For anyone that doesn't know of the line, Canon's PIXMA line of printers are some of the best I've used. They're very nice photo printers, comparatively cheap for printers, and have very in-depth features for a mere printer. It's certainly one hell of a printer. Setup is simple, and quality brilliant. I actually only have 1 downside with this printer, but I'll touch on all those once I get into the review. Which happens right now!
So first, where did I find this printer? Well, I found this at a neighbor's garage sale for $15. I managed to get it for only $7.50 though, since the man really wanted it gone. So I brought it home, to reveal that all the ink had dried up, so the printer was borderline useless until I bought more ink. Once that was in place, everything was great! The printer will print from USB with specific cameras, Infrared with specific cell phones (lolwut), and certain memory cards including Secure Digital (SD), Compact Flash, and many others. Of course it also prints from PC as well, otherwise what's the point?
Print speed is really nice. I haven't printed more than one sheet at a time, but the speed the sheet comes out at is very reasonably fast.
The quality it comes off with is great as well, of course. It has to be so for a photo printer. 4800dpi allows for very nice documents, and photos come off shop quality. Digital camera users will love this printer, you don't have to pay for a photoshop to do the work!
The printer's interface is very easy to use with the included D-pad. SD card printing works flawlessly, and you'll have your print in less than a minute.
Installing the printer is easy thanks to the included disk. Remember to use the disk; Windows Update doesn't have the right drivers that you'll need. There's also a utility to access files on the printer's card reader, so you don't have to buy a small, losable SD reader!
My only problem with this printer is something nobody can control; Ink Prices. Let's put this into perspective: A pen is ink contained in plastic. A cheap one costs 5 cents, a nice one maybe 20-50 cents. An ink cartridge is more ink contained in plastic, with maybe an LED and computer chip. Probably worth about $2-5, maybe $10. But a set of 4 cartridges for this printer costs $50 and up. That's not friendly at all. Canon, lower your ink prices. They aren't reasonable in the slightest.
So that's my review of the Canon Pixma iP6600D printer! If you can find one for cheap like I did, go ahead and get it! Thanks for reading!
So first, where did I find this printer? Well, I found this at a neighbor's garage sale for $15. I managed to get it for only $7.50 though, since the man really wanted it gone. So I brought it home, to reveal that all the ink had dried up, so the printer was borderline useless until I bought more ink. Once that was in place, everything was great! The printer will print from USB with specific cameras, Infrared with specific cell phones (lolwut), and certain memory cards including Secure Digital (SD), Compact Flash, and many others. Of course it also prints from PC as well, otherwise what's the point?
Print speed is really nice. I haven't printed more than one sheet at a time, but the speed the sheet comes out at is very reasonably fast.
The quality it comes off with is great as well, of course. It has to be so for a photo printer. 4800dpi allows for very nice documents, and photos come off shop quality. Digital camera users will love this printer, you don't have to pay for a photoshop to do the work!
The printer's interface is very easy to use with the included D-pad. SD card printing works flawlessly, and you'll have your print in less than a minute.
Installing the printer is easy thanks to the included disk. Remember to use the disk; Windows Update doesn't have the right drivers that you'll need. There's also a utility to access files on the printer's card reader, so you don't have to buy a small, losable SD reader!
My only problem with this printer is something nobody can control; Ink Prices. Let's put this into perspective: A pen is ink contained in plastic. A cheap one costs 5 cents, a nice one maybe 20-50 cents. An ink cartridge is more ink contained in plastic, with maybe an LED and computer chip. Probably worth about $2-5, maybe $10. But a set of 4 cartridges for this printer costs $50 and up. That's not friendly at all. Canon, lower your ink prices. They aren't reasonable in the slightest.
So that's my review of the Canon Pixma iP6600D printer! If you can find one for cheap like I did, go ahead and get it! Thanks for reading!
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