a refund. However, being without a printer/scanner was a hardship. Went down to Wmart and got the canon mp250 for cheap and am thoroughly satisfied so far! AS you can see I still have faith in Canon and this was just some oversight on someone's part.

 "So easy, my mother can use it, and she knows nothing about printers!" 2010-05-19
By Martin L. Shoemaker (Hopkins, MI USA)
I bought this for my mom. Last year, she finally decided that her Kodak instant camera was dead (Kodak stopped making the film!), and she bought a digital camera. And since then, she has stored every picture on the camera itself, since she doesn't understand computers and doesn't know how to transfer images.



Sunday night, she said she heard about photo printers, and wanted to buy one. I went to Amazon; and thanks to Amazon and the fine sellers at Adorama, the printer was here today (three days later), and she's already printing pictures! The operation took her minutes to learn, and she's really thrilled with the print quality.



I can't speak to ink usage or reliability, since the printer's still new; but for ease of setup and use, the MP490 can't be beat!

 "Canon Multi-function Printer" 2010-05-19
By Zelda
The printer arrived swiftly and set up was easy. Installation on my computer only took a few minutes and there were no snags. It was so easy I did not have to use the instruction manual. I liked the feature on the installation disc which prompted you to register for the warranty. Prints clear and crisp, all around nice product that is easy to use.


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Technical Details

- Portable photo printer delivers full-bleed borderless images that are dry to the touch
- Features automatic image quality optimization with water-resistant, tear-proof, smudge-proof and peel-off prints
- Prints 2 x 3-inch borderless color images in under a minute
- Wireless-capable Bluetooth hard drive interface; USB 2.0 hard drive interface
- For use with digital cameras and select cell phones
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 "go buy an instax" 2010-05-25
By Quan D. (San Jose, Ca)
doodes. I bought this printer instead of the Instax Camera because i wanted to use my own lens (namely the 35L). This printer would be pretty sick if it can print more than 5 photos without running outa batteries. Plugging the printer in isnt a huge issue except the adapter is as big as your face. There goes portability unless you wanna bring a wheelbarrow wherever you go to carry the adapter. The print quality is pretty horrible, i would except it if it were just noise but the printer makes ur photo quite blurry. The colors are also really ugly. I use and love the old instant polaroid colors and thought since it is the same brand they would reproduce the same quality the old photos use to have. NOPE i was dead wrong, the colors are not classic, they aren't retro, they are definitely NOT cool, they are just plain ugly. Im gona go buy an instax camera, you guys should probably spend ur money on that aswell.

 "Printer or Toy?" 2010-05-11
By Wedase (Northern Wisconsin)
I bought this item on a whim. I seen it, knew my wife has a Sony photo printer and seen how well it worked. The one thing I like about this printer is the portability. But when you weigh it against the size of the print (2"x 3") it becomes a novelty item. Okay, that said, it has a Bluetooth connection which when linking to my cell phones was immediately found and pairing was a breeze.

The noise level is virtually nil and the speed is pretty quick. The ink is in the paper so that works well. The price is why I bought it.

One thing I found is to check your phone to see what services it has. My son has a Motorola Rival which worked with the printer also. On the Polaroid website they show a list of compatible cell carriers, manufacturers and models and his wasn't a compatible model but it worked. The printer uses the Bluetooth service "object push" to work its magic with your cell phone or you have to use the USB 2.0 interface for your digital camera.

The concept is highly appreciable but the size of the photo makes me say "don't waste your money". Spend your money on a quality photo printer whose limit is being plugged in, there are some nice ones out there for the same price I paid for my toy. The idea makes sense so it shouldn't be too long and someone will come out with a model that gives a bigger photo.

 "No star. I regret buying this" 2010-05-10
By Franco Canedo (Wichita, ks)
I regret buying this printer. Almost all of the pictures i've printed have broad streaks on them. Very bad quality

 "PoGo a NoNo" 2010-05-06
By Brian Castro (ny, ny)
Stopped working after a few prints, and the few it spit out were streaky and the colors were off. It was very slow, the refills are very expensive - .35 each print, AND you are not allowed to touch the front of the unprinted paper or you will ruin it! I only gave it 1 star because i had to in order to post my review!



