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God's gift to my iMac (and wallet)
I'm a young photographer/graphic artist and up to this point I was getting by without a printer. Just didn't want to do my own printing and deal with hidden cost of ink and paper. After a while the thought of the convenience made me cave in. After giving it some consideration I couldn't decide between the ip4600 and the ip3600. It turned out the biggest difference was...
Arrived and didn't work
My new printer arrived and did not print correctly. We contacted Canon and they sent directions on how to test the printer. We followed the directions and the printer still did not work. Canon sent us new ink cartirages, then a new print head and none of the items corrected the problem. Finally they sent us a reconditioned printer which works fine but I purchased a new...
This review is from: Canon iP3600 Inkjet Photo Printer (2868B002) (Electronics)
I'm a young photographer/graphic artist and up to this point I was getting by without a printer. Just didn't want to do my own printing and deal with hidden cost of ink and paper. After a while the thought of the convenience made me cave in. After giving it some consideration I couldn't decide between the ip4600 and the ip3600. It turned out the biggest difference was printing speed, and that wan't worth and extra $40 because everything else about this printer is solid quality.
The GOOD:
1. I love the separated color cartridges! No more need to swap out a whole cartridge just because I ran our of red.
2.Looks nice. (in my opinion) So I sit in no mood to try and stash the ugly thing out of sight. Oh yea, the prints.
3. FANTASTIC color reproduction and resolution after calibration (see the BAD) I'm in no time sensitive printing contest so I'm quite happy with the printing speed.
4.Set up on OS X Leopard was a breeze.
The BAD:
Unfortunately there were 2 things I didn't like right out of the box about this bad-boy, but no biggie.
1.NO USB CABLE. When I unpacked the printer, my daschund stole my yellow ink and sneaked out with it to munch on the securing tab. Well I found him later and was barely able to fix cartrige to make it work. Then I went back to finish setting up the printer. Upon realizing I didn't have a cable I started looking around the house like crazy thinking I had misplaced it, or my dog hid it. Turns out one was not supplied. I had to made a run to walmart for one. Not cool Canon.
2. Color Matching. Note: this may not bother or even be noticed by most of you but I've been called out by friends to have a obsessive compulsive pixel disorder. So after my first print I scrutinized the colors compared to my screen. Especially that of neutral gray. It was a smidgen too blue (Again, hardly noticeable). A few minute adjustments in the OSX Color Sync utility took care of that.
So what say I? Get one!! Hell Get 5 and build a fort! They're SO cheap and the quality is superb. I got mine for $47 new and it makes me laugh at the $300 beast I had 5 years ago.
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This review is from: Canon iP3600 Inkjet Photo Printer (2868B002) (Electronics)
I have nothing but great things to say about this printer.
I have used a wide variety of printers, especially since I work in the IT field. I have personally owned Epson printers and HP printers prior to purchasing this printer.
I really liked the last Epson I had, but it sat dormant for so long I was afraid I would spend $50 in ink only to find out that the printhead was clogged and that I would need to buy a new printer.
Before I decided to buy a new printer, my parents offered me a brand new HP Deskjet they had lying around at their house. I took it and used it with glee as at the time I was unemployed and did not want to buy a new printer if I did not need to. That printer worked OK for the basics, but the ink usage was horrendous. Compared to the Epson I had prior to the HP I felt like I was being stolen from in regards to ink costs. I make a lot of full color prints and I felt like my HP was running dry after about 20 pages. I remember having no problem getting well over a hundred with my Epson. This experience did not make me very fond of HP Inkjet printers.
So why did I go for a Canon Pixma instead of another Epson. Research. I read a whole bunch of reviews on printers and tried to make the best choice I could. Most printers have a lot of negative reviews saying their ink runs out too quick, or is too expensive, or they felt robbed by expiring ink... or whatever else. The Canon IP 3600 had very few bad reviews. I noticed some reviews about how it was difficult to setup... I am baffled as to why.
