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More…Clad in two shades of dull gray plastic, the Pixma iP1700 is a surprisingly capable low-cost photo printer with a minimalist design. The top and front panels flip open to create an input area or to provide access to the black and tricolor ink cartridges, but only the documentation shows you how to perform these operations--the hardware gives you no obvious visual cues. The printer's control panel consists of a few buttons and lights, labeled with puzzling icons. There's no output tray.
Canon PIXMA iP1700 Photo Printer (17 PPM, 4800x1200 DPI, Color, 96kB, PC/Mac)
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Latest Price: $52.80
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Media Handling
| Manual Feed Slot | No |
| Maximum Number of Input Trays | 1 |
| Maximum paper size, height | 14.0 inches |
| Maximum Sheets With All Paper Trays | 150 |
| Output Tray Capacity | 0 |
| Standard Number of Input Trays | 1 |
| Maximum paper size, width | 8.5 inches |
| Standard input sheet capacity | 150 |
| Duplex printing | No |
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Pros
Inexpensive
Competent speed
Cons
No output tray
Skimpy labels make design confusing
Bottom Line
A cheapskate’s delight, this printer demands surprisingly few compromises for the low price.
Canon Pixma iP1700
PIXMA iP1700 Photo Printer (17 PPM, 4800x1200 DPI, Color, 96kB, PC/Mac) Review, by Melissa Riofrio January 22, 2007
The HTML-based documentation supplied a thorough explanation of the control panel. But when I checked the printed Quick Start Guide, I found a disturbing error: Its explanation of the Resume/Cancel button depicts a finger pressing the Power button instead. Imagine following that instruction in the middle of a job. In other respects the printed and HTML documentation is good.
Canon piles on the useful bundled software. Easy-PhotoPrint and PhotoRecord let you edit, organize, and print digital photos. Easy-WebPrint helps you format and print Web content so that it doesn't run off the page.
In our tests, the Pixma iP1700 held its own. It printed our ten-page text file at 8.6 pages per minute--slower than the like-priced Lexmark Z845, but faster than many more-expensive models. High-resolution glossy photos printed at a snappy 1.3 ppm.
Print quality was adequate. Text samples looked black and smooth despite feathery edges to some letters. Most color images looked natural, though some suffered from limited contrast and banding, even when printed on glossy photo paper.
It would be easy to sneer at a $50 (as of January 6, 2007) printer, but not Canon's Pixma iP1700. For the money, you get good overall speed and output, along with some reasonable compromises.
Melissa Riofrio
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Performance
| 300dpi Line Art Image (secs) | 14.36 |
| 4 by 6 Color Photo (secs) | 24.89 |
| 4 by 6 Grayscale Photo (secs) | 24.31 |
| Color Output Quality | Good |
| Color Photo Quality | Good |
| Grayscale Output Quality | Fair |
| Line Art Output Quality | Fair |
| One-Page Webpage (secs) | 31.17 |
| Sports Action Shot (secs) | 45.87 |
| Ten-Page Word Document | 90.44 |
| Ten-Page Word Document (secs) | 90.44 |
| Tested Color Speed (ppm) | 2 |
| Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm) | 1.3 |
| Tested Grayscale Speed (ppm) | 2.5 |
| Tested Lineart Speed (ppm) | 4.2 |
| Tested Text Speed (ppm) | 8.6 |
| Text Output Quality | Good |
| Three-Page Word Document | 59.41 |
| Three-Page Word Document (secs) | 59.41 |
| Two-Page Excel Document | 64.71 |
| Two-Page Excel Document (secs) | 64.71 |
Text Printing
| Text output quality | Good |
User Reviews
Average User Reviews for Canon PIXMA iP1700 Photo Printer (17 PPM, 4800x1200 DPI, Color, 96kB, PC/Mac)
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Reviewed by: KristyannaV
Duration of ownership: 6 Months
Strengths: The first IP1700 I got had a few problems we thought it was a broken part I emailed Canon did some troubleshooting on the printer and they sent me out a referbished printer. I got it in a few days and it works great. I beleive that the Tech support is great and that the stand behind their products and keep us Happy.
Weaknesses: other then low color copies using the refill kits works great
Overall: I have had better but compare $ for $ it was a great deal. you do not have the problems if you use a refill kit on the cartrages. I am able to do Color for less then .0001 cents a piece even on inkjet paper it cost .15 cents.
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Reviewed by: netsonic
Strengths: inexpensive, print quality is good for the price
Weaknesses: USB cable is not included, No paper tray
Overall: The printer has good performance/price ratio, the color in the photo print is vivid and saturate, the document print quality is fine. The print speed is not slow. The ink is not expensive and there is no cloggged print head.
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Reviewed by: Kristyanna
Strengths: Good Color Photos I use it for college Photoshop and Illustrator
Weaknesses: not enough printing output for the inks
Overall: For the price it is a great printer though I wish it made more e Prints per cartage. I have access to a Color Laser printer at school but when I need a color print it works.
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Reviewed by: nxcoupe
Strengths: Good quality for the price and small
Weaknesses: No card reader slot for easier printing for photo since the printer is under photo printer
Overall: I like Canon from the beginning because I can use third party ink without any problem. Then my printer Canon very old model (BJ model) is broken down. I bought this printer at first for simple printing documentation. One day, I need to have a passport photo for my visa application. My husband took photo and print use this printer. Awesome for the price of printer and the ink price.
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Reviewed by: ktrout
Strengths: Small, easy to install/use, Great Pictures
Weaknesses: Ink jet printer. Regular use or cleaning is required to prevent clogged printheads and dried out ink.
Overall: The iP1700 printer comes with simple instructions for connecting to your PC. I'm using it with Windows XP, but Canon's website says it is certified for Vista, as well. The printer handles different sizes and types of paper well and the print quality is superb. This printer looks, feels and performs like other printers in the Canon family. This printer is perfect as a basic printer for simple needs and limited space.
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Reviewed by: nidhiamit2001
Overall: best printer graet results does good job at a decent price,ink is also good best is the price cheap printer canon printers are always good and I think it does good work,print quality is also good and I lice it
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