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EU3C DIGITAL FILM 35MM NEGATIVES & SLIDES SCANNER! Review
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1800 / 3600 dpi high resolution film scanner with real time actual live color preview Converts 35mm color film negatives, color slides and black & white to a 5 Mega Pixel digital images with a push of a button With Easy Image Saving Button design, scan negative or slides in less than 1 second All in one easy software installation, with simple user interface (option to rotate, mirror and delete) Package include: EU3C Film Scanner, Negative Film Holder, Slide Film Holder, Clean Brush, CD-Rom, Quick Installation Guide
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Kodak EasyShare Printer Dock Series 3 Review
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Kodak EasyShare printer dock has made printing photos easy, quick and fun. Picture quality excellent and prints seem to hold up better than prints from my old ink jet printer.
Manufacturer Description With the Kodak EasyShare Printer Dock (Series 3), you can simply dock your Kodak EasyShare digital camera, press print, and create great-looking, borderless pictures at sizes up to 4 x 6 inches (10 x 15 centimeters). You can also transfer your pictures from camera to computer at the touch of a button.
Kodak EasyShare printer dock has made printing photos easy, quick and fun. Picture quality excellent and prints seem to hold up better than prints from my old ink jet printer.
Manufacturer Description With the Kodak EasyShare Printer Dock (Series 3), you can simply dock your Kodak EasyShare digital camera, press print, and create great-looking, borderless pictures at sizes up to 4 x 6 inches (10 x 15 centimeters). You can also transfer your pictures from camera to computer at the touch of a button.
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- Recharges your camera's batteries in 3.5 hours or less (caries by camera model)
- Fun ways to print with 4 selectable picture sizes (1-up: 4 x 6 inches, 2-up: 3 x 4 inches, 4-up: 2 x 3 inches, 9-up: 1.3 x 2 inches)
- Imagelink Print System compatible - print directly from Imagelink Print System compatible products
Award-winning ease of use
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HP LaserJet 1022 Printer (Q5912A#ABA) Review
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I haven't had any problems with it. That's the bottom line. It does exactly what it says it will do and does it well. The printing is excellent. I wouldn't hesitate to buy another one if I needed two printers.
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Up to 19 ppm print speed; up to 1,200 x 1,200 dpi resolution 8 MB built in memory; USB 2.0 connectivity standard Optional ethernet, wireless, and Bluetooth connectivity 250-sheet input tray plus 10-sheet priority input tray for specialty media PC and Mac compatible; 1-year warranty
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I haven't had any problems with it. That's the bottom line. It does exactly what it says it will do and does it well. The printing is excellent. I wouldn't hesitate to buy another one if I needed two printers.
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Casio Disc Title Printer with Qwerty keyboard (CW-75) Review
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Decided to go with this unit instead of the lightscribe technology and inkjet printing to DVD/CD media.
I burn about 500 DVD-Rs per week at work and use dozens and dozens of source discs. I use this to create the source/master disc title. It takes me as little as 10 seconds to create and print onto a disc. I have not tested it using a PC since I have no need for that.
You need to be sure to get a media that works well with it. Media with no text and graphics works best. I've found that it won't work with certain 'silver inkjet printable' media.
One reviewer pointed out you need to use the makers own brand of media. This is not true and as far as I know CASIO does not make DVD/CD media, maybe i'm wrong. I just haven't seen it!
The only negative is that it does use up the ribbon quickly. I'd be surprised if you could get 25 discs printed with a single ribbon. I've found ribbon for it very inexpensive, so it's no big deal to me. At least you don't have to go out and buy lightscribe media!
8/18/2006 UPDATE:
I've stopped using this device. If you only label 10-15 discs a week then this unit is good. I label too many and it's gotten way too expensive to use this unit. Another problem is that the device wastes a LOT of ribbon. Way more than it needs to. A more cost effective way of printing out titles onto a disc is to get a Printer with a CD tray. They are about the same price.
Manufacturer Description The print format of the CW-75 consists of 18 alpha-numeric formats and four graphic formats that you can select from. The machine will produce crisp, clear, professional CD-R's/DVD's without the hassle of applying unprofessional looking sticky labels that can damage your CD drive.
Decided to go with this unit instead of the lightscribe technology and inkjet printing to DVD/CD media.