This printer was very easy to setup with a nice quick and smooth software installer. HP has got to have the worst installers. I have seriously spent like a half hour waiting for a full HP installer to finish on more than one occasion. I don't know what it is wil HP software, but it is seriously overweight.
I have printed a bunch of pages with this new printer on both paper and cardstock. So far, the ink monitoring tool has not even dropped at all. Either it is broken or this printer is very efficient ink wise. I am sure it is the later as I have inspected the ink cartridges.
I love the rear tray and the cassette combo on this printer. It is nice to have cardstock and regular paper loaded at the same time. The software is simple to use, and has just the right amount of features and customization.
If I had to point out some weaknesses it would be tough. I would probably say refilling all of the ink cartridges at once is expensive, however the counter arguement to that is that the page yield is high. There is no scanning function, but I knew that when I bought the printer. (I just really don't scan anything.) It isn't the fastest printer around, but it certainly isn't slow. No USB cable... I don't know of any printers that do come with them. That is about it.
All in all... I really love this printer. This is by far the best inkjet printer I have ever owned, and my favorite inkjet printer by far. It is the perfect combination of price and performance. The ink cartridges that come with it are all full size cartidges (and actually truly full). That would be another complaint I have with HP. HP tends to ship with half size or "starter" cartridges. You get the real deal with this printer. Also the printhead can be replaced. I would argue the cost of the printhead would justify buying a new printer, but I suppose if you love it enough or do not want to be wasteful, you could repair it.
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This review is from: Canon iP3600 Inkjet Photo Printer (2868B002) (Electronics)
I purchased this printer to accomodate all of our printing needs for the family. Regular reports and text print perfectly, but the picture quality is where this printer is worth every penny. I needed a printer that could print photo quality pictures for my projects at home. They come out looking as good as (or sometimes better than) pictures I have picked up from a lab. I especially like the dual trays for regular paper and photo paper and the fact that the regular paper is in a tray that is not exposed all of the time. That has kept my children from walking by and grabbing paper out of the printer. The size of this printer is just right for a home office and attractive. I did have to go on-line and download the driver for my computer from the Canon website, but this was fast and easy and I was printing in no time. I replaced an old Canon printer with this one, and I'm thrilled to find another Canon product that I can rely on for excellent quality.
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This review is from: Canon iP3600 Inkjet Photo Printer (2868B002) (Electronics)
I purchased this printer at a local office supply store as the price was lower then buying ink to refill my several years old Canon i860 photo printer.
Wow, this printer is amazing the detail is superb. Prints from the iP3600 and a calibrated monitor are better then what I get from uploading prints to my local mini-lab.
The only suggestion I would make is to be sure you download the newest drivers from Canon. Borderless printing did not work on my Mac in OS.X until I downloaded the newer Nov 2008 drivers.
Just an amazing printer, it sure goes through ink fast though. Much faster then my older Canon printer, but I wouldn't be as pleased with those older prints as I am with these.
The prints are amazing on semi-gloss paper as well. I'm using a Brilliant brand Lustre paper at this time. Stunning results for such a small inexpensive little printer.
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This review is from: Canon iP3600 Inkjet Photo Printer (2868B002) (Electronics)
I bought this printer for my husband and ended up giving it to my daughter for Mother's Day and ordering another one for my husband. My daughter loves this printer. The photos it prints are just as good as the professional ones made at a store. Colors very vibrant and the printing program on the CD makes it very easy to make photos just the way you want.
The best part is the ink dispensing technology. My daughter is taking an internet college course and has found that this printer can print alot more pages than the printer she owned previously. It come with 4 cartridges for printing photos and one for just text. On her other printer, once one color was gone, she had to replace the whole cartridge, eventhough there was still ink left in it. On this one just replace the color you ran out of.
My husband is moving his computer into another room and has not hooked this printer up yet or used it. If he wants he can send in a review later but I'm sure he will be very happy with it.
I know it must be a good printer cause my daughter has thanked me several times for getting this printer for her. Can't beat the high quality for such a low price. I highly recommend it.
