Canon PIXMA MP495 Wireless Inkjet Photo All-In-One

I bought this unit as my laser printer was just too much wrt toner costs. I also wanted a wireless printer to share between all my computers (PC and Mac/iphone).

It is low cost (really low cost), and the print quality (at this price point) is great.

The reason that I'm not happy with this product, like I should be is just how poorly thought out the software is. During install, you basically are going to be loading up with a number of bloatware features (trying to not install these resulted in weird artifacts/or the software you need just not installing).

Also there's a little bubble that sit's on your desktop - really annoying. After all, I wanted a printer and a printer really should just work in the background without the need to be seen by me every time i use my computer.

Finally, the settings. The settings are crazy. First - no matter what I try, I can't get the printer to print in the proper order. Out of the box with all the defaults, I found that when I print a document - it prints in reverse order. Unacceptable. Going through the settings - I can't find the setting to lock this down. So I have to remember each time that I print to 'reverse' print order.

Also, there's a 'silent' feature. I haven't a clue what this does. It does make the printer a bit more silent, but it's not default. If there's some software to make the printer work just as well, but with less noise - shouldn't this be default?

Again, the install was a mess. Installing across computers (PC or Mac) was not fun. The fact that the settings were/are not correct out of the box, not fun. The bloatware/and the weird bubble that shows up on my desktops - really NOT fun. If the unit printed at lightening speed or completely silent, perhaps then I could overlook the poorly designed software - but it doesn't. The printer is just average.

I'm giving the OK rating because the print quality is average, the cost overall is great, and the software is poor. So it's just so/so.

Best printer and company for home or work!

I bought this printer to replace a Lexmark that was not working and customer sevice had no interest in helping to fix the problem just sell me another piece of their junk. After researching different brands it came down to the Canon name since this model is good with printing pictures as well as documents. I was also sold by being able to use with my desktop and my wife's wi-fi laptop, it made it very convienent for the whole family. Since I purchased it NIB it came with a full warrenty and to hook it up correctly and access both the laptop and desktop the Canon customer service was extremely helpful and stayed on the phone with me for over an hour to make sure everything worked like they promised. The printer is very good on ink so we don't have to by new cartrages constantly unlike some other brands. All in all, we are very happy with this printer and highly recommend it or a simalar Canon model for your home or business computer needs.

I had a good experence with this printer.

The printer is very good for those that want the basic. For your money, you get a printer, copier, and a scanner with wireless print. I would recommend this to someone who want a good printer for a low price.

Good printer for price and convenience

I bought this because I wanted something newer and wireless. I had a HP all in one for 6 years, still works great, just wanted something new.
This is wireless, which is great, I can print from all my computers anywhere in the house. Set up was relativly easy, did it myself, so figure anyone with half a brain can (lol).
It is sometimes slow to get going, hesitates alot. Photos seem to be good. I already had to order ink and I really have not printed that much. I have only had it a month, maybe it will get better as I use it.
All in all it is a good printer for the price and conveniene.

Great printer/scanner for the price!

This printer/scanner is a great value for the money.I haven't had it long enough to scan anything,but like my last Canon printer(that I had so long it just flat wore out!)I am very confident it will perform very well.Plus,being "wireless" I can be upstairs and print away without running down 2 flights of stairs every time I want to print something.Having a college student in the house this will be very useful to him also.When I think "printers" I always think Canon first.One piece of advice,always buy the Canon "branded" ink cartridges(no,I don't work for Canon). Yes,you will pay a little more over the compatible or re-manufactured cartridges built for this machine.However,most printers don't recognize a rebuilt cartridge so you won't be able to utilize some of the printer's software like ink levels for example.In my case,buying Canon cartridges will work just fine.If you print a lot or don't care about Canon's software then buying rebuilt cartridges will do the job and save you money.I used rebuilt cartridges for years and saved money with only a few problems with the cartridges themselves.Hope this helps with your purchase decision.