Canon i850 Photo Printer

This is hands down the best photo printer I have ever owned! I have several much more expensive HP printers and this one blows them all away. I was searching for a new photo printer because I was very unhappy with the photo quality of the HP's that I own. I bought this printer based on the feedback I read here because I too couldn't find it in the stores anywhere and I am so glad that I did. I could not be happier with it! It is extremely quiet, unbelievably fast and produces amazing pictures. Everyone that comes to my house and sees it printing are shocked by the quality and even more impressed when I tell them how cheap it was to purchase! I don't have one negative thing to say about this printer and would highly recommend it to anyone who wants an inexpensive, amazing all around printer!

I just printed my first photo with this machine, taken with a Nikon Coolpix 850. Am I impressed! "Photo-lab quality" is no exaggeration! The quality is unbelievable. Frankly, I'm at a loss for words... and I'm a professional writer!

after having the canon bjc6000 for three years, it was time to move on. i did my research, read reviews and priced out new color photo printers. i wouldn't buy one that didn't have individual ink tanks (it's just common sense, right?) and i did like the canon brand. however, i was more than blown away with the i850. i was so used to my bjc6000 (which was a great printer, in its time) that i wasn't prepared for how great the i850 was going to be.

it's so quiet! my 6000 was one noisy bugger. and it took FOREVER to print two 4X6 photos. this one cranks them out in about 30 seconds or less, it seems, and that's at the highest resolution setting. it prints great photos! better than what i get back from the walgreens.

the only word of caution i would offer is this: KNOW YOUR PRINTER SETTINGS, and don't be afraid to play around with them. paper choice and printer settings are very important. if you aren't using high resolution paper and you tell the printer you are, you will get ink-soaked prints and fuzzy text.

i DO think canon's brand of printer paper makes for better prints than say kodak, but it's barely noticable. also, DO NOT BUY GENERIC ink. i have ruined print heads in the past in attempts to save a few $. your colors will be off and generic inks (sadly) are no match for the canon brand. i learned my lesson on that one.

so yeah, no complaints! i love this printer! it's fast, quiet and easy to use! i would recommend it to anyone who wants to print high quality photos from home.

With inkjet manufacturers dividing the line between business and photo printers, it's become harder and harder to find a good all-around printer, but the i850 fits the bill. It's amazingly fast and quiet (especially compared to the Epsons I've owned) and the output is outstanding for a ... printer. If you're looking for a printer that can handle text and photo printing without guzzling ink, this is it.

Got the i850 printer in absolute record time from Amazon and set it up immediately. Works exactly as advertised and I am more than pleased with its performance as both a text printer and a photo printer. Set up was extremely easy and I was in operation in less than 30 minutes. Did both 8.5X11.5 and 4X6 photos. Excellent detail, true color and the software is very user friendly. As a Small Business I need this maximum flexibility at a reasonable price and the Canon i850 delivered on both...