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This review is from: Canon iP3600 Inkjet Photo Printer (2868B002) (Electronics)
I had a Epson for many yrs. have only gone thru 2 in about 15 yrs. Still would believe in epson if they fixed the clogging heads problem. tried HP and they are crap. decided try to a Canon. After much research and reading reviews here, decided did not want to invest too much(just in case it sucked). I was pleasently surprised. Prints well , nice colors. I do use it to print my photographs. Like most reviewers agree can be a bit noisey, especially at start up.I leave mine always on, also out of fear the ink heads may clog. Not taking any chances. Worth the money, a quality printer so far. Have had for about 3 weeks.
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I purchased a Cannon I P 3600 printer when my large format printer gave up the ghost. My reason I fully enjoy Zoom browser express and the acompaning easy photo print program that goes with it. The I P 3600 printer prints photos that are far superior to any lab that I have ever used. I printed my Christmas cards on it totaling somewhere around seventy five. I used Glossy photo paper which included a photo of my home all dressed in holiday lights as well as a personal Holiday greeting. They looked very professional and the ink tanks held up just fine throuh out the whole process. I have since priced the five print cartriges in a pack of five and found the cost to be around $60.00. It remains to be seen how long the cartriges last but on a whole I am very pleased with my purchase. The only negitive I have is the printer did not come with a manual for trouble shooting and the instructions for setting it up were a bit hard to understand and I have been working with computers for some fifteen years now and consider myself to be well above the novice catagory.
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This review is from: Canon iP3600 Inkjet Photo Printer (2868B002) (Electronics)
This is a very economical printer. It prints awesome pictures and is also great for everyday use. It's nice that there are five individual ink cartridges so that you only have to replace the color that runs out. I love this printer!
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My new printer arrived and did not print correctly. We contacted Canon and they sent directions on how to test the printer. We followed the directions and the printer still did not work. Canon sent us new ink cartirages, then a new print head and none of the items corrected the problem. Finally they sent us a reconditioned printer which works fine but I purchased a new printer not a refirbished one and it arrived with just a 30 day warrantee rather than a one year warrantee as my printer I purchased was to have. I suppose my reconditioned printer should work for a long time but it was a disappointment.
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This review is from: Canon iP3600 Inkjet Photo Printer (2868B002) (Electronics)
I LOVE this printer! It was, with the HELP of my husband, easy to set up. Had I taken the time to REALLY read the manual, I would've been able to set it up myself. (This isn't my first Canon printer!) I didn't wish to take the time -- MY FAULT! (My husband is, also, impressed with this printer, and he knows LESS about computers and printers than I do!!) Also, it was inexpensive. I paid $67 minus Amazon's FREE shipping & handling. (The IP 3500 is in the $200 range -- WHAT'S with that????)
Figuring out its operation wasn't too difficult -- AGAIN, I didn't read the manual!
The colors are sharp. Being this is my first photo printer, I'm not so certain how fast it should print, but it's not as fast as my old Canon 2110 inkjet that I've replaced with this one after NINE (9) years!
I'm not real certain, either, whether I'll be okay with all the ink I may go through quickly??? I'm used to a BIG black color tank, even though this printer's black tank is a bit bigger than the color tanks. I do have refill kits, but I haven't tried using them or seeing whether I MAY use them?? (ANY SUGGESTIONS about that??)
I've had to call Canon a few times for help figuring out separate printing programs and coordinating them with this printer. Also, I didn't install Adobe 9 correctly (I'm computer illiterate, STILL, after 20+ years!). The staff at Canon were SO nice and helpful. If the question didn't pertain to the printer, they suggested areas I could go to for help, such as the required Adobe/Acrobat 9. One person even consulted with a supervisor to help me out. THAT'S SERVICE!!!
I'VE NEVER BEEN DISAPPOINTED WITH A CANON PRODUCT OR STAFF PERSON in the 20+ years I've purchased Canon printers. I've had an HP (I returned it dissatisfied.), as well as an EPSON (I returned it for the same reason.)
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