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 wonderful printer December 9, 2007
Kim (TN United States)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This is the first time I have felt compelled to write a review and I have bought probably 75-100 items on amazon.com over the years. This is a great printer. I researched for several days, read the non-profit consumer reviews, etc. I finally decided on this printer. I didn't want to break the bank (any printer will be obsolete in no time) and I was looking for something that would do great 4x6 pictures but not be limited to that size. I also wanted it to be just a good general inkjet as well. I just printed out about 15-20 pictures. I chose the "vivid" color option. I am telling you, my pictures look like postcards. My husband said they looked better than the real thing. I agree 100%. I have pictures of Pike's Peak that look better than a postcard. I hope I still feel this good about this printer when it comes time to buy ink!
 Can't use vellum paper or thicker photo paper with machine January 7, 2008
Rolland R. Elliott (charlotte, nc)
6 out of 12 found this review helpful
Sure it's cheap at $99 and is fast too, but this printer will misfeed thick matte photo paper every time and the same is true with vellum. Even putting in one sheet at a time didnt' work well. It works fine on regular photo paper, but if you want to do any kind of artsy projects you'd be better off with a more expensive printer.
Quality Photo Printing at a low price April 15, 2008
Mary Jo Sminkey (Carlisle, PA USA)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
After my Epson color printer became junk due to clogged heads (something that is common with Epson and one reason I try to avoid them now) I was having to make due with my Canon Multipass MP730 copier/fax/scanner/printer for photo printing. Now the MP730 does a very passable job of color printing. But I found myself getting more and more frustrated with try to get accurate color rendition when printing from high-end graphics software like Adobe Photoshop. Basically you simply cannot get good results unless you have a color profile that matches your printer and paper and these just aren't available for that printer. So I needed a newer printer that gave good, accurate results and wouldn't cost me an arm and a leg. I liked Canon's method of doing print cartridges and found it less costly than Epson's and my MP730 has been a great workhorse, so this Pixma was a perfect choice. I also wanted one that could do CD label printing and an accessory for doing this is available on Ebay, so that helped in the decision.
So, after setting up the printer, installing the software, loading in some Canon Pro Photo paper and selecting the right profile in Photoshop, I was able to print one of my more challenging photos...and got a nearly perfect print. What a difference from my old Multipass. I was able to find custom printing profiles for this printer from my favorite source for photo paper (Red River Papers) and the results are quite pleasing. The Canon software allows me to save my profile settings so when using one of these custom profiles it's a piece of cakes to change from the default settings that I use for normal printing to my custom settings for high-quality photo prints. If you are serious about having great looking photo prints, and don't need a larger format printer, this is an excellent printer to go with. The only negatives are the lack of a USB cable and also that the CD tray doesn't come with it, but for the price, it's hard to quibble. Highly recommended.
 Canon is still the best printer July 6, 2008
Scott (NJ)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This is my second Canon printer and is a replacement for my 5 year old i960 which I absolutely loved. The print head started to go and I do a lot of fine detail printing so I had to replace it. I chose the ip4500 for a few reasons, One was because it also had separate color ink tanks (C,M,Y,K) plus the addition to pigment black which i'm not sure what difference that really makes.
This printer also has dual trays, one on top and one underneath so you can have different types of paper loaded and can easily choose which tray in your printing setup right before you print or click a button on the printer.
Another major feature that isn't mentioned, is that you can print on printable cd's and dvd's. You have to do some slight modifications like remove a small plastic tab and a little bit of configuration by hitting a combination of buttons on the printer to turn on this feature. You will need to purchase an "F" size disc tray for feeding the discs into the printer. You can get one on ebay for around 20 bucks. The printer does NOT come with a tray (the European versions do) as one of the other reviewers mentioned. I got mine from seller rungsamilathai, there are also step by step instructions as well as videos showing the procedure.
The printer is very nice looking and folds up well. Its not a tall machine but it is a bit wide just about the same width the i960 was. It is a fingerprint magnet because of the hi-gloss black finish but cleans easy. Its sturdy and seems to be well made with thick plastic and don't really see anything cheap that can break easy.
OK now for my big complaint. The ink cartridges have that chip on it which makes it very difficult to refill and or use non-OEM brands. Epson started this B.S. back in like 2000 and others have now followed. You can get the printer for a very low cost and to offset these cheap prices they jack up the prices on the ink and then put chips on them so you are forced to buy the manufacturers ink. I read an article in PC World about third party Inks and most of their tests showed no differences other than some brands did fade from UV light when they printed photos using photo paper. Regular plain papers had no issues. I've had fade outs with OEM brands so I now get my photos printed with Shutterfly or SnapFish because I believe they still use the old chemical process for prints and not inkjet.
I have seen chip resetters out there but they cost half the price of the printer. To replace all 5 inks it will cost just under 50 bucks and almost the same for these chip resetters that allow you to refill the ink and trick the cartridge to think its brand new. I have also read that there is a way to bypass the chip via the printer programs utility, we'll see what happens when the time comes to replace the ink.
Final thought on the printer that it is totally a great printer, looks good, printing both photos and general stuff look great and has the capability for disc printing. Its a great replacement for my i960 with many more features.
Nice, but too big and too expensive November 12, 2007
Jazzy
5 out of 9 found this review helpful
Great printer, nice color, nice speed. The two printer trays are an added bonus along with the duplex features. I could not find any reviews on this printer before I purchased and all other previous models seemed to have been sold out or discontinued, although I now see the iP3500 is now back on sale. I would have maybe purchased the iP3500 instead just for the lower price.
Another great feature is the dual voltage. My previous canon S750 did not have that feature.
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