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Customer Reviews for PIXMA MP500
PIXMA MP500
A one stop Print-Copy-Scan center.
With the versatile PIXMA MP500 Photo All-In-One on your desktop, you'll ask yourself how you ever got along without it. This amazing machine delivers an impressive resolution of up to 9600 x 2400 color dpi 1 , for remarkable detail and clarity. How does it do it? Canon Full-photolithography Inkjet Nozzle Engineering (FINE) uses a next-generation 1,856-nozzle print head that ejects precise, consistent droplets as small as 1 picoliter. More nozzles + smaller droplets = smoother, virtually grain-free images. Further, our ContrastPLUS 5-color ink system - four dye-based inks and a pigment-based black ink - produces true-life photos with a wide color palette, along with laser-quality text. You won't have to wait long to see your results; a beautiful photo lab quality 4"x 6" borderless photo takes approximately 51 seconds 2 .
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20 out of 29(69%)reviewers would recommend this product to a friend.
Customer Reviews for PIXMA MP500
Review 1 for PIXMA MP500
Nickname: Dragon VAR
Location: New Jersey
Used this product for: more than 1 year
Expertise Level: Advanced Amateur
Product replacement: Yes
Very good printer
Overall Rating
Features
5
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5
Performance
5
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5
Price/Value
5
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5
Quality
4
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5
Satisfaction
4
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5
Date:July 26, 2010
Pros: reliable good quality prints quick production
Cons: cartridges need replacing for no apparent reason
I have used this printer in business for the past 3+ years. It's relatively easy to set up, prints quickly, does beautiful photos (not that I do that very much), and has been quite reliable. My only objection is that periodically I get "the ink tank cannot be recognized" messages, and despite the fact that the cartridge is Canon brand, installed correctly, and has quite a lot of ink left, there seems no solution other than to replace the cartridge. Since ink cartridges are not exactly cheap, this is quite annoying, and seems irresponsible to me.
16 of 17 people found this review helpful.
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Review 2 for PIXMA MP500
Nickname: inkedout
Used this product for: more than 1 year
Expertise Level: Casual User
Product replacement: No
Good quality,but terrible ink consumption
Overall Rating
Features
3
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5
Performance
4
out of
5
Price/Value
3
out of
5
Quality
4
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5
Satisfaction
2
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5
Date:April 2, 2010
Pros: reliable, durable, Sharp Tones & Colors
Cons: Difficult Setup, High Ink Consumption
Would prefer to have a less sophisticated ink cartridge system and adjust the price of the cartridges buy at least 30%. don't really need an electronic cartridge that sends a message that the ink is running low.
4 of 6 people found this review helpful.
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Review 3 for PIXMA MP500
Nickname: Anonymous
Location: Denver, CO
Used this product for: more than 1 year
Expertise Level: Advanced Amateur
Product replacement: Yes
beat purchase ever
Overall Rating
Features
5
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5
Performance
5
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5
Price/Value
5
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5
Quality
5
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5
Satisfaction
5
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5
Date:February 20, 2010
Pros: reliable, Easy Setup, durable, Low Ink Consumption, Sharp Tones & Colors, fast print speed, easy to use
I have had this printer for quite a while. Just love it. You can go long periods with out printing and it prints without cleaning heads and cartridges. And the cartridges are not that expensive, since you only buy the one you need. Does photos and duplex. Great photos too. No glitches yet, except had to update drivers for windows 7. All in all a great printer, always ready and can set up for different profiles easily.
4 of 5 people found this review helpful.
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Review 4 for PIXMA MP500
Nickname: Calendar Girl
Location: Missouri, the Show-Me state.
Used this product for: more than 1 year
Expertise Level: Advanced Amateur
Product replacement: Yes
Excellent Printer!
Overall Rating
Features
5
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5
Performance
5
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5
Price/Value
5
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5
Quality
5
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5
Satisfaction
5
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5
Date:December 22, 2009
Pros: Easy Setup, durable, fast print speed, easy to use
I LOVE this printer. Has all the good qualities: a straight paper path, individual ink cartridges, easy to use functions. I hope it never wears out. I have been using it 3 yrs now. Scans great, prints great, works as a stand alone unit for printing & copying. I bought my mom one & she doesn't even own a computer. She uses it to print pictures from her memory card & stuff she wants to copy. Yes, the ink is expensive, but show me a good quality ink that isn't!
I make about 40+ copies of a family calendar (with tons of photos) each year & they turn out great (printed on cardstock, not even photo paper).
