I will not dwell on the print quality Canon's own, evidenced by the 75 other comments. I just want to warn future buyers that this printer is extremely greedy cartridges. Before the MP640, I owned the IP 5000. I was replacing the cartridges 3 times a year, on average. With the 640, I go to the cashier every 2 months; it is properly lamentable, especially as when replacing its line of printers, Canon took the opportunity to reduce the volume of its ink cartridges (9ml instead of 12). If you print regularly, seriously consider the alternative of laser.