Editorial Review:

Item Description:
The Pixma MX850 Office All-in-One Inkjet Printer has a 5-color ink system to create spectacular photos with 9600 x 2400 color dpi resolution, and fast, photo lab quality 4x6 borderless prints take only about 21 seconds. The built-in Automatic Document Feeder (ADF) holds up to 35 originals and enables automatic duplex. This versatile machine can be networked via an Ethernet connection. Select and enhance images on the high-resolution 2.5' color TFT display or directly from a digital camera. You can also print photos right from memory cards. Reductions Enlargement - 25% - 400% Max Resolutions - Optical 4800 x 9600 dpi, ADF 600 x 600 dpi, and Interpolated 19,200 x 19,200 dpi Color Depth - 48-bit internal/24-bit external Max Document Size - Flatbed 8.5 x 11.7 and ADF 8.5 x 14 Fax Modem Speed - Up to 33.6 Kbps (Super G3 color FAX) Transmission Speed - Black 3 seconds per page and Color 1 minute per page Memory Capacity - up to 250 Pages Speed Dialing - 100 Locations Standard Interface - USB 2.0 High-Speed, Card Slots, PictBridge, and Bluetooth v2.0 +EDR Card Slot - SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, MultiMediaCard, miniSD Card, RS-MMC, MicroSD Card, CompactFlash Card, MicroDrive, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick PRO Duo, and xD-Picture Card OS Compatibility - Windows Vista, Windows XP, 2000 and Mac OS X v. 10.3.9 to 10.5.x Dimension - Width 19.0 x Depth 20.0 x Height 10.2 Weight - 30.7 pounds

Manufacturer Product Description :
This networkable 5-in-1 is all business, able to quickly produce beautiful photos and bold, professional-quality text. You can print photos right from compatible memory cards; selecting and enhancing images on the 1.8 inch color LCD display - or directly from a digital camera or DV camcorder. The Automatic Document Feeder (ADF) holds up to 30 originals, and two paper trays can store both plain and photo paper. You'll achieve up to Super G3 fax speed in color and B&W, and the expanded memory can store 40 speed dial codes and receive 100 incoming pages. Copies will be remarkably true to the originals, and when scanning photos you'll produce impressive 2400-dpi results, with vibrant 48-bit color depth.

The Canon Pixma MX850 All-In-One Printer offers: 4800 x 1200 dpi prints for spectacular detail and clarity. Print directly from compatible memory cards The Automatic Document Feeder (ADF) holds up to 30 originals.

The networkable 5-in-1 MX700 is all business, able to quickly produce beautiful photos and bold, professional-quality text.. View larger.

Superb Resolution
To achieve 4800 x 1200 color dpi resolution, Canon Full-photolithography Inkjet Nozzle Engineering (FINE) uses a patented print head with 1,600 precision nozzles, ejecting ink droplets as small as 2 picoliters. The result: Amazing images.



Four High-Performance Ink Tanks
This All-in-One uses four high-intensity dye-based color inks for rich photos and graphics, and a pigment black ink for clear, laser-quality text. Replace only the color that runs out, rather than a multi-color tank containing unused ink, helping to reduce your print costs.

Fast Printing
For extra productivity in the home or small office, you'll be able to produce up to 30 ppm black / up to 20 ppm color. You can also print a superb 4 x 6 inch borderless print in only about 46 seconds.

Automatic Document Feeder
The built-in Automatic Document Feeder (ADF) holds up to 30 originals, so it's faster and easier to copy, scan or fax your larger documents.

Auto Image Fix
The built-in Auto Image Fix feature helps you produce amazing results on all your photos. First, it categorizes your images into one of five types - Portrait, Scenery, Night Scenery, Snapshot with Scenery, and Snapshot with Night Scenery - then applies optimal image correction accordingly. For example, it will automatically brighten faces that are backlit and underexposed, and correct color cast to help ensure more accurate skin tones.

Auto Image Fix ensures a good print every time.

Two Paper Trays
Two built-in paper trays let you store photo paper and plain paper of different sizes - so you're always ready to print.



View, Edit and Enhance Images
With the 1.8 inchLCD screen you can view images on a compatible memory card without having to download them to your computer, then enhance them before printing.

Network Connectivity
An Ethernet interface lets you connect to a home or office network, with connected computers sharing the use of this versatile machine.

High Performance Faxing
This Office All-In-One achieves Super G3 Hi-speed fax in color and B&W, and its memory can store 40 coded speed dials and up to 100 incoming pages.

Print from Memory Cards / Cameras
Want to print photos directly from a compatible memory card without using your computer? Just insert the card into a built-in slot, select images on the LCD display, and print! You can also print photos directly from your digital camera/DV camcorder.












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Rating: - * Great Home Office All-in-One for Mac or PC ...
Strengths: Outstanding text quality, built-in duplexing and automatic document feeder, two paper trays, Mac (Leopard) compatibility

Weaknesses: Big and heavy, networking/sharing support could be improved, photo quality not fantastic

I purchased the MX850 as a replacement for a similar HP Photosmart 3310 that I had been using for several years with my Mac and Windows PCs. I was generally satisfied with the HP; it included built-in wireless networking and had outstanding photo quality. After upgrading to OS X 10.5 Leopard, however, the HP model was rendered useless for anything other than basic printing on my iMac, even with drivers updated for Leopard. I was very happy, therefore, to find that Canon's MX850 works flawlessly with my iMac running Leopard.

