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Canon Pixma MP610, Photo All-in-One (3-in-1) with colour TFT screen and Easy Scroll Wheel.

Childrens Toy Shop > Computer > Fax and Photocopiers
from: Canon

September 18, 2007
Extremely pleased with this purchase. Although I haven't tried every feature yet - printing and copying give excellent results - with decent speed. I like the interface to the features and the facility to feed paper from either a cassette or the rear of machine.
As other reviewers have stated, it takes about 45mins to 1hr to set-up ready for use, but the instructions and software install are easy to follow.
My only gripe and the reason I didn't give 5 stars (would like to give 4 and a half, but that's not possible) is no USB cable is provided to connect to the PC ? Every printer I've ever had previously - provided all the necessary bits - so why can't Canon - especially as it's only a few pounds worth of kit.
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HP Ink Cartridge363 - 3 Pack Cyan/Yellow/Magenta Vivera

Childrens Toy Shop > Computer > Fax and Photocopiers
from: hp


Extremely pleased with this purchase. Although I haven't tried every feature yet - printing and copying give excellent results - with decent speed. I like the interface to the features and the facility to feed paper from either a cassette or the rear of machine.
As other reviewers have stated, it takes about 45mins to 1hr to set-up ready for use, but the instructions and software install are easy to follow.
My only gripe and the reason I didn't give 5 stars (would like to give 4 and a half, but that's not possible) is no USB cable is provided to connect to the PC ? Every printer I've ever had previously - provided all the necessary bits - so why can't Canon - especially as it's only a few pounds worth of kit.
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Canon Pixma MP 520, Single Ink Photo All-in-One Printer (3-in-1) with Easy-Scroll Wheel and colour TFT screen - (2 Pin European Plugs)

Childrens Toy Shop > Computer > Fax and Photocopiers
from: Canon

September 21, 2007
I use this printer at work for my own use and love it, simple to use and quick, had it running for 2 month now and know it inside out. Thinking of buying it for home use as well now.

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HP Photosmart C5280 AIO 32Ppm USB 4800Pi Fb 6-Ink Opt.Ldc 6.1

Childrens Toy Shop > Computer > Fax and Photocopiers
from: hp

September 25, 2007
It is seems to be a good printer but unless HP can sort out the downloading of Roxio Express Labeler Software for direct printing on CDs and DVDs it will need to be returned. This was the main reason for choosing this model. It appears to be an out of date version of the software anyway. The only way you can upgrade is by buying an expensive package(£40 -£50). The more dealings I have with Roxio the less I trust them

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Epson Stylus DX8400 All-in-one Printer With Individual Ink Cartridges & Advanced Features For Home, Office & Photo Printing

Childrens Toy Shop > Computer > Fax and Photocopiers
from: Epson

August 14, 2007
Bought this printer a few months ago, light home user. Scanning works well, resolution fine. Noisier than other printers when paper spools through, you get used to it. For purposes of comparison, it's about half the volume of a standard vacuum cleaner.

The main criticism I have is that when any cartridge runs out the printer refuses to print anything until it is replaced, and there is no way round this.

So if you have no replacements to hand then it won't let you print a single page in black when the black cartridge is still full. This is infuriating. I took this up with Epson customer services and was told the following:

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HP Photosmart C5180

Childrens Toy Shop > Computer > Fax and Photocopiers
from: hp

October 07, 2006
As far as I can see, this printer is PERFECT apart from one thing: I had 2 days of hassle getting my Vista (SP1) PC to print using the 'network' function of this printer. Hopefully what I write here will help somebody somewhere:
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The install routine went OK, it found my printer on the network (IP address = 192.168.0.8) etc. However, when I tried to print, the job appeared instantly in the print spooler on the PC... but it took about 5 minutes for the printer to actually start whirring! I tried LOADS of things (reboot PC/printer/router, re-install drivers, check for updated drivers on website, disable firewall, change LAN settings, add http://printername to 'trusted zone' in IE... but NOTHING worked. In other words, every time I printed something... ... Read More:

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Canon Pixma MP 970 Photo All-in-One (3-in-1) with colour TFT screen and Easy Scroll Wheel. Packed with Direct photo printing for digital and analogue camera users (FAU, PictBridge, Memory Card, Mobile phone), advanced media handling and wired network connectivity.

Childrens Toy Shop > Computer > Fax and Photocopiers
from: Canon

September 14, 2007
I spent a lot of time reseaching before deciding on this printer.As an artist I need to send very good quality colour prints of my work to potential clients.I wanted control of this myself with out going to a printers.The printer is a good price for the excellent quality.The speed of production is good and reliable when producing say 40 or so A4 prints.The ink use is reasonable not to thirsty and over the 6 months I have had it no technical problems and I use it almost everyday.

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HP Photosmart C3180 All-in-One Printer

Childrens Toy Shop > Computer > Fax and Photocopiers
from: hp

August 31, 2006
I love this machine, it can do everything it says pretty much, just don't try and refill the HP cartridges yourself otherwise you may find it leaks huge black ink marks over your pretty pictures!

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Epson Stylus DX4400 - multifunction AIO Printer / Scanner / Copier with individual ink cartridges

Childrens Toy Shop > Computer > Fax and Photocopiers
from: Epson

June 11, 2007
When the time came to replace my printer I looked at the reviews and I was surprised by the adverse comments on the DX4400. Despite these I went ahead and bought it - 5 stars to Amazon for their v. fast and efficient service. The DX is a little noisier than my last Epson but nothing to complain about. Touch wood the initial cartridges are still going strong, installation was easy and | am satisfied with my purchase

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Canon Pixma MX310, Low cost All-in-One with fax (4-in-1) and Automatic Document Feeder; and PictBridge direct photo printing

Childrens Toy Shop > Computer > Fax and Photocopiers
from: Canon

September 14, 2007
I use this printer working from home for general printing, scanning and copying. I have a separate printer for photo printing. For small business use its pretty good. It replaced a Hp office jet J5780 which went in the bin after the scanner gave up and the software fixes rubbished my laptop. The Cannon is better alround. Quick printing,good software interface. Only 4 starsbecause strangely the copy button is on the left of the panel and the colour/black and white select button is on the far right. Can not comment about the ink use/cost. I suspect it will be about the same as its competitors, grossly expensive, but thats why the printer is realitively cheap.