Canon I350 Color BubbleJet Printer (Canon-8549A001)

Canon i350 Color Bubble Jet Printer

I350 Color BubbleJet Printer (Canon-8549A001) Review, by Dan Littman April 22, 2004

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• Reviewed by: ongqy

  Strengths: Fast printing, nice printout

  Weaknesses: Not durable. Breaks down easily. Paper jams really easily.

  Overall: Not durable. I had a i320 and it had to be serviced 3 times in the first yr. The printheads keep self-destructing. During the last service, i was given a i350 as a replacement. And barely half a yr later, the i350 broke down and now it's out of warranty and is a piece of junk.

• Reviewed by: oko

  Strengths: compact, easy to use, beatiful photo

  Weaknesses: N/A

  Overall: I replaced our xerox ink jet with this printer after being fed up with trying refill inks that weren't the best and paying the price of a new lexmark every time I needed to replace the black and white and color tanks . This printer is smaller, prints photos better than our old xelox and is cheaper to maintain.

• Reviewed by: billmarc

  Strengths: Compact; easy portability. Good print quality. Decent print speed.

  Overall: Easy to follow instructions for connecting up the first time. Driver software loads and installs easily from enclosed CD. Print quality is very good for pictures and text. Paper feed sometimes skews the page slightly as it is advanced through the printer.

• Reviewed by: sp0256

  Strengths: Cheap refills, even Canon brand. Fast clean printing. Heads separate from ink tanks, replace only when necessary (keeps ink tanks cheap)

  Weaknesses: A little on the loud side, lots of "parking" the print head after each print job. NO LINUX DRIVERS! (except commercial $30 one)

  Overall: I replaced our Lexmark with this printer after being fed up with trying refill inks that weren't the best and paying the price of a new lexmark every time I needed to replace the black and white and color tanks (around $50 for lexmark, a new lexmark with ink is only around $60) This printer is smaller, prints photos better than our old lexmark and is cheaper to maintain.

• Reviewed by: jdw1

  Strengths: Price, size, design, function

  Weaknesses: Small ink tanks. Long, rather noisy calibration.

  Overall: One can't help beginning by saying the Canon i350 looks better than any competing printer. Its first class industrial product design is outstanding (kind of a futuristic yet retro toaster inspired look that manages not to look cheap as HP's printer in the same price class does). If you are on a budget and shopping for a small printer, the i350 does seem to offer a lot for the price. Its compact size allows it to fit in anywhere. The fact that the Ink heads ($35) are separate, makes Canon's ink cartridges less expensive than other brands, though people say Canon's ink tanks are a bit smaller than others (yet they do cost less). Actual "running costs" (replaceables) are a major factor for owning any printer. Most people get sticker shock when they find out how much cartridges cost! A bit noisy. The print quality is decent. Yes: allow a few extra seconds before touching the paper to make sure it's dried to avoid smudging. Only owned it for two weeks but would say so far, for the money, rather satisfied with this purchase.