Whoever was responsible for sending me this printer tried to pass off an used one as new and I was very disappointed and disgusted that it was used when I ordered a brand new one.My advise to people is make sure you receive what you pay for.

had to return. no problem

I had owned the MP160 for years. This MP150 works just as well.It was the only printer that I could find that uses the same exact catridges.

I have had this thing for less than a year and it did not get heavy use - maybe 20-30 pages a month at most.At first I admit that I liked it - it worked well and the print quality was okay.BUT I've had it less than a year and already it has quit working.At first I got the Service error 5100 and I put a new black ink cartridge in it and turned it on and off and on and off and it worked for a few pages. Then it would not print any color pages. So I went out and bought a new color ink cartridge and now I am still getting the error 5100 and after looking it up on the net it appears that I can either open up the p.o.s. and get inside and try to repair it myself or I can buy a new printer.I will buy a new printer, but never again a Canon.Oh, and while I'm at it, I will never buy another Epson, either. That was my last printer and while it's a good printer, they use a proprietary ink that contains a patented cleaning method and if you use generic cartridges, you are screwed, it will gunk up your Epson.Not sure what to buy but it will never be an Epson or Canon. I am looking at HP.The bottom line here is that Canon makes crappy printers and if they want to keep their good name that they've build up with their quality cameras, then they had better start making some better printers, quick!

Copy and scan functions are great and I love the design. The problem that I have is that after a few months of using it, I'm getting a blotch of dark ink on the top left hand corner of the pages that it prints. Sometimes the splattered ink is about the size of a dime! This is a huge turn off as all of the other features seem to work great. The first page also takes an aweful long time to print.

This is a great printer! It has great resolution for your color photos and the printer speed is incredible. I highly recommend this printer to users who do a moderate amount of home printing.

This printer is a question of value. Clearly, there are higher quality printers even from Canon. Likewise, there are printers that are less expensive. What I am most interested in knowing about when shopping for something is the relative value of the item. In that way, the MP150 should receive 5 stars. It is an extremely good value for what it is: a quality, at-home moderate use printer.Printing quality is fast and of high quality. Borderless 4x6 photos are what I would call very good (I have not yet printed larger). I have seen better photos, but not at this price point. You will be very happy with the occasional or semi-frequent picture you print off for friends, family, or yourself. Pictures seem a little skewed to the beige, but I don't notice any grain or lines. It will not quite replace a photo studio or online provider, but with the low cost of printing digital pictures at your local drug store, 90% of us should not be overly concerned with very, very high quality, at home printing. The Pict Bridge is nice and Canon claims pictures will not fade for 100 years if stored in proper albums.Normal document printing is good too. Not quite laser, but anyone who need regular business printing should invest in at least a low cost laser. No ink based printer will do what you need if you have a business office in your home.Scanning is very good and easy. Their software allows for all sorts of imports and scanning, while not lightning fast, is quite good. Copying is a breeze: place your document on the glass (and with an auto-adjusting top, you can easily copy books up to 1-2 inches thick), hit the black or color button, and you're done. No need to have the computer on.The paper tray leaves a little to be desired, but not too much. It's a bit flimsy and doesn't give you a great deal of confidence that it will pull paper correctly, although it has so far for me. I like the non-turning path the paper takes. Paper goes in the top and comes out straight from the front. This makes labels easier and more successful. The printer seems very good at pulling your paper media quite well without the stutter or mistakes of some HP printers.Canon offers four ink cartridges for this printer: PG 40 (black) and PG 50 (black high capacity) as well as CL41 (color) and CL51 (color high capacity). Some have said that it won't accept the high cap cartridges. I haven't tried yet.As for what I would have liked to see, the printer, while somewhat fast, can take forever to start printing. It almost always takes enough time for me to think the printer is not going to print. When I then go to remove the paper and try again, it starts up just before I get there like it was waiting for me to make the first move!The tray is rated to hold 100 pieces of paper. No way. More like 50 if you're lucky. Ink is high quality and the heads are part of the cartridge, but ink use is higher than average. Normal cartridges are rates for around 200 pages and, because there are not multiple color cartridges, if you run out of one color, you run out of everything.Finally, when compared to its competitor (HP1401), it is both more expensive and bigger. However, I would take the MP150 over the HP (and since I have both, I should know).Photo Print Quality: A-Letter Print Quality: A-Scanning: ACopying: A+Ink Usage: B-Ink Cost: BOverall: B+ to A-Essentials:USB cable (sold separately)Replacement CartridgesPhoto Paper (comes with a few 4X6 glossies)CD/DVD Rom for install

I have bought the printer for around a month and the driver already alerts me that the black ink is running out. Grantly, I print a lot as I'm a student, but I use the "super fast" option whenever possible to save ink. Well, it turns out that doesn't help much. So I advise any of one that print a lot think twice before you buy any Canon printer using the PG-40 and CL-41 catridges. They can run out very quickly.Other than this problem, the printer is ok. I like the style, the price, the multifunction capability. The print quality is average. I use HP's multipurpose paper, which isn't bad, and sometimes feel the text are not black and bold enough. Color output isn't bad, and the scanner is pretty good. The copying function is really convenient and the results are satisfying.Overall, the tiny catridges prevent me from recommending this machine. If you print a lot, look elsewhere or buy a printer-only separate ink-tank model. I wish Canon had not replaced the earlier model which uses the BCI-2x ink tank.