Save your money and buy a Canon Selphy portable printer. I think it has sticker paper as well. It's small enough to fit in a book bag and the prints are outstanding!

 "The novelty will wear off for adults.." 2010-03-31
By Steve Martin (Burbank, CA)
This is a fun device for making little pictures anywhere, directly from a digital camera. That being said, the image quality is pretty poor by modern standards, and the print size isn't terribly useful.



The reason I said the novelty would wear off for adults is because of the limitations of size and quality. Kids, however, seem to love these little tear-resistant, finger-smudge resistant little pictures. They really are quite durable.



Bottom line - if you want to make quick little (smaller than wallet-size) prints from a digital camera without external power, and you don't need them to look perfect, this may be a great choice. If you're looking for true photo-quality prints, however - steer clear.


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Canon Selphy CP780 Silver Compact Photo Printer

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Technical Details

- Light, compact body with an optional battery makes it easy to take this printer with you
- Preview your images on the 2.5" color LCD screen
- Enhance and perfect your photos with "Portrait Image Optimize"
- Printer water resistant photos that last up to 100 years in under one minute
- Print directly from your memory cards via the card slots of wirelessly with a Bluetooth enabled device and optional Bluetooth adapter
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 "Ease of use is a huge plus" 2010-05-17
By J. Marsala (Harbor City, CA)
We recently used this printer for a scrapbook guest book at a wedding. We took pictures of the guests, took out the memory card, inserted it into the photo printer, and was able to print the photos at the wedding for the guests to create a personalized scrapbook page for the bride and groom. The printer was real easy to set up, and required no additional software or a computer to use. Replacing the ink and paper was likewise real easy. It did take about a minute for each picture to print, but the photos looks gorgeous. Definitely recommended.

 "Love it" 2010-04-07
By Josephine (Cranford, NJ United States)
I researched a lot before buying this printer. The main reason I went with this is because it was so compact and the price to print pictures (paper and ink) was a lot cheaper than other printers out there. The printing is easy and the quality is also great. I was amazed with the first picture I printed. I would recommend this printer to anyone.

 "canon selphy printer" 2010-03-31
By Bethann B. Odoyle (Camp Hill, Pennsylvania)
This priter is quick and easy to use and unlike the printer that I have connected to my computer, it is compatible with my camera.

 "Nice little photo printer" 2010-03-26
By K. Russell
My Canon CP100 photo printer finally died after 8 years. I was happy with it and decided to buy the latest version of the same style of printer. I'm printing again and am just as pleased with the new model as I was the old one.



One reason I bought this was the fact that it took the same printer supplies as my CP100. I still had plenty left and it was nice I could use them with the new printer. First thing I noticed was how much faster CP780 prints. The CP100 took twice as long to spit out a print. Of the new features, I like having the option of printing from flash memory cards and having a display screen to see what you are printing is a needed plus. It is also nice to have the option to add a battery pack - although I doubt I'll ever spring for the cost of the battery.



I found the new printer had the same problem as my old printer. The prints came out on the dark side. But as I did for the CP100, I went into the printer properties and bumped up the brightness a tad -- and now the prints pretty much match the brightness of what I see on my computer screen.



The print software seemed a bit dummied down and "child" oriented. The software that came with the CP100 did not have some of the "fun" stuff (frames, calendar format, quote bubbles, etc) - but it did offer a more full-featured set of options to correct and touch up images before printing. The "auto-correct" feature in the Selphy software is insufficent. Plus, the old software offered several print layouts not available in the new software (i.e. printing multiple photos/index shots on one print). IMO - the newer software should be more full-featured than the older software. I was surprised to see that they actually provided less useful software with their new product.



Overall - I'm very pleased. This printer cost me about 1/2 what I paid for the CP100 and yet I still get the same great prints (and faster). The cost of the ink/paper packs has come down a lot, too. It used to cost 75 cents per print. Now, if I catch a good on-line deal for a triple pack (108 card size prints), prints cost just 26 cents each. My prints from 8 years ago look as good today as they did when they were printed. Some inkjet photos I printed have faded over the same period of time. I consider this printer an essential companion to my digital camera.

