Canon PIXMAâ„¢iP1700 InkJet Photo Printer

Pros: Cost/Value. Software. Print Quality
Cons: Clean and maintain regularly

I have had fine luck with this printer. It operates smoothly; the colors are great.  It is an excellent upgrade to the IP1500, which used color reservoirs instead of integrated tanks/printheads. I had trouble with the ip1500 drying out, and the ...

Pros: Canon Pixma is bad idea
Cons: Canon Pixma is bad idea

I have been using this family and brand product since 4 years ago if I'm not mistaken. It all start with Canon 2000sp. and ended with this products. I always have problems with this brand and family products. The main problem is always be the catridge and the ink tank. The service centre said that the ink in the ink tank is dried. and I cannot use the catridge anymore. To buy a new one, it will cost same as buy a new printer. That's why I stop using the products from this brand. I think it will be better to find the printer with low price of catridges and ink tank. I will not state the brand here because I think it will be better to find by yourselves. I already use a different brand and it already survive for more than 2 years.

Pros: Reasonably priced; gets the job done.
Cons: Works erratically, almost from the start.

I've owned this for about 6 months and use it regularly. Most of the reviews cite the absence of a tray as the biggest weakness of this printer but I didn't find it so. Not that there aren't weaknesses, at least in my unit. It seems to take forever to build up a head of steam once the "print" button is clicked. After the first few times it was used, it ignored the level of ink left in the cartridges and continued to indicate "empty," as it still does, no matter if the cartridges have just been replaced. And it will not print two jobs in a row. After each job, the printer stops and signals that the paper loader is empty, which it is not. So the paper must be taken out, tapped, and reinserted with each job. I take that for granted now and do it automatically as part of the printing process. I find no fault in the printed pages themselves. And the price certainly doesn't present much of an obstacle. I'd advise any buyer to expect minor inconveniences though.