Print anywhere wirelessly - The go-anywhere iP100 printer offers both IfDA compatibility and an optional BU-30 Bluetooth interface enabling you to print wirelessly from a PC PDA or camera phone. You can also connnect a digital camera or DV camcorder via PictBridge and print your photos directly - no PC required! For maximum portability an optional Canon car adapter and rechargeable battery kit provide power wherever you are.

Do not use the following paper types which may cause printing problems: Folded paper wrinkled paper wet paper postcards with photos on the reverse side postcards with photos or stickers attached envelopes with a peelable seal hole-punched paper.

• Compact photo printer offers lab-quality prints with take-anywhere portability


• Black-and-white documents print at 20 ppm; color at 14 ppm


• Patented print head uses 1856 nozzles for outstanding print quality at 9600 x 2400 dpi


• Support for IrDA and PictBridge lets you print directly from cameras and cell phones


• Measures a compact 12.7 x 2.4 x 7.2 inches (WxHxD)

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Wireless All-in-One Home Office Printer with Auto Document Feeder

• Fully integrated 30 page auto document feeder for raid copying scanning and faxing


• Super G3 high speed fax with 20 coded speed dials storing up to 50 incoming pages when receiving ITU-T No. 1 chart


• Various security features including password protected PDFs


• -InchEasy-WebPrint EX-Inch lets you clip arrange and print web contents


• Bonus 4-Inch x 6-Inch Photo Paper Included!

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Wireless All-in-One Home Office Printer with 2.5-Inch LCD and Auto Duplex ADF.

• Fully integrated 35 page auto document feeder for rapid copying scanning and faxing


• Paper saving and ecofriendly auto duplex printing


• Super G3 high speed fax with 100 coded speed dials storing up to 250 incoming pages when receiving ITU-T No. 1 chart


• Various security features including password protected PDFs

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Wireless All-in-One Home Office Printer with 2.5-Inch LCD and Auto Duplex ADF.

• Fully integrated 35 page auto document feeder for rapid copying scanning and faxing


• Paper saving and ecofriendly auto duplex printing


• Super G3 high speed fax with 100 coded speed dials storing up to 250 incoming pages when receiving ITU-T No. 1 chart


• Various security features including password protected PDFs

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Nice printer nice scanner great for novice users

This printer was purchased as a birthday present for my mother who has been hampered by a Windows Vista computer and a malfunctioning HP Printer (it worked great with XP...). We purchased the Canon PIXMA MP560 printer for $85 (free shipping) on Amazon and comparing the price to other retailers online (and the retail price) it was no contest.



This printer has some features that you may already know of via the product description page but I'd like to elaborate on some of these features.

Thoughts out of the box:

-The MP560 has a folding LCD screen that covers the function buttons. The screen is not too large but it does seem to have large enough text (and a simple GUI) to work well for novice printer users. There are not too many buttons and they're large well-marked and simple enough for anyone to recognize.

-The printer has a lower paper tray (for regular inkjet/copier paper) and an upper vertical tray (for thicker photo paper and other things). The vertical tray has an automatic two-sided width adjustment/alignment so any size paper is aligned to the proper position every time (and the thickness is adjustable from maximum printing width of the printer down to only an inch or so).

-The basic instruction manual is printed on paper and easily guided me through the process of installation of the print head/ink paper software and wireless network capability. This guide has simple words and illustrations though it does not include every detail of the printer's operations (the more complex instruction/user manual is electronic and is installed with the printer software). There is a Network Troubleshooting guide as well that seems to be rather detailed (though unnecessary in my case). The printer comes with a sample pack of 4"x6" photo paper which we immediately tested (and it passed the test with flying colors). There's other throw-away junk included but nothing that surprising.

-The printer is clearly labeled so as to make it simple to place cartridges in the right location once the print head is installed.