 "I love and ADORE this printer!!" 2010-03-22
By Michelle (Los Angeles, CA)
Ok, so I bought the Polaroid PoGo first, because I'm a professional face painter, and wanted to print a photo of each person after I painted them, and put it in a magnetic frame that they can take home and hopefully stick on their fridge forever (because the frame has my contact info on it!)



The PoGo, which I'm now convinced is the abbreviation for "Piece-Of-Garbagey-Obsolescence" jammed on my second print, and was streaking every other photo. This was IN ADDITION to the fact that the pics were grainy and dark, which I was prepared for. When I paint faces, I typically have a huge line for the duration of the party, and do not have time to putz around with the (expletive deleted) printer, ya' know?!



So I returned the Piece-Of, and bought this Canon Selphy. Lemme tell you, what a DREAM come true! Every print is sharp, crisp & clear. It's operation has thus far been flawless. The setup was smooth. I bought a Duracell battery pack/inverter, and plug my little Selphy into it, which means I can paint faces at the beach or in the park and print my photos immediately! I'm in photo printer heaven! At around $0.30 each, I just figure this is part of my marketing budget, which added to the frame is about a dollar each, and is given to a person whom I already know likes and can use my services. Thanks, Canon, for your superior product, solving my problem, and for NOT foisting upon us yet another perhaps well-conceived but poorly executed "Piece-Of", as some of your aforementioned competitors have!


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Technical Details

- Incredible 9600 x 2400 color dpi1 for the best in photo lab printing
- Print amazing 4 x 6 inch borderless photos in approx. 20 seconds
- The ChromaLife100+ system gives you beautiful and long lasting photos
- Keep It Green - Built-in 2 sided printing helps the environment and cuts your paper usage by 50%
- Do even more with the included software from easily printing web pages with "Easy-Web Print EX-4" to effortlessly adjusting photos with the new "Auto Photo Fix II"
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 "Great printer" 2010-05-17
By Madi Betz (Kansas City)
This Canon printer is small, easy to use, reasonably priced, and has great color. Perfect!

 "Awesome pinter for DVDs/CDs" 2010-05-13
By M. Strock (Idaho)
I bought this specifically for printing directly to DVDs. It's a U.S. model (and yes, I live in the U.S.), I'm aware that the DVD print feature is disabled on U.S. models BUT with a few tweaks (look up instructions online), a few tries, and a DVD tray (bought additionally through eBay), I was able to get it to work and work WELL! I printed straight to silver-printable DVDs and it looked amazing! It was really fast, too. It definitely met my expectations for my purposes. What do I do? Film/video productions from short films to live events. The finished product has to look professional for me and it did.

 "Never going back to Epson" 2010-05-09
By N. Belisle (rhode island, USA)
I haven't had it for very long, but so far, this Canon printer is excellent. I had no issues with setting it up or using it. I bought it after my Epson all-in-one machine died (well technically, the scanner still works) and I was unable to fix it myself. For the price, this Canon machine is definitely worth it. I was looking for a printer that was able to print on cardstock, and this machine got good reviews on several sites. I have been using this printer to print wedding invitations on 80# cardstock with no issues at all. I've been loading 6-10 sheets of 80# cardstock at a time in the top paper feeder and it works like a charm. Regular paper can be loaded in the bottom tray feeder, but I don't see why you couldn't use the top feeder as well. I'm not sure how quickly it will go through ink cartridges, but like another reviewer suggested, I'm most likely going to invest in a continuous ink system. I would highly recommend this product.

 "Great printer" 2010-05-08
By DC (MD)
I chose this printer based on the reviews, the price, and the style.



The setup was easy, however Canon puts 5 different pieces of paper with the machine that all pretty much say the same things. Between that and all the packaging it's easy to get a little lost (unless you just don't even bother with instructions, but I wanted to do it right the first time).



It's a little bigger than my previous inkjet, but that's okay.