I burn about 500 DVD-Rs per week at work and use dozens and dozens of source discs. I use this to create the source/master disc title. It takes me as little as 10 seconds to create and print onto a disc. I have not tested it using a PC since I have no need for that.
You need to be sure to get a media that works well with it. Media with no text and graphics works best. I've found that it won't work with certain 'silver inkjet printable' media.
One reviewer pointed out you need to use the makers own brand of media. This is not true and as far as I know CASIO does not make DVD/CD media, maybe i'm wrong. I just haven't seen it!
The only negative is that it does use up the ribbon quickly. I'd be surprised if you could get 25 discs printed with a single ribbon. I've found ribbon for it very inexpensive, so it's no big deal to me. At least you don't have to go out and buy lightscribe media!
8/18/2006 UPDATE:
I've stopped using this device. If you only label 10-15 discs a week then this unit is good. I label too many and it's gotten way too expensive to use this unit. Another problem is that the device wastes a LOT of ribbon. Way more than it needs to. A more cost effective way of printing out titles onto a disc is to get a Printer with a CD tray. They are about the same price.
Manufacturer Description The print format of the CW-75 consists of 18 alpha-numeric formats and four graphic formats that you can select from. The machine will produce crisp, clear, professional CD-R's/DVD's without the hassle of applying unprofessional looking sticky labels that can damage your CD drive.
The CW-75 is a thermal printer with a print area measuring 5/8" x 2 15/16". On a typical CD-R, you can print up to eight lines in one print area above the opening in the center of the CD-R, and up to eight lines in one print area below the hole, for a total of 16 lines. (The thermal transfer ribbon will print about 50 CDs using one print area.) The Disc Title Printer is powered by eight "AA" size batteries or an optional AC adaptor.
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HP L1910A#B1H Scanjet 5590 Digital Flatbed Scanner Review
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The Scanner arrived within a few days of ordering with the plate glass broken. The return was so easy and Amazon was so accommodating - I received a new one within a couple days. The scanner is great for my small business use. Quality of documents and photos - and even slides - is excellent. The scanned images are easy to work with, edit and move around. Well worth the money.
Manufacturer Description Get fast preview scans, one-touch operation, convenient copy center buttons, and HP Photo & Imaging software for graphics and digital photography with this automatic-document-feeding, duplexing scanner that holds up to 50 pages. Plus, the innovative design fits neatly on your desk or a nearby shelf.
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The Scanner arrived within a few days of ordering with the plate glass broken. The return was so easy and Amazon was so accommodating - I received a new one within a couple days. The scanner is great for my small business use. Quality of documents and photos - and even slides - is excellent. The scanned images are easy to work with, edit and move around. Well worth the money.
Manufacturer Description Get fast preview scans, one-touch operation, convenient copy center buttons, and HP Photo & Imaging software for graphics and digital photography with this automatic-document-feeding, duplexing scanner that holds up to 50 pages. Plus, the innovative design fits neatly on your desk or a nearby shelf.
Features:
- Get high-quality results at 2,400 dpi optical resolution and 48-bit color.
- Automatically feed documents unattended and automatically scan them on both sides.
- Load your originals, then press a button—the HP Scanjet 5590 does the rest.
- Use the five easy one-touch buttons for scanning documents and photos, filing documents, sending e-mail, and accessing the copy functions.
- Scan 35mm slides and negatives with the included transparent materials adapter, plus documents, pages of books, and 3-D objects.
- Scan fast, up to 8 pages per minute, 4 images per minute.
- Ensure compatibility with your existing data management systems using the TWAIN drivers.
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Visioneer OneTouch 7300 USB Ultra-Slimline Flatbed Scanner Review
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This Visioneer scanner is an excellent product for the price and absurdly simple to use. Delivers high quality picture scans, and posseses OCR capability as well. Its sleek design and light weight make it very desktop friendly.
Manufacturer Description Visioneer wrote the book on ease-of-use. The revolutionary OneTouch technology simplifies the way people use a scanner. The OneTouch buttons are pre-configured for common scanning tasks so you get great results within minutes of opening the box. Button settings can be customized to unleash even more power for advanced users. The Visioneer OneTouch 7300 USB accommodates scanning thicker books with its special hinged lid. Its USB Bus Powered Design means no cumbersome power supply cord is needed and its ultra-slim design allows it to fit just about anywhere. The OneTouch 7300 USB is fully compatible with all USB ports including USB 1.1.
