Customer Reviews

Canon PIXMA MP170 All-In-One Photo Printer

5 star:		(9)
4 star:		(8)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

This is our second Canon and we have generally been really happy. We got this one as a cheaper Multi-Function and I am happy with what it does.

Copying - Does better than expected.
Scanning - Seems to do a great job also.
Printing - Very fast and happy with it

The only thing I am disapointed with right now is the fact that the ink seems hard to find right now. My best luck so far was at Office Depot.

I bought this machine for 2 weeks and I like it. I should spend another $20 to get the higher model (MP450?) which has a LCD panel, a lid to cover the memory card slots, and an option to go wireless using bluebooth. However, bluetooth could be slow. The MP170 used better plastic for the cover.

Pro:

1. Solid built.
2. Quick.
3. Good quality on scanned images and printouts.
4. Use "normal size" ink, not like those HP using 5ml ink.
5. Easy to use and came with good softwares and useful inputs (memory card slots, USB slots, etc.)
6. It is a Canon and there is a Canon Services location in the Chicago area.

Con:

1. A little bit noisy.
2. Too big.
3. Not "Made in Japan". It was made in Vietnam.
4. The inside foam was not sticked to the cover.

my Epson crapped out on me and i need a new all-in one that was affordable, good, and i needed it fast and amazon delivered as usual!!

i thought about buying the MP130, but it seems they had stopped with it and this was the next model up. cant tell many differences to be honest as i rarley use my brothers MP130, but i must say this MP170 is very good and prints very fast!!

scans are great, copies arent to shabby!!

one thing i dont like, is it doesnt let me delete images from my memory cards, but thats not a big deal as i can just delete them after through the camera, but its a little irritaiting, but not the reason why i bought the MP170.

so, you need a good all in one, then dont look any further, as you wont be dissapointed.

Just had my third Epson failure, read the reviews on Canon and switched. So far I'm very pleased, seems clearer than my Epsons. Really neat compact machine that does it all very well. Amazon delivered ahead of expectation. *****

I bought this in December. I haven't used it too much but I printed 15-20 B&W sheets and the quality was very good. I printed a 4*6 photo (connected the Canon SD550 directly to the printer) and it was excellent. I also printed a colored ticket receipt on plain paper and the quality was very good with the subtle tones getting captured in the printout.

Overall, I am satisfied with the printer. If only printer manufacturers could include the USB cables that are required.

After extensive research I chose this printer first of all because canon is a great product and second of all because of all the outstanding reviews. We recieved the printer in record time through amazon and so far are very satistfied with it. It serves well as a home printer and is wonderfully compatible with our canon digital camera. I love that I can just photocopy whatever I need in two seconds flat and that if I want to print a picture I can do that also and get good photo quality results. Five stars all the way for canon once more!

This does everything I expected, software worked fine, and scan quality is good and adjustable, with also ocr text option. It takes somewhat longer to print than I would like. Also the feature for alerting to being out of paper forces you to push the ok button on the printer rather than just acknowledge it on screen.

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Product offers great features for an economical price.
Replacement ink cartridges are reasonably priced.
Print quality for documents is excellent; photo quality is good.

I am really happy with this printer. I have now had it for about 6 weeks. No problems so far. I think the printing quality for photos is great. I read the other reviews, which said that the photo quality left something to be desired, and I disagree. My only criticism is that it uses ink fast, so if you buy it, buy some ink refills at the same time. It seems to use up the color ink more quickly than the black. I also love the fact that it has a copier, which works great.

Dependable piece of equipment (replacement lost in Hurricane Katrina). I haven't been able to sit and use it as frequently as I'd like yet, but so far, so good. Have to remember to press the function keys on the front panel when switching from print to scan, etc. Scans and copies are clear, clean and crisp. Worth the buy.