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Canon PIXMA iP6700D Photo Printer (1441B002) Reviews

Customer Rating:
Summary: Prints too much orange and red, everyone comes out sunburnt
Comment: My husband bought me this printer for my birthday and at first I was thrilled with the crisp quality of the photos, the user-friendly interface of the software, and the ease with which I was able to connect my laptop, upload photos, and just print. My parents were thrilled with the new batches of photos coming every week of my then-infant daughter.

But after a month, I started noticing that the pictures looked a little funny. My daughter always looked a little bit too pink.

It wasn't quite so noticeable at first--it always appeared like she just had a healthy flush to the skin. But photos of myself (and I have an asian complexion) looked way too orange. This is even though I was using the more expensive Canon Photo Pro paper. I started printing more and more photos and noticed that my white couch, my beige chair, my cream colored walls -- they all appeared pinkish or orange-ish in all the photographs. I knew there was a definite problem when I took out the ink cartridge and noticed that the blue ink was about 75% full and the red ink was about 10% full. Unless I was consistently taking pictures of apples or Arizona sunsets, that should not be happening.

Since we were still under warranty, we contacted Canon and they informed us that we had to take it to an authorized repair shop. Luckily, there was one in Philadelphia near us, but it took a 40 minute drive to get there and drop it off. (There were very few service centers in general; I imagine that if you were stuck in the middle of Pennsylvania, for instance, you'd have to pay to ship it in.) It stayed in the shop for a couple weeks only for us to pick it up and be told "There's nothing wrong with it." We called Canon and told them that the problem still existed after bringing it home and still getting pink photos. Brought it back to the repair shop...again. Told once again that there was nothing wrong with it, even though this time we were armed with photographic evidence of our too pink/orange family and furniture. They glanced at the photos and when we suggested that they print one of our photos from the JPEG (we had it on a CD for them), they scoffed.

Ultimately, Canon sent us another printer and included a return postage label for us to return the defective one. YAY! Unfortunately, using the new printer, we saw the exact SAME problems. I scoured the internet in search of reviews or complaints that other people may have had similar problems. I did find two people who complained of the same, but that's it. At least one other person on this product review page mentioned that Canon had red cast problems with their ip6600 photo printer. I'm so disappointed that with the many many positive reviews of this product that I seemed to have gotten two duds. I wonder if anyone else may have had the same problems after extended use?

Will not be buying another Canon for awhile.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Decent (expensive) image printing - When it prints
Comment: This printer is a complete ink hog. While I am not a fan of spending so much money on ink, my major complaint about this aspect, is that for such a thirsty printer, it uses extremely small ink cartridges. This means having to change them entirely too often, and doing your best to keep spares around.

The other annoyance is the paper handling. It regularly says that there is no paper, even though there is plenty of paper sitting there, sometimes I am forced to mess with the paper and press okay for each and every sheet. Occasionally it sucks in two pages. Sometimes it doesn't suck in a page, but proceeds to "print" anyway, which is extra frustrating considering what an ink hog it is. All of this is with approved paper, and the correct paper type selected in the properties.

However, when it has ink and feeds the paper correctly, it does make nice looking prints.

It definitely has not been worth the money, time and hassle cost overall, and I wish I had chosen a different printer.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Beware Problems after a year and half
Comment: I bought this printer 12/2006 based on the above reviews. I've loved the printer up until this week. Now the paper simply won't feed properly and jams. Canon's help site says for this problem clean the roller. I've done that many times now to no avail. Their next advice is take it to a dealer. Well since there isn't a dealer for hundreds of miles from me that's a silly option for me.

Due to the fact that I have new print cartridges in the printer and some to spare, I'll probably buy another used one to see me through the ink. I'm disappointed and can't bare the thought of starting to review printers again.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Beware
Comment: Ink tank detection started giving incorrect messages 6 months after purchase with "Ink tank is empty." No ink tanks were empty. But there was a way to override and still print. Now the message is the U071-"More than one ink tank of the following is installed Cyan 8." Only one Cyan 8 is installed, and there is no way to override this message to be able to print. Technical support could only suggest replacing Cyan 8 or taking printer to a service center. Given the history of incorrect error messages, I am not investing any more money. I am trashing this printer after only 16 mos. Many customers seem to like this printer, but beware, you are playing Russian roulette if you buy this.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Fast shipping and excellent quality
Comment: I thank you very much for your diligence. I received the printer even faster that what I thought. Product arrived in excellent condition and the quality is extraordinary.
I thank you very much for your service. I highly recommend this vendor

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