This Visioneer scanner is an excellent product for the price and absurdly simple to use. Delivers high quality picture scans, and posseses OCR capability as well. Its sleek design and light weight make it very desktop friendly.
Manufacturer Description Visioneer wrote the book on ease-of-use. The revolutionary OneTouch technology simplifies the way people use a scanner. The OneTouch buttons are pre-configured for common scanning tasks so you get great results within minutes of opening the box. Button settings can be customized to unleash even more power for advanced users. The Visioneer OneTouch 7300 USB accommodates scanning thicker books with its special hinged lid. Its USB Bus Powered Design means no cumbersome power supply cord is needed and its ultra-slim design allows it to fit just about anywhere. The OneTouch 7300 USB is fully compatible with all USB ports including USB 1.1.
Features and Benefits:
- Superb Image Quality. 48-bit internal color capability recognizes over 281 trillion colors. 48-bit scanners capture more detail in the shadow and highlight areas of an image than their 42-bit predecessors, so you'll get brighter yellows, richer reds, cooler blues, and everything between.
- Specialized Lid Hinge. Allows you to scan thicker books, magazines and 3D objects than other non-hinged scanners and ultra-slim design means it can fit just about anywhere.
- USB Bus Powered. No power supply cable needed. Just connect the USB cable to your PC and it functions as the scanner's power supply providing connectivity and power in one cable.
- Easy to Use. Just press a OneTouch button to scan and send an image to the destination of your choice. While intelligent default button settings give perfect results on common scanning tasks, the OneTouch preferences utility makes it simple to customize the buttons.
- ScanSoft PaperPort. The world's best-selling document and image management application creates thumbnails of everything you scan allowing easy filing in color-coded folders. ScanSoft's TextBridge Optical Character Recognition engine is built-in to PaperPort so you can easily use the scanner's OCR button to scan printed text directly into your word processor where it is fully editable.
- PhotoImpression. ArcSoft PhotoImpression offers the perfect combination of power and simplicity so you can do more with your photos. From quick corrections to creative editing, you can easily achieve high quality results. Whether you scan traditional photos, slides or negatives, PhotoImpression makes digital imaging a breeze.
Scan images to almost any application. Any application that ScanSoft PaperPort has a link to will appear in the destination list giving you unprecedented flexibility for using this button. Here are some recommended uses:
- Send images to your favorite photo editing application
- Scan business cards into your favorite card scanning software*
- Scan documents to your fax software and send them over your fax modem*
- Scan photos into Microsoft Office* applications such as PowerPoint* or Publisher*
Eliminate tedious retyping of documents. The OCR button scans typed or printed documents and sends them to PaperPortÂ's built-in TextBridge OCR engine, which automatically converts them into editable documents and sends them to your word processor. With OneTouch and TextBridge OCR, you'll never have to retype a text document again.
Stay connected with family and friends. Place a photo on the glass, press the email button and Visioneer's AutoScan technology takes over. OneTouch automatically finds the edges of your picture, performs a high resolution scan then launches your MAPI compliant email application and attaches the image to a new message.
Create a paperless office. The scan button sends documents or images to the PaperPort desktop where you can drag them into folders you create according to your organizational needs. PaperPort is the perfect application for archiving your home or business records. For extra peace of mind, copy your scanned records to removable media such as a Zip disk or CDR disk for storage in a safe place.
PaperPort automatically links to many popular applications. Just drag and drop a scanned image or document on the link of your choice to launch the application and put your images to work. PaperPort even links to your printers and to most email and fax applications.
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Ectaco C-Pen 20 Handheld Scanner Review
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After reading all the reviews for pen scanners, I decided on this one, and it is definitely the one to get. I just installed the software, and on the first try I'd say there was 95% accuracy, which I imagine will improve as I get more practice. Overall a real time saver, and a much better option than manually typing in lines of text.
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After reading all the reviews for pen scanners, I decided on this one, and it is definitely the one to get. I just installed the software, and on the first try I'd say there was 95% accuracy, which I imagine will improve as I get more practice. Overall a real time saver, and a much better option than manually typing in lines of text.
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Canon Pixma MP470 Photo All-In-One Inkjet Printer (2177B002) Review
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I recently bought the Canon MP470 printer to replace my old work horse Epson Stylus COLOR 880, and my old Canon Scanner. I was actually reluctant to buy a new printer since the Epson did an OK job printing most materials, and if I wanted a photo printed I would just hand it over to my wife so she could print the image on her two year old HP photo printer.
