CANON PIXMA iX6820 Wireless Business Printer with AirPrint and Cloud Compatible, Black

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Wow -- this printer has changed my photo life. The 13x19" format prints are stunning and print out in about seven or eight minutes and the wireless set up was relatively hassle free (at least, the first time around.) Its a bit of a ink hog but I more or less expected that. Two small complaints -- in setup, just load the driver and the basic start my printer software. The rest of the package is bloatware. Also, after my cable/internet went down, the printer somehow got kicked off the network and it took a couple of hours to reestablish the wireless connection. Updating: I liked the first one so well that I bought a second and left it in our summer cabin in Maine where I have a small studio and do a lot of landscape photography. (It was also cheaper the second time around.) I also caved and finally connected it to my laptop with a USB cable. It simply prints faster and more reliably than with the wireless option (where, if the connection slowed somehow during the printing process, it would abort the print midway -- expensive when youre using 13x19 photo paper.). Also, I know several users have posted about it being an ink hog -- true. So I would direct you here -- https://www.amazon.com/Kingjet-CLI-251XL-Cartridge-Replacements-Printer/dp/B01IN107GO They are obviously a recycler/refiller but I so far have seen no denigration in quality of the prints and they cost about 15 percent of what the Canon replacement cartridges cost. One small issue: you need to be a bit careful about getting them seated properly. On a couple of occasions they kind of jammed when I tried to pop them in and I had to wriggle them out and re-seat them. But then they worked perfectly well.

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I cant believe how much I love this printer!! It arrived this afternoon and I had it up and printing within about 10 minutes with no problem at all. I did a few test prints on 8 1/2 x 11 glossy photo paper and it looked beautiful I then decided to move on to the large format, 13 x 19 Canon Photo Paper Plus Glossy II (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01M11PTPX/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1) that I had ordered along with the printer. I printed out some of my digital artwork and photography. So far, I have printed out 5 large pieces and numerous smaller ones and, after each one is completed, I keep finding myself doing the happy dance and actually saying out loud how awesome they look!! This is a phenomenal printer, especially at this price point! I am still using the initial ink that came with the printer, and it is going strong. I purchased another box of ink (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B073GFCL8L/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s02?ie=UTF8&psc=1) for when the time comes. I have the printer connected via USB and the large 13 x 19 color prints have been finishing in between 4-5 minutes and the 8 1/2 x 11 in somewhere around 2 or so. I havent yet tried the wireless connection, so I cant speak to the speed there. Colors are extremely accurate compared to what is showing on my monitor. Over the years, I have used numerous professional print shops to have many prints of my artwork and photography made. I can honestly say that the quality of what I have seen so far out of this machine rivals all of them! Now, I only wish it printed larger! :) I am attaching some sample images. The ink coverage, the crispness, saturation and the boldness of the colors are stunning in person! The brightly colored image is an enlargement of a photo that I took of one of my small 4" resin art pieces. Colors are spot on. If you are even slightly considering this printer.....BUY IT! You wont regret it. Im so happy I heeded all of the positive reviews here and bought it.

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My Epson photo printer bit the dust last week. I had to have a working printer to meet shipping obligations so I started to shop for another. Did I really need to spend another $1000-plus on an Epson? In the future, but not right now. I read the reviews of this little Canon and they were right. Not a high-end photo printer but it does an acceptable proof. The Canon will see everyday utility printing. The ix6820 doesnt weigh a lot and the footprint is reasonable in comparison to the Epson (which is about the same size and weight as a Volkswagon). I was amazed at how easy it was to set up. It took me about 20 minutes to un-box, plug in, install the ink cartridges and get a connection to the wireless LAN. It automatically ran an alignment page and I printed a web page without any issues. All printers should be this easy to set up. The cave man comes to mind. Now for the so-so news: 1.The paper transport makes a snap-clack noise when it picks up a sheet. Never heard that from the Epson, so it kind of startled me. No harm, I guess its just the nature of the beast. 2.I ran a high-key photo image from one of my folders. It presented well enough but the Canons printer software enhanced colors that didnt need it. I suppose massaging the settings might make it better, but at this price point can I complain? Not really. All in all, a good experience.

