Canon PIXMA iP8720 + PGI-250 PGBK / CLI-251 CMY Combo Pack + 50 sheets Photo Paper Plus Glossy

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I have a small business that needs to print ANSI B (11x17 in) drawings - Local printing prices have gone up by 50% over the last 2 years. I purchased this printer as a possible option for printing those ANSI B drawings. Not many printers can handle the wide format. For $200 or so, this printer looked worth trying. Well? I printed 2 sets of drawings (70 sheets) this weekend and wow! The print quality was absolutely laser quality! I used the same printer to print color cover sheets for the drawings and again ... wow! Suddenly my drawing sets have a much more professional touch! My reason for the 4-star instead of a 5-star rating is because this printer is an INK-JET printer with too many inkjet cartridges (5 or 6, cant remember) - While that is great for quality, and this printer definitely delivers quality, this is terrible for cost of printing. Time tells all on how long the cartridges will last, Im quite certain that replacing a set of these will be a very significant cost ... Perhaps Canon will notice my complaint and produce an economically-priced laser printer that can handle 11x17 paper. Regardless, this ink-jet printer will cut my printing costs by half, at least, and thats important to me so that I can offer a competitively-priced product.

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Make no mistake about it, This is a photo printer. I purchased this printer becuase I am a very amateur photographer and wanted to display my work in my mancave. i recently purchased a cheap epson to replace and older HP as i needed an everyday printer (ebay labels, recipes, etc) this printer claimed to print photos, which it does, albeit very poorly. They were not worth framing, or the paper they were printed on. Since I started shooting again, I thought I would look for a photo printer. I started doing some research and came across this printer. With the specs and reviews, i thought Id give it a shot. right out the box, this thing is pretty big considering it has no scanner, or even an lcd screen, it barely fit on my shelf. TKeep in mind this thing prints up to 13x19. which is pretty awesome. It Took a little long to hook up, and wouldnt connect to the network without a usb cable. But once it was all said and done, within 30 minutes i printed my first photo. At first print, i was a little underwhelemed.... .that is until i busted out some older photos printed on a "higher end" HP, and of course the epson i have hoooked up as well. The first thing that stood out was the accuracy of the colors. Even my wife said, "wow, what a difference". as a i started to print more and more photos i started analyzing each print. What was so amazing is how bright and glossy the ink was, compared the epson on its highest setting on the same paper. It actually looks like its printed on different paper. The fact it has 6 inks helps, and it is a dedicated photo printer, doesnt make it a fair comparison. While im very happy with the cheap epson i purchased, which is very feature rich for the price, this is my photo printer now. Which will save me ink on my epson. At the end of the day This printer is designed for one thing, PRINTING PHOTOS. (and maybe high quality media such as flyers, etc) Yes you can use it for color printing, and basic printing, but without a scanner or an LCD screen, it makes this thing pretty cumbersome for an everyday printer if you dont plan on using it for larger format media or photo printing. Its definitely best suited for high quality color prints and photos. There are some things to point out. First off, if you have any photo imaging software knowledge, you can print any size photo on any size paper. 2nd, since theres no LCD screen so setup sucks. Just keep a full-size USB cable handy, and youll be fine. This printer is for people who have a little technological known how, definitely not a newb.

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Just got this a couple days ago. Cant get it to connect via WiFi to my laptop. Printed 9 pictures and three have issues. I am experiencing the same snagging type issue with the paper feed as I did with my previous Canon printer that I returned. Pictures do look quite nice though and print quickly. This printer also does not take 30 minutes of clicking and contemplating to decide if it will work like other Canon pixma. The printer itself is fairly large but not too bad. I also ran the roller cleaning after #2, tray cleaning after #7 and roller cleaning after #8 again.

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This printer was purchased to replace ANOTHER Pixma that had the print head die prematurely, were it refused to align and the values were maxed out. 7 months and about 150 pages later Im right back were the other model died, the print head, black will continue to print more and more blurry until its a complete mess, and the solution from Canon is to replace the print head, which is half the cost of the printer.

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I have used Canon Pixma printers before this one so was not surprised at the beautiful sharp prints it is capable of producing. My only criticism of this printer is that the set-up instructions are not very clear AND the set-up CD supplied with the printer does not have the drivers for windows 10 on it! But Canon does not tell you that. The net result was I could not get the wireless capability to function, instead hard-wired the printer to the computer with a USB cable purchased separately. There was no info I could readily find alerting me to the lack of proper drivers but initially the printer would not work at all, even hard-wired. So eventually I went to the Canon printer website and figured out that I needed the proper drivers, downloaded and installed them and the printer now functions beautifully. I would not say that this printer is very fast but you will be very pleased with the incredible quality of the prints it produces, especially at the price point. Ink costs are very reasonable and in all I would rate this printer as a great value.

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Do not buy. I am trying to print simple Avery labels and it will not print! What I have noticed with this printer is if you do not select the correct paper type it will not print at all and will just continue to feed the paper through. Apparently Canon printers only print on Canon specialty papers. Canon does not make labels and therefore I am unable to print labels. I have read the forums on the canon website and seems like this is a known and ongoing issue that canon does not seem keen on fixing. DO NOT BUY.