The style is it's biggest winning point for me - everything closes up into a nice neat box. This was important because I have 3 cats and I don't need trays breaking off. One drawback is the paper tray - it collapses down and fits inside the bottom. Which is fine, but I have to pull it out, expand it, load the paper, and then stick it back in. And then collapse it back down when I'm done. I wish it just unfolded really easily, but it just takes a little more effort.



If you keep the paper tray out at all times, it has a cover so your paper doesn't get dirty with dust if it sits there for a while. That's a nice feature. The tray doesn't hold much paper at all, though.



Note that it DOES WORK ON 10.6 SNOW LEOPARD. It doesn't list that here but Canon has a driver for 10.6 on their site, and it works perfectly.

 "Lab quality photo prints" 2010-05-04
By Michael Alexander (Long Island, NY)
I had always been of the stodgy opinion that ink jet printers were strictly for kids, for school reports etc. If I printed something at home it was on my laser jet, and I sent photos print jobs to good online print services, like ShutterBug. I'm pretty into photography and have a high end SLR camera. I decided that I'd give this one a try for less serious photo prints or proofing, as it costs little more than the replacement ink set. But the quality of the printed photos blew me away. I don't send them out anymore!



The duplex printing is a nice option, but as for other color printing, I don't have an opinion. Some complained that it's slow, but that wasn't my concern. Also I have no technical problems with it in one year of ownership.


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- Fully-Integrated 35-sheet Auto Document Feeder for rapid built-in two-sided document copying and scanning
- Super G3 High-speed fax with memory to store 100 coded speed dials and up to 250 incoming pages when receiving ITU-T No. 1 Chart
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 "Great as a home printer" 2010-05-18
By F. Fontanilla
Our household needed a basic machine for non-office related needs. This printer fit the bill and gives us a little bit of spare horsepower for the occasional heavy print job (whether photos or text+images). I was surprised by the heft and bulk of the machine, but we have a pretty large work space. I can imagine the size being pretty annoying if we had less room.



The pros:

Very good quality photos (we print on Canon paper)

Wireless printing speed works just great, but we don't usually print when we're in a hurry

Good value buy for price and functionality



The cons:

Set-up for wireless was a pain

Installs a lot of Canon associated software - still unclear that our household would ever utilize all of those tools. We rely mostly on Photoshop tools to manage our higher-quality images.

Size and weight - more sleek and light would be better and simply more modern

 "I'm so glad I purchased this!" 2010-05-18
By Christabelle (Chicago)
I'm not going to give a technical review because others have already done so. I will just say that I am pleased since purchasing this printer several months ago. My favorite feature is the automatic two-sided printing where you do not have to flip the paper over yourself. I also love that it's so very quiet. My least favorite aspect of the printer is that I wish it were a bit faster - not the actual printing, but getting documents from the printer spool to the printer carriage. I cannot give it five stars because of this, plus on my printer, the cover for the memory cards does not stay closed. Of course, it would not have been worth returning the printer for this little problem.



Another note - I have never seen any office product that was wrapped and packed as well as this printer. I was very, very impressed!

 "Im surprised by all the great reviews for this printer" 2010-05-16
By The Mighty Pugs (AZ)
The print quality is horrendous compared to my 10yr old HP. It's so bad that I am starting to believe I set it up incorrectly. Also, I'm not 100% sure, but it may not even have a 'standby' mode. Not sure. Guess I'm just going to have to read the manual.

 "would not recommend" 2010-05-14
By Cynthia A. Keihl (Houston, TX, US)
I was very unhappy with the scanning. Images were not clear. Printing was terribly slow to start up and slow even with black only ink. Size is huge compared to other all-in-ones I've used. Went back to my old Epson. Returned item to seller.

 "Not for the novice!" 2010-05-14
By John J. Drake (Heath Springs, SC)
This was the most difficult project I ever encountered!!

Had it for 6 weeks now, have a 2nd pro coming over to try to install it as a wireless printer.

It was easy to set up using a USB cord, but the fun ended there.

Don't know if the MX870 is any easier on the install or not.

But this is not for the novice installer to try!