-The fact that the MP560 has multiple single-color ink cartridges may seem expensive at first but with tri-color cartridge printers we would always seem to run out of a single color much faster than other colors... so we were wasting a good amount of ink each and every time we replaced a cartridge. This printer seems to have ink cartridges that would be easier to refill than some other cartridges as well.



After powering it on:

-It was EFFORTLESS to set up the MP560 on our wireless network. It quickly detected the network (our router is on another floor in the house on the other side of the house) and it still had a good quality signal and it only took a few minutes (and only a couple pushes of a button... plus entering our internet security key) before the printer was connected. There is a rotating pad (similar to an IPod) on the printer that lets you select any security codes you may have (and navigate through the GUI)... so it may take awhile if one has an alphanumeric password but it was rather quick for a numeric 8-key code. Heck my mom is not too familiar with computers and I have no doubts that she could have set up this printer with the network.

-The printer comes with easy to use software (again in Vista) though it does take a few minutes for the software to install itself on a PC. The basic instruction manual makes it rather easy to install everything whether using Windows or Mac. Once installed the printer is rather effortlessly found (remember to have attached the printer to the wireless network) and before you know it you're ready to print.

-The printer has a laser ink level meter for every cartridge and it can be displayed on the computer and on the 2" LCD screen on the printer (actually pressing one button on the "Home" screen will allow you to see each ink level). So far it does not appear as if this printer over-uses ink... in fact printing on glossy photo paper seems to suggest there's less "gunk" on the paper than some other printers perhaps due to the finer ink jets this printer allegedly uses.



Using the printer for the first time:

-The printer and software actually WORK WELL with Windows Vista!

-The printer does take a few seconds to warm up but after the first print job it seems to be much faster.

-The MP560 didn't have a single problem feeding thicker photo paper.

-The quality of printed pictures is very good showing very tight pixels even on plain paper. Photo paper shows an excellent picture quality and the software included with the printer makes it effortless to print photos with certain photo papers... no need to change printer settings manually.

-The scanner/copier seems to produce quality pictures although this isn't the fastest nor the quietest copier I've seen in a multi-use printer.

-The Duplex printing feature is a great thing to have in a lower-cost home printer as few documents are of an official legal nature hence there's no need for one-sided printing. It gets to be inconvenient to flip the pages by hand each and every time one wants to print on both sides of a piece of paper so it is great to find a lower-cost printer that has this feature. This printer does not print internally it prints on one side and extracts the page then gathers the page back inside the printer and prints on the other side so I don't know how well Duplex printing would work on thicker media such as fabrics.





All in all this is a great printer so far. It beats anything I've ever owned in terms of print quality and functionality and I'd say it's a pretty good value to boot. Mom is certainly happy about this printer and she's going to test it with some of her crafts... let's see how it stands up to the test of time when she puts it to use.More detail ...

Perfect Multi Function Printer

I just bought this printer and I LOVE it. It's the perfect all in one printer for home/ small office use. I am a student and wanted an all in one so i could print copy and scan documents without the stress of using the school's facilities every time. This printer is exactly what I needed. The print quality is superb. Even photos printed with this printer come out looking just as good as lab quality photos. The colours are vibrant and rich and borderless printing is excellent. Photocopying and scanning quality is really good too. However printing speed is not the fastest but it doesn't detract from the beauty of this machine. The printer itself has a small footprint and I love the way everything folds into one compact design and eliminates dust getting trapped inside the printer. Overall this is a great printer for the price. Note that a usb cord is not included in the package.More detail ...

A nicely designed printer...

Review updated on October 13 2009 to reflect firmware changes and add information on ink consumption -



The Canon MX-860 is an all-in-one printer designed for home or small business. The printing is fast sharp and clear. The auto-document feeder scans both sides of the page a tremendous time saver when you work with two-sided originals. Couple that with duplex-printing and it's trivial to reproduce two-sided forms and documents. The network connectivity also works well...in the six months I've had the printer it's operated flawlessly in a mixed Mac/Windows environment on both wireless and wired networks.



