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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
3.0 stars
"Good with some limitations you should know"
Pros: Good quality printing
Cons: Doesn't turn itself on via the PC, chintzy exit door for your printouts
Summary: I have had a HP 970Cxi printer for a few years that just stopped printing color. Since I trust CNet & didn't want to spend days figuring out what to buy, I chose the MP470. It wasn't until I got it home that I remembered I had a Canon home printer up until about 8 years ago & its construction seemed flimsey. While the MP470 offers good quality printing, note that it does not turn itself on automatically just by clicking print at the PC (something the 970Cxi does & the previous Canon did), the exit door is flimsey such that I feel like I will break it just by touching it (also unlike the robust HP printer), the scanner is slow & the menu takes multiple steps just to make a copy (unlike another HP multifunction purchased a few years ago). Given that the control panel is covered (e.g. needs attention just to use it), this printer is designed more to be pretty when not in use... where I prefer to spend less time printing as its just a printer. These are things the reviews don't tell you, so decide what you consider important before buying. Knowing this, I may have bought it anyway, but I would have looked more closely than I did. Another thing, our printer fits into a slide out drawer in a desk, so it would also be nice to have both the infeed and the exit on the front, but that's something I knew going in.
Where to buy
Canon Pixma MP470:
$69.00 - $69.95
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