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Customer Reviews for PIXMA MP470
PIXMA MP470
Average Customer Rating:
(40 Reviews) 37
Rating Snapshot (40 reviews)
5 stars
18
4 stars
11
3 stars
4
2 stars
3
1 star
4
28 out of 40(70%)reviewers would recommend this product to a friend.
Customer Reviews for PIXMA MP470
Review 1 for PIXMA MP470
Nickname: Karmen
Location: Indiana
Used this product for: more than 1 year
Expertise Level: Advanced Amateur
Product replacement: Yes
Does everything I need
Overall Rating
Features
5
out of
5
Performance
5
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5
Price/Value
5
out of
5
Quality
5
out of
5
Satisfaction
5
out of
5
Date:September 3, 2010
I bought this not only as a printer, but also as a scanner. I've printed photos and they're good quality. After buying this, I started online classes and this printer has been a necessity as we have to scan certain homework as pdf's and email. This printer/scanner/copier has absolutely fit the bill.
5 of 8 people found this review helpful.
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Review 2 for PIXMA MP470
Nickname: Big Bend Cowboy
Location: TEXAS
Used this product for: more than 1 year
Expertise Level: Professional or Expert
Product replacement: Yes
clear perfect pictures, pefect copies, excellent
Overall Rating
Features
5
out of
5
Performance
5
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5
Price/Value
5
out of
5
Quality
5
out of
5
Satisfaction
5
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5
Date:March 25, 2010
Pros: reliable, Compact Design, Easy Setup, durable, Low Ink Consumption, Lightweight/Portable, Sharp Tones & Colors, fast print speed, easy to use, excellent copier
My pixma mp470 is the best inexpensive printer I have ever owned. It prints the best clear phots and It's really hard to distinguish between a copy made and originals!
Its features are all clear and easy to follow. You can easily select from color to simply press of a button and print your black and whites. I love this printer its fast and I highly recommend it to anyone researching the internet for a fine prouduct, becuase you will not find a better one than the CANON PIXMA MP470
THE BIG BED COWBOY
LAJITAS, TX
Its features are all clear and easy to follow. You can easily select from color to simply press of a button and print your black and whites. I love this printer its fast and I highly recommend it to anyone researching the internet for a fine prouduct, becuase you will not find a better one than the CANON PIXMA MP470
THE BIG BED COWBOY
LAJITAS, TX
2 of 3 people found this review helpful.
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Review 3 for PIXMA MP470
Nickname: BobF
Location: Atlanta, GA
Used this product for: more than 1 year
Expertise Level: Hobbyist/Enthusiast
Product replacement: Yes
Easy to use printer/scanner combo
Overall Rating
Features
5
out of
5
Performance
4
out of
5
Price/Value
5
out of
5
Quality
4
out of
5
Satisfaction
5
out of
5
Date:March 15, 2010
Pros: reliable, Easy Setup, easy to use
My wife got me this for Christmas a couple years ago as a bundled deal with the Canon Powershot A630 camera. I have been very pleased with the printer which has worked flawlessly since I first set it up. My wife uses the printer more than I do for printing cards, and it works great for that use. No problems printing on heavier card stock type paper due to it's straight through paper path. The photo output is not as good as my 6 color Canon 9000, but it's not bad at all for printing 4x6 snapshots.
The scanner is what I use the most and find if I just use the simple scan interface and take all the defaults it does a fine job on color or B&W photos. If it needs any tweaking I use Photoshop Elements or even the MS Office Picture Manager to adjust contrast, color, rotation, etc. My wife who is not a computer wizard finds it easy to use as well.
All in all it's a good family printer that we've enjoyed using. I don't find it's ink consumption to be any worse than other inkjets I've owned, though I do wish the ink carts were a little bigger & a little cheaper!
BTW, I'm still using that Powershot A630 camera too!
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Review 4 for PIXMA MP470
Nickname: crzydv13
Used this product for: more than 1 year
Expertise Level: Casual User
Product replacement: Yes
Great printer
Overall Rating
Features
5
out of
5
Performance
5
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5
Price/Value
4
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5
Quality
5
out of
5
Satisfaction
5
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5
Date:February 26, 2010
Pros: reliable, easy to use
Cons: High Ink Consumption
I have had this printer for about two years and I have not had a single problem yet. Document printing looks fabulous and photos look really good too. I have been scanning a lot of old photos lately and the scanned pictures look just like the original. The only reason I did not rate 5 stars is because ink cartridges almost cost more than what the printer did and Canon does not have an option for high capacity cartridges for this printer.
5 of 5 people found this review helpful.
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Review 5 for PIXMA MP470
Nickname: Pollymex5000
Location: Colorado
Used this product for: 3 to 6 months
Expertise Level: Advanced Amateur
Product replacement: No
Very Satisfied
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 10, 2010
Pros: reliable, Easy Setup, Lightweight/Portable, Sharp Tones & Colors, fast print speed, easy to use
Cons: High Ink Consumption, uses ink quickly
This printer prints images beautifully. It is versatile and easy to figure best ways get certain images printed. It is very user friendly. And the images that I scan in are absolutely beautiful. I used to work in advertising and used machines that cost $10,000 to scan images. This machine is very close to that quality and I am able to tweak it even further in Phothoshop.