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- Print, Copy, Scan and Get Lab Quality photos all from One Compact Machine
- Print Speeds of 29 ppm Black and up to 23 ppm Color
- Scan Up to 1200 x 1200 Optimized dpi
- Paper Handling of 80 Sheet Input Tray, Up to 1000 Pages per Month
- 1.45-in LCD Color Graphics Display with HP TouchSmart, Borderless Printing up to 8.5 x 11 inch
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 "Don't buy any HP consumer level products!" 2010-05-21
By Matt (Gunnison, CO)
**Please don't buy any more HP consumer level products**



I had a 2.5 year old C5180 all in one. I have probably printed 10 or less full color photos (which came out great) Suddenly today I have multiple ink failures--color cartridges that were between 30% and 80% full all show empty even though I was able to print in color the day before.



I followed the exact procedures on HP's website to reset the printer to no avail. I am a software / hardware engineer and know my way around electronics.



Their business / laser printers seem to be quality, but all their regular consumer stuff seems to be built to work great for a year or two and then die, forcing you to buy again. Not to mention their psycho ink prices.



So, once again my HP printer died after warranty, and all they want to do for me is to either:

1) Sell me a new or refurbished printer at a 'discount' which ends up being at or near (within $20) current Amazon prices!

2) Charge me $45 to troubleshoot the printer



Don't be stupid like I was. This is the third printer I've had issues with, and will not make the same mistake again. I urge everyone else to look elsewhere for printers.

 "No problems" 2010-05-21
By alcuin9 (West Paterson, New Jersey USA)
After reading some of the negative reviews here, I was very wary of buying this printer. I have no patience with set-up problems. However, I needed a printer/scanner/copier in a hurry, and this one seemed a good value. Also, I've had HP printers before, and I prefer them over Canon and Epson for durability.



The dreaded installation was a breeze. The printer is easy to set up (a bit time consuming, though), and looks fantastic. The tiny screen is a drawback, and the buttons for the screen are too close together, causing a problem even for my small fingertips. For this, I've taken away a star. But it prints well and quickly in all modes, scans beautifully (great software) and copies very nicely. I haven't had it long enough to judge the ink levels, but I don't need to print out very much so it's not a major concern for me. The pictures look fabulous. Vibrant colour, very accurate.



In the picture, the printer looks huge, but it's actually quite compact and light. I recommend it if you need to move your printer around from time to time.



Seems to be a great little multi-tasker. Don't forget to buy the USB cable if you don't have one already. It doesn't come with one.

 "good all in one for the price" 2010-05-21
By Barry J. Minin (manhattan ny)
I am very satisfied with the C4680 I do not not like the color scheme on the wireless printers. [brown and black] Hp needs to design something like an all black printer to match the other devices they make

 "Don't be fooled" 2010-05-14
By Tim
Had it for a year and wish I never got it... it is always running out of ink. I've never had problems before this printer. Once I printed a presentation - nothing more than 18 slides, dark text on white bg and a few charts. The ink did not even last!



Unless your priorities are to have a scanner and print one photo every couple months, DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THIS. $60 for printer, $600 for ink.

 "Don't buy this printer!!!!!!!!" 2010-05-13
By Jeanie Iida (Bothell WA)
I have had this printer for about a year. The major problem is that it won't use refilled cartridges. It has a sensor that rejects any HP cartridge that has been refilled. I've tried refills from Walgrens, Ink,Paper, Scissors, and Costco, the last of which has high standards for refilling to factory specifications. So, cartridge costs for the XL size are around $35 new instead of $10 for a refill. Upon further research, this printer HAS THE HIGHEST COST PER PAGE AT 7.5 CENTS PER PAGE OF ANY INKJET PRINTER ON THE MARKET!



HP tech support refuses to address this question.



DO NOT BUY THIS PRINTER OR YOU WILL BE SORELY SURPRISED AT HOW MUCH IT COSTS TO OPERATE!



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- Compact photo printer offers lab-quality prints with take-anywhere portability
- Black-and-white documents print at 20 ppm; color at 14 ppm
- Patented print head uses 1,856 nozzles for outstanding print quality at 9600 x 2400 dpi
- Support for IrDA and PictBridge lets you print directly from cameras and cell phones
- Measures a compact 12.7 x 2.4 x 7.2 inches (WxHxD)
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 "Pretty good - Just don't forget to change your paper setting" 2010-05-17
By W. Long (Madison, WI USA)
Mobility: I thought it would be smaller and slimmer. I am kinda disappointed on how bulky and heavy it is. It just didn't look like that bulky and wide in the picture. It also has the bulky ac power cord and also need a printer cable unless your laptop has IR connection. I won't really call that very mobile, but it's fine for home.



