
Canon PIXMA iP1600 InkJet Printer
3 of 4 people found this review helpful.
I decided to buy this printer with the full knowledge that it was "first in breed" of a new line of disposable printers. Canon gives these away as promotions with the purchase of a new computer system or they can be bought separate at the sub $50.00 range. My previous printer the Canon I550 finally had the predicted print head problems and although it had worked well for a number of years I decided to chuck it and try the iP1600 instead. Since the iP1600 uses only 2 ink tanks, as opposed to the 4 tanks used by the I550 I knew the ink was going to be an expensive proposition, upwards of $35.00 retail for both tanks. My plan was, and still is, to just purchase additonal complete iP1600 printers for $20.00 or less (minus shipping) and get around the ink problem that way. So far I have purchased 2 of them and thanks to the USB connectivity I can alternate between color tasks and black and white text jobs between the two printers. My wife uses one of them for crafts and color ink required jobs and I use the other machine for strictly text duties. When the first printer's color tank ran down I tried a refill kit sold on Ebay for that specific printer and....to my amazement it worked perfectly. Just know, if you go that route, you will need a electric drill and a small bit to penetrate the thick plastic tank. The kit supplies you with a eyelet screw but the plastic is too tough for such a blunt instrument. All in all we like the printer it is fast, rugged and does a fine job on color prints and text. There is no exit feed tray so you will need to rig something to catch the paper as it exits the printer but if you have a additonal 12 inches of space in front of the printer the paper will stack up nicely on that surface!
Enjoy!
Mike
Review ID: 10000000001938930

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