Gary R
Good, solid, but not spectacular color inkjet printer. In its defense, we knew we were making a compromise when we selected it. We wanted a great photo printer, but what we really needed was a printer that could print photos well plus handle home office chores, like fax, multiple copies, and multi-document printing, which is what we do 90% of the time. The need for native faxing was the key that eliminated some other choices which would probably have been better if pictures were the number 1 priority. It is very fast with black and white and prints good quality pictures quickly as well. Im not sure what some of the other reviewers that complained about speed were expecting. It will wake on demand, but if it has been sleeping it does take @ 20 seconds or so to warm up. I really dont think that is a long wait time. I also have it wired directly to the network. I have NOT tried Wi-Fi. However, the Wi-Fi setup looks pretty simple for even a casual user, so as long as you have good signal from your router, I dont see where there would be an issue. All of our PCs, phones, and tablets are able to find it on the network and print from it w/o issue. Pros: good quality text and color presentation output; very sharp black and white printing; fast; easy scan, fax, and duplex capability; good, but not spectacular, photo printing; great paper capacity and size options. Cons: Paper trays stick out and are a potential collision hazard if you happen to walk past it. The output catcher has to be manually extended and goes even further than the trays. If you forget to do that, your prints go to the floor. There are a few too many settings to remember on either the touch screen or the setting application. Weve had more than one instance where weve gotten an paper size in tray doesnt match print setting errors or had spreadsheets go to the wrong tray and come out on photo paper. I also havent yet figured out borderless photo printing. Based on the manual, it should be an option in settings, but I have yet to discover why it isnt present. For now, Ill attribute most of the setting issues to a learning curve as we havent had the printer that long. (Counter point - why is there a learning curve? Its just a printer.) So far these are minor annoyances, not critical flaws. Overall a great replacement for the MP780 we had to retire after many years of excellent service. If this one lasts half as long, well be very happy.