The scanner is really important to me, because I'm a Ham Radio operator and I scan all of the contact confirmation cards or QSL cards for my web site. Honestly after a few seconds of set up it was doing a professional looking job, and is a whole lot faster than my previous scanner.
Overall I've been blown away with the new printer and have been very very happy with the text printing as well as the photo printing (which really does look like it came from a lab) and the scanner beats my old scanner easily.
Mine also came with two packages of photo paper, and a 6 foot USB cable. Maybe I bought mine during a Canon promotion, but the paper is the Canon Photo Color Print Paper Pro 4X6 20 pack, and a 10 pack of Photo Plus Matte 8X0, which I haven't messed with yet. But I have to say the text looks better than either of the other two printers in the house, and the scanner works great, plus it prints photos they'll last a life time.
I have to say I've only had the printer for about a week, so we'll see if it holds up as long as my old Epson, but so far I really am a happy camper. The only thing is I wonder if I should have bought the next one up in the Canon food chain.
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I recently bought the Canon MP470 printer to replace my old work horse Epson Stylus COLOR 880, and my old Canon Scanner. I was actually reluctant to buy a new printer since the Epson did an OK job printing most materials, and if I wanted a photo printed I would just hand it over to my wife so she could print the image on her two year old HP photo printer.
The scanner is really important to me, because I'm a Ham Radio operator and I scan all of the contact confirmation cards or QSL cards for my web site. Honestly after a few seconds of set up it was doing a professional looking job, and is a whole lot faster than my previous scanner.
Overall I've been blown away with the new printer and have been very very happy with the text printing as well as the photo printing (which really does look like it came from a lab) and the scanner beats my old scanner easily.
Mine also came with two packages of photo paper, and a 6 foot USB cable. Maybe I bought mine during a Canon promotion, but the paper is the Canon Photo Color Print Paper Pro 4X6 20 pack, and a 10 pack of Photo Plus Matte 8X0, which I haven't messed with yet. But I have to say the text looks better than either of the other two printers in the house, and the scanner works great, plus it prints photos they'll last a life time.
I have to say I've only had the printer for about a week, so we'll see if it holds up as long as my old Epson, but so far I really am a happy camper. The only thing is I wonder if I should have bought the next one up in the Canon food chain.
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HP A826 Home Photo Printer Review
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I received this as a birthday gift and absolutely love it. It is a little expensive but I think it is well worth the money. The pictures have excellent quality and it is extremely user-friendly, even for someone like me who can barely put paper in a printer. I turned it on without reading the directions and it told me to insert the ink cartridge and the paper. I didn't even know where to start so I pushed the button on the screen that said "show me how" and it did and made it so easy. I have already printed so many pictures and love it!
*UPDATE*
I have now owned this printer for a while and I still think it is by far the best photo printer I have ever used. I actually just used it to print out all my Christmas cards and was able to use the printer to crop the photo i wanted, add a caption, and put a frame on the photo...all on the printer. I will say there is one con and that is that the clip art selection is very limited, but I don't see myself wanting to add clip art to my photos that often so it's really not a big deal.
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I received this as a birthday gift and absolutely love it. It is a little expensive but I think it is well worth the money. The pictures have excellent quality and it is extremely user-friendly, even for someone like me who can barely put paper in a printer. I turned it on without reading the directions and it told me to insert the ink cartridge and the paper. I didn't even know where to start so I pushed the button on the screen that said "show me how" and it did and made it so easy. I have already printed so many pictures and love it!
*UPDATE*
I have now owned this printer for a while and I still think it is by far the best photo printer I have ever used. I actually just used it to print out all my Christmas cards and was able to use the printer to crop the photo i wanted, add a caption, and put a frame on the photo...all on the printer. I will say there is one con and that is that the clip art selection is very limited, but I don't see myself wanting to add clip art to my photos that often so it's really not a big deal.
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HP DeskJet 5650 Color Inkjet Printer Review
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Canon Pixma mini320 Compact Photo Inkjet Printer (2172B002) Review
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Great photo printer. Very easy to use. I had it out of the box and printing from my Canon camera in about 10 minutes. I am very happy with the photo resolution. True to life colors also a big plus. Very fast 4+6 print speed, about 10 seconds per print. Lots of options. All in all, a very good little printer. Manufacturer Description Product Details Buy the Canon Pixma mini320 Compact Photo Inkjet Printer (2172B002) here!!!
