Customer Reviews

Canon imageClass D660 Digital Copier

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I reasearch things for a living and I have to tell you, the information available for these multifunctions is weak and misleading. So, I thought after my purchase I would chime in.

At first glance, the HP 3300/3330 series seems to give you the most bang for your buck -- (1200x1200 dpi vs. the Canon 600x600), sort of good looking, includes a scanner, etc... But it wasn't intil I got my hands on them and compared them side by side that a clear winner was revealed.

The Canon is far superior -- period. The Sharp and Brother versions may be fine machines, but there was no way to tell, as I had trouble either finding them or working them in the store (not a good sign). The HP version is noisy, and the feeder created a crooked copy everytime. Also, I was scared off by tales of poor software and margin issues. What put me over the edge was the ... ONE YEAR warranty.

The Canon was much more solid, much higher in quality, and much, much, more quiet. The text this fella prints is top notch. Also, it comes with a THREE year warranty and the first year is ONSITE! Also, the toner is the L50 cartidge -- Expensive, but is good (they say) for 5000 copies and has the drum/developer/toner in one unit. Basically the parts that have trouble are in the replaceable toner cartridge.

The bad news: You'll need to buy a printer cable if you don't have one. And the only other drawback is that there is no on/off button, only an energy saver mode that is like a "sleep" -- to solve this problem I am putting mine on a power strip that I can turn off.

Ultimately, get your hands on one and I am sure you will agree Canon beats HP.

Make sure you have USB 2.0 interface; the "old" 1.4 from six months ago can't handle it. Setup is a breeze, even for XP-os (the printed instructions are so good that they tell you the error message Windows will give you in advance, and give you the simple cure in the next sentence!) Absolutely crisp copying and printing (b&w only)that will have you kicking yourself for putting up with that old inkjet for so long--just let the old splatter painter do your color jobs, and never refill another ink cartridge again.

I bought this new several years ago for our small business and it is a workhorse. It runs great and you can get refilled cartridges which make it very economical to run. Jamming as in the other reviews has never been a problem. I did upgrade to Vista and was not able to use it, but believe that the new service pack for Vista will resolve this issue as I am told.The drum is in the cartridge so when it is replaced it is also new. Never had a problem with this machine in over 4 years.

Ipurchased this copier March 2003, and have benn frustrated by the paper jamming consistently in the machine. I have been using Xerox 20 Lb paper and cannot print more than 50 copies without the machine jamming.I would not suggest this product for anyone that wanrs a reliable copier. It is extremelely frustating to keep puuling out the jammed pages and restart again.I print only 200 to 300 copies a month. The white pages I use are Georgia-Pacific Multi System Paper.