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I bought this printer as a compromise based on budget. I've not owned a Canon printer before and although I was aware of their standing in the colour printer business I have no experience of it until now.

Firstly, its a lot of printer in so many ways, none more so than the sheer bulk... this is not a discreet desktop model believe me. But get past that and I guarantee this is the best A3 printer you will own. The colour depth and quality are excellent and it reproduces 6mp images from my Nikon to such an amazing quality it looks like professional printing. Thats the main reason I have given it top marks really and one other important thing...

Sooooo many manufacturers now feel it is OK to rip off the consumer with high priced inks that require the whole set changing when one goes...Epsom for example and they have 6 or 8 cartridges!! This Canon is simplicity itself. When you lift the lid, the cartridge blinks at you... the faster the blink, the nearer it is to changing and finally, when it is 100% empty and not before, it gives you an expired warning But best of all these inks are only about £8-10 each one lasts about 200+ A3 sheets and there are only four of them (if you feel you need more this is not the printer for you). I have found them online in a bundle as low as £4.00 so when you only need one ink, it is well worth it.

One small negative. Its a tad on the noisy side when printing and loading paper but then again, what inkjet printer isn't!

Buy this printer if you want to print large photos or graphics to hang on your wall and be proud of. That's what I needed it for and it hasn't disappointed me one bit. Result!

I have had an Epson A3 for several years. When it packed up I was told it would cost almost £200 to repair! I decided to look for a replacement. The
A3 epson had some poor reveiws so I looked at the Canon printers. I was stunned by the possible saving, so checked the replacement ink prices. These too seemed very reasonable. So I took the plunge, I have many other Canon products that all have proved to be top quality.
I have been amazed by this machines speed and exceptional quality printing on all types of media. The A3+ size glossy prints are superb, and mono photo prints are rich in tonality and depth.
I agree with one or two others it is a bit clunky taking the paper in, and spits it out with venom, a minor issue. The results make this an outstanding product I would recommend to anyone requiring upto A3+ printing with results far above the budget A3 printer price.

I was looking to purchase an A3 printer but was apprehensive about it, owing to the problems I had heard about them in general. This one was reasonably priced and was delivered swiftly. It is a fantastic machine! Reliable, has never chewed up a piece of paper and economical on ink. Highly recommended to anyone looking to purchase an A3 printer.

I bought this printer because I wanted to print A3 engineering drawings as well as A4 engineering reports and specifications. The printer is very easy to set up and I had it working very quickly. I use the printer with a wireless print server and it is kept in my office. I have two laptop computers which access it wirelessly and I print A4 and A3 documents from one or the other. The printer seems to be very fast compared to previous printers. The fact that it uses four ink cartridges is a definte advantage. I have had the printer for about 3 weeks and it has jammed only once - but I managed to clear it using the instructions from the electronic manual. I have yet to use it to print photographs - but I have every confidence that it will be a success. I am very pleased with my purchase - it is a very large machine but seems to be will engineered.

I bought this printer 6 weeks ago to print A3 photo's, excellent results
up until now, no problems whatso-ever with installation.
Would recommend without hesitation.