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Summary: Another Lemon
Review: It worked fine initially but now it won't print at all. Seems to be related to the blank ink printer head being clogged. Tried to clean it but nothing worked. I guess you get what you pay for. I think Canon may have produced this product for obsolescense in less than a year. I won't buy another Canon product.Canon's customer support is less than zero for this product.
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Summary: Well-documented clogging problems
Review: Based on much of what I read here as well as external reviews, I purchased an S520 from Amazon a little over a year ago. The performance has been decent, but I noticed several things which quickly became annoying: 1. Long cleaning cycle, which drained ink -- this occurred mainly during start ups or powering up. 2. Problems with the auto power-off Worst, after a period of about one month without use, I found that the black ink printer head had clogged. The cartridges were not run dry, nor did I use anything but original Canon ink. New cartridges did nothing, nor did repeated deep cleaning. I even used alcohol and Q-tips without success. After looking on-line, I learned that this is an identified fault with this model. Am about to try my luck with Canon, but don't expect much results. Caveat emptor!
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Summary: Great Printer
Review: I've used the s520 for hundreds of pictures (mostly 4x6) and still the ink is lasting and the colors are perfect. The image quality beats my epson and all the software works seamlessly with my canon powershot software. Recommended to anyone in the market for a printer
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Summary: Canon Printer
Review: I received the Canon Printer really quick. I am very happy with printer and I would buy from this person again.
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Summary: Best Photo Printer Ever Owned
Review: My wife asked for a good photographic printer for her birthday. I was planning to spend up to $$$$ for something really great, and began my search at consumerreports.org. They actually pointed out this printer as the very best of the lot at around $. I bought it and I am BLOWN-AWAY by how great it is. The quality on the photographic glossy-paper is stunning, and the speed is absolutely remarkable! I can literaly print photo-store quality sheets in seconds that look flawless. I would recommend this printer to anyone. I use it only for photo's, I use a different printer for general printing. Ink can be expensive, so I don't want to squander money using it's cartridges.
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Summary: thought it was good first year but im changing my mind!
Review: I had this printer a year ago and I was really happy with it. Really happy. and i think i even did a review on some websites giving it 5 stars and etc. But now after a year im sick of this printer. when it prints the black sometimes doesn't show up and if it does its really blurry (unreliable when typing papers!). I don't know what the heck went wrong with this printer but something did. I emailed canon but no luck...they have horrible tech support. unlike sony which emails me in a day with questions about my digital camera..ahem anyway...make sure this printer works for you and make up ur mind before the warranty runs out. it stinks b/c my ran out a month ago and i can't return it. I don't know if all the canon printers are this bad but i would stay away from the S520...this truly will make me lean away from canon products in the future...
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Summary: Jams every time
Review: I bought this printer based on the consumer reports rating and have been extremely dissapointed. It jams just about every time I try to print anything from plain paper to photos. The few times I have gotten it to work, the photos look pretty good. But it is so unreliable that it is basically unuseable. Don't waste your money on this piece of junk.
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Summary: Canon 520 is a terrible office printer
Review: I got a Canon S520 because it claimed to be faster than the HP 722C that I was using before. While the printer prints very nice photos, I found out that anything that I print pages printed with my new printer bleeds at the slightest touch of even a slightly humid finger. This was a great surprise for me as I did not have that problem with my HP printer. I contacted Canon and found them absolutely unhelpful. When Canon people say their S520 printer is a Photo Printer, they tell you the truth. It is not good for anything else.
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Summary: Total [thievery]
Review: If you buy this printer, you'll spend most of your time cleaning the ink jets and going to the store and buying refills. This is the worst electronic product I have ever purchased. I wish I could give it zero stars.
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Summary: This is the best!
Review: Even though I am normally all thumbs trying to set up any electronic equipment, this printer was quick and easy to put together and working. I am an avid scrapbooker and very happy with the quality of my photo prints. However, the inks are not archivally safe and acid free so I still have to use my photo developing store for important prints. This printer is wonderful for instant gratification from my digital camera though and great for printing greeting cards. The colors are superb and black text is fast and clear. The price is excellent!
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