A mid range printer, OK for everyday use (Canon Pixma iP2500)

Member Name: Littledreamer

Product:	Canon Pixma iP2500
Date:	25/05/08 (59 review reads)
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Advantages: Inexpensive, Nice design, modern looking, OK for everyday use

Disadvantages: Noisy, takes ages to start up, goes through ink quickly, expensive ink compared with other printers

The only reason I got this printer was the fact that it was on offer at Tescos and my other printer had broken. I have a Canon camera and know that Canon is a good well know brand. It also looks nice and modern and has a nice shiny black finish.

For the jobs that I want it to do at the moment, it performs well, although I am hoping to print out some large photo prints in the near future, so will be upgrading.

For standard photos and written documents, it does the job nicely, although some of the colours on the photos did not come out the same as on screen, but that might not be down to the printer itself, as my PC may not be set up correctly.

The disadvantage is the amount of ink it uses. I have never used so much over the last few months,especially if you are printing out photos - it is not a cheap option. Much cheaper to get them done at processing lab or online. The ink is not cheap for this printer either, compared with other similar printers. Although I have found that even when it says it is empty, there is still actually quite a bit of ink left in them, maybe not good for doing photos and quality documents, but fine for everyday paperwork.

It is also very noisy when you switch it on and it seems to take ages for it to get going. I have thought many times that it has been broken because of all the strange start up noises it makes.

Mine cost £29.99 from Tescos but it was on offer as should have been £39.99.

Review posted on Ciao under the name Sweetpea1075

Summary: OK for word documents and occasional photos.

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