Canon Pixma MX860

Pros: Easy set up, clear instructions, easy software setup. Quite smooth operation. Fast scanning (3 times faster that HP scanners). Good print quality.

Cons: Yet to find any flaws for my application. Has a large foot print if you are limited in space.

Summary: Purchased this printer a couple of months ago and yet to find anything negitive. I have purchased HP's since the dot matrix days but in the last three years I have had three HP printers. The last one had problems 2 weeks out of waranty and HP would not help, even when having 4 HP products in my home office. I figured its time for a manufacture change and it was a good choice. The MX860 scans pictures 3 times faster than any of the HP's and files them in "My Pictures" under a subfolder, where it should be. The operation is smooth and quite. No more watching a printer doing the HP clank & dance on the desk. For a home system the quality is good. Does very well in double sided printing. Software is straight foreward, no un-needed extras loaded on you PC like another brand of printer software. Bottom line is I now believe there is a better alternative to HP.