Canon Pixma MX850 Office All-In-One Printer (2436B002)

I had to buy the Cannon MX850 at Best Buy and get a refund from Amazon because the seller Unikall Did not respond to any e-mails and never shipped the printer. Scam, Scam, Scam.

The printer, scanner, and fax functions all work as advertised. This printer isn't tiny, but with ADF, two input trays, and flatbed scanner, it's not that huge, either. Double sided printing does take time - but necessary to prevent bleed through - this isn't a laser printer. Dropping in a document and getting a PDF on any of the network-connected printers with just a few simple button pushes is terrific!

The photo printing is not as stunning as on my Canon i950, but still pretty good, considering it does not have the extra photo inks.

My only quibble (which is why it gets 4 stars from me) is the setup. I wanted to use this printer over the network from several PCs with no USB connection from any of them. I ended up installing the printer using USB on one Windows XP machine, then removing the printer drivers and software from that machine, then installing the drivers and software over again as a 'PC only' network install. It's now working happily and is accessible from several Windows XP machines at home.

As an all purpose All-In-One, it does everything that I asked for.

I have been through a Lexmark and 2 HP printers (both over $300). This is the best printer ever and it was less then $200! Very easy to install, I installed with no help and I do not consider my self that techy savvy. Easy to use, fast and the color is great. The best price I found was at Amazon.

I purchased the Canon Pixma MX850 printer a month ago and have been very happy since. I had been a staunch HP fan, but I guess I didn't know what I had been missing. This machine prints fast and the output looks great.
I have two daughters that are very computer savy and they print a lot of things. The ink seems to be holding out well and is easy to change. The printer installed very easily and with no problems. The scanner is also great. I also had an HP scanner and have had problems with the SW for that. The Canon worked very well and the scan images were very clear. Lastly, I liked the SW that came with the Canon. It was superior to the HPs that I had purchased in the past.

I've only had the printer for a month or so, but I like it alot. Easier to use than my last Canon, the Pixma 780. Hope it holds up better than the other one did.