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I have purchased several 11x17 printers over the past few years; as a project manager Ill go to the customers site frequently while the project is in the installation phase. I always need an 11x17 printer onsite- and I never take it with me when I leave the job (always donate it to someone onsite). Ergo- the 11x17 printer becomes a commodity item that Ive gained some experience with. Typically buy Brother (not a fan of em but dont usually get anything junky). I saw this 11x17 printer for $126 bucks and good reviews so had to give it a try. One of the best printers ive purchased! Its compact (compared to bulbous Brother multi-function scanner/copier/minifridge/printer I often end up with). Its half the cost (priced well for what you get... JUST A PRINTER). Just finished up the 1st 11x17 ream of paper (500 sheets) and still prints like new. The deal-cincher is the refills. I purchase the aftermarket jumbo pack of refills recommended by Amazon- and that turned into an excellent purchase as well. I connected to the printer via USB- which worked flawless (as expected). Cant comment on wireless setup/didnt try it. Cant really comment on the speed- other than it seemed normal for an 11x17 print, with the paper loaded in tabloid style (17" axis fed into the printer). The extendable paper supports for 11x17 paper worked as expected. Great work horse- will purchase again for next project.

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I would give this printer zero stars if I could. Ordered this one to replace a former Canon printer we had for years that worked just fine and printed great photos. Ordered this one thinking it would be a great change to have the air printing. Nothing with this printer ever works. The setup was next to impossible, it drops the network every time you try and use it and the photo printing quality is terrible. I wish I had not waited to see if it would get better with time and now am past the return date and have used it only a few times. Total waste of money.

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It had problems detecting my wireless network through my 2016 MacBook Pro (which works fine with our B&W Brother printer sitting right next to it) even after downloading the latest drivers from Canons website, so I had to find the right cable (not included) to connect directly to set up. This was also not an easy process. I wanted to laminate some full color photographs on basic letter-sized office printer paper and they came out terrible. These exact same files were printed by an Epson printer more than 5 years ago on similar paper, and they look dramatically better than what this brand new Canon iX6820 gives me. The photos have lost their vibrance, contrast, and darker tones -- they look washed out. Also, there are tiny, nearly imperceptible lines running the short length of the paper every 1 cm on the images. Perhaps Im using the wrong software or not a high enough quality paper. I cannot find adequate documentation of any issues online, including instructions for some type of color test or adjustment. The head alignment I conducted only prints in black and blue to make sure it is printing straight. Im 33 with higher than average computer literacy, and Ive sunk close to 3 hours into this thing and the results are terrible. Ill be looking into returning it.

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It can print 13x19 Borderless! Everything I print on looks great. No issues. I do not like the canon software. With this baby I can print photos and it looks way better than walgreens or walmart photo service. Now for the reason I chose this one.....the INK! I got 5 refills of EVERY color for $18.95!!!!! I have printed hundreds of photos anywhere from wallet, 3x5, 4x6, 5x7, 8x10, 8.5x11.5, 13x19. Never once had any issues like paper jams or the ink bleeding or making a mess. The paper actually feeds into the printer properly it takes 1 piece of paper unlike many other printers that will pull No paper or 3 or 4 sheets at a time. It is wireless and does not have a touch screen. IT IS NOT AN ALL IN ONE. People are knocking the rating down for this when it clearly states its only a printer, It WILL NOT SCAN or fax or anything else but print but its the best printer I have ever used. Check out the aftermarket ink it does a wonderful job and you can get refills for under 4 bucks for a complete refill!!! How can you beat that!!!

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After 15 years of use and 2 waste pad replacements my $1200 XXXX printer reached end of service. On an impulse I ordered this iX6820 Canon to test as a replacement. Of course technology has improved in that timeframe, but I didnt expect higher quality prints from a reasonably priced machine than I received from the pro grade machine. The majority of prints are large format for exhibition or framing. It handles inkjet photo papers including canvas without problems. The only negative is the online manuals and.formatting software as my graphics machine is a dedicated offline box. Luckily the 20+ years accumulation of programs on that computer fully supports this printer.