Epson Perfection V750-M Pro Color Scanner Review
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Does a fantastic job with 35mm slides. I especially like the full version of Silverfast that came with the scanner. I would recommend this scanner to any professional or high end ametuer. Great Epson Perfection V750-M Pro Color Scannerresults Manufacturer Description Product Details Buy the Epson Perfection V750-M Pro Color Scanner here!!!
Nikon Super CoolScan 5000 ED Film Scanner Review
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The scanner works well and its operation is straight forward. It is surprisingly noisy in operation, but this is apparently normal. Be prepared for large files, if you want the hightest resolution digital photos from film. The high resolution of the film scan yields 20 megapixel digital photos from 35mm film. This means a large (50 Mb JPEG) per photo. Not everything needs to be scanned at highest quality. You can adjust the resolution of the scan, or the quality of the output file, to suit your needs. A film camera, coupled with the scanner, yields the hightest resolution digital photos. This means my SLR film camera (which has not been used since I started using digital SLR) will now see service when I want the highest quality photos. Manufacturer Description Product Details Buy the Nikon Super CoolScan 5000 ED Film Scanner here!!!
Epson Perfection V700 Photo Color Scanner Review
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The Epson Perfection V700 is a high-quality scanner that does a great job with a variety of input materials. The interchangeable slide and negative holders may seem a bit flimsy, but they have held up well and produce excellent scans--after a bit of practice adjusting various settings. The included OCR software does an amazingly good job converting average quality printed material to text for Word, although I haven't yet tried it with poor quality print. In general, I'm very happy with the scanner and would recommend it to others. Manufacturer Description Product Details Buy the Epson Perfection V700 Photo Color Scanner here!!!
Epson Perfection 4490 Photo Scanner Review
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Maybe I'm still "starry eyed" from the positive things about this scanner, but so far, I'm very pleased with the scanner. I purchased it from a local store, where the sales rep highly recommended it over other brands. If I had read some of the reviews posted, maybe I'd have thought twice about longevity, but it was worth every penny when my son's school report was lost from my children's computer. Thankfully, we had printed a copy of his report to review, because when it was deleted from his computer, I was able to scan it into the OCR program that came with the Epson 4490 (ABBYY). It quickly and easily converted it into a Word document and he was able to make the changes to his report the night before it was due. I have scanned everything from pictures, negatives and slides- all were done quickly. The automatic image restoration with Adobe Photo Elements has worked just as well as the products description says it will. The few pictures I have restored with it are probably also worth the cost of the whole scanner. I hope it is still working as well in a few months... of course, I'm not planning on heavy use, not scanning thousands of slides. I would think if that is your goal, you should invest in a more expensive unit. But- you never know! Manufacturer Description Product Details Buy the Epson Perfection 4490 Photo Scanner here!!!
Epson Stylus Photo 1400 Photo Printer Review
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I have had this printer for about a month. The output is crisp and clean. The over-sized prints I have done (up to 13x19) have all gotten "wows" when they have been displayed. The print quality is the best I have seen in an ink-jet. As others have mentioned, it is hungry for ink, but when you enter a high end printer your gonna pay a premium. You get what you pay for. Ink is still hard to find, but this model is still fairly new. I can almost always get the ink at staples off the shelf. So if your looking for a serious over-sized printer... this is the one. Manufacturer Description Product Details Buy the Epson Stylus Photo 1400 Photo Printer here!!!
