Canon PIXMA MX700 Multifunction Photo Printer - 2186B002
Canon Pixma MX700 Office All-in-One Printer

This All in One is Great. Very Simple to set-up with easy to use instructions. I highly recommend if you are looking for a plug and go and not spend a ton of dough.
 
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I bought this multifunction printer to replace a 1997 ink-jet printer.WOW it's amazing what I've been missing. Not a techie but with basic knowledge, I was able to follow the instructions easily, to install the software & set up the printer. The second paper tray is a great option. The copies are of good quality. I have just begun using the scanner so I'm still on the learning curve. The fax is fairly self explanitory, but the one thing I dislike is that when plugged into the primary phone line it cuts in when you answer, so I just unplug it when not in use. It prints nice pictures. Speed, I have no knowledge of other printers so it's plenty fast for me. It is LARGE but for what I needed it fits the bill & the cost was quiet reasonable.
 
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I've worked with computers and printers for a long time now. I can remember when 9-pin dot matrix printing was state-of-the-art and the big "golly-gee-whiz" of technology, so I'm not easily impressed with emerging equipment. Never-the-less, the Canon MX-700 has captured my attention. The printer doesn't do any one thing stunningly well, but it DOES combine a unique blend of desired features, all blended together in one unit...and they all play well with each other! We own much more expensive "commercial" equipment that doesn't compare! I can now understand why Consumer Reports rated this unit #1. I agree! Oh by the way, I read the instructions and adjusted the fax sensitivity setting for multi-use (-voice and fax; voice weighted) and the voice call interruption problem went away, never to return again. The only negative (-and a very small one at that) is the initial longer than normal boot-up delay. -No big deal for me. The computers take longer. Buy this unit. You won't be disappointed!
 
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It is a great value. It is well made and very sturdy which surprised me, you never know...It was easy to install and use. My step-daughter just used it for a big homework assignment and used all the features but faxing and each worked great. I have had a few printers and none were as high quality as this for the price. I was nervous to buy it and not have it meet my expectations and I have to say Canon exceeded them. I haven't had to use the fax feature so I can't comment on that yet. I hope this helps you in your decision.
 
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I am a Canon fan and I am not disappointed with this printer. I print quite a quantity of card stock and I feel more comfortable using a printer with a back feed where the paper isn't curled around a wheel such as with a front feeder. Also, it is much easier (for me) to use odd-size paper in a Canon. I am also very satisified with the scanner and copy quality of this all-in-one machine. My photos print out as well as on any printer I have used, although if speed is a priority, be prepared to spend much more than this machine cost.
 
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Before purchasing this printer, I had read reviews, some of which criticized the printer's fax for continually interrupting normal phone service when no faxing was in progress. At the time of purchase, I had assumed that this was more a user problem than a printer problem. Unfortunately, I was wrong in this assumption. I am a reasonably competant computer user. After going through setup and selecting the appropriate fax settings (which would have eliminated the problem of interference with normal phone operation), I found that the printer continued to interrupt normal phone conversation by attempting to do a fax communication when no fax was incoming or outgoing. I suspect that there is a fix to this problem (mine is to unplug the fax phone line until I actually send or receive a fax). I would prefer a more permanent fix, but since I use the fax only infrequently, this problem does not substantially detract from the very high value for money of this machine.
 
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I purchased a new computer about a year ago and a printer was sent with it. Worked great for a while and then started acting up. I should preface this by saying that the software never did work as it was intended. The software interface did not allow communication with PC.(could not scan documents to files) ON the other hand the Canon product, although a little more involved in the setup...once connected has worked perfectly. Prints fast and all the software works as it should. We are pleased with this product.
 
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The Canon Pixma MX700 brings a whole new confidence into our home and everyday business life. Thank You Canon !!!
 
