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Canon Canon Pixma iP3500

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Pros
Fast; low-priced; crisp, black text
Has a second input tray
Cons
Crowded design; inscrutable buttons
Fleshtones tend to be yellowish

$99.99
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Performance: Good: 79
Features: Good: 79
Design: Very Good: 82

Find out how these scores, and their relative weights, combine to produce the PC World Rating.

Performance
300dpi Line Art Image (secs)	10.01
4 by 6 Color Photo (secs)	16.17
4 by 6 Grayscale Photo (secs)	15.22
Color Output Quality	Good
Color Photo Quality	Superior
Grayscale Output Quality	Very Good
Line Art Output Quality	Good
One-Page Webpage (secs)	18.96
Sports Action Shot (secs)	37.05
Ten-Page Word Document	93.72
Ten-Page Word Document (secs)	93.72
Tested Color Speed (ppm)	3.2
Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm)	1.6
Tested Grayscale Speed (ppm)	3.9
Tested Lineart Speed (ppm)	6
Tested Text Speed (ppm)	8.3
Text Output Quality	Very Good
Three-Page Word Document	42.7
Three-Page Word Document (secs)	42.7
Two-Page Excel Document	39.71
Two-Page Excel Document (secs)	39.71

Text Printing
Text output quality	Very Good

What You Should Know about the Canon Pixma iP3500

PictBridge Support Allows Printing From Camera to Printer -- No Computer Needed

This printer contains a PictBridge port, which looks identical to a USB port (and can sometimes be used for USB flash drives) but is designed specifically for connecting a PictBridge-compatible camera to the machine using a special cable. This is convenient for accessing pictures from your camera using the camera's own interface and software; however, a printer with a PictBridge port probably also has a media slot to accommodate your camera's storage card.

Reviewed by: rperry0220

Duration of ownership: 8 Months

Strengths: compact good looks

Weaknesses: Frequent jams, high ink costs per print

Overall Evaluation: Poor ink management makes this a cheap printer to buy, but an expensive printer to maintain. Photo reproduction is mediocre, even when compared to other budget printers. I've experienced frequent paper jambs, particularly from the front loading tray. It does have crisp black ink printing, but the cartridges are expensive and an internal chip prevents them from being refilled.
Reviewed by: skidlin

Duration of ownership:

Strengths: Fast, great printing quality, low price, auto-power on/off, 2 paper feed directions, and separate ink cartridges(interchangeable with other Canon printers).

Weaknesses: Basic features.

Overall Evaluation: I bought this printer to replace my two old Epson printers because the ink cartridges for them were becoming costlier and harder to find. I'm glad that Canon has one uniform line of ink cartridges for most models so that I don't have to worry about its cartridges running out of production for quite a long while. The printing quality is definitely outstanding, at least, compared to my other two Epson's. Very clear text printing without smudges. Beautiful photo prints especially with the photo glossy paper included in the box. Overall, very satisfied.