Canon MP610 / MP620

Canon Printer T9600 – I purchased a Canon T9600 printer from Officeworks. After my problem with the MP610 I was not going to buy Canon again, but after a look around I decided on the Canon T9600 model. Pros - price, printing working well, screen easy to use, has sd card slot, printing is reasonably fast. Cons - The ink I use is all black for printing and copying,… Read more ·  1

and I dont do very much of either. But I keep getting messages about the pink ink being all used up and I cannot print anything until I replace it. So I bought another pink ink and loaded it only to get the message it is half used and then after a few prints it ran out again. So I had to buy another pink ink tank. Hoping this will not do the same again. Although my printing and copying is only very limited and more in the shape of letters (so not much ink required), the pages print out quite wet sometimes. They do dry quickly though. Advertised as having a usb connection - beware - that is for the cable going to the pc. No other usb that I can find, so very frustrating in that respect.

Would I recommend it? Well it is costing me a bit with the pink ink tank that I am not using anyway, but the copies and printing that I have done are satisfactory, so would recommend it, considering the price for the unit is pretty good.

Canon U052 print head error for no known reason – Canon Australia have sold a number of different model printers that fail with an UO52 print head error. This is a known reliability issue across many models and affects many users across the world; a quick google search validates this. As this is a known manufacturer issue, Australian consumers should be treated the same as USA consumers, with… Read more

a right to rectification of the issue across all the known printer models experiencing the issue.

I have personally experienced the U052 print head error and when reported to Canon Australia, they claimed it was a different issue that to that in the USA - even though they are the exact same printers with the exact same error!

Error "U051" print head not installed, install the print head – This error came up just after the warranty period expired and after installing new cartridges, I tried everything with no luck

Don't buy it – It has a bug which makes you think there is something wrong with the print head. There is nothing wrong with the print head. Don't waste any money buying a new print head. You cannot fix the bug and from my reading of the canon reviews website, the bug is in all models. So mine is going in the garbage and I will be buying a different brand

Good functionality, but lacks reliability – I had this printer for a few years and it worked well. But now it has just given me an error message saying the print head or ink system has failed, and nothing I can do will fix it. While this would not normally be a problem, as its a few years old, what upsets me is that while the print head or ink system may have failed, the device will no… Read more

longer even scan, which clearly does not need the print head or ink system. This is just bad design, and doubtless it applies to many other Canon printer types. As scanning is what I mostly do with this device, this is particularly frustrating.

Excellent – the brand says it all cannon. i think its the leader in cutting edge technology when it comes to images and printing. you cant go wrong with the cannon pixma, so different to any other brand with its unique features that make it the leader in the competition. excelelnt picture quality when printing photo images and is oyur own photo lab. it also… Read more

scans docuemnts very fast and i was very impressed with that overall. good device you will not be dissapointed. very good price. multitasking is its main purpose. features galore. excelelnt affordable price! printing can be slow at times especially on high quality.

Bad – Dubious about the quality of this model printer. Looking on the Canon website it is not even promoted in the PIXMA series any more. I purchased (for approx $240) the printer in May 2008 and initially thought the print was very good value for money. All the features were easy to use with good print quality. I have recently received an error message… Read more

stating 'Incorrect Print Head Installed'. I had not changed a printer cartridge or touched the printer head. I rang Canon for assistance and have been advised it is a technical issue which needs to be resolved at a service provider. I rang the nearest service provider and was told that there is a $66 booking fee to view the printer for 15 minutes, with a subsequent fee of $40 per fifteen minute interval after this, plus the cost of spare parts. At my best calculation it looks like my printer is going to cost approx $160 to repair. The printer has quickly lost it's value for money appeal. I have only had the printer for 14 months, and have just missed the 12 month warranty window.

Excellent – Love it, pictures, documents & CDs it does it all with minimum fuss and bother but can we do something about the cost of the ink please, I'm not that stupid that I acutally believe it costs that much per mililitre to produce. A good honest printer that has good speed and outstanding resolution when printing your favourite pictures. Love the fact… Read more

that I can link it direct to every camera or storage device I own without the PC even being turned on. As with all Ink Jets the Ink costs are enourmous if you do a lot of high density color printing, yes, you can buy a third party continuous ink system for much less but you instantly invalidate your warranty and support with Canon. The scanner is adequate but not up to the same standard as a dedicated stand alone scanner.