Let's look at the MX-860 on a piece-by-piece basis ...



Printing

The Canon MX-860 uses a set of five ink cartridges for printing. Two of the cartridges are black with the other three being the typical Magenta/Cyan/Yellow set. The printed output is easily sharp enough to be used for business letters; it almost rivals laser printers in quality. To save paper the printer has built-in duplexing. I haven't measured it but single-sided printing speed is quite good...I suspect that the 38 pound weight of the printer is due to some good size motors pulling the paper and moving the printhead around. Printing in duplex mode is quite a bit slower. To avoid smearing the printer waits for the first-side to dry before printing the second side.



Photographs have good tonal gradation and overall appearance however they don't equal those from a high-end printer that's specifically designed to print photographs. The difference though is slight and everybody has liked the prints that I've made. The printer has the usual slots on the front to allow you to insert your camera's memory cards.



Scanning

Whoopee! Duplex scanning! Have you ever tried to scan a stack of two sided pages? And get them merged into one file in the right order? I tried. Once. Then I went out and paid $400 for a dedicated scanner (the Fujitsu ScanSnap S510). With duplex scanning capability on the MX-860 I wouldn't have needed to do that. You put the papers in the feeder tell the printer that it's a two-sided original and push the button.



Faxing

Outgoing faxing works fine. The faxes seem to get there. Originally the designers of the fax system missed an extremely important feature...you couldn't specify the number of rings before the fax machine answered. Without that ability it was almost impossible for the machine to peacefully co-exist with your phone service in a single line household. This problem was fixed by a firmware update and current purchasers can set the number of rings before pick-up. Unfortunately Canon hasn't posted the new firmware so owners of older machines are stuck...be careful if you buy one used. +1 brownie point for recognizing and fixing the problem. -2 for not making it available... :>(



Networking and Setup

I had no problems getting both the wireless and wired network up and running. The setup is simple and straight forward. You'll need a USB cable to get the wireless network configured. It may be possible to wirelessly configure the wireless network but there are certain insanities that even I won't try. You can only use one network - wired or wireless - at once. As I mentioned in the intro it comes with both Macintosh and Windows software. Getting it to work on my additional networked computers was as simple as inserting the DVD and running the install program.



Ink Consumption

Some printer politely sip ink but this isn't one of them. It's not quite as bad as beer consumption at a frat party but in the last 2500 pages I've gone through six black and two full sets of color cartridges. That works out to slightly over 10.5 cents per page at Amazon's current (11/11/09) prices for OEM ink cartridges...fine for normal use but not great if you're going to use the printer heavily. Your ink consumption will vary depending on the mix of photos graphics and text that you print.



Packaging

You know that ubiquitous orange tape that printer manufactures use to hold everything together? It's there in spades. I wish I owned that franchise. Otherwise it looks like the printer should ship well. It's well isolated with plenty of molded styrofoam.



In summary this is my fourth Canon printer and probably the twentieth printer that I've owned. Outside of the faxing issue it works great. The duplex scanning and printing are valued additions and real time savers...I would have given it a solid five stars if it wasn't for the faxing problem. I haven't used the printer enough to get a sense of long-term reliability; after a couple of thousand sheets of paper it's been jam free and solid.More detail ...

OMG This Printer Is Incredible

I Just got this printer from Adorama today (via UPS) and this thing is incredible. Im a professional photographer and this printer prints lab qaulity prints super fast. I made sure I used Photoshop to print some test pictures )4x6 on Canon Photo Plus Semi Gloss and it matched exactly what was on my screen. As a matter of fact the prints look better than whats on my screen...I had to do a double take. I no longer will be using the lab to order prints for my clients (only wedding books) Im printing them all myself. The speed is also amazing. The only thing I dont like thus far is the noise of the print head when the printer starts up and before prints start printing. When the picture prints its pretty quiet though. I will update my review after about a week after i dump a few hundred more prints for my clients.



