Canon Pixma MP830 Multifunction Printer
Features
Copy and scan 2 sided originals with auto duplex Automatic Document Feeder (ADF)
Fast printing up to 30 ppm black/ 24 ppmcolor and a photo lab quality
Super G3 (33.6 Kbps) fax with memory for 100 coded speed dials and up to 250 incoming pages
Built-in 2 sided printing/copying and second paper tray for convenient paper selections
Print up to 9600 x 2400 color dpi 1 picoliter droplet size
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Price Range:
Amazon: $169.99
Superwarehouse: $219.99
Review 1
Header: What Has Not Been Said So Far
Reviewed By: Martin Goldstein "Tech Nut"
Date Reviewed: JULY 4, 2006
First Impressions: I've only owned it for a week, and its positive aspects have been mentioned in previous reviews, but here is what I find missing with the MP830:
I have been wanting to convert all of my gas receipts, bills and business cards I collect from others and assorted papers into digital files on my computer.I bought the 830 because it had an automatic document feeder/scanner combination, and the highly rated photo-qualtiy printer was a nice addition.
Once you own the machine and get the manual you find out 2 important things 1) Scanning from the Automatic Document Feeder will not yield as good results as individually placing items on the scanner (boo!) and 2) Forget about feeding in all sorts of small bills and business cards - the ADF won't respond unless its a relatively large piece of paper. (Another Boo!)
If you want a nice scanner/photo printer/copier then this is a nice one. If you want all of your documents, large and small, converted to digital files, you might want to look at the Fujitsu Snapscan 500, which can handle business cards fed into its ADF.
I will agree with a previous reviewer that having to physically turn on the printer when needed is annoying, compared to many which will come to life when a document needs printing.
As another reviewer stated, I also find it annoying that this machine cannot scan a legal size document.
Maybe I haven't figured it out yet, but from what I can tell of the Canon scanning software for the PC, it does not seem to have a lighness/darkeness adjustment which comes in very handy when copying from receipts that have different intensities of printing on them(e.g. a cash register receipt that is readable to the naked eye, but the ink is very faint).
I was happy to have the memory card reader built into the machine when I wanted a quick photo printed. Excellent!
This machine does have an enormous number of spiffy options and features when it comes to copying documents and printing photos. One example would be that you can print a plain paper "proof sheet" containing many photos, select the ones you want with a dark pencil, scan the proof sheet and the Canon will print only the selected photos. Another would be the copier's ability to fit 2 documents on the same side of a piece of paper.
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Review 2
Header: One of the best multifunction printers
Reviewed By: Banancheck
Date Reviewed: May 3, 2006
I have owned HP and Epson all in ones. After my HP died, I researched quite a bit, and decided on the Canon MP830. I have owned canon products in the past and have been very happy, and when Amazon offered this printer for 249.99, free shipping, I couldn't pass it up. Set up was very easy and the software very good. It only took about 40 minutes to get up and running. I knew when I bought it that it did not come with a USB 2.0 cable so I bought one to have on hand when the printer arrived. Contrary to one of the reviews here, I have no problem faxing "from the glass," without using my computer.
The print speed is excellent, and the automatic document feeder a big plus! I have tried all of the features and I am very happy with the fax and print. I am a little less enthusiastic about the copy and scan. I would have to say that these features are adequate, not great. My discontent is based on the fact that the scans and copies are a little off when it comes to the color of the original. I have searched the manual and cannot find if there is a way to calibrate the color for scans and copies. I noticed that particularly with gold, the scan and fax aren't able to reproduce the color accurately. Overall it is acceptable, but like I said, not great, hence the four star rating, instead of five stars.
As far as printing and faxing, this machine is really fantastic, and I have printed several photos that have turned out perfect. Black text is sharp for an inkjet, and color printing is accurate and fast! Faxing is problem free and a breeze with the ADF for multiple pages. BTW, this machine is capable of printing a 2 sided document from 2 one sided originals, or a 2 sided original. Very nice.
Pros: Price, speed, ease of use and friendly software. Sharp black text, and great color photo printing.
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