Print head is designed to burn out after 1 year by deliberate micro power surges which gradually burn out electrical traces (HP cartridges do this too and most other printer companies probably employ this dirty trick.)Ģ.
Leave ink cartridge lever up for 10 minutes and it smashes into the side, stripping the gears (Canon knows about this but will not fix the firmware)ī. MY FIRST AND LAST CANON PRINTER (by an old PC tech)ġ. I wish the printer was a bit more 'sturdy' when lifting up the top to use the flatbed portion for copying and faxing, it also feels a bit flimsy when lifting up the top to replace the ink cartridges, but other than that minor quibble it works great. two levels of print-head cleaning, many options for additional color, duplex printing etc.)
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Another nice thing is that the printhead is separate from the ink, so the ink tank is simple (and not so expensive).Īnother nice thing (compared to the HP unit that failed on me after only 2 years, requiring a very expensive repair which I refused to do) is that the printer driver software doesn't have a heavy 'footprint' on the computer, yet has a lot of useful utility (i.e. And there are five tanks (Magenta, Cyan, Yellow, and two black tanks) so if you are out of one color you don't have to replace the entire unit (like with HP). This model doesn't require special Canon ink, I use a quality generic for $3/tank (or so) and have had good results. The newer printers from Canon have a microchip embedded in them, to make it harder to use generic (i.e.
Didn't think I'd print many pictures (for home office use) but it sure does come in handy at times. Solid printer, very good software and print qualityīought this printer two years ago due to its print/scan/fax/copy capability.