I would recommend this product to anyone who asks.
Thank You
Thank You
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Review 6 for PIXMA MP470
Nickname: Anonymous
worst printer ever
Overall Rating
Features
3
out of
5
Performance
1
out of
5
Price/Value
2
out of
5
Quality
1
out of
5
Satisfaction
1
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5
Date:December 7, 2009
about an month after i bought it, it started to break down and act weird. it would printer bad pictures and now it's always not aligned. it wastes a lot of paper and ink, not worth it's price and time to try to fix it.
8 of 10 people found this review helpful.
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Review 7 for PIXMA MP470
Nickname: DJQ
Used this product for: more than 1 year
Expertise Level: Casual User
Product replacement: No
Great Product
Overall Rating
Features
5
out of
5
Performance
5
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5
Price/Value
5
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5
Quality
4
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5
Satisfaction
5
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5
Date:December 1, 2009
Pros: reliable, Compact Design, Easy Setup, Lightweight/Portable, Sharp Tones & Colors, easy to use
Cons: High Ink Consumption
I was in the market for a scanner and found this. I've had it going on 2 years now and have never had a problem with it. It seems to go through ink pretty quick but that's my only complaint.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Review 8 for PIXMA MP470
Nickname: PrarieD0G
Location: VA
Used this product for: more than 1 year
Expertise Level: Hobbyist/Enthusiast
Product replacement: Yes
Disappointing
Overall Rating
Features
3
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5
Performance
2
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5
Price/Value
3
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5
Quality
2
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5
Satisfaction
1
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5
Date:December 1, 2009
Pros: Compact Design, Easy Setup, Lightweight/Portable
Cons: High Ink Consumption, unreliable, Flimsy Construction
Almost every time I try to print something, the printer bends one corner of the paper and smudges ink all over that corner. It's been like that since I got it. Sometimes if you reposition the paper it doesn't do that, but a lot of the time there's nothing you can do to stop it from happening. Maybe I got a bad unit, I dunno. It's also very loud when it first starts printing. Sounds cheap, like it's clanging around. After hearing nothing but raves about Canon printers, I'm a bit disappointed.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful.
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Review 9 for PIXMA MP470
Nickname: coo
Location: Indiana
Used this product for: more than 1 year
Expertise Level: Advanced Amateur
Product replacement: No
Overall Rating
Features
3
out of
5
Performance
1
out of
5
Price/Value
4
out of
5
Quality
2
out of
5
Satisfaction
1
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5
Date:November 16, 2009
Pros: Compact Design, Lightweight/Portable, Easy Setup
Cons: Flimsy Construction, High Ink Consumption, unreliable
Paper jams which is apparently a known problem. i have not tried support but I can only hope they have a fix for it as I have already tried to clean the rollers to feed the paper with no positive result. Will let you know the result of support
6 of 6 people found this review helpful.
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Review 10 for PIXMA MP470
Nickname: cantscan
Location: Montesano, Washington
Used this product for: more than 1 year
Expertise Level: Advanced Amateur
Product replacement: No
trouble scan
Overall Rating
Features
5
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5
Performance
2
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5
Price/Value
5
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5
Quality
3
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5
Satisfaction
2
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5
Date:November 12, 2009
Pros: Compact Design, Easy Setup, Sharp Tones & Colors
Cons: Difficult to use, unreliable
For printing photos, this unit does a great job. Standard documents print perfectly in bold, bright text of your choosing. The scan featurehowever, is a bit of a pain. It takes a bit of work, but you can get the job done, you just have to be persistant. If you've got nothing but time, GREAT. If you don't have the time to try and figure it out, go to Kinko's.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Review 11 for PIXMA MP470
Nickname: GL
Great Printer!
Overall Rating
Features
5
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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 10, 2009
Pros: Easy Setup, easy to use, fast print speed
I have had this printer for at least 2 years and it still works great. I think the I do a lot of printing and I haven't had any problems. Print quality is great! The speed is also good for a ink jet printer. I always purchase CANON printers.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Review 12 for PIXMA MP470
Nickname: Oivan
Location: detroit, mi
Used this product for: more than 1 year
Expertise Level: Advanced Amateur
Product replacement: No
After 20 months still a great 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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Satisfaction
5
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5
Date:September 23, 2009
Pros: Easy Setup, reliable, great with card stock
I purchased this printer in january of 2008, and have never regretted it. I don't know how many prints people are printing off, but i have only had to buy 2 black and 2 color cartridges, even after printing off 120 wedding programs in red ink double sided, with color pictures and i print at least 1 or 2 items a day normally. the only down side i have is having something falling into the paper slot, i once had to tear apart the printer to get a screw that fell in there. but other than that the printer has been great and it works great with card stock.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Review 13 for PIXMA MP470
Nickname: brooklynite
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Used this product for: more than 1 year
Expertise Level: Advanced Amateur
Product replacement: Yes
ink too expensive
Overall Rating
Features
5
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5
Performance
5
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5
Price/Value
4
out of
5
Quality
4
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5
Satisfaction
4
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5
Date:August 31, 2009
Pros: Compact Design, Lightweight/Portable, Easy Setup, easy to use, reliable
Cons: High Ink Consumption
This printer/scanner/copier is exceptionally user friendly. Not once did I have to get a manual out to try to figure out how to use it, which I greatly appreciate. But, I think that it uses a lot of ink and that the ink is too expensive.