***** Update #1 ***** : Ok Now I've had this printer a few weeks and I've printed a few hundred pictures in a variety of sizes (4x6 5x7 8.5x11 and 13x19) and this is a must have printer for those wanting to print their own professional lab (and better than lab quality) photos. This bad boy is very fast and the print quality is just absolutely superb (I use Canon Photo Paper Plus Glossy Ilford Galerie Smooth Pearl Ilford Galerie Smooth Gloss Paper and Ilfor Printasia 13x19 paper and Canon Photo Paper Plus Glossy II 13x19). I've shown my photographs to a variety of clients potential clients freinds and family and they are blown away by the quality of the prints. When I tell them I printed them myself they are like "What? No way" and then they asume I must have spent a whole lot of money on the printer...which is wrong ([...] after rebate from amazon/adorama).



Pros :



Fast - This printer spits out a vibrant and full of color 13x19 glossy print in under 3 minutes 30 seconds.



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Quiet - I can print at all hours of the night and not worry about waking anyone up. When Im in the next room with the door open the printer prints so quiet I cant even hear it and have to come check on the print job to make sure it didnt crash since I cant hear any noise in the next room..lol



Quality - Prints professional quality prints on a variety of papers in many different sizes.



Paper - You ARE NOT limited to Canon papers as you can use a bunch of other manufacturers papers. My Favorite thus far is Ilford (cheap from amazon and is basically identical to expensive Canon paper).



Ink Usuage - Good on ink Not really an ink guzzler. I printed dozens and dozens of 4x6's and even a bunch of 8x11's and 13x19s and the ink kept going and going until I finaly started running low (after many prints had been printed). Also I now use The Continuous Ink System so ink is now dirt cheap. Costs something link [...] per cartridge (estimated - all I know is I pay [...] for and 8 pack of about 880 ml's of ink which is over 80 cartridges (no joke visit fleabay and youll see tons of them)...Save money and Dont buy Canon Ink Carts and you will save at least 50% right off the bat).



Cons :



B&W printing - Prints mediocre black and white prints. This is no secret and I knew this before I bought it. I dont care about black and white prints just color so its all good for me.



Size - This is a big mamma-jamma. You will have to dedicate a space to this thing because of its width.



CD Printing - The US version of this printer does not print to CD's at all and there are no hacks that enable the CD printing feature (Like with the Pixma Pro 9000). If you need CD printing just print to photo quality CD labels.



Overal: This is a fantastic buy. If you need professional quality color prints done in house you will surely love this printer. Canon outdid itself with this model... The price is steadily falling too. Especially after the [...] rebate.



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DO NOT USE OR BUY THE CONTINUOUS INK SYSTEM FROM SUPERjetUSA With THIS PRINTER:



I bought the continuous ink system from superjetUSA off ebay and it worked fine for a short while and then it leaked ink all inside my printer. All 800+ml's. It was a huge mess and it caused me to use many hours of my valuable time and waste dozens and dozens and dozens of pieces of plain paper/photo paper to clean out the leaking mess. Then SuperjetUSA refused to give me my money back and kept telling me to do this and that and email them pictures of the mess. It took me weeks to clean it up and there is a still an ink mess in my printer. ONLY USE INK CARTRIDGES (stay away from the Continuous ink system) FROM A GOOD SOURCE. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.



I've had this printer for months and it continues to be an awesome printer. No complaints. I made almost the entire printer purchase price of the printer back within only a few weeks of having the printer..thats how good the prints are.. THE CANON PIXMA 9000 MKII is an awesome investment.More detail ...

Great Printer!

I purchased this printer after a lot of research here on Amazon and elsewhere. This printer is replacing an old Epson Stylus Photo 780 that I've had for years. I was really unhappy with the Epson because the ink heads clogged up constantly. I also wanted the newest printer possible since I've had problems with other devices not updating their drivers so this printer fit the bill.



