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| Date Reviewed: 09/22/2004 |
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Strengths: Good quality BW and Color. Cheap Ink. has a seperate black specificly for text that saves cost.
Weaknesses: can take a while for the file to begin printing
Summary: I highly recomend this printer to the average user. It's very versitle. It prints great pictures. It can handle large text printjobs. I really like having seperate color tanks and the large test black tank is great for students. At $120 it can't be beat
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| Date Reviewed: 12/23/2003 |
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Strengths: *Fast printing
*Excellent quality text
*Phenominal printing of photos
*Easy setup
*PictBridge compliant
*USB 2.0 or parallel connection
Weaknesses: Possible weakness: Top-loading of paper, which *might* possibly in the future after regular wear and tear have feeding problems.
Summary: This is a great printer that produces excellent text and great photos. I was wavering between this printer and Canon's next higher i960 as well as the HP 7960. I've been using HP printers for 8 years, but since I wanted outstanding photo capabilities, I went with Canon.
I met a Canon rep at the store and talked about the merits of the i860 and the i960. She even had identical color digital photographs printed out from each printer, so you could compare. Having been a photographer for 17 years, I was quite impressed with both. In fact, there was only a *very subtle* difference in photogrphaic quality between the i860 and the i960 -- the i960 had just slightly more detail and flesh tones appeared just *slightly* more true (due to 6 different inks versus 5 in the i860). Otherwise, I could not tell the difference between the two printouts of the same photograph. In fact, if I didn't have the i960 prints to compare to and someone pointing out the differences, I wouldn't (I didn't at first) have noticed them.
For me, here's what it came down to: I needed a printer that would serve a DUAL function: both text and high quality photographs (using Canon's photographic printer paper). This meant choosing the i860. The i960 is best for a dedicated photo printer. Also, the i960 would use more ink when printing text because to get black color, it has to use the photo black ink plus 2 other ink colors. The i860 has a dedicated "text" black cartridge.
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| Date Reviewed: 05/11/2004 |
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Strengths: Best quality and practical versitality for the price - photos look great and it's quiet too! Love the 4"x6" photo stock tray. The driver is wonderful - great software package.
Weaknesses: I haven't found any yet. The page per minute rating should be more like 16 ppm for printing text.
Summary: WOW! After a $30 rebate and a $20 coupon from Staples, I only paid $100 for this amazing printer. I love that you can replace the print head yourself (unlike the Epsons). The i860 is such an incredible improvement over my HP 832 at home and HP 970 at work. Setup was very smooth, and the printer is so quiet! I was a little concerned that this photo printer had only five inks, but the prints look fantastic - when I show people photos they think I got them processed at a lab. Also, I've printed dozens of photos and there's still plenty of ink left. It's a good quality economical alternative to Epson. The included software makes working with my many directories of photos a breeze - I love the simple but flexible options. The driver has a wizard to make settings for you or you can set them all yourself - very nice. It's easy to keep the 4x6 photo paper in its own tray: dial drops it into and out of position as needed. The black text is laser sharp. I'm extremely pleased because I thought I was going to wind up spending over $200 on a photo printer. Not only are the individual ink tanks very affordable (under $10 each), but the Canon photo papers are affordable too. By the way, you need to use Canon paper for the best photo results. There are great deals for Canon paper and ink online. I am VERY happy. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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| Date Reviewed: 11/08/2004 |
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 After using the printer for about 2 months, it qui ... Strengths: Fast
Weaknesses: Paper will not feed. Paper is crumbled every time.
Summary: After using the printer for about 2 months, it quit feeding paper through. Also, I sent Canon Support an e-mail. After two weeks, I still have not heard from them.
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| Date Reviewed: 02/04/2004 |
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Strengths: fast, quiet, easy to use, user friendly software
Weaknesses: physical dimensions- wow! its pretty big! I need to buy a bigger desk.
Summary: I am somewhat color blind so please read the other comments listed for that information! lol
What I can tell you is it is very easy to review and print any picture you have on your computer/disk in a .jpg format. Just point toward a file and it opens and displays the all the photos in that file. From there pick and choose what you want to print- click to choose your size, layout/format. Click another tab- and the printer does what ya tell it quickly and quietly. Very pleased overall with this printer.
