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Summary: Excellent printer!
Review: I have owned several Canon printers in the past and have never had ANY problems with any of them (I have owned an HP Deskjet that gave me nothing but problems). This is my forth printer from Canon, WHO, by the way, owns more patents on inkjet technology than any other manufacturer. If you're using an inkjet printer, you're probably using Canon's technology. I have printed many photographs on my printer and am still amazed at the quality of the print. I cannot tell it from a traditional film based picture*. I have looked at Epson and HP and seen prints from the equivalently price models. The Canon prints are remarkably more superb than either HP or Epson**. There is a PictBridge/DirectPrint connector on the front for cameras that support PictBridge/DirectPrint and uses the USB cable that comes with your camera, the only extra cable you need is the one to connect the printer to the PC. The printer does only offer USB connection, however. If you need camera card convenience, I suggest you look at the I900D, which also has PictBridge/DirectPrint convenience and an LCD preview screen. If you need large prints (larger than 8.5x11) look at the I9100, which supports upto 13x19. Setup of the printer is a breeze. Just remove the packing tape, plug in the power cord, drop in the printhead (it's foolproof; if it's not in correctly, you can't put the inktanks in or close the printhead latch), install the accompanied driver/software bundle and your ready to print amazing photo studio quality pictures! OR you can print great pictures directly, without using your PC, by utilizing the PictBridge/DirectPrint feature of your camera***.
*Actual picture quality is affected by the quality of camera being used. Obviously, the printer cannot make up for poor quality cameras. A good picture starts with a good camera.
**Canon recommends using ONLY Canon branded ink and papers for optimum quality. I fully support that view. Canon has tested thousands of varying paper types and has developed their own unique paper and specially formulated ink which garantees excellent performance.
***Direct PC-less printing requires use of a PictBridge/DirectPrint supported camera. Check your camera secification or contact your camera manufacturer to find out if it is PictBridge/DirectPrint compatable.
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Summary: Canon i960, I'd Do It Again
Review: Canon has come a long way in the improvement of its technology, so once again I am a fan. The i960 has the following features that made me buy. First, there are separate ink tanks for each color so that if one color runs low, that's the one to be replaced; not the whole cartridge. Second, they have eliminated that ink-consuming cleaning cycle their old printers went through every time they were powered on. Even though i960's max resolution is 4800 X 1200, it does not use as much ink as would be expected.
This printer is REALLY fun when it comes to printing photos: They come out gorgeous almost every time. Canon has developed an enhancement technology that "improves" photos as they are being printed; it was cool to see pictures such as gloomy overcast ocean scenes transformed into "sunny" days. The photos are grainless and ultra high-resolution. Colors are crisp and clear, fresh and bright. Some dark colors can go very dark and lose a little detail, but to me this was a small price to pay for an otherwise outstanding printer. Other facts: user-friendly setup, aligning the print heads is quick and easy. An extra USB port for high-speed data transfer. Easy-Photo Print software selects optimum settings as default. Nice, very nice.
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Summary: An Excellent Printer
Review: The Canon i960 is an excellent printer, having 6 ink cartridges and very good software accompanying it. One can print borderless photos if you wish. Set up is very easy and works well with Panther. Download the most recent driver and software form Canon web site, as CD has older versions. You cannot go wrong with this printer! Excellent.
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Summary: Replaced an S630
Review: The difference is day and night. You could tell before the images were from a bubble jet, with this printer you can't. The quality is superb. It is also fast and silent, extra silent if you use "silent" mode. The only drawback I see to this printer is that the black ink cartridge is a small one. I did notice that when you do fast prints, very fast it tries to save ink so this may or may not be an issue, I am still on my first tanks of ink. If you want to print photos then you really cant go wrong this printer, it is very impressive.
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Summary: Small wonder the i960 earned 'Printer of the Year' award!
