How to purchase a good printer – PIXMA MX876 Canon printer Review
Are you having a difficulty deciding what is a good printer to purchase ?
I just purchased one for use, and it can be for home office as well . What do I like and not like about this printer ?
Likes:
a) Double sided printing – This is a neat feature as older printer tend to print on one side and this is detrimental to cost saving as well as not to mention wastage on paper.
b) Collating – If you have multiple copies and you want them in sequence to your originall stack of copies, then collating is a useful feature, this was previously available for the bulky office printers only.
c) Wireless – This is good if you have multiple PCs or Mac in your office or home and when you are doing work with the printer, someone else can jump on the queue with a short printing and hey, presto, they are out without having to plug and unplug cable.
d) Plug and play- Using thumb drive and other SD devices or picture storage devises, they can just be plugged in and you can immediately print off the printer without having to hook up to the PC or Mac !
e) Support the Mac – I have a PC but the software installed on my PC , I think it has a MAC option as well.
f) Price – At USD$300, it’s a steal ! I got mine together with a free audio speaker costing USD$50, so it’s a big bargain .
What I don’t like :
a) 5 ink cartridges – Each one costs at least USD$12 , but I think that for the ink type 820, 821, there are re-fillers out that they you can use to fill in for a fraction of the cost. I will use that to offset the cost.
b) The tray opens up when you print automatically, this is irritating as in time, it will wear and tear and I think it will not last 5 years ! If so, I will reap it open and put a manual tray with a small table under it to collect the papers !
c) Some redundant forms like templates for calendar etc … who would ever use these! Or at least not me!
d) It doesn’t come with an ethernet cable ! Cheap skates these fellows – you make sure you have an ethernet cable. Last time when I purchase a Canon, it comes with one, so that your PC can easily hook up with the printer , but not anymore !
e) Warranty – mine comes with 2 years free warranty, they should have 5 years like disk drives! Those fellows are making money from print heads and ink ! I got extra 3 months from online registration , that takes a little sting off.
Well… you have it from a user on MX876 canon printer … enjoy