The Canon printer has been wonderful for me so far. It was easy to set up and install and worked right away. I'm using Snow Leopard on a Mac so I had to download the actual driver from Canon's web site but this is easy to do and pretty self-explanatory.



I love that the printer is all enclosed. The regular paper sits in a tray at the bottom and everything can be closed up so that dust doesn't get into it. Photo paper is loaded at the rear.



This printer has individual ink cartridges a plus in my opinion.

I am using it lightly (10-15 regular color pages 1-2 photos per week) so I have not dented the supply level on the ink cartridges and can't really comment on how fast the ink runs out. The print quality is pretty good for the regular paper and very good for photos. I was very impressed with the photos that I printed they were sharp and the color was great.



The software drivers are adequate and not too confusing. I found this printer very easy to use and of good quality. I'm very happy with it and it's miles better than my old Epson.



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Excellent printer - Here is info on bluetooth adapter; case.

We bought this little gem to take to Europe. First impressions are very favorable. It's small reliable and prints beautifully. At just over four pounds it's perfect for travel.



The little Bluetooth adaptor also works very well. Reading the manual (!) I discovered it is possible to mount the adapter permanently inside the printer so that it's not exposed and doesn't need attachment every time it is used. This is a simple procedure and enhances the usefulness of the Bluetooth capability that is all but de rigueur when traveling. The installation / setup information is also in the electronic manual that comes on the CD.



But as good as the printer is it does not come with (nor does Canon offer) a case of any kind. I found the perfect solution - from Case-Mate: go to http://www.case-mate.com/laptop/macbookpro15/15gblackcases2 and buy the 'Glovez 15"' sleeve (like a large envelope with a velcro closure / flap). It comes in an assortment of colors and is a skin-tight (but very workable) fit in the 'length' direction. When inserted the printer doesn't take up every bit of the case in the 'width' direction meaning there is just enough room to also accommodate the cord and AC brick. Throw these in close the flap and you're always ready to roll.



Best part: this 'Glovez' sleeve is only $9.99 + $3.99 S/H and gets to you in a few days. It's not bulky - just what one wants to protect the printer but not take up room. (As an aside the Case-Mate Glovez 13" [for the MacBook 13" and Air] fits the Lenovo ThinkPad X300 perfectly).More detail ...

An Amazing Value Printer

Disclaimer: I do not own this printer but have worked with and installed tons of them at my school and I use them all the time. Anyway we have about 4 of these units and all work perfectly fine.



Quality: The image quality of this printer is stunning the detail level and color reproduction is great! When compared to the Canon iP6600 the color and detail reproduction seem to be slightly better.



Speed: It is fairly fast for photo printing its not a speed demon or anything but it is faster then most printers I have used.



Features : This printer has a ton of features too many to discuss but it can scan images it has a card reader and can be hooked up to the network via ethernet or via wifi.



Ink Consumption : This printer is also very easy on the ink and the wallet. Ink seems to last a fairly long time even when doing a lot of photo prints.



Setup: Setup was painless I installed all 4 of these units in about 40 mins just run the disc connect the printer install the print head and then the ink cartridges. ( I do however wish they used less packaging )



All in all I woud definitely recommend this to a friend. I have yet to have a single problem with any of the 4 and they are being used by tons of people each day for photo printing.



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Your New Office Assistant ! & MX870 vs Epson Artisan 810 Review

If you are looking at these reviews for the MX870 you are probably wondering what I was wondering... "What is the difference between the MX870 and MX860 and possibly also how does it compare to the Epson Artisan 810?" They are all top rated by Amazon customers for inkjet all-in-one printers.



They are all awesome! The Epson has more color cartriges but I am not sure if that matters. I give the nod to the Epson on photo quality but it might just be a subliminal issue of 'more is better'. My last Epson printer was the Epson 785EPX and it printed amazing photos and graphics and it also used 6 colors.