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We needed a new printer/copier to be used for our home and also for a high school student to use for reports, etc. Tired of buying inexpensive "throw away" models at bargain prices, so thought we'd step up in quality. We'd had a Canon before, but it seemed to take about 10 minutes just to turn it on, and again when you shut it off, so we were very hesitant in buying another. After reading the reviews on the Canon Pixma MX700, and finding it on sale, we decided to give it a try. So far, this machine has done everything we've asked of it, and with very good to excellent results. Turn it on, and within about 5 seconds its ready to go. Clear high quality text when printing from the computer or when making a copy. Copies of photographs (when placed on the flatbed) are good (not great), but definitely good enough for school reports, etc. You'll see we only gave it a 4 for ease of use. The reason for the lower score, is because it does so many things that we don't use often, we need to look at the owners manual to get the job done. Luckily, the owners manual is one that can be read and used WITHOUT a doctorate in computer science, like so many owners manuals are written. We'd gone without a printer for about a month (our old one just up and died, and we aren't ones to purchase something without researching the options), and had quite a back log of material to be printed, scanned, etc. This machine handled it all with ease. It's definitely bigger, than a standard "for home use" machine, but I'm happily putting up with the size with the Pixma. It starts and shuts down so quickly, does a FAST job of printing with great results. There are individual color ink wells, so only have to replace the one/s that are used up, and the black well is larger than the rest. We're happy with it, and at this point would definitely buy another Canon, which is NOT something we said after having the first one. Oh yeah, the free shipping from Buy.com, got it here in LESS than 36 hours.
 
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Great printer that is very easy to set up and use on a Network. The unit feels solid and operates very well. Four seperate ink cartridges are the way to go, too. Canon is, without a doubt, the best printer manufacturer.
 
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I have been an HP printer user for almost 14 years, but in looking for a printer that could network and had a reasonable price, my review research steered me away from HP. Their network printers seemed to have driver and connection problems, and their wireless has proven faulty in every case. Enter the Canon MX line. When I saw the reviews of this model, the MX700, I thought I should do a bit more research and found this was the model to beat. When I found it for the lowest price at Buy.com, I bought it immediately. Setup took less than 20 minutes, and the install of the drivers and network configuration couldn't have been easier. Once one computer has been used to setup the printer for network, the rest of my computers simply had to install the drivers. The software suite that comes with the printer is fantastic and is lightyears ahead of the HP software that seems to be so heavy on the memory usage. Only complaint...I'm already in need of a replacement black cartridge, but that's due to the amount of printing I've been doing. The individual ink tanks are much less expensive than the HP ink cartridges, so that's one more plus! One final note - the photo printing looks just as good as my old HP PhotoSmart printer, and the borderless mode is fantastic, just make sure you use photo paper.
 
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Copies, prints, faxes wonderfully. It even makes printing envelopes easy. Great product for a GREAT price!
 
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Fast and great printer, please note that its not compatible with windows server 2003.
 
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I used to have HP PSC 500, since I see price of this printer at Buy.com so low so I order one at May 2008. The unit get free shipng, and takes 2,3 days to home. Every thing were great, excelent product but one thing no one mention are the abelity to goes to sleep and wake up when needed. If you use the unit on network you must keept it on all the time or you must run over to turn it on that what I do not like.
 
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This printer was delivered promptly and was fairly simple to set up on my home network using the provided software. Speed and print quality is very good. I'm happy with the color scans as well. I love the two paper sources. This is the only multifunction inkjet I found that would allow me to keep envelopes in one tray and plain paper in the other. The one problem I'm having is a recurring issue for other users as well. The fax randomly connects during phone conversations and disconnects my phone from the line. According to Canon customer support website, with my serial number and the firmware release on my machine, I'm not supposed to have this problem. I don't know where to go next.
 
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I bought this printer after waiting for over a month for refurbdepot.com to ship the printer I ordered from them and NEVER received (don't get me started on that). I can only say I wish I had ordered this printer first. I received the printer in less than a week after placing my order. The setup was super-easy, the controls are easy to understand, and the print quality is first rate. It's not the fastest printer around (not that slow) but that wasn't my biggest issue - printing photo-quality pictures was and this printer is great. I haven't used the other features yet but do not anticipate disappointment (will get back to you on that). My only complaint is the somewhat large footprint. But with everything this printer does, it isn't unreasonable.
 
