Canon i560 Desktop Photo Printer

• 4,800 x 1,200 dpi maximum color resolution
• Up to 22 ppm black, 15 ppm color print speed
• Supports edge-to-edge true borderless photos up to 8.5 by 11.7 inches
• 4 individually replaceable ink tanks
• USB 2.0 and parallel interfaces, PC and Mac compatible; 1-year warranty with Instant Exchange

Amazon.com product Description:
Note: The Canon i560 is no longer being manufactured. You may want to consider purchasing the newer Canon Pixma iP3000 instead. The Canon i560 Desktop Photo Printer delivers fast, professional-level performance for the home--or home office. Canon's specially developed software package includes Easy PhotoPrint and Easy WebPrint programs designed to take home printing to a higher level. Operating as a toolbar in Microsoft IE, Webprint automatically smoothes and aligned pages, resulting in both text and background images reproducing cleanly. PhotoPrint boosts color saturation while keep tones realistic and accurate; the results are grain-free textures and exceptionally vivid colors. This printer can connect directly to select digital cameras. Learn more about PictBridge. If you're looking for a printer to use with your digital camera, you'll be glad to see the i560 is PictBridge compatible. This allows you to connect any PictBridge camera or camcorder directly to the convenient front-panel port and product instant prints. A borderless 4-by-6-inch image is produced in less than a minute, while enlargements up to 8.5 by 11 inches are available with the touch of a single button. Your letters and text documents will also look their best, thanks to rich pigment-based inks that produce a sharp black color. The i560 features a symmetrical print head design with 1,600 nozzles that virtually eliminates color variance and banding problems frequently found with other high-speed, bidirectional printers. Speeds up to 22 pages per minute make this printer perfectly at home for small businesses or busy families. The i560 printer features the economical Canon Think Tank System, combining four individual ink tanks with intelligent management practices that equal more efficient ink usage and lower printing costs. Four tanks are included with the printer; you'll need to provide the power cables yourself. Canon supplies a one-year warranty with Instant Exchange service.

Great printer, but I don't understand the price.:
When I bought this printer in 2003, It was a little over $100. I don't care what kind of software they may have added, but it's worth a little over $100. (The better software also comes with the Canon A560 and S3 cameras.) As with most things Canon, this is a good piece of equipment. It doesn't use ink sparingly, and the cartridges are expensive, so the one thing I use the printer sparingly for is printing photos. It's relatively fast. Print quality is excellent. Ink dries quickly. And if you are going to print photos, HP Premium Plus glossy photo paper "outshines" Canon's own. Ink dries faster on HP than on any other I've tried -- and that's a lot.

Great Printer:
Why review a 5 year old printer? Why not? If you have the chance to pick up one of these used in good condition go ahead and buy it. It prints good text documents and excellent photos. I've printed many photos as gifts for friends and family and the photos all came out great. Oh and ink for this printer is dirt cheap. The only downfall is that this printer was made before non-fade ink formulations were common. So if you put photos printed from this printer in direct sunlight everyday, the photos will fade over time. Personally I've had little problem with this but you should be aware of that possiblitiy.

Good printer for many years:
First of all, since when does a $100 printer become $230 5 years after is was released. Ok, now the review. When I got this printer with my Dell Dimension in 2003 it was top of the line. It was my family printer until 2007 when I decided I needed a scanner printer combo with networking compatibility. While I was waiting for a good deal on such a printer this printer when crazy. First it printed in only purple, then blue, then blue and black. After going through $40 worth of Cyan ink cartridges I shoveled out money for a new printer. All in all this was an excellent printer for many years but they're are now better things on the market. I am now selling my old Canon i550 for a reasonable $25 dollars. If you can fix it please buy.

Exceptional value.:
I purchased this item on June 15 2004 for 85. After almost exactly four years the guy I sold it to called me to complain it wasn't working. I was totally expecting it would have to be replaced, but after cleaning the print head with a wet tissue and replacing and priming the ink cartridges, (the black was empty) the thing started printing as if it was a brand new printer. I have never seen an inkjet double in price before. I wish I had bought one for myself back then.

Excellent Printer!!!:
This is my second Canon printer that uses 4 small cartrides instead of two costly big ones. Prints like a charm; easy to operate and to make sure it runs forever (hopefully!) I ordered 3 extra Print Heads from the company. Makes fine colored prints, quick action. I will ALWAYS hunt for a Canon using four inexpensive cartridges, because you replace one cartridge at a time as it runs out, at as little as $l.75+ each (off internet). So much cheaper to operate than those machines that demand $$ big cartridges. I would never even consider any other kind of printer, and definitely no other manufacturer.