Both the Canon and Epson have beautiful quick drying inks. The Canon has a special black ink that is a pigment instead of a dye which you might like since pigments don't run when wet so theirs is good for flyers and such. And by the way if you've discovered that you really benefit from pigment ink look into the Epson Workforce 610. It is fast and all its different colored inks are pigments. Graphics and text are outstanding but photos a little lacking.



The Canon is a little slower to start printing but once it gets going it is pretty fast. Both Epson and Canon models have an optional duplexer mode (prints on both sides to save paper - this feature significantly slows down print time if that is important to you) and an automatic paper feed. The paper feed on the Canon is fully integrated and two-sided so it can copy/scan both sides of a document automatically as well. There are a few hiccups with the 860 on this that the 870 solves.



It's a small pain to reload the reglar A4 8 1/2 by 11 paper in both machines in their lower tray. The Epson has an additional slot on its lower tray for photo paper that some may like. The Canon has an extra paper feed at the back of the unit that is great for printing envelopes prints or other types of paper so you don't have to change your main tray. The rear feeder should accommodate heavier papers and have a less likelihood of jamming because the paper comes straight through the machine with little bending. The projecting tray on the Epson looks and feels flimsy and most people seem worried about that but remarkably I have never heard of anyone breaking it. The Canon has a cool feature... when you send it a wireless command to print it automatically lowers its front door for the paper to be collected on so you can keep the unit all closed up when not in use.



If you use OCR and I love OCR (optical character recognition that allows you to turn your document scans into text files) you will prefer the Epson because it is integrated into their software package. Canons used to have OCR software but have stopped in the recent year. Note: If you have Microsoft Office Student and Home version its program 'OneNote' has OCR for you to use. Most people are totally unaware of it being there. By the way OneNote is the best program on Microsoft Office. It is what keeps me from just using the free open source office software that is so amazing.



Price-wise the Epson is about 100 more than the Canon. Amazon has some of the best prices. The newer Canon MX870 isn't even available in most stores yet and probably will run about 50 dollars more than the MX860 for the next six months. Apple users will like the smoother integrated software application of the MX870 that was a small problem on the MX860.



Space-wise the Canon is bigger. Look-wise the Epson is sharper with its shiny black finish like a piece of fancy stereo equipment. The Canon has a neutral light beige look. Very officey with clean lines.



They both fax if you ever need that every now and then instead of having to run to your local print shop.



The user interface of the Canon and Epson are both easy to use in different ways. I sort of wish the Canon buttons weren't so flush with the unit but its not really a big deal. You will need to use the interface to copy and scan but most print jobs you will want to do from your computer.



The Epson has some fun graphics software extra on it. Again mostly 'fun' stuff. It also prints on printable CDs and DVDs. This could be important to you. It is the best of any printer at this. I don't need it because I print on CDs using LightScribe on my HP. I like that look better if I am going to customize the CD face.



The Canon has some very useful proprietary software that you will love if you surf the Web and want to copy and print out multiple bits and pieces of articles with ease... even on the same sheet of paper. You can do this anyway with Windows but Canon's program is easier and faster.



Both Canon and Epson have ink cartridges that are separate from the print head so it is easier to find third-party ink and save money. Third party ink is better than what it used to be but the OEM (original equipment manufacture) cartridges are truer and faster drying for important projects and to bring out the full glory of these machines.



I chose the Canon MX870 but all the printers I mentioned here are rated tops at their price-point. I hope I covered a few of the more notable differences to help you narrow in on your search.More detail ...

Works flawlessly with Mac Snow Leopard

I wrote this review to help Mac OS X 10.6 users. If you are a Windows user please read the other reviews of this product.



This is a high quality versatile quiet well thought out well built all-in-one printer. As with other brands the included software is pile of unnecessary mediocre ugly looking confusing mess. Canon makes a mistake by not offering a driver only installation which would allow us to use the printer and the scanner without installing their proprietary software suite. I am set out to correct their mistake...



