Canon PIXMA MP560 Wireless Inkjet All In One Photo Printer 3747B002
At last a compact, high-performance inkjet photo all in one with built-in Wireless and Auto Duplex Printing has arrived! The PIXMA MP560 Inkjet Photo All-In-One Printer lets you easily print from anywhere around the house enjoying incredible 9600 x 2400 maximum color dpi with a minimum color droplet size of 1pl and a 5 individual ink tank system. So, you can print beautiful borderless photos up to 8.5″ x 11″ or crisp, clean documents and enjoy incredible quality. The PIXMA MP560 Wireless Inkjet Photo All-In-One perfectly blends performance and convenience. Its built-in two-sided printing can save you paper and help the environment so you can be efficient and eco-friendly, all at the same time. The new Auto Photo Fix II feature automatically adjusts and helps to correct your photos, and you can preview images before you print on its built-in 2.0″ LCD. Plus, quickly access and select the function of your choice with the Easy Scroll Wheel. Making copies? No problem. Dual Color Gamut Processing Technology enables your copies to maintain the integrity of the original. For the scanner in you, the Auto Scan Mode automatically recognizes the type of original you are scanning and saves it with the appropriate settings. For added versatility, enjoy computer-free photo printing options via compatible memory cards, USB Flash Memory Drives, PictBridge and optional Bluetooth wireless devices. Output Tray Capacity 4 x 6, 5 x 7, 8 x 10, Letter, Legal, U.S. #10 envelopes Copier – Copy Speed (up to) FCOT Color – Approx. 26 seconds Reductions Enlargement – 25% – 400% Scanner – Scanner Type – Flatbed Max. Resolutions – Optical 2400 x 4800 dpi, Interpolated 19,200 x 19,200 dpi Color Depth 48-bit internal/24-bit external Max. Document Size 8.5 x 11.7 General Specifications – OS Compatibility – Windows Vista/XP/2000 and Mac OS X v10.3.9 to v10.5.x In the box – PIXMA MP560
User Ratings and Reviews
4 Stars Great printer, but high ink use
I’ve had this printer for 7 months, and have been pleased overall:
- wireless connection is great
- double-sided printer is a fantastic feature
- quiet
- easy set up
- nice looking and features are pretty easy to use
- great price on Amazon.
However:
- I find it uses a lot of ink. I don’t print photos, and mostly print occasional pages from the web on draft setting, letters or resumes but the black cartridge is already empty, and magenta almost gone. This seems like more usage than my old HP all-in-one.
- software to manage and edit scanned pages is OK, but could be more user-friendly.
5 Stars I love my new canon printer
my new printer works so much better than my old one and has so many wonderful features. I especially like the way the memory cards work in it and the instructions are so easy to follow. I am 70 years old so they need to be easy as I have not kept up with all the latest electronic devices.
5 Stars A great buy!
Since my Dot Matrix Epson printer that I used up until my 2nd semester of my freshman year in college which was over 14 years ago, I have always bought HP printers never even considering another manufacturer. I was always under the impression that HP made the best printers and no one was ever going to change my mind. This was up until my HP 932C stopped working properly about a year ago. It would not print certain colors (mainly black) even though the black cartridge was full of ink. It could have been the ink cartridges I bought from Ebay that had expired expiration dates (I refused to spend nearly $80 for replacement black and color cartridges), or maybe the printer head went bad, but in any case I was ready for a change. I refused to go back to HP because I have read many places that they purposely date their cartridges so when the expiration date is reached, the printer will not print even if the cartridge still has ink. If this is true, then this is unfortunate and a rip off.
After years of pricing and researching printers, I decided on this wonderful Canon MP560 and absolutely love it. The first thing I noticed is that is has separate ink cartridges. (Magenta, Yellow, Cyan, and 2 black cartridges). So no more being forced to buy a “tri color” cartridge if your Cyan ink runs out. This is a money saver right here. I can’t tell you how much money I’ve wasted having to buy a tri color cartridge with my HP printer just because one color ran out. I haven’t actually priced Canon ink, but the fact that you can buy them separately means you only buy what you need, and even three color cartridges cost the same (or a little more as an HP tri color cartridge), you will still save money unless you use the exact same amount of ink in every print job.
The Canon MP560 is packed with cool and useful features that leave you wondering why it doesn’t cost more. My favorite feature is the wireless capability which allows all your computers to connect to it provided you have a wireless network. This provides a lot of convenience because you don’t have to worry about crawling behind you desk to connect the printer to your PC. In addition to this you don’t have to worry about sharing the printer for other PC’s on your network since it is a network printer. Setup of the wireless network is fairly easy; however entering your encryption key using the printer’s jog dial is a little tedious. Perhaps an on screen virtual keyboard would have made this process a little easier, but luckily you only have to do this one time until you change your Encryption Key or SSID name. Keep in mind, even if you don’t have a wireless network, you can still connect the printer to your PC using the traditional method via USB. No, it does not come with a USB cable (virtually no printers do), but a USB cable can be had for CHEAP and chances are if you’ve had your computer for any amount of time, you probably already have a spare one lying around anyway.
This printer also allows you plug memory devices directly into it and the nifty flip up screen on the printer shows thumbnail previews of all the images stored on the device and it allows you select which one/s you would like to print. Though it seems to default to 4″ x 6″, you can select paper size, image quality, etc of the photo you would like to print without even having to use a PC. The media it accepts includes, Compact Flash, USB, and Mini SD. On top of this there is a Bluetooth adapter you can buy which will allow you to print directly from Bluetooth devices such as your mobile phone.
There is also a scanner which also replaces my broken HP 4300C ScanJet. The only drawback I see with the scanner is that its size is only 9.5″ X 11″. My other scanner had a larger scan area, but since I don’t plan on using the scanner that much anyway, it’s not really a problem for me.
Print quality to me is excellent, especially considering the price. I don’t have problem with ink bleeding through with my documents using the same 20 lb. paper that I have always bought. Photo quality is really good; however you may have to manually adjust the brightness, contrast, and other settings to get the image to print exactly how you want it. The default settings don’t always produce the result you may want, but a little tweaking of the settings should alleviate most of the issues. I will occasionally print photos, but for the most part this printer will be used for printing B/W documents so while image quality is somewhat important to me, I don’t expect it to be perfect. Additionally, the printer has two paper trays, a paper cartridge that slides under the printer and a rear paper feeder that folds out when needed. When not needed, the rear paper tray hides away from view. Another plus is that the printer can print double sided with no extra attachments needed. Some may find the printing speed to be a little on the slow side especially with photos, but even with its slow printing it’s still faster than my HP.
All in all I am satisfied with and don’t regret my purchase, I have been holding off on buying a new printer for many years because I just don’t like spending money on items like this unless I absolutely have to. My 10+ year old 932C has been having problems for over a year, but I made do with it until now. I wasn’t looking for anything top of the line so for my purposes this printer was an excellent choice. If your price range is close to what mine was and really just want a printer that can print clear documents with the occasional photo then you can not go wrong with the MP560. If this is a little more than you wanted to spend and don’t care about the wireless capability, then I encourage you to take a look at the Canon MP490
Do I recommend the MP560? Yes.
5 Stars Great printer at a great price!
After thorough research, I selected this printer based on the great reviews I discovered on Amazon. The price of $89 was rather attractive. It lived up to all of the 5 star reviews. The 5 computers in my house access this wireless beauty.
3 Stars Good all-In-One Printer, best cost porimance.
It is easy to set-up.
It is easy to use, you just follow the guidance.
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