Canon Pixma MP970 Photo All-In-One Inkjet Printer (2181B002) Review
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Our family had wanted to replace our Canon i960 with for a MFP but where in no hurry to settle for something we didn't want. Brand loyalty played little part but we decided our next printer had to have: reasonable cost (under $200), duplex printing (to save paper), Ethernet connectivity, and be Windows and Macintosh friendly. "Nice to haves" would be pigment black inks, separate ink wells, and a sheet feeder. With the recent Canon rebate on the Pixma MP970, this printer met all of our criteria and many of the nice to haves. Setting up the printer was very simple with the included Quick Set-up guide. Installing the software on our Windows and Macintosh (OSX) machines took longer than I thought (about 10 minutes per machine) but kudos to Canon for retaining feature parity between the platforms...so many times the Mac software is a pale shadow of the Windows version. I can also set the default printing to duplex and a standard quality on the kids machines (to save paper and ink) and leave it higher on the adults computers. One welcomed surprise was the film/slide scanner hidden under the lid and the ScanGear software works well. (I haven't critically analyzed the scans for dust or scratch removal but if ScanGear can't cut it, I'll purchase VueScan for the enhanced scanning features). We have found scanning pictures across the network a useful feature. The printouts are wonderful. Using heavy-weight glossy paper is easy with the straight-path feeder (this is also where I've feed envelopes, without problem) while regular bond goes in the standard tray. Colors are rich with no banding and the photos from my Pentax K10 have all of the quality of my older Leica generated prints. The whole family has been very happy with the Canon MP970 and we look forward to many years of trouble-free printing! UPDATE - What had been a nice printer is now a frustration. The printer will not print without intervention (jammed paper or printer not recognizing new Canon printer cartridges) and the duplexer will not work. So, we have a feature rich printer with function in about 1/4 the features. Manufacturer Description Product Details Buy the Canon Pixma MP970 Photo All-In-One Inkjet Printer (2181B002) here!!!
Canon PIXMA MX310 Office All-in-One Inkjet Printer Review
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This is my second personal printer. Previously I used a DELL printer that came with a Dell Inspiron series desktop I got as a gift. That printer was always acting up and I was never really satisfied with it. I bought this printer for approximately $85 including tax around May 2008. I have been very impressed with it, especially comparing it to the Dell I had previously. I cannot compare it to very high end machines because I have never owned one or used one, so take that into consideration while reading this review. (PRINTING) It prints pretty quickly, but it takes several seconds to prepare to print, maybe 10 seconds. So that is a bit of a con but it's not that big of a deal, and if you are printing multiple pages, it only needs that prep time once. However, if you are ust printing out one page, it will take maybe a total of 15 seconds. (SCANNING) Scan quality is very good for my needs. It scans at a resolution far greater than needed for my humble uses, which is just backing up documents or scanning the odd photo. Colors seem fine to me, although I don't have the needs of a professional photographer or anything. (COPYING) Copying works great, I have had to make several copies for friends and family members, and they are always satisfied with the quality, and one friend even remarked he couldn't tell which was the original and which was the copy. I'm sure if he inspected more closely he could tell, but after a quick glance he mentioned this. (FAXING) I rarely fax, and to date I have only had to fax one thing. I had to dig out the manual for this, and after a few minutes of reading and following the instructions, I had my fax sent off in no time, and it went smoothly. I used the ADF (auto document feeder), and it all worked without a hitch. To date I have not had to receive a fax yet, so I really don't know how that will work, but I will cross that bridge when I come to it. The control panel is easy to use and has several ranges of options, including quality, color or black and white, paper options including thickness etc. You can set portrait or landscape, and can apply a couple of different effects to photo's to enhance them. The maintence options are also easy to access and you can clean the printer and align the machine and other things, although I haven't had to do this past the initial setup. I also cannot comment on printing directly from a pictbridge compliant device, like a mobile phone or digital camera, since I have no such devices, but the option is nice to have. I have also used this printer to print envelopes which it does quite well. Another maybe understated "feature" of this machine is the manual, which is clear and easy to understand. it's very comprehensive and walks you through all features of this machine. Given enough time I'm sure most people could figure things out for themselves, but it's nice to have as a reference, as in the example above when I needed to send a fax, it made it very easy. Overall I am very satisfied with this product and I recommend it for people needing a lot of functionality and enough features for users with basic needs. It offers a good value for your money and I haven't encountered any problems yet. I am using this on Windows XP Home 32bit. P.S. I also posted this on Canon's website. Manufacturer Description Product Details Buy the Canon PIXMA MX310 Office All-in-One Inkjet Printer here!!!
HP Photosmart D7560 Printer Review
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I have used many CD/DVD printers over the years, including expensive specialized printers, and this is one of the best. All those comments about limited colors, limited label design, limited fonts, etc. for printing CD/DVDs are wrong. If you use the right grahics package, like Photoshop, you can print anything on a CD or DVD that you can print on a piece of paper - its just round with a hole in it. So, if your CD/DVD printing results are less than spectatular with this printer; don't blame the printer, check your graphics software. Manufacturer Description Product Details Buy the HP Photosmart D7560 Printer here!!!