Review: PC Magazine named Canon's i960 photo printer "Printer of the Year (2003)" for its unusual capability and versatility. As they noted, the i960 is one of the very few low-priced high-quality inkjet printers that can handle both photo's and correspondence with reasonable speed, modest cost, and top-shelf quality. Although some manufacturers pull the jaded razor trick by virtually giving away the product, then making the (big) profit on inks and paper, Canon made a genuine - and tellingly successful - effort at keeping ink costs down by using the more costly method of mounting separate ink tanks for each of the six colors. For instance, 'photo cyan' and 'photo magenta' each are consumed about twice as fast as regular cyan and magenta. Rather than tossing out a muticolor inktank [as used by HP], you can replace the unique photo-ink tanks individually for under twelve bucks each. Top quality photo paper isn't cheap, but in range with that of other manufacturers; although I haven't tested, it might be prudent to stick with Canon's inks to prevent printhead clogging; and Canon papers probably are formulated optimally for their inks and printers. Other reviewers have commented that the cheap genereric office supply store's papers look just like that, and probably will fade faster than the real thing. The printer, with Canon 'Plus' or 'Pro' paper, produces incredibly beautiful photographs. And it can do borderless printing which looks most professional - dire warnings of possible smudging near the edges notwithstanding. The unique dispenser for 4X6" paper, inserted in front of the main paper input slot, allows for using the unit as both a photo printer and a letter printer, with a mere twist of a knob to place the 4X6 unit ON or OFF stream. I can't compare with an Epson printer, but this Canon surpasses my HP in photo mode in both appearance and in cost of ink supplies. The enclosed software is top-notch, allowing for numerous adjustments in printing quality, image enhancement, paper grade and size, and feedback to keep an eye on ink levels. Some users have commented on streaking; under the printer driver's maintenance tab is a checkbox to correct for streaking. Not the least, the printer and driver are optimized for USB 2.0 to give very fast performance. A separate port is provided for older operating systems supporting only USB 1.1 [make sure you match USB version with the proper port!]. Now, if only Canon [and every other printer manufacturer] would include a USB cable, this would be the perfect right-out-of-the-box package; but, if you don't read the fine print, you'll get a printer that's useless until you run out and purchase a cable. On the other hand, this is one of the quietest (and fastest) color printers around - and you can further quieten the machine [with slower printing the tradeoff] under software control. Although the i960 supports printing direct from 'PictBridge' equipped digital cameras (such as the Canon G-series) with the camera's USB connector (USB 1), it has neither memory card slots nor LCD viewer -- for good reason. Any halfway serious amateur using a printer of this quality (and price) would massage the original digital image with the provided software or, better yet, with an Editor such as Photoshop, PS Elements, PaintShop or Photo Impact. IOW, you don't need (nor would you want) printing direct from the memory card. At the Amazon price, and the reasonable cost of consumables, this unit is unbeatable, and comes highly recommended by this reviewer as well as by non-troglodyte others. Not a spot of trouble after having printed hundreds of photo's to date.
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Summary: Best Value and Quality Available
Review: I've mainly used Epson and HP Printers at work and at home; however, after reading the reviews of this Canon printer I decided to give Canon a shot. I have never been as blown away by a product before as I was with this one! I printed over 100 photos at 4x6 without using all of the ink that came with the printer. The photos look like actual photos from a film camera. A friend at work wanted to know where I got my digital pictures developed. The software which comes with this printer is amazing. You can instantly make a complete package of photos, including wallets, 5x7, and 8x10. One amazing feature of this printer that I've never seen on the other brands is the ability to print full bleed on an 8.5 x 11 sheet of paper. I tried this and it worked perfectly. I use a Sony F707 5 megapixel digital camera and have really been impressed with the results the "little Canon that could" have given me. If you use Canon's paper, the photos look perfect. Cheaper paper will still look better than HP/Epson photos, but not as perfect as the Canon paper photos. Another reason to buy this printer: Check out the prices of Canon's replacement inks vs. HP's or Epson's. That alone is worth buying this printer...not to mention the fact that the 2 picoliter drops result in higher quality prints than HP or Epson can offer.
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Summary: Dark colors fade!!!
Review: Its an excellent printer overall with great picture quality. There is one major drawback... the dark areas fade. I am using OEM ink and Cannon Photo Papper Plus Glossy. I do live in Hawaii but I am not leaving it in direct sunlight. Has anyone else noticed this problem, and if so is there a way to correct it? The reason I am giving it 3 stars and not 5 is I am disappointed with the fact that the colors fade so easily. Again other than that the picture quality is great, and I haven't had any other problems in the 2 months that I have owned this product
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Summary: Great Printer!
Review: I'm a serious amateur photographer and a professional writer. The i960 is great for photos and text. The photo quality is excellent, comparable in quality and price to a photo lab. I shoot digitally and get better results from the i960, because there's no telling what settings the lab is using in its machine. Individual ink cartridges is great, and supposedly this printer wastes less ink than its predecessors by skipping ink-consuming calibration processes at startup. At any rate, I've had the printer for about a month, have printed lots of photos and haven't started running low on ink. Some have said this printer suffers in the text department, but I haven't been disappointed. My pages look just fine, at least as good as any inkjet I've used. Other benefits are the 4x6 paper feeder, the folding paper catcher in front, and man, this thing looks cool on the shelf (hey, it helps). Overall, the i960 is a fantastic printer and very affordable at its sub-$200 price. I'd recommend it to anyone.
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Summary: Amazing Printer
Review: This is an incredible piece of equipment. I got tired of going to Costco and Sam's Club to print my digital images. Some times the results were no up to expectations. Also when on-site, sometimes it was a irritating to wait long lines to have your pictures done (using their 1 hour station). With the printer you can have your beautiful pictures within minutes. I like the 4x6 dispenser and also the Easy print application. I would recommend this printer to anyone who's interested in developing great pictures at home.
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Summary: Great for the price
Review: Bought a new computer and wanted to upgrade our printer. Really happy with the photo and paper quality, and love the individual ink tanks. Had an HP from WAY back, and didn't like the three colors/one tank idea at all, very wasteful. Have been very pleased with this product and the Canon photo paper, too.
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