Furnishings:
The printer is unwrapped and the transit bolts are removed. Where they are, is explained with a pictographic Quick Start Guide and is simple. Then, the printer is connected to the mains; the power supply to the printer and the outlet is only a sufficiently long power cord with a narrow connector very practical. Inserting the supplied printer cartridge for black and color is not a problem. It becomes interesting when you connect the printer to a computer, because a USB cable is not supplied. The same I've experienced with my Canon MG 3550, what I there however was not as bad as it has Wi-Fi and I had bought him for use on the network. Who now are the iP2850 but on the desk and unlike me with diverse IT cables called a drawer not his own, now has a problem. Here I give a deduction for a printer that can be connected via USB, you should also supply with USB cable; Finally something for the supplier Pfennig products at the usual discharge amounts. But who reads my review, now knows: cable separately (For example AmazonBasics USB 2.0 Cable A Male to B Male), if not at home stock.
Style:
The printer is kept in a matt white, reminiscent of IT equipment from the 90s. A matter of taste, but not mine. Practically, the upper paper feeder and the well-fitting slide to fix the paper according to the width. Impractical, the ejection where a stopper is missing, and the term is thus shot over the desk, especially if you print multiple documents A4. Therefore suitable for frequent printer little.
Print quality:
Here the iP2850 can be very good points. Normal document printing goes quickly (about 8 pages SW and 4 pages per minute in color) and the printed image is precise and contoured, neither streaks nor stripes are visible. Even the photo printing is accurate and very well resolved, the colors are real and powerful, and in accordance with good output image is the printing of very good quality for a reasonable home printer. (Printed I have on glossy photo paper from HP and agree to the pressure definitely satisfied.) Still is a basic program of Canon image processing and printing on the CD with the drivers for the simple pressure on; even without the driver separately to install Windows 8.1 has the printer incidentally detected easily via USB and integrated in the system, in my experience the should work on Windows 7 as well.
Ink:
As Rockefeller not earned his money with the gas lamps which he partially gave away but with the gas for the lamps, printer manufacturers do not deserve the printer, but the ink. Original cartridges do not cost little, the Canon ink cartridge PG545 CL546 ink cartridge are black and multicolored Canon with this printer, for that matter, still halfway under. There are for this printer also XL cartridges per milliliter ink are a bit cheaper, but all Little printers I would not recommend it as a dried-XL cartridge is much more annoying than a small dried cartridge. If you use a printer infrequently, one runs namely always a risk that the print head may dry.
In my experience, you can Canon cartridges the way quite well refill or get 10 euros ready refilled cartridges. In my Canon MG3550 I use currently refilled cartridges and the print quality has not diminished.
Conclusion:
Cheap and entry-level model is correct, and for the beginner's true quality. For the little printer that from time to time want to print a letter or Photo and the printer has are otherwise unremarkable anywhere in the study, the device is therefore certainly appropriate. For the (Central) Much printer and advanced users, the device is less suitable for the described weaknesses that might not even notice the newcomers so. I give the printer finally good three star.
