| | | |  - Fully-Integrated 35-sheet Auto Document Feeder for rapid built-in two-sided document copying and scanning
- Super G3 High-speed fax with memory to store 100 coded speed dials and up to 250 incoming pages when receiving ITU-T No. 1 Chart
- Various security features including password protected PDFs
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Wireless Office All-In-One Printer with 2.5" LCD & Built-in Two-sided copying and printing | | | | |
Average Rating : 
Rating :  - Eats Toner and Hard to Set Up In Windows 7
I have had this printer since November 2009. I have Windows 7 on two computers and could not get the printer drivers/software to work with both 32 and 64 bit versions of Windows 7 (and I am a computer techie.) After a week of trying to install the drivers/software (with the disc supplied and updated downloads from Canon's support site) I had to pull out an old net book computer with Windows XP to get the printer to finally work. Way too much frustration with the initial setup. To this day Windows 7 is still telling me to install updates for the fax feature (which I do often but still Windows 7 thinks it needs to be installed.) Very bad initial impression.
But, my biggest frustration is the toner is gone quickly. I print maybe one or two sheets a week, if that many. I have Windows printer setup to print in Gray Scale as I rarely need to print in color. I have only printed two pictures in color this whole time. Still my color ink cartridges have depleted color ink without printing any color documents. The black ink also goes very quickly. I print in standard mode as I do not need fine print. Very dissatisfied with the way the printer uses color ink without printing in color and how quickly it uses black ink without printing a lot.
I have also tried to scan to a USB flash drive that you can plug into the printer. When I plug it in the printer says it recognizes it, then when I scan to the USB device it tells me there is no USB flash drive plugged in. I really wanted this feature.
The only positive I have is that it does duplex printing very well. On multiple page print outs I almost always choose to print both sides to save paper. This works very well on the printer. I also like how the printer paper printout tray will automatically open to output paper if I have closed it previously.
I bought this printer as a gold box deal and loved the price compared to other wireless printers. But, the installation problems were a big headache (which I can live with), but the way it eats color ink without printing in color, and eats black ink two to three times faster than my old HP inkjet makes this printer a costly purchase mistake. Sorry Canon, this will be the last printer product I purchase under your name. You need to care more about the consumer than to find ways to make more profit with toner.
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