Connecting the printer to WiFi is very simple just navigate in the printer's setup menu on it's LCD select your network and type in the password. The blue WiFi LED will confirm that the printer is connected.



To be able to print wirelessly you have to have the latest drivers.To install them forget about the CD in the box (it has OS X 10.5 compatible drivers only) and the 13 page "Getting Started" guide to install stuff you don't need. Just download the latest drivers from the Canon USA website. Go to Canon USA :: Downloads :: Consumer Products :: Multifunction :: Photo All-In-One Inkjet Printers :: PIXMA MP560 grab and install these files:



- MP560 series CUPS Printer Driver Ver. 10.26.1.0 (Mac OS X 10.5/10.6)

- MP560 series Scanner Driver Ver. 15.4.1 (Mac OS X 10.3/10.4/10.5/10.6)

- ICA Driver (Mac OS X 10.6)

(the version numbers might change when updates are coming out)



Once the printer drivers are installed on your Mac and it's connected to the same WiFi network as the printer just go to System Preferences / Print & Fax / + (add printer) and wait a few seconds. You will see a "Canon MP560 Series Bonjour Scanner" and a "Canon MP560 Series_NNNNNN0000000 canonijnetworkr" printer listed you can add them and you are ready to print and scan! When adding you can edit the name to make it look a little bit nicer. If you prefer you can connect the printer via an USB cable and the printer will be automatically installed.



I spent hours trying to figure this all out on my iMac I installed the contents of the CD tried to upgrade the drivers from the Apple and the Canon websites. Once I understood what needed to be done it took only minutes to install the drivers on my two MacBook's. Save yourself some headache and keep your Mac clean of bloated junkware by installing only the drivers you need. These will allow you to control all the printer's functions (duplex paper size and type alignment head cleaning ink levels etc.) and even your spouse and kids will be able to use them.



Why can not these instructions be found on Canon's support pages? Why is their installation procedure so messy? Trust me it's not a Mac problem their Windows soluition is equally complicated. Will the situation be better once their printers ship with OS X 10.6 compatible drivers? I think the core problem is that they are not listening to their customers. If they did you'd see a reply from a Canon official under my review. Don't look it won't be there...



This printer supports direct iPhone printing if you install the free "Canon Easy-Photoprint" app from the Apple App Store. You will be able to print to 4x6" photo paper right from your iPhone when both devices are connected to the same WiFi network.



I recommend this printer it does a nice job once it's set up. Do not hesitate to buy it if you are on Snow Leopard. But call Canon's support line and tell them they should not overcomplicate the printer installation process.



Update 1: If you have any kind of trouble with the printer or the installation call Canon Support at 1-800-828-4040 they are very good with Mac's and willing to spend the time figuring out problems. My iMac could not detect the printer through WiFi no matter what I tried while my MacBook's could print flawlessly. Canon support figured out that Parallels was interfering with the network settings even when not running. I doubted it but Parallels support confirmed it. I had to remove Parallels install the printer and re-instal Parallels. All works now.



Update 2: For occasional single page scanning jobs Snow Leopard's built-in Image Capture is sufficient. If you want to catalog your scans convert them to multi-page PDF's use OCR (Optical Character Recognition) to create editable text files from of your scans you should download and install Canon's "MP Navigator EX 3.0". The name is not very catchy but he interface is nice the functions are not too hard to learn and the program does well what it's supposed to do. It's a decent scanning utility go for it if you don't mind the 80 MB installation footprint.



Update 3: Thank you everyone for your kind words in the comments! I am not an educator just a frustrated customer who wanted to save others from the trouble I went through. I'm very pleased that this review helped so many fellow Mac users with installing a nice multifunction printer. Thank you Amazon for the opportunity! If any of you purchases this printer and finds that a Snow Leopard compatible installation disk is included please let us know I will update the review.More detail ...