Customer Reviews:
 BEACH CAMERAS September 5, 2010
Jim Marshall
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The Printer is great - I use the web print all the time, what a brilliant idea - I had a brothers before this and will never go back - I did hours and hours of research on printers before I bought this and every one had negitive reviews, so you pretty much have to look past some of them and then make an educated guess - Some reviewers were suggesting the MP-990 and I almost went for it but after I compared it with the MP-560, my decision was clear - I didn't need all the bells and whistles of the MP-990, all I wanted was a very good if not great printer and I think I got that in the MP-560 - For the money and the free shipping you can't go wrong, trust me - Now for the seller - I went through Amazon but since they don't offer free shipping anymore I bought this from one of the other sellers on Amazon (Beach Cameras) another great decision - Unlike Amazon (when they did give you free shipping) this printer was at my door only a few days after I ordered it and I even contacted Beach Cameras with a few concerns prior to buying it, they told me I shouldn't be concerned everything would be alright and they weren't lying everything was just fine - I will buy from Beach Cameras whenever I need electronics - I stay away from the Amazon Store whenever possible (they become bigger rip off artist)
Use in truck September 3, 2010
GrzzManBill
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I'm a commercial truck driver and need both a printer and scanner for everything I do. I've been through several printer/scanner combos over the years and they usually don't stand the beating that anything electronic in the truck suffers. I bought this printer four months ago and have had no issues with it whatsoever, even after nearly 75,000 miles of bouncing in the truck. I print log sheets daily and scan 3-4 times per week. I have also had to print for law enforcement a few times. I printed from inside a scale house for one officer and he had to come out to the truck to see my set-up and decided he was buying one of these printers for his house.
As for set-up, it was very quick to go from pulling it out of the box to having it ready to go. I had no issues getting it onto the network in my truck and it printed flawlessly from my old HP laptop with Windows Vista. My laptop finally failed a few weeks ago and I was forced to purchase a new computer. I purchased a Dell with Windows 7 and was printing before I had really figured much out about Windows 7.
I have the printer set to print borderless for my log sheets. The printer recommends against this, as it says print quality will be diminished. My log sheets still come out flawless. I HIGHLY recommend this printer to anyone in the market for a printer/scanner combo. Even if it failed today, I would buy another one!
 Mixed bag! September 3, 2010
Luigi (NY United States)
Bought this printer based on the 4.5 stars reviews. The printer is very well packaged, because of that it takes longer than I had liked to take all the plastic and orange tape off that keeps moving parts from moving (make sure you remove all tape from inside the printer as well). Installation of the printing head and ink cartridges was pretty easy, but a steady hand is necessary when installing the printing head. The wi-fi set up was tedious and lenghty but flawless and the same goes for the software installation. Overall everything went well and the printer worked right away. The printouts are of very good quality, with no banding, bluriness, streaks, blotches and/or misalignments.the printer and software are pretty easy to use and straightforward enough to get the hang of it quickly. Internet explorer seems to be quirky at printing and the website image must, at times, be scaled in the preview printing option of IE before sending it to the printer. Also the wi-fi works perfect with no glitches. Now regarding the printer itself: It is fast but noisier than I would have liked, also the build quality is ok but not great, it tends to be a little flimsier than I would have liked and way too much plastic, however it does not look cheap. This is a large sized somewaht heavy printer, just keep that in mind. Overall: GOOD!
A Great Printer, Very Good Value September 2, 2010
JJ
I have been very pleased since purchasing the MP560 several months ago. Although there are some features lacking, the printer represents an excellent value in the price range, and suits my needs perfectly.
The printer is used in a home office / small business environment, and is used mostly for printing text and copying, with occasional use as a scanner and photo printer. Set up was simple, but I do not use this as a wireless printer.
I have found the overall print quality to be very good with both text and graphics, and photos. Although I did try some adjustments, the default settings were acceptable. Ink usage does seem a bit high, but not unacceptably so, at least for my amount of use. My one complaint with this printer is not being able to set black and white printing as a default. There is a 'greyscale' setting, but not as a default. There may be a way to do this, but I have not yet found out how.
The design and construction of the printer is excellent: the location of controls and receptacles is logical, operation is intuitive, and replacement of individual ink cartridges is straightforward. The case is nicely finished, doors and trays open and close smoothly, and operating noise is acceptable.
Attention was obviously given to design and aesthetics. The printer closes up completely when not in use, helping keep the control panel and platen dust-free, and if left closed,the out-feed tray drops open automatically when starting to print.
A fax and and a document feeder have been left off, but they are not really missed with my use. A document can be scanned and e-mailed if necessary, and document feeders on printers in this price range never seem to work well anyway. Ink usage does seem a bit high, but not unacceptably so, at least for my amount of use.
Overall, the MP560 is a great printer for the price: well constructed with good printing quality.
Wonderful! September 1, 2010
M. Kerwin (NC)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I actually purchased an HP printer at Walmart a week before this printer became the gold box deal. Within that ONE week, I was on the phone with Tech support about 12 times. Honestly, I should have known better than to purchase an HP printer. I tried to install it without using their suite of software and it kept getting upset with me. It wouldn't play well with my Apple Airport, and freaked out when I made my wireless connection hidden. When I saw the gold box deal, I packed up the HP, brought it back to Walmart and ordered the Canon from Amazon.
I followed the Mac instructions from the lovely commenter who gave step by step directions and it went flawlessy. I didn't even have to un-hide my wireless network! It works perfectly, and I didn't have to install any garbage on my mac. The print quality is great, and I love that the paper tray is hidden, so I can leave paper in it while it's off without it being unable to close.
To the commenter who mentioned having to uppercase their network and password, and to anybody else who thinks that's true, keep turning the dial until you get to XYZ and the next letters will be abc lowercase.
Love this printer. If you're reading this, do it. Get it. You know you want to.
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