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Canon Pixma IP3500

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Pros
Fast; low-priced; crisp, black text
Has a second input tray
Cons
Crowded design; inscrutable buttons
Fleshtones tend to be yellowish

$36.99 - $79.99
From 4 Merchants

Pricing: Very Inexpensive: $80 (5/8/2008)
Performance: Good: 79
Features: Good: 79
Design: Very Good: 82

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Pricing

Very Inexpensive: $80

Standard-Capacity Black Cartridge - $16.25

Standard-Capacity Color Cartridge - $14.25

Performance

Good: 79

Text Printing (Plain Paper, Normal Settings)
Tested Text Speed (ppm)	8.3
Three-Page Word Document (secs)	42.7
Ten-Page Word Document (secs)	93.72
Text Output Quality	Very Good

Color Printing (Plain Paper, Normal Settings)
Tested Color Speed (ppm)	3.2
Two-Page Excel Document (secs)	39.71
One-Page Webpage (secs)	18.96
4 by 6 Color Photo (secs)	16.17
Color Output Quality	Good

Color Photo Printing (Glossy Paper, Best Settings)
Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm)	1.6
Sports Action Shot (secs)	37.05
Color Photo Quality	Superior

Grayscale Printing (Plain Paper, Normal Settings)
Tested Grayscale Speed (ppm)	3.9
4 by 6 Grayscale Photo (secs)	15.22
Grayscale Output Quality	Very Good

Lineart Printing (Plain Paper, Best Settings)
Tested Lineart Speed (ppm)	6
300dpi Line Art Image (secs)	10.01
Line Art Output Quality	Good

Features

Good: 79

Dimensions
Dimensions	17.2 by 11.9 by 5.7
Weight (pounds)	10.8

Vendor Rated Speeds
B&W Pages per Min.	B&W PPM:25
Color Pages per Min.	Color PPM:17

Resolutions
Max. B&W dpi	600-by-600
Max. Color dpi	4800-by-1200

Interfaces
Parallel Port	No
Serial Port	No
USB 1.1	Yes
USB 2.0	Yes
Ethernet	No
PictBridge	Yes
Other Interfaces	IrDA

Drivers
Macintosh	Yes
Windows 98	No
Windows NT	No
Windows 2000	Yes
Windows XP	Yes
Linux	No

Power
Maximum Power Draw (watts)	11
Standby Power Draw (watts)	0.8

Multifunction Printer Specs
Fax Memory (pages)	0

Paper Handling
Number of Input Trays, Standard	1
Number of Input Trays, Maximum	1
Tray Capacity, pages	150
Maximum Sheets With Optional Paper Trays	150
Manual Feed Slot	No
Maximum Paper Size	Legal
Output Tray Capacity	75
Auto Duplexer	No

Warranty & Support
Labor Warranty (years)	One
Parts Warranty (years)	One
Weekday Support Hours	16
Saturday Support Hours	10
Sunday Support Hours	0
Toll-Free Support	Yes

Vendor-Supplied Data (in Pages)
Monthly Duty Cycle	0

Bundled Items
Included Software	Easy-PhotoPrint EX

Reliability & Service
Summary of results for all of brand's products in this category	Readers rate Canon better than average in practically every reliability and support category. This stellar performance is even more impressive when you consider that Canon aced our last R&S survey too.

Reliability of brand's products in this category
Reports of products arriving with problems	Better than Average
Reports of products with any significant problems	Better than Average
Reports of problems that render a product unusable	Better than Average
Buyers' rating of products ease-of-use	Better than Average
Overall satisfaction with reliability of brand's products in category	Better than Average

Service & Support Quality
Time spent holding for phone support	Better than Average
Overall quality of vendor's phone support	Better than Average
Reports of problems unresolved after contacting service	Average
Overall quality of service	Better than Average

Design

Very Good: 82

Canon Pixma iP3500 Inkjet Printer Review

by Melissa Riofrio

- The Canon Pixma iP3500 inkjet printer is ambitious, squeezing a lot of printer functionality into an inexpensive package. While it falls short in some ways, it's still a great value.

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User Reviews for Canon Pixma IP3500

Reviewed by: rperry0220

Duration of ownership: 8 Months

Strengths: compact good looks

Weaknesses: Frequent jams, high ink costs per print

Overall Evaluation: Poor ink management makes this a cheap printer to buy, but an expensive printer to maintain. Photo reproduction is mediocre, even when compared to other budget printers. I've experienced frequent paper jambs, particularly from the front loading tray. It does have crisp black ink printing, but the cartridges are expensive and an internal chip prevents them from being refilled.
Reviewed by: skidlin

Duration of ownership:

Strengths: Fast, great printing quality, low price, auto-power on/off, 2 paper feed directions, and separate ink cartridges(interchangeable with other Canon printers).

Weaknesses: Basic features.

Overall Evaluation: I bought this printer to replace my two old Epson printers because the ink cartridges for them were becoming costlier and harder to find. I'm glad that Canon has one uniform line of ink cartridges for most models so that I don't have to worry about its cartridges running out of production for quite a long while. The printing quality is definitely outstanding, at least, compared to my other two Epson's. Very clear text printing without smudges. Beautiful photo prints especially with the photo glossy paper included in the box. Overall, very satisfied.