Accessories

excellent printer
MY OPINION? READ, READ, READ, REVEIWS...I did and it got me this wonderful and excellent quality printer. The ink cartridges last longer than most to. Excellent is my words for this printer. YES I WOULD RECOMMEND IT!

Very nice home printer
Canon has built a reputation for quality printers to match that of their cameras. And with the MP-417, it seems deserved.
I bought this to replace an HP PSC-2010 all-in-one and have been quite pleased with it. The MP-417 has a large selection of features. It was primarily designed for photo printing and works acceptably well for that. But my main use is as a general home printer/scanner and for this the MP 417 seems perfect. I don't have much need for photo printing and I don't really need the memory card features as I download my camera to my PC. And I'm not real sure about the value of the little flip-up LCD screen. Doesn't seem necessary to me. But it's not in the way so I can live with it.
Compared to my old HP, the Canon is faster, much quieter, and produces a much clearer print than anything in it's price range($100 & under). The old HP's grinding and whirring are gone forever. The ink is a snap to replace. Just lift the scanner bed (it's hinged), snap out the old cartridge & snap in the new. I don't even need a flashlight to see anymore. And speaking of ink cartridges, they are cheaper than HP's. A set of cartridges for the Canon runs $10 cheaper than HP's and comparable to store brand refills. And Canon offers 2 different sizes of cartridges for normal use and the power user.
The footprint is larger than the old HP so you have to use more desk space. And it feeds from the rear & straight through rather than feeding from the front & looping back. It doesn't seem near as finicky about precise paper insertion as the HP was.
The scanner is good enough. I'm not doing portrait work. Scanning text can be iffy. But then I haven't seen a scanner for under $1000 with a really good OCR capability. So it's acceptable, even good for it's price range.
All in all, I recommend the Canon MP417 for moderate home office use. The purchase price and the cost of supplies is very nice and the function is a real step up from my HP. This is my first Canon printer (having owned just about every other manufacturer). So let's see if Canon's reputation has long legs. Now only time will tell.

Bad Printer..Bad Bad printer!
When I first received this printer it was great. The pictures look great though it is cheaper to take them to the drug store. It worked great for two months and then it stopped feeding paper. I wish I had googled first this is a common problem. I haven't sent it back due to lack of funds but I will be contacting Canon this week and it will probably cost me a lot to send for replacement. Stay away this printer does not hold up.

Canon photo printer
At first I wasn't sure about the printer whether I liked it or not. It was the paper I used that wasn't right. I really like my printer!

A Must have
this printer does everything you would want it to do. No more seperate components to scan,it's built in, No more seperate fax machines, does this also, also no need for a copy machine, has this also! The photo quality is excelent is beyond what you would expect in a photo smart printer, many settings for size, height and width.I canot say enough about this printer except it's AWSOME! and the pictures come out great.you have the option of copying in black and white only or color whichever you prefere,
Great for the price as well.