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Summary: I like it so far
Review: i think this printer is worth the money....
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Summary: A THIRST FOR EXPENSIVE INK
Review: I was enticed by the supposed "photo quality" of this printer, which of course looked great in the store. I have had a continual problem with what I see on my monitor, not being what I get out of this printer. Serious color discrepancies. I have spent much time reworking a photo to get it to where I think the printer might respond to my liking. It's too much guesswork, I don't have the desire to try to get inside my printer's mind that much. The really aggravating thing is the cost of the photo ink cartridge, at approximately $50 a pop. Ouch! And let me tell you, this thing is thirsty! After buying a couple of those, you could get a much better printer, which I'm about to do. OOps! For everyday printing of text and some graphics, I suppose it's adequate. However, if you need to print photos, don't bother with this printer, I wish I hadn't.
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Summary: It works and it prints 11.5X 23
Review: I've had my BJC-5100 for about two years now. Ive had no real problems with it.As a matter of fact,except for replacing the stylus cartridg once, all I do is put ink cartridges in it and it keeps printing. I print 11x17 T-shirt transfers and they take about 20 minutes @ 720 dpi. If you dont mind a B&W image this printer will spit out a 8 1/2x11 sheet in about 3-5 seconds.
For home and for the money this is a pretty quick printer.
The Maximum size you can print is 11.69" X 23". I think the only printers out there that can go this big, cost at least twice as much. I haven't tried any banner imaging software yet.
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Summary: Not a bad printer
Review: I've had my printer for almost 18 months, and I've had very little problems with it. I did recently have to replace the printhead when it kept telling to replace the ink cartridge or that there wasn't one in it. $... It's printed very reliably for me. The photos I've printed were wonderful, and that was without the extra photo cartridge which allows it to use 7 colors.My only complaint it that you find out you're out of ink the hard way (no color) and that the ink tanks are not individual. The inks are certainly cheap enough to replace compared to my mother's Lexmark. If I didn't know that I could buy another Canon with individual ink tanks, and an ink monitoring system, I'd rebuy this printer in a heartbeat. In fact, when I do replace it, my husband wants this one! :) I'm going to upgrade to the S500 soon.
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Summary: Not a bad printer
Review: I've had my printer for almost 18 months, and I've had very little problems with it. I did recently have to replace the printhead when it kept telling to replace the ink cartridge or that there wasn't one in it. $... It's printed very reliably for me. The photos I've printed were wonderful, and that was without the extra photo cartridge which allows it to use 7 colors. My only complaint it that you find out you're out of ink the hard way (no color) and that the ink tanks are not individual. The inks are certainly cheap enough to replace compared to my mother's Lexmark. If I didn't know that I could buy another Canon with individual ink tanks, and an ink monitoring system, I'd rebuy this printer in a heartbeat. In fact, when I do replace it, my husband wants this one! :) I'm going to upgrade to the S500 soon.
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Summary: Decent printer
Review: This printer came with the computer system we purchased awhile back. It definitely outperforms the old HP Deskjet 600C we'd been using, printing better quality photos at a better rate. Cartridges are expensive (aren't they all!) Why only 3 stars for a decent printer? We have had a few problems with it. We had to try a couple of times before the installation software would let us install the drivers. Right now we're having a slight problem with the output, as it's suddenly printing grey splotchy areas in select parts of our photos (yes, we've done all the normal troubleshooting steps.) We sent an email to Canon's service center last night. Aside from an autoresponse email, we have not yet received word from Canon. I've contacted HP customer service before and gotten a much quicker response. Honestly, I think the next printer we'll be going back to an HP because service counts...alot.
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Summary: don't buy it
Review: This printer has given me constant problems. For one, it kept telling me that it was not connected when it was. When I print a test page it prints, but when I print from a Word Document or Photoshop it doesn't. It also tells me that it is out of ink when I just replaced it recently. The orange light is also constantly blinking telling me that there is a problem. This printer is a pain... Their customer service is something you have to pay for. don't buy it!
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Summary: Falling Out Of Love
Review: this printer was obsolete the day i bought it about 2 years ago. when you turn it on or submit a print job it beeps, clicks and whirs for abour two minutes before it ieven begins to print. it is very tempermental and if you push any buttons before it is finished clicking and whirring (there are long silent gaps so be sure it's finished)it locks up your whole computer. this is with windows 98. i was told by a canon technician that it was not designed for w 98 or higher. the printing is tempermental and slow. i am sorry i bought it and now that mine is broken i will go to the top of a tall building and drop it off the roof.
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Summary: canon bjc-5100
Review: this printer was obsolete the day i bought it about 2 years ago. when you turn it on or submit a print job it beeps, clicks and whirs for abour two minutes before it ieven begins to print. it is very tempermental and if you push any buttons before it is finished clicking and whirring (there are long silent gaps so be sure it's finished)it locks up your whole computer. this is with windows 98. i was told by a canon technician that it was not designed for w 98 or higher. the printing is tempermental and slow. i am sorry i bought it and now that mine is broken i will go to the top of a tall building and drop it off the roof.
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