I received the best price with free shipping from Securemart.com
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| Date Reviewed: 07/05/2004 |
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Strengths: NA
Weaknesses: none
Summary: I love my i860 cannon printer. The pictures I print are very clear. This printer is very quite and fast. The reason I bought this printer is because of the 5 inks tanks. This is also my second cannon printer.
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| Date Reviewed: 12/16/2003 |
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Strengths: Fast, Excellent print quality, Inexpensive/Great Value, Quiet... And did I mention how fast this printer can print both text and photos?
Weaknesses: NO USB cable included.*
Summary: (I've only owned my printer for 1 day but I have extensively researched this purchase as well as used other i860s prior to this. My comments stem from this.)
This printer is a complete package. If you were to buy only one printer to do everything at home, this is the one to get. There are no compromises.
Incredibly, it combines class-leading print speed with best-in-class photo quality output. I've owned/used laser printers that aren't as fast as this from first power-up to first output. You say your priority is photo quality? The i860 won't let you down. The photos printed are just jaw-droppingly gorgeous, and that's before you see how fast it just flies out of this printer. No more do you have to compromise text-speed vs. photo-quality in a printer.
As if best-in-class print speed and quality weren't enough, Canon sells all this plus low noise levels for less than $150!
The Canon i860 is a winner. If it were human it would be a Gold-Medal Olympic Decathlon Winner. While there are printers that can approach or equal the i860 in individual categories, no ONE printer can do it all, for so little money.
*A word about the lack of USB cables packaged with printers: I know of NO manufacturer that includes a USB cable with their printers. Yet, why do these very same companies include a uselessly small memory card with their digital cameras? Here's a novel idea, start packing USB cables with printers and forget the included memory cards with digi-cams.
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| Date Reviewed: 07/09/2004 |
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Strengths: Easy setup and maintenance. Excellent print quality and superb photo quality. Extremely quiet and fast. Individual ink tanks.
Weaknesses: None
Summary: This is truly the best printer I have ever owned. It is not only affordable but the maintenance is very inexpensive. I found a place on the web where I can purchase an entire set of cartridges for about $20. It is true that the ink monitoring goes from full to a warning replacement then to empty. Although it is not recommended to let an ink cartridge get empty, this printer first tells you the ink is getting low and which cartridge it is. When this happens, you usually have a fews days to replace the cartridge before it is empty, under normal printing conditions.
This printer is quiet to begin with but it also has an option to be quieter on its Utility Tab under properties. 4x6 photos are a snap with the photo paper feeder accessory which comes with the printer.
When I show the photos I printed from the i860, people remark how beautiful they are and cannot believe they were produced from a home printer.
The added utilities that Cannon supplies via CD in the box are also excellent. There is no longer a need to buy expensive photo software. This printer with its drivers and software does it all beautifully including Panoramic shots using the stitch utility.
A friend of mine scanned an old black and white photo of his parents over 40 years ago. The quality of the original photo was fair at best and the background including the subjects contained a lot of noise. I put this scanned photo through the Cannon photo print software. This software has 2 levels of noise reduction. I selected the highest level and printed the photo. My friend had tears in his eyes when he saw the excellent quality I was able to produce. The noise was virtually eliminated. The photo looked as though it was just taken.
Obviously, I couldn't be more pleased with any other printer. Photo quality is not the i860's only name to fame. In my opinion, it produces excellent text as well.
I have owned other printers (HP and Epson) which declined in quality as they aged. They were also more expensive to buy and their ink supplies were short and expensive. I was in need of a printer about a year or so ago and went to purchase one. I was looking at another Epson because HP is outrageously expensive. I was not considering a Canon at all, especially knowing people who owned older Canons and witnessing their slowness and fair quality. The day I went to the store was the debut of Canon's i860 and one from Epson too. Sales representatives for both manufacturers were demontrating the new printers. The Epson not only cost $50 more that the Canon but the Canon won in every aspect "heads over heals." I purchased the Canon i860 and love it.
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| Date Reviewed: 12/23/2003 |
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Strengths: Print borderless photos. Separate ink tanks and inexpensive. Can be used as a general purpose printer.
Weaknesses: The European module, I865, includes an adaptor for printing CDs and DVDs. Take a good amount of space.
