Cannon Printers

Having five kids in school who all use our networked printer, we go through at least one printer a year.

Because of this, we tend to buy a solid printer that is “cheap” on ink, has good text quality and the ability to print good quality photos from our digital camera.

We purchased the PIXMA IP3000 here at Amazon for several reasons. 1) The price was right. After applying for the Amazon credit card, we were rewarded with a $30 discount off our first purchase using the new credit card. 2) The reviews from other websites rated the PIXMA IP3000 as a high quality buy. 3) We have had outstanding luck with other Canon printers.

After a tiring year for our Canon S630, she died a quick and painless death. We were amazed that the S630 lated as long as it did. When I say we print alot, I mean ALOT. It is not unusual for us to go through a 500 count ream of paper every month. This does not include photo printing, T-shirt transfer printing and various school project prints. Having been extremely satisfied with the S630, we did our research on the PIXMA IP3000 and decided to purchase it.

Though we have only had it a few days, we can tell a big difference in the print quality. The PIXMA IP3000 uses a new technology called “FINE” which micro-manages the print head and the use of ink. This formula has made a great difference in photo printing. The quality is really amazing. We were very happy with the photo printing on the S630, but the PIXMA IP3000 has improved photo printing 100%.

The PIXMA IP3000 is a very sleek looking machine, and looks very nice in our computer room. Once closed up, you don’t even know it is a printer. The duel paper feed system is a huge plus, the lower cassette will hold about 150 sheets of plain paper.

The bundled software seems to be of good quality, but we use Photo Shop for all our printing needs. The PIXMA IP3000 comes shipped with full versions of each ink tank, not the 1/5 filled ink tanks like many companies have went to.

We paid $92.17 for the printer, minus the $30.00 credit card reward for a total purchase price of $62.17. As our old S630 used the same ink tanks as the PIXMA IP3000 does, we felt that since the printer was shipped with 4 full ink tanks, we almost got this printer for free!

We used the “free shipping” option yet still received the printed via UPS in 3 days.

If this printer holds up for a year with this quality, we were be extremely happy.

Of note, the printer does NOT come with a USB cable.

Product Description
Box contents include: PIXMA iP3000 Photo Printer, Print Head, Ink Tanks(black, cyan, magenta, yellow), 4″ x 6″ glossy photo paper sample pack, power cord, documentation kit and User Guide CD-ROM. The Canon PIXMA iP3000 Color Photo Printer delivers high-performance printing with flexible paper handling. It offers high speed printing at up to 22 ppm in black and up to 15 ppm in color. Four individual ink tanks help reduce waste and can save you money, while printing your color photos. The iP3000 can print borderless 4″ x 6″ photgraphs in about 36 seconds at a maximum 4800 x 1200 color dpi, with droplets as small as 2 picoliters. This means high-intensity, high-resolution photos and graphics, with the look and feel of traditional photographs. Direct photo printing from PictBridge compatible digital cameras & DV camcorders Dual paper path with built-in 2 sided printing Paper sizes accepted – Letter, Legal, 4 x 6, 5 x 7 & U.S. #10 envelopes Ink Compatibility – BCI-3e black, BCI-6C cyan, BCI-6M magenta, BCI-6Y yellow tanks Droplet Size – 2-5 picoliters Connects with Windows(98 and up) or Mac OS (9.x and up) machines through USB or printer port (cable not incl.) Software includes printer drivers, Easy-PhotoPrint, Easy-WebPrint, PhotoRecord, Electronic User’s Guide, Photo Application Guide & Electronic Registration Physical Dimensions(WxDxH) – 16.5 x 10.8 x 6.8 Weight – 11.0 lbs.

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