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I've used the printer only a few times so far, but I am impressed and very satisfied with it. It is virtually silent while printing. It takes several seconds to start up, but by the time I'm ready to print, it is too. I tried out the ADF while faxing a multipage document, and it worked perfectly on my first attempt. It seems a bit strange that the fax configuration doesn't offer an option to completely prevent it from answering the phone (since I never get incoming faxes), but I set it to the option that causes it to answer the phone in response to detecting the phone company's signal associated with incoming faxes (a service to which we don't subscribe), and I'm hoping that will work. The only other improvement I could think of would be to offer Linux drivers. Bottom line - this is a fabulous printer for home use.
 
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im just using this printer for the word printing only, i have tried other things that this printer does and everything seems fine. good printer for a bargain price.
 
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It's much better initialization is excellent. Network printing works fine. Happy with the purchase. Would recommend to others.
 
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This is a very well designed multi-function printer that does everything it is supposed to do and more. It is a snap to assemble and so intuitive to use that you don't need to read the manual. Print quality is 1st class and the bundled software is extremely well designed, making scanning and faxing very simple. I echo the advice given by other reviewers for a trouble-free network install: first install the printer's software on each computer before connecting the printer, then connect it locally via cable. This is a little bothersome, but once you've done it you'll be able to run it through your router only and have each PC find it on the network without any difficulties. One especially nice feature: you can print to fax from any networked PC. Very convenient. Fast and reliable delivery from Buy.com - as always.
 
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Fast and free delivery, only cost $99.00 plus tx. It is a hell of a good deal. Works right after install no problem.
 
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This is my first Canon printer and while not yet having a chance to use all of its functions, I am very satisfied. I replaced a Dell AIO to get a more network friendly printer. This one was on sale and after reviewing cartredge costs, thought I'd give it a try. Very easy to set up on my network using both Windows XP and Vista and with one PC wireless. A little more complicated to use but getting used to it quickly. I love the individual cartredges and they cost far less than Dell's. Unit performs as well or better than Dell's. I would recommend this to anyone for home use and even small businesses.
 
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this MX700 is great! quite, quality print, great accompanying software package deal. All that a general user would want. Highly recommended.
 
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I am extremely pleased with the MX700. It replaced an HP 5510. The print quality, ink usage, and speed are much better than the HP. I purchasd it primarily for the networking capability and it works quite well. All functions including scan and printer status work over the network from my 3 PC's. The software install is much simpler and cleaner than the HP ever was. The only negative I have is the size of the unit. It is very deep so be sure you have sufficient space. The scanner lid is spring loaded and will stay open at any angle which was useful for me because I have limited vertical space and I do not have to flip to lid all the way back to insert documents.
 
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The photo printing comes out great and for what I use it for, it prints quickly and comes out great. The double paper feeds are great I am able to leave my photo paper in one and my printing paper in the other. I love this printer and been telling people to go and get one besides everybody knows that canons are tops.
 
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I really enjoy this printer. In fact, I like it well enough to buy a second one for my son. It was a little tricky to set it up on the network--it took a while of fussing and the need of a usb connection to set it up is a little wierd. Something happened when my son came home and hooked his computer into it, too, that required a couple of reboots to fix. I'm still not sure what happened or what caused it to start working again. Another quirk that takes some getting used to is having to use one of two start keys (one for b/w and one for color) after using an OK button to do all of the setup. Having said all that, I really like the printer--it is fast and the output is very good. I like having two paper feed paths--I put used paper in one and use it for normal draft use and use the other one for new paper for finished documents. I have used the scanner to scan a bunch of photos and that is easy and the quality is fine. Copying is also a snap and the document feeder has worked well so far. I haven't used the FAX function and don't expect to.
 
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This is a great multifuntion printer.After all it is a canon! nuff-said.The only problem is the "fax from hell!"if you can get it to work properly(answer on the right ring,not interupt phone calls etc.)good luck!If you can live without the fax feature this is a great multi for home,office,networking.I read some of the other reviews they had my problems with the fax option.The photos are fantastic!ater all it's a CANON!
 
