I've owned the PIXMA iP3000 for a few years now and it has given me fewer problems than my more expensive printers. It is no longer manufactured and I see the price is going up for the remaining ones. When I purchased the iP3000, it was a great deal.
While it does an adequate job of printing photos if the proper paper is used, that is not what I got it for. I just wanted a reliable general use printer for home office needs (Mac based). It prints out documents very well, and presentations too. Web pages look decent as well. It prints fairly fast and is rather quiet while doing so. The software that came with it is okay but I just use the utilities and drivers. Ink replacement and maintenance is fairly simple and I've never had to replace the print heads. They have clogged on occasion after not using the printer for a while, but running the cleaning cycle several times solves that. It isn't an ink hog, but Canon inks are expensive so I've been getting a generic brand that costs 1/5 as much and getting good results.
The PIXMA iP3000 has been a reliable printer for me for a long time, so if you don't expect very high quality photo printing and if you can get a deal on one, go for it!
(101 customers reviews)
Customers Rating=4.5 / 5.0
More Detail For Canon PIXMA iP3000 Photo Printer
- Up to 4,800 x 1,200 dpi color resolution
- Up to 22 ppm black, 15 ppm color; 4-by-6-inch photo in about 36 seconds
- Built-in 2-sided printing; 4 individual ink tanks
- Direct print port, PictBridge compatible
- USB interface; PC and Mac compatible
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