The first thing you notice about the MX850 is its size; it's considerably larger and heavier than my HP multifunction printer. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, but you'll want to take note of the dimensions and make sure you have room for this device before purchasing. This is likely due to the added functionality Canon has squeezed into the device. It includes an auto duplexer, automatic document feeder, and two paper trays (one at bottom front and one on the back). If you frequently scan multi-page documents, print double-sided materials, or switch between two types/sources of paper, then this machine will undoubtedly prove very convenient.

Printer output is very good, with a few caveats. Everyday printing is very speedy, and the text output of the MX850 is fantastic, giving some laser printers a run for their money. There is one caveat pertaining to duplex printing which causes duplex-printed text documents to appear dark gray instead of black. In order to reduce bleeding through on double-sided documents, the printer uses only colored inks (no black) for double-sided printing. If you prefer to print most of your documents using black ink only (which I would recommend in order to conserve the expensive colored inks), know that you won't be able to do so when printing in duplex mode. Unfortunately, the photo quality of the MX850 is not as outstanding as the text quality. It produces nice-looking (even frame-worthy) prints on photo paper, but you won't mistake them for professional prints. This is the one area where the Photosmart beats the MX850 hands-down.

The other features of this device also work very well. Scan quality is very good, and the automatic document feeder makes it very easy to scan multiple-page documents. Fax capabilities are built in as well, and I was pleased to note the inclusion of speed dial and a standard telephone-style number pad for inputting numbers.

The MX850 also includes network connectivity in the form of an ethernet port, but it would have been nice to see built-in WiFi networking included as well. Even though Canon includes fully-featured drivers for both Windows and Mac OS X, it's not possible to attach the device to a Mac and share it with Windows PCs (I was able to use Bonjour printer sharing and a generic driver to allow my Windows PCs to print to the device, but you don't have the ability to scan or to set or use any advanced device functions such as the duplexer or print quality settings).

The MX850 is clearly designed with a home office environment in mind, as its advanced document-handling abilities and unexceptional photo quality suggest. If you're looking for a full-time photo printer, then you should look elsewhere; but if your scanning and printing needs routinely call for excellent text quality, convenient duplexing, scanning multipage documents, and the flexibility offered by two paper trays, then the MX850 will fit the bill perfectly.

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Rating: - * Astoundingly Excellent Printer for the Mac ...
I would recommend the MX 850 to anyone looking for a robust multifunction printer - particularly if you are a Mac user. We have run multiple brands of multifunction ink jets at my office, and this Canon is the King.

Pros:
-Excellent Paper Handling
-Print Quality Better than printers that cost 3x as much
-Two Paper Magazines
-ADF almost bulletproof with full duplex scanning (both sides of a page)
-Quieter than competition

Cons
-Size: it's big
-LEDs on control panel could be brighter.

Running a mac, I have become used to dumbed-down software from what is seen on the windows side. Canon's software integrates incredibly well with OS X, without loading up your Mac with metric tons of bloatware (I am looking at YOU Epson and HP!). I utilize the ADF for scanning docs and storing them in Evernote, and the mechanics of the unit are amazing: the ADF scans and auto-levels the documents quickly, and I have yet had it jam after 5 months of heavy use (probably 1000+ pages scanned).

Indeed, the mechanics throughout the unit are best described as "Beefy." The roller wheels, lifters, separators are twice the size of those in the more compact and twice as expensive HP C6180, which probably contributes to this unit's larger size. I have yet to have a paper jam on this device in five months of usage as well, although I do take exceedingly good care of our printers (clean scanning surfaces with alcohol wipes, blow out dust regularly, etc.)

The two magazines work well - I keep 4x6 photo paper in the rear magazine for photo printing, and normal paper in the front magazine. Borderless 4x6 prints look great - you won't be disappointed.

If you are in the market for a printer, do yourself a favor and buy this unit. If you have the space for it, you will be thrilled with this device.

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Rating: - * Highly Recommend With No Reservations! ...
Our Epson all in one died and we ordered the Canon MX-850 from Amazon. We are absolutely delighted with the performance and quality of output from this unit. I have never been more satisfied with a printer purchase. I have read some of the criticisms here but all I can say is for $180.00 in a home office environment you can't do any better. If you are thinking of buying this you won't be disappointed.

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Rating: - * Great scan, shame about the tray ...
We purchased the Canon MX850 printer after our workhorse HP all-in-one died recently. We expected to just buy another HP, but decided to check the reviews at Consumer Reports and other sites. To our surprise, Canon printers were highly rated...better than the HPs in most cases. We narrowed our choice to the Canon MX850 but had problems finding it in the local big box electronic stores. We finally ordered it from Amazon.com...great price, free shipping and fast delivery. We've had the printer for about two months now, networked into our family network. It gets a daily workout of printing, scanning and faxing. It is a great printer and handles each task with ease. It is a snap to integrate the printer into a home network using the included network-setup software. Our only complaint: the front-loading paper tray seems to be an afterthought. It is flimsy, barely holds a third of a ream of paper and is difficult to access. Despite this, we definitely recommend the Canon MX850 for home or small office use.

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Rating: - * Great printer and scanner ...
I purchased this all in one printer and just love it. It works perfectly on my Microsoft Vista Home Premium program. I had a HP all in one 2 year old that I could not get to work with this program and my new computer. I would highly recommend this printer to anyone. Love the way it works, sets up and it does everything as advertised. A