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This all-in-one printer, scanner, fax and copier is easy to set up and easy to use. I was able to set up with no issues and I am definitely not a technical person. I had expected to sacrifice some quality due to many functions being housed in one device, but that is not the case here. Each function that the unit has works very well. I would highly recommend this product to others in the future.
 
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First of all I want to say that this was the fastest I have ever gotten anything delivered from an online company. I ordered it on a monday & got it the next day & that was without any kind of special shipping. Secondly this printer is a pleasure to work with. It lived up to all of the good reviews. It is fast & prints beautifully. I am always impressed with the quality of canon products. Thank you Canon & Buy.com
 
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Very satisfied with this printer. Printing/Copy/Scanning quality is great. The only draw back is that the fax will sometime kick in even the setting is phone priority.
 
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If you get one the first machines put on the retail shelf, the fax will definetly interrupt voice calls. You will know this by doing a data print-out of the machine and the ROM version in the upper left corner of page one comes up as less than 1.08. The sensitivty level of the machine was set too low. This was confirmed by a Canon Technician. It can be fixed by a certified Canon tech in your area with no guarantee that it's under warranty or you can receive a replacement (refurbished) machine from Canon if still under the one year warranty. Even though Canon admits the machine was defective when put on the shelf, they will not give you a new machine as a replacement. My suggestion is to NOT buy a Canon product as they don't stand behind their product even when they are at fault or have messed up in the manufacturing of their product.
 
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After downloading the MAC 10.5 network driver (doesnt come with the printer) my MAC instantly recognized the printer and printed first time. I didnt load the Canon SW and actually do not need it. For my Windows Laptop I loaded all the Canon SW. I should have just loaded the drivers as I don't need any of the other software. Still, it works fine over my home network and the Canon software setup a network port just fine.
 
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I bought this Multifunction printer for its networking capacity. For advance network geeks, " it does not support TCP-IP port ". It will create its own port but you need to install it with usb cable first, than with the aid of the Software CD which comes with, you may set up your other PC's. Printing and scanning works fine I was not able to test fax option yet but I have no doubt. With this price it is a steal.
 
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Outstanding in every respect. Easy to use. Great prints. I highly recommend this for any home user.
 
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So far I've only used the copy and print options (via network) and it's worked very well. It's everything I expected it to be.
 
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I have had this all-in-one for a couple months now. It is a great system - very reliable and very good overall quality. My original purpose in buying the MX700 was for its automatic document feeder for scanning capability. I am in process of reducing 2 or 3 filing drawers of family records to a CD or two. Using Adobe Acrobat Professional software combined with the MX700 has proved to be a very reliable pair. The scanner definitely isn't a upmteen thousand by upmteen thousand resolution scanner but it is way more than needed for document archiving. The reliability of the feeder has been excellent even with some thin paper originals - maybe a half dozen jams while handling 2000-3000 sheets. There have been some comments here and other places regarding the scanner going into a really s-l-o-w mode after 40 or 50 pages of non-stop scanning - and indeed that appears to be the case. As an electronics engineer, my suspicion is that it is protective feature to prevent overheating of the scanner paper feed motor. THIS IS NOT AN INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH DEVICE - nor should that be expected at this price point. I have not found that to be a usability issue. If you're going to be doing that intensive level of scanning on a continuous basis, move up the price point scale several hundred dollars to an industrial strength device. Network setup was a bit of a challenge but support from the Canon 800 number was excellent - and in full English! (Albeit with a New Jersey twang!) Overall, I'm very satisfied with the product. I could have retired my trusty Canon IP3000 but its still printing like a champ and does double-sided printing which the MX700 does not do.
 
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Definitely follow the user guide to network it. I took advantage of the other reviews here and set it up with the USB cable first, before networking it as was suggested by another reviewer. While it seemed odd to do that, it was the way to go. Adding other computers to it was seamless. Print quality is OK for an inkjet. If you want better quality spend another 200 and buy a laser jet. But for what we print it is adequate. For the price it does the job quietly and fairly quickly. Ink refills are pretty cheap as it uses a multi cartridge system. I would recommend this printer.
 
