Especially like the dust-proof, stable drawer that locks clean (unfortunately only 150 sheets of paper in the drawer - at Brother is 250 sheets of standard). Unfortunately open paper trays are increasingly at the home office printers.
On the enclosed leaflet XXL commissioning (installing the cartridges, cables ...) is gradually explained very understandable. A MacBook Pro is controlled via WiFi the Pixma directly. That is not so. It's always a WLAN network with routers, such as Fritz! Box etc., necessary.
Tip:
If you have problems during installation and operation, should go to the website of Canon. Under the heading Products & Solutions -> Pixma MX895 -> Support & Downloads many FAQ's are well described. Canon has now asked some very good application videos on the internet. This only really show the potential of this multifunction device.
Further setup proves to be very pleasing. The fax is very easy to use. An appropriate, not too long cable for telephone socket is besides TAE F connector as adapter (large plug) on western plug (small plug). Thanks to the integrated color scanner can of course be faxed color. When scanning you can send the scanned page (s) directly as an attachment in an email, for example in Outlook. With the included software, it is also CD labels or -Cover print. However, it is not printing on a CD directly possible. If you have registered and used the original ink to high-quality graphics or templates for calendars from the Canon website can download, and integrate them into their own projects. These graphics are professionally done by Canon and look good. Of course, a connection to the Internet is necessary, for example, via WLAN.
Photos can be the way through the major credit cards, for the PIXMA MX895 front easily accessible has a reader, simply print without a PC. Compared to Internet print services, however, the photo print is priced too high, if you need larger quantities. For an occasional phrase with a color printer, one has ehehin, a super functional.
When printing still the duplex printing is (ie both sides) to mention. This is not, of course, saving paper and file folders full.
Compared to laser - Problem Ink:
+ I can not find a laser, reaching the low operating noise of the MX895. And that applies both to the printing itself so well then, where the MX895 is almost immediately totally silent and no fan lags.
+ Professional photo quality on photo paper. Graphics or web pages can be very good also printed with a laser.
- The MX895 often flushes the jet, which will cost a lot of ink and time. This may occur after a business application, sometimes disturbing, because the customer has to wait so long. Especially if you preferably black prints, goes through the rinse also the level of the color inks with fast downward. Advantage of the MX895 are the many suppliers of cheap and apparently viable replacement inks. Without this it will be poor! Also noteworthy is that the printer stops printing, even if only 1 cartridge is empty. Ie with an empty magenta ink can no longer b / w printing. So always keep spare ink on stock!
- The printing speed of a (b / w) laser -also the 100 Euro class- is far from being reached. The Brother HL 2250 (half price as PIXMA) creates 26 pages (!) Per minute. The Pixma just 12.5. This is evident even at fairly low number of pages (3-4 pages on Canning).
- The page prices for b / w prints, the cheap laser (especially Brother and Kyocera printers, eg Brother HL5350, 2250 etc.) offer today are not even begin to reach unrivaled and also with foreign ink.
The above points, as well as some small paper tray with 150 sheets emphasize the PIXMA MX895 my opinion from the professional sector (the Canon itself but with indicating). Home office area but the lower background noise is likely to be important.
Résumé:
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In the private sector, and (also upscale) Home Office thought-out, soft universal device. Practical duplex printing. The high consumption of color ink even with pure or predominant sw-pressure is a shortcoming of the printer. Replacement inks are anyway recommended and available in large numbers, for example, 10 cartridges for Canon PGI-525BK CLI-526BK CLI-526C CLI 526M CLI-526Y / 2 x black 2 x photo black 2 x blue 2 x red 2 x yellow Compatible. The printer now for 6 months working in a SOHO office without complaint and without interference.