I make about 40+ copies of a family calendar (with tons of photos) each year & they turn out great (printed on cardstock, not even photo paper).
1 of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Review 5 for PIXMA MP500
Nickname: Computer geek
Location: Wisconsin
Used this product for: more than 1 year
Expertise Level: Advanced Amateur
Product replacement: Yes
Great product
Overall Rating
Features
5
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5
Performance
5
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5
Price/Value
5
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5
Quality
5
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5
Satisfaction
4
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5
Date:December 13, 2009
Pros: Compact Design, Easy Setup, durable, easy to use
Cons: High Ink Consumption
I have 2 of these Printers...one at home and one at a small business. They work great. I am however replacing the one at work do to the fact that we will be starting to print alot more and some of the color lasers cost about 25% per page for ink. I would highly recommend this printer for a home situation due to the price, quality, and dependability....I've had both of them about 4 years now and if I wasn't going to be printing more I would buy another in a hearbeat.
1 of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Review 6 for PIXMA MP500
Nickname: PantherQueen
Location: Iowa
Used this product for: more than 1 year
Expertise Level: Casual User
Product replacement: No
The Reviews Were RIght!
Overall Rating
Features
4
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5
Performance
5
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5
Price/Value
4
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5
Quality
4
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5
Satisfaction
4
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5
Date:November 14, 2009
Pros: Lightweight/Portable, Easy Setup, easy to use, fast print speed, reliable, Sharp Tones & Colors
Cons: ink streaking after a while
I researched this printer and was very happy with its performance for years. Now I'm having the same problem as someone else wrote about in the reviews. I have the ink smearing across the page on about every other line. Anyone find a solution?
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Review 7 for PIXMA MP500
Nickname: Cookster
Location: Orange County, CA
Used this product for: more than 1 year
Expertise Level: Advanced Amateur
Product replacement: Yes
Black ink stripes on paper
Overall Rating
Features
4
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5
Performance
3
out of
5
Price/Value
4
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5
Quality
4
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5
Satisfaction
3
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5
Date:November 9, 2009
Pros: easy to use, fast print speed, reliable, Sharp Tones & Colors
Cons: Large Footprint, High Ink Consumption
I'm writing this review in case others have the same problem and maybe someone figured out an answer. After several years of good performance the printer started putting a black stripe of ink down the back of all pages! The ink bleeds through to the front sometimes. I've followed the directions for cleaning it but it didn't help.
7 of 7 people found this review helpful.
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Review 8 for PIXMA MP500
Nickname: libratune
Location: Ohio
Used this product for: more than 1 year
Expertise Level: Advanced Amateur
Product replacement: Yes
Fix Tinting Issues
Overall Rating
Features
4
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5
Performance
5
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5
Price/Value
4
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5
Quality
5
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5
Satisfaction
5
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5
Date:October 31, 2009
Pros: reliable, Sharp Tones & Colors, excellent photo printing
Cons: Large Footprint
This is meant as a helpful tip if you are trying to fix color tinting problems. My printer was not printing yellow though the cartridge indicator was showing it was full. I took out the yellow cartridge and noticed that black ink had backed up into it. I put in a new yellow cartridge and -- problem solved! Lesson learned: if a color is missing when you print the test pattern, check the cartridge for that color -- it may need to be replaced.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Review 9 for PIXMA MP500
Nickname: protectionman
Location: Rutland, VT
Used this product for: more than 1 year
Expertise Level: Professional or Expert
Product replacement: Yes
Lousy Multifunction
Overall Rating
Features
4
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5
Performance
2
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5
Price/Value
3
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5
Quality
3
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5
Satisfaction
2
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5
Date:June 30, 2009
Pros: Easy Setup, easy to use, Sharp Tones & Colors
Cons: High Ink Consumption
For printing pictures, the color is great and does a good job. But used as a multifunction device, it goes through ink way too fast. Also, the scanner is askew so all documents I scan are not squarely reproduced. I would recommend getting a cheap printer for everyday printing of business documents, etc. to save on ink. Ink is very pricey for what you get.
7 of 8 people found this review helpful.
