A few months ago, we tested the Canon Pixma MX700 with strong results. The multifunction printer, scanner, fax machine, and copier performed intuitively and yielded excellent quality prints. Most importantly in the world of multifunction printers, each of the functions operated easily and efficiently on their own. Our only complaints were that it was a tad slow on text prints, lacked advanced faxing options, and didn’t have an autoduplexer. Canon answered those issues with the new $400 Pixma MX7600. The MX7600 features superb photo print quality that you simply won’t get with a laser printer. This, coupled with a new proprietary print head system, autoduplexer, and significantly faster output speeds, make the MX7600 an excellent option for anyone in the market for a high-grade, photo-capable all-in-one. (Source: CNET)

If you’ve got a minute or two, I’d love to hear your opinion of this printer. Thanks!

— CNET Rating: 4 Stars —

The good: New clear ink cartridge improves print quality; auto-duplexer; dedicated one-touch fax keypad; intuitive photo-printing controls; increased faxing options; very fast photo and graphic prints.

The bad: Unwieldy size; text speed hasn’t improved; higher price tag might deter prospective buyers.

The bottom line: The Canon Pixma MX7600 multifunction is a huge improvement over the previous model. With additional features such as an autoduplexer, increased faxing options, and an upgraded control cockpit, we have no problem recommending the MX7600. (Read the full CNET review)

— PCWORLD Rating: 4 Stars —

Pros: Very fast; reasonably priced inks; Great print, scan, and copy quality

Cons: Very expensive; bulky; Control panel can be too busy

Bottom Line: Good speed, great print quality, and features galore make it worth the price; it lacks only Wi-Fi. (Read the full PCWorld review)

— Consumer Ratings: 3 Stars —

A positive comment from Amazon.com:

Great for general home office use

I offer this review to comment on the general home office functionality of the printer. I use this printer as a networked printer at home to service both PCs and Macs. I hooked it up to my wireless network and was able to very easily set it up as a networked printer within minutes. With previous printers, I was never able to do this and had to resort to using USB cards to move files back and forth to be printed from remote computers to the one computer in the house that was hooked up to the printer, which was a real drag.

As you can imagine, I was elated when I was able to set up the printer as a networked printer without any hassle. We typically use the printer to print out homework assignments, presentations, work related items, and other items typically generated in MS Word and MS Excel. My wife has PrintMaster Gold and she uses the printer to print out cards and pictures occasionally, and the printer does an excellent job. We also use it for making copies and for scanning. The software that comes with the printer for scanning is really easy to use. I was able to show my family how to use the scanner and copier in just a couple of minutes, which was great. I’ve had the printer for about 3 months and so far I’ve only had to change out the black cartridge. I will mention that I couldn’t find cartridges for this printer at Office Depot or at any retail stores where I’ve purchased cartridges in the past. I had to order them online, and they were kind of hard to find. I was able to find and order them, so all is well. I just did a Google search for the names of the cartridges and found a couple of outlets from which to purchase them right away.

We use the printer about 5-10 times per week during normal school time, so we are not “heavy users” of this printer. This is a very good printer for a family. It turns off automatically to save power and turns back on quickly when you’re ready to print, so it is very energy efficient. Great printer – I highly recommend it.

A negative comment from Amazon.com:

MX 7600 extremely disappointing, noisy and no ink

The Canon MX 7600 is very noisy. It annoyingly clicks and clacks for minutes after it is done printing, and while speed of page printing itself is OK, the printer waits for up to a minute to start printing many times. I’ve had the machine for 2 weeks and already it has started jamming paper every 15 sheets or so. And the ink required by the MX 7600 is not sold over the counter by any store in New York City. No stores even list the ink, so you have to buy it online. And Canon’s support dept. was absolutely no help whatsoever with coming up with a solution. How can Canon launch a product and not provide the ink anywhere!
I replaced a Canon MP 780 which I liked, after it wore out, with this MX 7600 and am extremely disappointed and will now try another company’s products. One last inconvenience to note, unlike the Canon MP780, paper for normal use in the MX7600 cannot be loaded from the rear, but must be loaded from the front cassette which holds less paper.

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