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Love this canon; easy to use, a little slow in scanning and in two sided printing but otherwise it is a great buy. Bought it for work will be getting another for home.
 
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Just got my MX700 yesterday. Overall, the printer looks great and came with all the bells and whistles I'm looking for. Just a few things that kept it from being a perfect printer. The front paper feeder is almost hidden and hard to place the paper in. Scan function works well, but the image quality is not as good as my HP K80. And lastly, it's louder than my K80. Other than that, everything functions great.
 
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Bought this printer for a small office of 7 people to use for printing brochures and fliers. It has performed great and the people in the office that are using it are very complimentary of it.
 
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Run A small business and have kides in school put this on the home network and everyone enjoys it. I have used all the features copy,fax,scan,print and they all worked past my expectations,
 
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Canon is the BEST printer on the market, I was only waiting for a printer with Network ability, so when the MX700 came to the market I knew I had to buy it. The network setup was very easy, the print quality is outstanding, I very pleased with this purchase. Needless to say the shipping was super FAST, the price was the lowest, thanks to BUY.COM!
 
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Paper started jamming in the front tray from the second days use. Fax apparently wants to use the front tray to print receipt so this interferes with the fax function as well. Color and BW copies are not as bright as expected on regualar paper, haven't tried photo paper. Scanner works well, we have not tried ethernet connectivity yet. Due to Buy.com's policy we can't return this defective product which was purchased as a gift only 3 weeks ago. If everything worked as it should have this printer would be a great value for the money.
 
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This printer/copier/scanner/fax works well and best of all has individual color cartridges. The cartridges are the least expensive on the market and if you run out of red and still have blue and yellow, you just replace the red and not the whole cartridge. The the next model down is cheaper but you have to buy the combination color cartridges. Spend the extra dollars and get the MX700, it is worth the extra cost in cartridge savings alone
 
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I normally do not review products but I was so surprised by the problems that I had with this that I had to write something. Upon initial inspection the printer looked great it has all the bells and whistles for someone like me who needs only medium to minor office capablilites at home. The printer even has two paper feed options: front (default) or back. I quickly discovered however after multiple jams using the small almost conceiled front paper tray that I could only use the rear feeder. Also the faxing although easy to use was lacking. It did not provide a confirmation page and although I set it not to pickup until 8 rings or more it frequently went off in the middle of my wife's conversations. I was reading online and it appears that this may acutally be a known problem! Even with these two issues I still tried to keep the printer. The last straw for me occured when I tried to copy a photo using the machine. It copied and printed my photos but the quality was horrible. This really surprised me since I have a Canon i470d and it always printed my photos very well. After testing the same photo on another printer (epson 8400) and seeing dramatically different results I decided that enough was enough. Pros: Looks great, loaded with features, easily attaches to network. Cons: Small front feed tray, jammed multiple times from front, fax is too basic, phantom fax pickups, bad photo printing
 