Quality of photo printing: It is really good. Just don't forget to change your paper setting when you print from your computer with glossy paper. Otherwise it prints with white lines and looks terrible.



Noise: It makes standard printer noise and shakes the desk, but when it prints on plain paper, it really scared me a little. It sucks in the paper in a sudden with a sharp noise a little like those in a horror movie.



It's alright overall. I got it for $141 reburnished with shipping included - lowest price I've seen in a year of waiting...

 "travelers friend" 2010-05-15
By M. Clanton
This is a fine little printer that is a great addition to your traveling needs, if you require a printer on arrival. I just changed to this after using its earlier brother the BJ-85. It served me well for about 9 years and this printer is much faster and prints much better. I do miss the scanning feature, but I am looking forward to getting a lot of good use out of this machine.

 "just got it" 2010-05-06
By BB (Minnesota)
Have used it a few times on the road.Set up easy, prints fast.Not sure on the ink use yet,so far it works great.I think the battery would be a great addition. 1 less cord to drag around.

 "Leaves a lot to be desired" 2010-05-04
By Sarakani (Harrow United Kingdom)
I guided myself using the reviews here and convinced myself that this was a good printer. The price of this printer has dropped significantly since its release that makes it a better buy. If you want a good looking, compact printer that has wireless and battery capability this is certainly a contender. As for ink cartridges, yes, you can't buy them in shops but it is pretty straightforward to get them online.



The biggest problem with this printer is that the paper jams frequently and paper is nicked at the top. When the paper fails to get pulled in, the printer carries on printing and dumping ink regardless. If I asked it to print pages 1-10, it sometimes did 7 of these pages while pretending to have done 10 given the paper never got dragged in, and it printed into itself, the ink getting into the overflow sponge.



When I gave this printer a large job, it just could not cope, jamming frequently, pulling in two or three pages at once or worse, no pages at all while continuing to print. Heavier pages or higher quality may work better than standard all purpose A4 sheets that are chewed up and emerge with nasty looking stains. The quality of paper handling in short leaves a great deal to be desired.



If you are only printing 1-2 pages it probably works better. Folds up nice and compact and quite portable. I spent a lot of money on this, including warranty and I can see that overall this printer is a very poor relation of the cheap and excellent bubble jet printer that Canon used to produce that they discarded. Namely the Canon i250-350 both very compact, light, hard working printers. I printed my PhD off one of them and it worked really well. Borderless printing as well.



In this more advanced model we get the message "footer set outside printable area, continue?" (why can't it just fix the issue or give that option?) too much for comfort. The paper handling is abysmal and thus the price is not justified. I can only hope in vain that they could possibly upgrade the driver and the electronic workings inside via some kind of download patch.



At the moment I'm at a loss to find a cheap, portable and good quality printer like the old Canon i250 or i350. This is not evolution as we expect but products and services becoming worse and less value for money. Maybe the HP compact alternative may be better.

 "Great Portable Printer" 2010-04-14
By J. Michel (Seattle, WA)
This printer is fast and has amazingly good quality. I added the Bluetooth option which makes it a breeze to use on the go especially in tight quarters.

The quality of the finished pages is unbelievable especially if you consider it's size. Compared to my old HP portable this one wins in all categories hands down.

I would recommend this printer to anyone how is looking for a small light weight printer for on the go.




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Affordable, compact, and fast, HP's Deskjet F4480 lets you print, scan, and copy. It produces laser-quality black and vibrant color. Need to cancel a job at the last minute? Just press the Print Cancel button. What's in the box: DJ F4480 AiO Printer, AC Power cord, HP 60 black ink cartridge (approx. 200 pages), HP 60 tri-color ink cartridge (approx. 150 pages); HP Photosmart Essential Software, Set-up poster and Reference guide.
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- Print, Scan and Copy
- Up to 28 ppm black and 22 ppm color
- 29 Second 4x6 photos
- Borderless photos up to panoramma
- Uses HP 60 Series ink cartridges
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 "Staples." 2010-05-12
By Jane E. Hunsicker

Was bought as a bundle with Inspirion 519 from Staples.