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I love this printer. Using either Canon or HP Premiere glossy papers Ive been getting outstanding results. I have some Ilford Galerie Prestige paper arriving soon, well see how it does with a thicker, more fiber-like paper. The gray ink tank made a major difference in my B&W print output, I have little to no color cast common on printers with color + black ink cartridges. Setup took less than 40 minutes, though I did run into a snag. The included driver isnt Windows10 compatible so it took an added 5 minutes to visit the Canon site and download the most current software and driver package. That wasnt my snag though. I have another 8X11 Canon printer that I want to keep online and available. The new iP8720 installation tried to overwrite the previously installed 8X11 printer. It took a few minutes of clicking and trying, but in the end both printers are online and available. I didnt read closely enough, this isnt a tray-feed printer. It has a top-feed feature that handles all paper sizes. Not a deal breaker for me, but be aware that you will need more space between this printer and your wall than a tray-feed system requires. This printer uses the same color and black cartridges used in my 8X11 printer which to me was a plus. Ive used professional lab 13X19 printers and roll printers up to 60" for years, and I find this Canon iP8720 a satisfying printer for hobbyist use.

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I’ve had several “prosumer” photo printers. A Pixma 9000, Canon Selphy, various HP photo printers. For the most part, they’ve always worked good, but have been a pain in terms of set up and software support, especially for a Mac. After my Pixma 9000 died I stopped printing for a long time. But lately I wanted to print some 8 x 10 and or larger photos. At just over $200 this printer was hard to resist. I received it yesterday and have only put a few prints thru it so this wont be an exhastive review. Print quality and cost per print are covered well in many of the other Amazon reviews here. I found this printer extremely easy to set up and start printing with. Maybe 30 minutes to open the box and get it set up with ink cartridges. I was able to hook the printer up to my Mac via WiFi using the Canon set up assistant in less than 10 minutes. After a test page or two, I was printing 8 X 10s. The photos look very good. I’m pleased with the tone and colors. I think with some finagling and experimenting with different papers (I used Canon Photgloss II paper) I’ll get even better results. This was probably the easiest printer I’ve set up

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This printer is super easy to use. I use it to scale digital images up to my preferred size and print on Strathmore 300 series drawing paper (80 lb). This printer works great for printing out art work in any size up to 13" x 19". All you have to do is adjust the guides on the paper feed to fit your paper. NOTE: This printer has a combination of one large Pigment ink cartridge (PGI) for black text and FIVE dye ink cartridges (CLI) for color prints. One of the smaller dye ink cartridges contains the black used in color prints. The color dye ink uses the Canon ChromaLife 100+ ink which Canon says resists fading for approximately 30 years when covered by glass and NOT hung in direct sunlight. Canon web site on the Lightfastness of this ink states "The combination of the 2008 new Genuine Canon dye inks, FINE print head, and "Photo Paper Plus Glossy II PP-201", "Photo Paper Pro II PR-201" or "Photo Paper Pro Platinum PT-101" resists fading for approx. 30-years when displayed in a glass frame in a typical indoor space (estimating 500lux/ 10hours per day) without direct sunlight.*" Ive done standard 8.5 x 11, 9 x 12, 11 x 14. I have used up to 80 lb paper without any issues. Other reviewers have said that they printed on heavier card stock (110 lb) and watercolor paper (140 lb). On Windows you can set up custom paper sizes for each printer. Custom paper sizes work well with some apps like the original Windows Microsoft Paint. Ive just been using MS Paint to take the photo file and print to a custom paper size. On Windows 10: Control-Panel -> Devices and Printers -> Select the Printer -> Click Print Server Properties Tab On Devices and Printers dialog -> Forms 1. Check create a new form 2. Set the form name, sizes, and margins 3. Click Save Form. In your application, select the form size usually on either the Print form or the Print Setup. On Windows 10 for the Microsoft Paint application, paper form size selection is on the Print Page. On Windows 10: 1. Open Paint application (original Microsoft Paint) 2. Open image or photo file that you want to print 3. Select Print - brings up the Print dialog. 4. Select printer that you want to print on. 5. Click Preferences button 6. Select Page Setup tab on the tab ribbon near top of the dialog. 7. Select Page Size drop down and click on the Form size that you will be printing. 8. Click OK 9. Before you print: Make sure the correct size paper is loaded into the printer - set the paper guides to fit it (easy to do the guides just slide left or right to adjust the size). 10. Click the Print button at the bottom of the Print dialog.

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I absolutely love, love, love this printer. The quality of prints and the color reproduction is just awesome. Ive gone a bit overboard with picture printing, since purchasing my iP8720. I paired this printer with the Canon Photo Paper Plus Semi-Gloss 5" x 7". The results were magical and far superior to any prints Ive made at pharmacies or other retailers. I am a ProDpi aficionado. I would definitely use this printer to print my personal work and maybe some of my professional work (on a smaller scale). I am also super surprised by how long the ink is lasting. Ive made 40 5" x 7" prints and 3 8" x 11.5" prints. Ive yet to put a dent in the ink. I couldnt be happier with this printer.

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