Bought initially to print on CDRs, a job the printer performs admirably. It also has a USB connection allowing you to print directly from digital cameras - and not only Canon cameras. What it does lack compared to similar devices is an LCD screen for previewing images. It even prints on normal plain paper, too! Duplex mode is a great timesaver for printing large documents on both sides of the paper, a feature previously only found usually on high-end printers. That's not to say that this printer is of low quality! Connectivity is excellent with USB, wired and wireless ethernet included. Setup is easy enough and the wireless connection supports ...  Read the complete review

I bought this printer to replace my older Epson 880, that was getting too expensive to run (£40 in ink every eight months) and having quality problems. A colleague at work had a Canon printer and he was very impressed with the quality. After some debate, (I really quite like the Epson gear), I decide to "defect" to Canon, and pay the little extra to get the in-built networking of this printer, (I've got a couple of PC's in the house, so this makes sense). The separate ink tanks, which were also cheaper than the 880's was also a big factor. And the icing on the cake was the automatic duplexing - save on paper. This printer can use either ...  Read the complete review