Summary: I need a printer that can print high quality pictures to replace my HP Deskjet 930C. After doing some researching on the Web, I narrowed down to this printer and the I960. The I960 has 6 ink tanks and can print better pictures than the I860. The I960 costs about $40 more. After some thoughts on how much I would use the printer to print photo and the cost of owning either printer, I decided on the I860. I just need a near photographic quality printer.
The printer is very easy to set-up - install the software, connect the cables and you are ready to go. The included adaptor for printing 4x6 is very handy and I printed over 50 photos in about evening. I used Canon Easy-PhotoPrint to print 4x6 borderless photos.
I am disappoint that the USA model does include an adaptor to print CDs like the European module, the I865 - something to do with patents issue in the US.
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| Date Reviewed: 01/30/2004 |
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Strengths: The best photo printer on the planet for the price!
Weaknesses: None
Summary: 2004-02-03 15:55:46 I have had HP printers since the start of time...
Forget about it.
Buy this printer and rid yourself of the high cost of ink cartridges.
Nearly grain-free images and virtually zero color variance.
Great saving on replacement ink cartridges.
I would highly recommend this printer.
OK, You can stop reading reviews now and go out there and BUY IT!!!
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| Date Reviewed: 07/01/2004 |
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 I had been spoiled with Epsons ink monitor that dr ... Strengths: Prints with good quality, very fast, inexpensive
Weaknesses: Ink monitor drops from full to empty in one printout.
Summary: I had been spoiled with Epsons ink monitor that dropped gradually(full, 3/4, 1/2, 1/4). I was very disappointed to see that the ink monitors read full, then after one page, they said empty. I had expected they would drop gradually. It doesn't give you much time to shop for a good price on cartridges as the printer says you will cause damage if you continue to print after the cartridges read empty.
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| Date Reviewed: 05/16/2004 |
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Strengths: Prints fast. Good , quality printing. Replacement ink is very reasonable.
Weaknesses: Little noisy.
Summary: Overall this is a super printer. i'm getting another computer and another Canon i860. Fast printing at a very affordable price. This is the one you want if your kids do alot of printing.
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| Date Reviewed: 11/03/2003 |
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Strengths: EXCELLENT PRINTING QUALITY... HELLA FAST!! PRINT DOCUMENT LIKE LASER PRINTER QUALITY. CHEAP INK! PHOTO PAPER CARTRIDGE!!
Weaknesses: a little expensive maybe?
Summary: very good printer.. better than HP7350,7550 etc.. very fast and reliable.. I would recommend this printer over the epson 825-900 and HP 7350 etc.. very good quality for a inkjet photo printeR!
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| Date Reviewed: 11/24/2003 |
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Strengths: This printer is the quickest and most detailed that I've ever owned. The appearance is pleasing, and the price is right!
Weaknesses: None!
Summary: I've done my research, and this is the right printer for you! This machine has all the bells and whistles you need to print perfect photo quality pictures. It's very fast, has individual color cartridges to keep costs down, and even comes with a 4x6 feeder. One weakness of color printers is black and whites. They usually come out with a green tint. Not on this Canon. The photo black is perfect! This is a great all-around printer. I highly recommend it!
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| Date Reviewed: 12/24/2003 |
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Strengths: Cost to print, speed, overall value
Weaknesses: No card reader, although it does have a "Direct Print Port" that can be used by some digital cameras.
Summary: I selected this printer based on user reviews from PriceGrabber and other sites. The most important thing I was looking for was a low cost to print--meaning how expensive is the replacement ink tanks and how often do they need to be replaced. But I also wanted a printer that would print digital photo's as I would like to get a decent digital camera in the future.
The printer was easy to set up and works well. I am using it with an Intel NetportExpress print server so I can print to it from any of the computers I have throughout the house without relying on any one of them being turned on. The only hitch to this setup is the printer doesn't work in bidirectional mode with the print server. But bidi mode does work fine when the printer is connected directly to a PC so the problem is with the print server (that Intel no longer supports).
As for the cost of printing, it's too early to say. The replacement ink tanks are relatively inexpensive (around $12-$15 per tank) although that is offset by the fact that there are 5 separate tanks. I was somewhat frustrated by the fact that the replacement tanks I found are not marked as being compatable with this printer. (Be sure to write down their numbers before you go to the store.)
Printing speed is very good for a printer in this class. I printed a few 4x6 photo's and they took around 30 secs each to print (although I did not time them exactly).
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