Editorial Review:Item Description:Looking for a high-performance all-in-one? This versatile machine produces a superb borderless 4' x 6' photo in only about 46 seconds, and the Auto-Image Fix feature helps to enhance your results. You can print photos directly from compatible memory cards and preview images in high resolution on the 2' TFT display. Or, print right from a camera, DV camcorder or camera phone. Copies will be truer to your originals, and scans of photos and even thick notebooks will be clear and complete. The unique Easy-Scroll Wheel simplifies operation, and the dual paper trays let you store both plain and photo paper.
Amazon.com Item Description:The versatile Canon PIXMA MP520 Photo All-in-One inkjet printer lets you preview, scan, copy, and print photographs and documents with one easy machine. This all-in-one printer features a compact, streamlined design that can preview images in high resolution on its two-inch TFT display, scan beautiful images with color resolutions up to 2400 by 4800 dpi, or print photos directly from memory cards, cameras, DV camcorders, or camera phones. The printer's Easy Scroll Wheel makes operation a breeze, while the Auto-Image Fix feature ensures that every photo is stunningly clear and vivid--even when scanning difficult items such as thick notebooks or faded images. In its helpful dual-paper tray, you can neatly store plain and photo paper at the same time.
Just press the Power button and get to work, thanks to the printer's helpful Quick Start design,. Copies come out crisper than ever with the system's Dual Color Gamut Processing Technology. Compatible with Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000, and Mac OS X 10.2.8 to 10.4.x7 operating systems, this printer comes backed by a 1-year limited manufacturer's warranty.
What's in the Box Pixma MP520 photo all-in-one printer, cross sell sheet, easy setup instructions, quick start guide, setup software and user's guide CD-ROM, user's guide, PGI-5 black ink tank, CLI-8 (cyan/magenta/yellow) ink tank, power cord, print head, and sample media (8.5-by-11.5-inch sheets).
Customer Reviews
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* Wonderful printer ...
The printer arrived in seven days with free super saver shipping and we started using immediately.
The setup was easy and took very little time. It warms up quickly,prints fast, and the photo copies are excellent. I really like the option of using the front or back paper loader and the little window on the printer lets you know what's happening while you're printing.
I'm not terribly computer savvy nor good with setting up things, but this really was easy and I'm very happy I bought this printer last weekend.
I highly recommend this printer.
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* Great Printer, Great Price ...
I managed to buy under a hundred dollars and have been very happy with the product. I had an Epson before, which eventually failed from clogging issues. I bought a new AIO Lexmark, but could not get it to print for some reason though it would scan and copy (I tried customer support, which was utterly unhelpful). I swore off buying from those two companies ever again. I was losing hope in any printer manufacturer until I found this. Set-up perfectly with no problems and print quality is great for simple home use. Scans faster than my Epson or Lexmark did, and better quality in my opinion. I like that this printer has a flat top (I tend to be a bit haphazard and pile things on top of all kinds of equipment) so there are no "bumps" to make things roll off the top if I set them down on top of the printer. I love that I can feed paper from the front (as opposed to printers that usually make you feed from the back so you always have the paper feed guide sticking up and out collecting dust when not in use). This Canon lets you close everything up when not in use so it's easier to keep dust out of all the crevices and when it's time to print, just flip down the front panel and feed paper in from the front and close things back up when done. Much better design than most printers available in that respect. This printer has been everything I needed, and works great for me.
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* Great printer! ...
I love this printer!! I had an old one for so long that didn't work right and so, I'm not sure if this is a great printer, but in my book, I couldn't have done better! The pictures that I've printed just on paper are great quality. I love that I can copy without turning on my computer. And my card making program is finally in working order (since I can now print out what I create). I would highly recommend this printer.
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* ink problems from the beginning ...
From the very moment I started the MP520 up, I had to re-insert the yellow ink well before it would print. Then it got to be two or three times before it would print. Two weeks later, and the magenta ink well acts up from time to time, and the yellow... well, I just spent 20 minutes re-inserting it and never could get it to work.
BUYER BEWARE, this printer is nothing but a headache! A printer that won't print is worse than the cheapest alternative out there.
The colors are also far too saturated for photographs (when you can get it to print, that is) on auto settings, with caucasian skin tones literally turning out red in anything but bright light. It's a real hassle to try to adjust the colors manually, and it's something I'm guessing most people buying this product won't want to do.
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* Everything I thought it would be ...
This printer is a Consumer Report's Best Buy. So far I like it. It seems very efficient on ink. Only time will tell, but so far so good.