Excellent – This printer is the most amazing printer I have ever purchased, with so many features not included on the box such as the fact that it does double-sided printing without you having to touch it, and the two feed system with the tray at the bottom. Prints double sided without you having to touch the paper (it prints one side, feeds it through and… Read more

reprints on the other side

Card reader

LCD Screen

PictBridge

Individual Cartridges

Great quality prints

Low Cost

Two Feed system (either use the paper slot at the top back, or use the tray underneath the printer)

Infrared

Excellent – I have a Canon digicam (which I’m happy with) and what better way to print hard copies of photos that with a Canon photo printer? (For me, compatibility is key). Boy was I right because this Canon PIXMA MP610 prints crystal-clear images. I was proud to show to my friends crisp images of our last summer outing…thanks to this Canon Pixma. Quality prints. Bluetooth Adapter. Can’t think of any cons

Good – Managed to haggle a good price for this printer and it prints out great photos and documents etc. The only thing that bugs me is the extortionate amount of money charged for the ink cartridges (although this applies to almost all brands of printers). Thankfully you can use the cheaper non-canon ink cartridges although you need to use either… Read more

chipped ones or save the chips from the original canon cartridges. I'd definately buy a canon again as they are definately value for money. Affordable good quality printer. Easy to use and has some great features. Nothing to dislike about the printer itself.

Good – The overall unit is great but is let down by the expensive cartridge prices. I recently obtained some non-Canon replacements at a fraction of the cost which are working well. Worth a try...... Reasonably priced, good quality, all features work OK. As with most inkjet printers the ink cartridges are far too expensive for my liking.

Good – I have had this printer for a while now and reasonably happy with the overall performance. Print quality is good enough for me and that includes photos It uses a lot of ink which seem to always be running out at the same time. to replace a set of inks is around $100.00 The scanner does a good job too I bought this All in one because of the… Read more ·  1

Canon name but rate it no better of worse then any other printer on the market

Its an OK printer I like how the software works

Relatively easy to set up

prints well

I like the card reader Flimsy plastic paper tray

Small ink cotainers

Excellent – Best bang for buck printer I have used. Highly recommend this printer for anyone who wants all bases covered for there home office. Great printer for all jobs, software is easy to use.Achieves fantastic results... Ink replacement is a bit over priced, but cheaper replacement brands are available at a good price.

Excellent – I am really impressed with how this thing works. Operating this thing is effortless, with all its clear buttons and coulour screen. It's a given that the prints are of good quality,I've always had that impression on Canon printers. But what I like the most (and what I didn't experience in my previous printers) was the Quick start feature. (Yes,… Read more

I've gone berserk with my previous printers that undergo lots of ceremonies before it starts printing). With my new Canon Pixma, I didn't have to wait forever for my first page to print. For me, that's really something, because we all know that not all printers are like it. Colour TFT screen. PictBridge feature. Quick Start feature

Excellent – I would rate this as one of the top printers for its price that came out at the time. The fact that it prints CDs so easily was a big selling point for me. Also I would have to mention its nice cubic styling, all its parts and features fold away neatly and easily. You can just turn it on when you want to use it because it starts so quickly.… Read more

Another company I do work for have one in their office as well and they use it to print out full color documents all the time, when I mentioned that I had just purchased one myself they said "You won't regret it." A really good multi-purpose printer. Easy to hook up to your computer with easy guide software that installs. The printer can output different size documents like business cards or envelopes as well as CDs. The quality of the print is as good as you could possibly need and it used two black ink cartridges, one for just B&W and the other for color. It has a little color screen that explains everything you need to know as you use it. It prints fast and is quiet and solid, it seems robust and since I've been using it not prone to paper jamming.

You can plug a flash disk or camera card right into the printer itself if you can't for any reason hook it up to a computer. The display warns you when the ink is running low and recommends you replace the ink cartridge, even so I managed to get plenty of good looking prints out of it before I did so. So far there is nothing that annoys me, having said that I haven't used all its functions yet so I've not fully tested it.