11 of 11 people found this review helpful.
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Review 14 for PIXMA MP470
Nickname: jr.
Location: Readfiel, ME
Used this product for: 3 to 6 months
Expertise Level: Casual User
Product replacement: Yes
Big apology!
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:August 20, 2009
Pros: Compact Design, durable, Easy Setup, easy to use, reliable, can withstand at least some abuse
I just submited a bad review on the MP470 printer. I feel very foolish right now. I was on the website looking for help with jamming and smudging. I wrote the review while I was frustrated after running the maintenance programs without success. Well it turns out that a quarter (coin) had fallen into the paper feed tray! Looking back, I am amazed that the printer even worked as it has been problematic for a month or more. With the quarter-ectomy done, It now prints as good as it used to. PLEASE disregard my prior poor review. This printer works great as long as you don't put loose change in it! I AM VERY SORRY FOR MY PREMATURE REVIEW AND MY STUPIDITY!
9 of 9 people found this review helpful.
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Review 15 for PIXMA MP470
Nickname: grammy07
Location: Saint Paul, MN
Used this product for: more than 1 year
Expertise Level: Advanced Amateur
Product replacement: Yes
Printer
Overall Rating
Features
3
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5
Performance
2
out of
5
Price/Value
3
out of
5
Quality
2
out of
5
Satisfaction
1
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5
Date:August 11, 2009
Cons: Slow Print Speed, High Ink Consumption
Overall this is an okay printer for maybe a kid but with the ink I don't get many pages and the quality of the color is extremely poor.
5 of 6 people found this review helpful.
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Review 16 for PIXMA MP470
Nickname: Rene
Location: CA San DIego
Used this product for: 6 to 12 months
Expertise Level: Professional or Expert
Product replacement: No
Awesome product
Overall Rating
Features
5
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5
Performance
5
out of
5
Price/Value
3
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5
Quality
5
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5
Satisfaction
5
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5
Date:July 8, 2009
Pros: Easy Setup, easy to use
Cons: Heavy/Bulky, High Ink Consumption
I have this for bout a year not an still works!!!! Printing quality is good!!! just takes too much ink...
3 of 6 people found this review helpful.
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Review 17 for PIXMA MP470
Nickname: Nicky
Location: Bridgeport, CT
Used this product for: more than 1 year
Expertise Level: Advanced Amateur
Product replacement: No
Good Value
Overall Rating
Features
4
out of
5
Performance
3
out of
5
Price/Value
5
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5
Quality
5
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5
Satisfaction
5
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5
Date:June 26, 2009
Pros: Compact Design, Lightweight/Portable
Cons: High Ink Consumption
I've had this printer for at least a year. Overall it is pretty good. I haven't had any problems except that some pictures print very dark.
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Review 18 for PIXMA MP470
Nickname: Jane
Used this product for: 6 to 12 months
Expertise Level: Advanced Amateur
Uses Too Much Ink
Overall Rating
Features
3
out of
5
Performance
4
out of
5
Price/Value
4
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5
Quality
5
out of
5
Satisfaction
2
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5
Date:June 11, 2009
Cons: High Ink Consumption
In general this printer has not given me problems.
HOWEVER, I usually print just black and white. Even though I have set the printer to print only with the black cartridge with no check in the Greyscale, the color cartridge is always empty at the same time as the black cartridge.
This is VERY VERY annoying as well as VERY VERY expensive.
4 of 6 people found this review helpful.
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Review 19 for PIXMA MP470
Nickname: mom
Location: Bastrop, Texas
Used this product for: more than 1 year
Expertise Level: Casual User
Product replacement: Yes
not good
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:June 1, 2009
Cons: unreliable
printer will not feed, says paper jam, but no paper is jamed, cannot get any results for fixing problem. Should not have any trouble with printer just over a year old. Not satisified about the help on consumer advise or the printer problems.
19 of 19 people found this review helpful.
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Review 20 for PIXMA MP470
Nickname: cocobk
Location: Seattle Wash. area
Used this product for: more than 1 year
Expertise Level: Advanced Amateur
Product replacement: Yes
High ink consumption
Overall Rating
Features
3
out of
5
Performance
3
out of
5
Price/Value
2
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5
Quality
2
out of
5
Satisfaction
1
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5
Date:May 22, 2009
Pros: Easy Setup, easy to use
Cons: High Ink Consumption
This printer uses way too much ink. I'm a grad student, and when I've printed a few docs and pdf's for class, I'm running out too quickly. I'm looking for another printer.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
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