Canon BJC 5000 InkJet Printer

Pros: Nice user's manual and well done set-up directions
Cons: Frustrating to use; To many problems

My Canon Bubblejet Printer, the BJC-5000 sits lonely and paperless in the garage. It is now being used as the winter home for the field mice. At least it has proven useful to something, no matter how furry that something might be.

I...

Pros: Faster than our old one
Cons: Uses lots of ink, fairly slow

We got our printer on eBay in a dutch auction. It was a refurbished unit, but came with a warranty. Wasn't bad. Got it for $80. It was a step up from the BJC-1000 that came with our computer.

We received our printer shortly after we came home...

Pros: Low price, large color prints, up to 11 x 17!
Cons: Average print quality, somewhat slow.

I bought my Canon BJC-5000 about 18 months ago at FirstAuction.com. They listed it for only 68 bucks, so I grabbed one!

I had been admiring this particular printer ever since it came onto the market because of its ability to print out 11 x 17...

Pros: You can get it pretty cheap now...
Cons: Very unreliable; I don't know where the ink goes!

I feel strongly enough about the poor quality of this printer, to write an Epinion although I have previously left a comment on someone else’s review (5000 is a junker, Jan 1, 2000.) Since leaving that comment, things have gone from bad to worse!
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Pros: affordable, easy setup
Cons: slow, poor quality prints

When we got our first computer I was anxious to get a printer, and I thought Canon was a good brand name to buy. So we went out and purchased our first printer.

THE GOOD:
Very easy setup, it only seemed like a matter of minutes to...

Pros: cheap,
Cons: cheap, poor quality, messy

The reason I want to know when trash day is is so that when they come by I can be sure to set the BJC-5000 right out there with the rest of the garbage. I've been kid/house sitting for 3 weeks, and my brother in law owns this model, poor guy, at least I...

Pros: none
Cons: good reviews in Computer mag

About 2 years ago my husband bought a new computer. We already had two in the house, but he wanted something state of the art to tinker on. With this new machine, we looked into printers; we wanted to be able to make excellent color pictures of our new...

Pros: High Speed, Great Color!!
Cons: None

My husband and I went looking for a good printer, when our old one started to give us problems. We had been recommended by a friend, to check out the Bubble Jet printers made by Cannon. There were so many to choose from, and the decision was a hard...

Pros: Absolutely NONE for me!!!
Cons: Too many to list!!!

The Canon BJC5000 is by absolutely, by far, the worst printer I've ever encountered. Simply look at the E-Opinions given about it here on this site! After months of hassle, headaches, wasted ink, and wasted paper, I actually got mad enough to SMASH the...

Pros: Features sounded good in store
Cons: Impossible to install, impossible to print

First, let me start off by answering the question asked to me by Epinions in the "Specific points to consider in your review": 'Why did you purchase this product?'. Well, I purchased this product because the quality of the test page printed at...

Pros: Looks nice I guess
Cons: Very slow to warm up. Slow to initialize prior to printing. Noisy printer

I was initially very pleased with the print quality, even
though at 11x17 I could not use the photo inks it looked
good. On GP or HR paper using the expensive photo inks,
the dots are easily mistaken for photo grain and can only
be...

Pros: makes a good paperweight, looks impressive
Cons: loud, slow, smeared text, no support

I purchased the Canon BJC-5000 when it was still a relatively new product, but with the 25% discount I got at a local superstore that was going out of business I thought I was getting a great deal at $229. I didn't give a thought to the large "All...

Pros: Cheaper than others
Cons: Bad Customer Service and Product Reliabililty

I have used Canon products for a very long time. I have to say, my overall opinion of them has been tainted by this printer, and the "technical" service that I received.

I had a BJC-5000. I thought it ruled. The quality was great, while it...

Pros: Innexpensive, Good B&W Printer
Cons: Poor Technical Support, Low/NO Color Quality

I purchased the Canon BJC-5000, because it was affordable, and I was stupid. I don't think that this product is good for anyone.

When I purchased it at auction, it was "Factory Refurbished" which basically translates to...

Pros: Quality of output
Cons: Just about everything else

Ahhh, The BJC5000, I own one of these printers. I was initially pleased with the printer but soon became enraged!!!


My Rundown:

Setup:
As all canons, the 5000 is easy to setup and install. No hitches or...