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Review 10 for PIXMA MP500
Nickname: flyboy
Location: Kansas City
Used this product for: more than 1 year
Expertise Level: Hobbyist/Enthusiast
Product replacement: No
Great Multifunction Printer
Overall Rating
Features
5
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5
Performance
4
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5
Price/Value
3
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5
Quality
5
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5
Satisfaction
4
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5
Date:June 28, 2009
Pros: durable, Easy Setup, easy to use, fast print speed, reliable, Sharp Tones & Colors
Cons: Heavy/Bulky, High Ink Consumption
This is a great product. I've had mine for several years now and not planning to replace it anytime soon. This printer is very reliable and I couldn't tell you how many times the built-in scanner has come in handy. My only gripe is the frequency of replacing the cartridges, it's a little more often then I would prefer. However the quality of photo printing is unmatched by any other consumer multifunction. It pairs great with my Canon EOS 20D DSLR.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Review 11 for PIXMA MP500
Nickname: MikeL
Location: Libertyville, IL
Used this product for: more than 1 year
Expertise Level: Advanced Amateur
Product replacement: Yes
MP500 for Light Home Business
Overall Rating
Features
4
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5
Performance
2
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5
Price/Value
3
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5
Quality
3
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5
Satisfaction
3
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5
Date:June 13, 2009
Pros: Easy Setup, fast print speed, reliable
Cons: High Ink Consumption
Fast dependable printer. I use printer and scanner frequently. Scanner software is too smart. Software crops images incorrectly and works properly upon the first scan. Subsequent scans get cropped in strange and unpredictable ways. I recommend using manual scanner & preview. Color resolution on printer got misaligned and efforts to fix have been futile. Black and white works good, but I can't depend on quality color images. I get a lot of magenta, despite efforts to clean, align etc.
5 of 5 people found this review helpful.
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Review 12 for PIXMA MP500
Nickname: Anna
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Used this product for: more than 1 year
Expertise Level: Professional or Expert
Product replacement: No
Outstanding product
Overall Rating
Features
5
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5
Performance
5
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Price/Value
5
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5
Quality
5
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5
Satisfaction
5
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5
Date:May 30, 2009
Pros: durable, easy to use, fast print speed, Low Ink Consumption, reliable, Sharp Tones & Colors
Cons: Heavy/Bulky
I purchased this item over 3 years ago and I LOVE IT!!!! We use it on a daily basis!!! A+++++
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Review 13 for PIXMA MP500
Nickname: This Person
Location: Idaho, USA
Used this product for: more than 1 year
Expertise Level: Professional or Expert
Product replacement: Yes
Printer Works Great for Low-Cost
Overall Rating
Features
4
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5
Performance
4
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5
Price/Value
5
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5
Quality
4
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5
Satisfaction
4
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5
Date:May 14, 2009
Pros: durable, Easy Setup, easy to use, reliable
Cons: Heavy/Bulky, smears ink
Bought this printer several years ago. It's built like a tank making for a large footprint, but isn't too much larger than any other multifunction as it is sized for a full A4 scan. The separate cassette allowing for 2 types of paper to be loaded at any time is a lifesaver as I'm constantly printing both draft stuff and quality output. It does seem to have a problem collecting black ink in the printer and leaving small streaks or smears on printouts. Not too difficult to clean. I would highly recommend this printer to someone looking for mid-quality scanning and printing for a fair price.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful.
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Review 14 for PIXMA MP500
Nickname: mc
Location: michigan
Used this product for: more than 1 year
Expertise Level: Casual User
Product replacement: Yes
MP500 fails and it's expensive
Overall Rating
Features
4
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5
Performance
1
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5
Price/Value
2
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5
Quality
1
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5
Satisfaction
1
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Date:April 30, 2009
Cons: Large Footprint, Heavy/Bulky, Flimsy Construction, Difficult Setup, Difficult to use, Slow Print Speed, High Ink Consumption, unreliable
I find that replacing the ink to this and I bellieve most cannon printers is very expensive. The MP500 black ink stopped working. It just shines the light on but I can't find on the manual if this means anything. I bought a new black ink cartdrige and it still doesn't work. I did a cleaning and it still doesn't work. I did another cleaning and it still doesn't work. I would suggest you stay away from Cannon printers.
2 of 5 people found this review helpful.