Canon Pixma iP2600 Photo Inkjet Printer (2435B002) Review
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I bought this for my wife who was always having trouble with her HP printer. I myself have a Canon Pixma iP6000D and have had great success with it. The iP2600 is smaller, simpler and good-looking in black. And works just as well. Manufacturer Description Product Details Buy the Canon Pixma iP2600 Photo Inkjet Printer (2435B002) here!!!
Canon Pixma MX850 Office All-In-One Printer (2436B002) Review
Customer Review
Strengths: Outstanding text quality, built-in duplexing and automatic document feeder, two paper trays, Mac (Leopard) compatibility Weaknesses: Big and heavy, networking/sharing support could be improved, photo quality not fantastic I purchased the MX850 as a replacement for a similar HP Photosmart 3310 that I had been using for several years with my Mac and Windows PCs. I was generally satisfied with the HP; it included built-in wireless networking and had outstanding photo quality. After upgrading to OS X 10.5 Leopard, however, the HP model was rendered useless for anything other than basic printing on my iMac, even with drivers updated for Leopard. I was very happy, therefore, to find that Canon's MX850 works flawlessly with my iMac running Leopard. The first thing you notice about the MX850 is its size; it's considerably larger and heavier than my HP multifunction printer. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, but you'll want to take note of the dimensions and make sure you have room for this device before purchasing. This is likely due to the added functionality Canon has squeezed into the device. It includes an auto duplexer, automatic document feeder, and two paper trays (one at bottom front and one on the back). If you frequently scan multi-page documents, print double-sided materials, or switch between two types/sources of paper, then this machine will undoubtedly prove very convenient. Printer output is very good, with a few caveats. Everyday printing is very speedy, and the text output of the MX850 is fantastic, giving some laser printers a run for their money. There is one caveat pertaining to duplex printing which causes duplex-printed text documents to appear dark gray instead of black. In order to reduce bleeding through on double-sided documents, the printer uses only colored inks (no black) for double-sided printing. If you prefer to print most of your documents using black ink only (which I would recommend in order to conserve the expensive colored inks), know that you won't be able to do so when printing in duplex mode. Unfortunately, the photo quality of the MX850 is not as outstanding as the text quality. It produces nice-looking (even frame-worthy) prints on photo paper, but you won't mistake them for professional prints. This is the one area where the Photosmart beats the MX850 hands-down. The other features of this device also work very well. Scan quality is very good, and the automatic document feeder makes it very easy to scan multiple-page documents. Fax capabilities are built in as well, and I was pleased to note the inclusion of speed dial and a standard telephone-style number pad for inputting numbers. The MX850 also includes network connectivity in the form of an ethernet port, but it would have been nice to see built-in WiFi networking included as well. Even though Canon includes fully-featured drivers for both Windows and Mac OS X, it's not possible to attach the device to a Mac and share it with Windows PCs (I was able to use Bonjour printer sharing and a generic driver to allow my Windows PCs to print to the device, but you don't have the ability to scan or to set or use any advanced device functions such as the duplexer or print quality settings). The MX850 is clearly designed with a home office environment in mind, as its advanced document-handling abilities and unexceptional photo quality suggest. If you're looking for a full-time photo printer, then you should look elsewhere; but if your scanning and printing needs routinely call for excellent text quality, convenient duplexing, scanning multipage documents, and the flexibility offered by two paper trays, then the MX850 will fit the bill perfectly. Manufacturer Description Product Details Buy the Canon Pixma MX850 Office All-In-One Printer (2436B002) here!!!
Canon CanoScan 4400F Color Image Scanner (1306B002) Review
Customer Review
Couldn't be easier. In minutes you're set to do all the things you wished you could do when these machines cost 10 X as much. Simply press a button for emailing a document/photo; easy pdf's. Intuitive software. Images reproduce just fine. Copies not anywhere near as good as a dedicated copier (in fact, so disappointed with the time it takes and low resolution, I bought the personal copier--just takes up more space but it's instant on and fast) If I had to gripe, it is somewhat slow and the machine is bulky. However, for the price, it is a huge value and it gets a lot of use. Manufacturer Description null null null Product Details Buy the Canon CanoScan 4400F Color Image Scanner (1306B002) here!!!
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