After 11 months copier went out. Accoring to hp a microchip

problem. Was still printing so kept printer. After another

month had printer problem and STAPLES would not acknowled

this as a bundle item which it was when bought it from

them. Supposed item was rung up separately from bundle

was suppose to have warranty on both items. Now it is

not printing and STAPLES will not honor the warranty

I took out on both items. HP printer worked perfectly

till ran into copier problem then the printer went

out a month later. HP would have honored the one year

warranty if would have went with a new printer the

time copier went out. Having the 3 yr warranty with

STAPLES assumed it was covered by them now am out one

printer.

 "Great printer but...." 2010-05-11
By Joel Hunnicutt (Fla, USA)
This a great printer/all in one, but the setup program was a nightmare. Required going to HP's website for a fix, took hours. Once all that **** was out of the way I have to say it works great. It's fast, quiet and easy to use. Also pretty inexpensive.

 "does what I need quickly" 2010-05-04
By mall can't query
Upgraded from prior, now defunct, HP All-In-One/Printer-Scanner-Copier models. New features, better software, faster - nice. No issues installing in Vista or Linux. No worries.

 "mediocre at best" 2010-05-03
By E. Guillou (FL, USA)
After purchasing this printer my next door neighbor, who has owned this very same model printer for 4 months, had his printer break. Needless to say I am now very leery of this product. I had believed that hp made a reliable product but now I am not so sure. Only time will tell !

 "Waste of Money and Time" 2010-04-25
By Jeffrey Tang
Bought the F4480 yesterday and spent about 3 hours trying to make it work properly. Finally gave up after reinstalling the drivers twice, downloading a separate driver installation package from the HP website, as well as applying yet another patch from the HP website.



First of all, BUYER BEWARE - this USB printer doesn't actually come with a USB cord. Brilliant idea. You'll have to supply that yourself.



Second of all, the manual does a nice job of listing a bunch of impressive features, then noting that these features may or may not work with your particular model/computer/operating system/software configuration - in other words, there's no way to know whether something's wrong with the installation, or if the printer doesn't like something about your computer setup, or if it's just a piece of crap.


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- Ambient Light Correction feature; optimizes color output to match the specified lighting condition
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 "Outstanding Printer" 2010-05-14
By Nancy Stislow (Cleveland, Ohio)
This is my second canon medium format printer. It not only can print in the larger format for us hobbiests but I also use it for work here at home. It's fast for work and does an outstanding job on photos. My last canon lasted for over 14,000 copies both photos and documents. I've had this printer for 8 months and with daily use I have not had a bit of problem. I even have used 140# cover weight paper with no problem. I highly recommend this printer.

 "Canon PIXMA Pro9000 MkII" 2010-05-01
By bw
I started to get this item on e-bay, but PayPal became a hastle, so I came over to Amazon and 'wham bam thank you mam', I was setting the item up in less than a week, and I got a rebate as well, which I received in the mail yesterday. There is no better way to go than trusting Amazon.com bw