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Ok this replaced my DEAD R2000 but I needed a 19 inch printer and did not have the money to invest in 800 dollar printer again. My Epson R2000 was 8 years old...and I did like that printer..but with lots of love hate relationships too. Ok this newbie arrived in good shape...happy to start learning the learning curves...a lot of differences between the two printers. It came with OEM ink I thought it wouldnt..but it did. That allowed me to get going instantly. I had ordered more ink however choose a non oem ink with good reviews. All went great to begin with. Printer was doing a great job with photos. I was doing a large 53 book project with 12 full half page photos per book. Also a large standup accordian photo display with about 20 photos. And four special photo albums with over 40 photos half page size. So lots of photos and asking a lot of a brand new never used printer to do. Now for the one star off. It sensed the low ink tank and warned me..it also stopped dead in mid job of printing if it ran out of said ink. I then replaced empty cartridge for new. It stepped up and printed just fine no flaws in the mid stop photo it was printing. This went on until all but the large black text cartridge had run out. Then the trouble begins. Printer did not always give me warnings that the tanks were low and it would print right through not stopping. OK...not good I had to make little to spare photo paper stretch for the project without changing to another type. This paper has great cardstock qualities for this kind of work. Ok so this happened once...twice....three times. By then I was checking all the cartridges and if the back tanks were empty I replaced at the same time I had a warning for any other. So the question arises is this a bad cartridge problem from a Non Oem Ink product or is it the printer that isnt keeping good track. I have ordered new OEM cartridges to see how those work and new non oem cartridges from a different vendor. But Im afraid that the printer is not counting the non oem cartridges properly. Now having nothing at all to do with that was the star off. When I changed a cartridge no matter if it was OEM or not the machine recognized that it was now full. BUT about half the time it did not print. It may or may not print when I switched out the new cartridge with a second new one and it printed fine..or problem still happened. The way this ink cartridge works would suggest air locks should not be a big problem. However that is what it appears to be. So I found a way to out smart the printer. I first check with a small color block page I made just for this purpose as its a lot less wasteful and harmful to the printer than running head cleanings etc. If the color is not printing I close my program on computer. I turn off the printer then unplug the printer. This often is what is suggested to erase all previous connumications with printer. I wait about 20 minutes then turn printer back on and open program and resume printing but first of course running another color block check to be sure it is printing. It has worked every time this happened. It happened a lot. I went through a total of 25 cartridges todate during this project. And sure enough the very last cartridge it accepted but then did not print was a black and it was a new OEM ink cartridge...so that falls squarely on the printer itself. There is some debate if the non oem cartridges are short in ink or if the printer is just not operating its count. I can work around that. I am upset however that when I put in a new cartridge or two or three at a time the printer shows its full thus accepting them but then not printing as if its an air lock or ????? Makes no sense. This of course is all on a brandnew printer...my first experirence with it. I feel there is still a bit of a learning curve and shock it up to the fact I was spoiled rotten by the R2000 but it had its elements of dishing out misery too and that major one was airlocking which started with its own OEM ink. In fact I had never heard of off market inks until a year into the R2000 it began having airlocking fits. Using its only cartridges. I had it under extended warranty and both them and the Epson help was working with me when suddenly the warranty folk accused me of using non-oem inks. I asked what is that? I got my education quickly. Turned out I ordered a batch and was thrilled with it and the printer for years worked fine actually better than it had with the OEMs and no air locking. Until one day a year ago troubles began again. So that led to worse problems and no amount of things that had worked previously helped. And finally one day it literally just died. WHich may explain why nothing was working because it had some internal programing problems or what have you and it was 8 years old. So for less than 140 dollars I decided to give this printer a try and needed one immediately. No complaints and why its 4 stars overall with the exception of the refusal to print always after changing that color..but I explained how I get around this quirk. I can live with quirks within reason as long as I understand I need to do that. If I were a business however this wouldnt be acceptable..as a home office fun for the most part machine...Im fine. By the way I didnt have one issue with any of the inks leaking. I took all review warnings about such to heart and handled all the cartridges carefully but no problem. I am concerned with the inside of the printer it looks like ink was thrown all over and splashes up on the cover and the bar above the rollers. I am not sure I need to clean that off periodically or just ignore. Ill double check with the customer service folks on that. For the price Im more than happy with ink. Photos did not smudge and dried well using three different kinds of high gloss photo paper. They could be handled pretty quickly after printing though I usually gave them a few minutes to dry before cutting and glued some back to back for the books.

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After reading a ton of reviews for various printers, I settled on this one because of its large format and the additional black (pigment) ink. The price -- for a printer of this quality, $150 -- is more than reasonable. Couldnt be happier. I used this printer to create wedding invitations (and other ancillary materials) for my daughters upcoming nuptials. The print quality -- even of tiny fonts with delicate hairline flourishes -- is gorgeous. The kind of paper you use will make a big difference, of course, and figuring out the print settings for your software will take some experimenting. Admittedly, for this project my ink coverage wasnt terribly heavy, but after 150 formal invitations, RSVP cards, shower invitations and envelopes for everything, Im still using the original demo cartridges that came with the printer. Certainly the ink will go faster if youre printing a lot of large format photos. The handful of snapshots Ive printed out were absolutely beautiful, clear, sharp and true to the original colors. Yes, this printer can easily handle heavier paper and card stocks. I would quickly recommend this printer to anyone as a great bargain. I am a graphic designer and it fits perfectly into my small office workflow.

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