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Here are my overall impressions of the Canon MX700: Scanning Software: The MP Navigator EX software is a little confusing at first. To get to the more advanced functions, make sure to click on the “Use the scanner drive” checkbox. I have used the removing dust and scratches, fading (color) correction, and backlight correction settings a few times and I’m encouraged, especially with the color correction. Scanning photographs was easy enough once I got everything setup the way I like it. With a wired Ethernet connection, scanning a 4x6 inch color photograph took about 10 seconds at 300 dpi and 30 seconds at 600 dpi. A feature I really like is “multi-crop”. This feature allows for placing more than one item on the platen, selecting each individual photo, and then only scan once. The MX700 creates individual image file for each photograph. Copy/Printing Functions: There are various copier functions such as reducing/enlarging, copying with fade restoration, but my favorite is Frame Erase. Frame Erase eliminates the black border around a copy when the item copied (e.g. a book page) is too bulky to close the lid. I haven’t given the printer a big job or used the built-in memory but a small job is printed quickly and the text looks good. Copying a document using the Automatic Document Feeder: From a cold start, it took about 45 seconds before the printer actually started to print the three-page document. The yellow-highlighted portions on the copy appeared a bit grainy when compared to the original. This occurred in both standard and high quality mode. For my purposes, the copy was very acceptable. I printed, not copied, the same document with the yellow highlighting in standard mode and it looked much better than the copied version. In fact, the printed page looked exceptionally good. From pushing the print button to the printer starting to print the page took about 10 seconds. Networking: I had trouble with setting up the network using the Ethernet connection (cable not included) with a wireless router. I don’t understand why I had to first set-up a USB connection (USB cable not provided). Canon’s Technical Support department promptly replied to my request for help (within 24 hours) in setting up the printer with a wireless router by stating they only support Canon products and recommended I spend $100 on the Silex C-6700WG Print server. Ridiculous. I discovered the actual solution was to temporarily disable the firewall in Norton Internet. After the MX700 initially connected, I re-enabled the firewall and all is well. I definitely don’t appreciate Canon trying to get me to buy an unnecessary product! Facsimile: I don’t plan to use the Fax function often but, on occasion, the ability to fax something has proven to be useful. Summary: All in all I am very pleased with the MX700. It offers a good value proposition between price, quality, and features. Buy.com’s price and free shipping cinched the deal.
 
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It was my first encounter w/ Buy.com and impressive every which way. Even tho i chose free shipping the printer was delivered in 23 hours after order (w/ the CHRISTmas rush even). And you can see how i rated the MX700 -- I read a lot of reviews on Canon and the competition and this one does it all for our family. Great color, reasonable speed, and very good resolution Thanx Buy.com
 
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The printer works well in both black/white and color. The document feed has functioned with no hang-ups, and the pages are printed at a good speed. I think it is a good value for the price I paid for it which was during a special sale. I haven't tried printing directly from a memory card yet, nor have I tried to use anything other than normal copy paper, but from all appearances and indications it should be a very good printer for my home office needs.
 
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We have been using this machine for a couple of weeks now and so far it has worked as advertised. We have used the print, scan, and copy functions. Since we no longer have a land line I have no idea how well the fax function works. I had to mark it down a little on ease of use because of two things: 1) The network setup requires a USB connection to the first PC and MAC. Supposedly you can then add additional PCs and/or Macs with only the network connection but we have only one of each so I couldn't try that feature. It would be more friendly if they could somehow eliminate the redundant connection for setup. 2) The copy function is overly complex. You have to press 3 buttons (Copy, OK, and Black/Color) to make a simple copy. They should be able to eliminate at least the OK button by assuming the existing settings are 'OK' if we go straight to the Black/Color buttons. It also makes some logical sense to assume we want to Copy if we press the Black/Color choice so it could theoretically get down to one button copying.
 
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The set-up for this printer on my home network was very simple. Assuming your network is already complete, adding this printer is a snap through the provided software. It prints high quality photos and the speed and quality on your regular prints is great. Well worth the money so far!
 
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I'm a home user with a network and I wanted a scanner and printer that had the ability to plug into my network instead of hooking it up to one PC and sharing it. However, I also wanted something that would print nice photos. Canon's home/photo line-up seems to lack any networkable printers. I was pleased to find that even though the MX700 is a small/home-business class device, it still prints great photos. I also had my doubts about how scanning across the network would be implemented, but the Canon software makes it a seamless process. This device has quality construction and a really nice feel compared with the sub $100 HP and Lexmark stuff you see advertised frequently. There is a lot of great stuff in the software/drivers that come with the device, and it is not overly-obtrusive like some of the HP stuff can be, especially if you opt out of the photo editing software they provide. There are a lot of different interfaces, options, and methods of scanning which may be desired by more advanced users, but could lead to confusion amongst novices. Furthermore, all the documentation seems to be very thorough, but difficult to search and read. For example, for me (DHCP), setting up the printer on the network was as simple as plugging it in and installing the drivers on my PCs. However, they have a manual dedicated just to this. More focus on concise and to-the-point documentation would be appreciated, with detailed, searchable info available online or on media.
 
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