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Review 15 for PIXMA MP500
Nickname: eyeluvpink76
Location: Central Oregon
Used this product for: more than 1 year
Expertise Level: Advanced Amateur
Product replacement: No
Midnight scramble
Overall Rating
Features
4
out of
5
Performance
5
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5
Price/Value
4
out of
5
Quality
5
out of
5
Satisfaction
5
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5
Date:April 27, 2009
Pros: durable, Easy Setup, easy to use, fast print speed, reliable, Sharp Tones & Colors
Cons: Heavy/Bulky, High Ink Consumption
I bought this somewhere around midterms in 2006 after my older printer died in the middle of the night while printing an important research paper. It was an impulse buy that has not treated me badly. The scanner is awesome. It prints fast and you can change the settings to fast print to use less ink, plus you can do double sided or multiple pages to one side prints to save paper. It is a little loud, wish it had a fax machine in it, and the ink cartridges are a bit pricey. But it has held up through senior year of college, 2 moves across country, kids, storage... I love this printer for it's durability and sexy ;) design.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Review 16 for PIXMA MP500
Nickname: Anonymous
Location: CA
Used this product for: Less than 1 month
Overall Rating
Features
1
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5
Performance
1
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5
Price/Value
1
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5
Quality
1
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5
Satisfaction
1
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5
Date:March 8, 2009
The machine is a complete piece of junk! It has never worked and there is no available information to make it work.
7 of 23 people found this review helpful.
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Review 17 for PIXMA MP500
Nickname: vm
Used this product for: more than 1 year
Expertise Level: Advanced Amateur
Product replacement: Yes
Love it.
Overall Rating
Features
5
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5
Performance
5
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5
Price/Value
5
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5
Quality
5
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5
Satisfaction
5
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5
Date:February 16, 2009
Pros: durable, Easy Setup, easy to use, fast print speed, reliable, Sharp Tones & Colors, field opions
I looked around the stores for a printer that could do the jobs I needed to do. My hard copy files were getting out of hand. Love the PDF save mode after I copy them.
You can even add files to the saved PDF file. Another feature I like is the Easy-WebPrint in the Windows Internte Explore. One click and I get high speed Print. Also the Crop tool in the copy Window, fast and easy.
I did some photos, looked sharp and bold.
You can even add files to the saved PDF file. Another feature I like is the Easy-WebPrint in the Windows Internte Explore. One click and I get high speed Print. Also the Crop tool in the copy Window, fast and easy.
I did some photos, looked sharp and bold.
4 of 5 people found this review helpful.
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Review 18 for PIXMA MP500
Nickname: Randy
Location: Phoenix, Az
Used this product for: more than 1 year
Expertise Level: Advanced Amateur
Product replacement: Yes
Very Nice
Overall Rating
Features
5
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5
Performance
5
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5
Price/Value
5
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5
Quality
5
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5
Satisfaction
5
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5
Date:February 14, 2009
Pros: durable, easy to use, reliable, Sharp Tones & Colors
Cons: High Ink Consumption
Good printer for the money. Never any problems. Easy to use.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Review 19 for PIXMA MP500
Nickname: Flyfree
Location: Atlanta, Ga
Used this product for: more than 1 year
Expertise Level: Professional or Expert
Product replacement: Yes
Great Printer/Scanner/Copier
Overall Rating
Features
5
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5
Performance
5
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5
Price/Value
5
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5
Quality
5
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5
Satisfaction
5
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5
Date:February 7, 2009
Pros: Compact Design, durable, Easy Setup, easy to use, fast print speed, Low Ink Consumption, reliable, Sharp Tones & Colors, individual ink tanks
WE have had the MP500 for over 4 yrs and the only problem we have had is that the circuit board went out. Called Canon and had it replaced within a week. Local shop that fixed it said they had never seen one, that says something in itself. I love the photos that come out of it! My wife is a scrapbooker and she prints the majority of her stuff on this printer. The scanning is flawless, love the feature of put the photo in and hit the button and it saves it to the computer for me. The copier is great to have and we have used it many times. We have used it with many different papers and they all work great with the Canon Ink. As a professional Photographer I can say I love this Multi Function. For those who complain about Ink prices, DON'T it's expensive. This printer uses less ink than other printers I have used for office and photo printing.
6 of 6 people found this review helpful.
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Review 20 for PIXMA MP500
Nickname: opie8
Location: KS
Used this product for: more than 1 year
Expertise Level: Advanced Amateur
Product replacement: No
Great quality & features at a premium cost
Overall Rating
Features
5
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5
Performance
4
out of
5
Price/Value
2
out of
5
Quality
5
out of
5
Satisfaction
3
out of
5
Date:January 25, 2009
Pros: reliable
Cons: Large Footprint, High Ink Consumption
I've had this printer for a few years now. Love the automatic duplex printing function. Huge downside is the very expensive ink cartridges, but thats with most printer. I originally bought it thinking if I just print in grayscale at all times that I would only have to buy black cartridges. Not so, even tho I print primarily grayscale, the color cartridges go too.
4 of 4 people found this review helpful.
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