 "Great Printer but So-So Color Controls" 2010-04-28
By Alphia D. Larkins (Acworth, Georgia United States)
I have had the Pixma Pro9000MrkII for only two weeks. I am replacing my beloved Canon i9900 that I have/had used for a little over five years and had never had to take it in for a single repair until a few weeks ago and was told it needed a new Print Head, and my husband opted to buy a new one rather than have the i9900 repaired because he was afraid something else would "go out" on it and he would have to have more repairs done. But though I like this one, some things I liked better on my old Canon. There is a problem (it is a problem to me, maybe others have figured out a way to overcome it) but the colors print out too dark and color seems too saturated when I print personal photos from the computer. I have went into the area where I thought I would be able to control the colors, but it was not simple for me to do and not being a professional photographer (as so many of the other reviewers that I have read reviews from here claim to be) I do not know how nor what place to go to change the quality or the tone, whatever it is that I need to change. The colors are too dark, I need to lighten up skin tones, etc.and I think maybe better contrast. When I still had the i9900, which I did right after Christmas this past year (2009 and early 2010) I had a lot of picures that I had taken of my family at Christmas and it was very easy to adjust color on it and lighten the skin tones when the picture was too dark. I know this is painting me as a rank amateur and that is exactly what I am but I have been printing photographs on my printers for years and they were fine and now all of a sudden, I buy a new printer, just an updated version of my old one and should be as good, and probably would be if I could just figure out how to get the color printing for the photos to look better. It is fine for everyday printing of text and so on, but then, I could have bought a small fifty or sixty dollar printer to do that. I have an HP photo printer that still works fine but after I bought the i9900 I just stopped using the HP because the Canon was easier to use, I liked the ease of printing on the Canon as opposed to the HP, the paper loading was easier and the controls easier to get to, etc., but the print quality was almost as good on the HP as on the i9900 but it was easier for me to stick to one or the other so I chose to stick with the Canon. But I am not quite as pleased with the new Canon Pro9000. I was expecting so much more from it after reading the glowing reviews here that made it sound like the quality would be drastically improved with this new one but that has not been the case. I have to get this color corrected! Can anyone out there help me? Any advice or suggestions? Thanks.



Alphia D. Larkins

Acworth, Georgia

 "cheryl" 2010-04-27
By C. Mcward (ny)
the printer is big but with software could match colors to old hp printer---faster, uses less ink and have ability to adjust colors in software from old hp printer.

 "Beautiful prints, Lighting fast!" 2010-04-23
By Janine Martin
(Written by Janine's husband, but we have one family account)



I purchased this printer to replace my beloved Canon i900D which had finally given up the ghost after (I'm guessing) seven years or so of faithful service and I don't know how many thousand photos printed. Because Canon doesn't have a good six-ink printer in the i900D price range any more (all the inexpensive printers are four-ink only), I actually tried an Epson R280 first, but as was the case years before, was seriously disappointed by the mottled flesh tones in the Epson output, so I decided to cough up the $$$ and go for the Canon I wanted (well, I'd love the 9500 but I have some price constraints!).



This printer is a beauty! The print quality is at least as good as I had hoped: brilliant, life-like colors, razor-sharp resolution, no discernible dithering or spottiness in my prints, and just an all-round beauty to the finished output. And with a printhead that's nearly 3/4" wide, my prints just fly out. I haven't timed them yet, but I'd estimate 4 x 6 borderless prints come out in under 10 seconds, and my first 13 x 19 print yesterday zipped out in about a minute (possibly less)! Oh, and a 13 x 19 from a good 8MP image off my Canon 20d is a joy to behold! Fine resolution, rich color, and plenty of basic WOW! factor.



That printhead, by the way, is removable and replaceable. I don't imagine I'll need to do so any time soon, but the fact of a replaceable head should significantly extend the lifetime of the printer, I would guess.

Setup was easy and instructions were clear. The printhead alignment is fully automatic thanks to an in-printer sensor that "reads" the test patterns and adjusts accordingly, so there's no guesswork to it--just start the alignment and let it do its thing.



Separate ink cartridges--8 now instead of 6--mean you only change what you need. I haven't had it long enough to check, but if past experience is any indication, prints are very durable as long as protected from UV light (such as fluorescent or sunlight) by being displayed behind glass. My one wish is that Canon would have bundled (or made available at lower cost) a sample pack of some of their hotshot premium/fine-art papers as I'm not sure what some of them even are and would hate to spend the $$$ for a sample pack and decide they just weren't worth it.

I also miss the closed tray for 4x6 paper in the i900D. With the Pro9000 you really want to keep your paper stored out of the printer so you can close the lid, to keep dust out of both printer and paper. I wish I could keep paper in an enclosed bin. But that's a nit on an otherwise excellent product. Be warned, though, this printer is BIG. At 26.0" (W) x 13.9" (D) x 7.6" (H), be sure you have the real estate for this behemoth!


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