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 The Holy Grail of AIOs? October 4, 2009
charlesn (New York, NY)
234 out of 238 found this review helpful
Fair disclosure: I've had this printer up and running for less than 48 hours. But the early results have been so incredibly good, I felt a review was in order. If you, like me, have been on an endless search for an AIO that actually worked as advertised and could hold its own with minimal compromise vs. more task specific printers, then I believe your search has ended with the 990.
Setup: A+. I have two Macs, one a PowerMac G5 running 10.5, the other a Macbook Pro running Snow Leopard, both on my Airport Extreme (simultaneous dual band) network, and setup was about as close to plug and play as you could get. Just BE SURE that if you're running 10.6, you download all the latest drivers from Canon's website. The software CD packed with the printer is not updated for Snow Leopard.
Wireless Performance: As noted above, connecting to my home network was a snap. I've had no dropped connections over two days. Now, I've never had a problem printing wirelessly in the past, but scanning wirelessly and reliably? Forget it. At least, until the 990, which worked flawlessly on both machines from the first scan. You'd swear that Apple, and not Canon, had designed this hardware/software solution. Pop in a document, click scan, choose which computer you want to send it to and you're done.
Printing Quality: A. Superb quality on both black text and color graphics, and all reasonably quick.
Photo Quality: Haven't gotten into this yet, but professional reviews posted thus far indicate that the photo printing performance is excellent.
Scanning/Copying Quality: A. Scans and copies are incredibly good. Haven't tried negs or slides as yet.
Ease of Use: A. If Apple designed its own printer, this is how it would work. An amazingly intuitive interface.
I'll post an update after I've put it through its paces a while longer, but it's a definite 5 stars out of the box. Thanks for taking the time to read this review--I hope you found the info useful in helping you make a buying decision!
Update as of 10/16/09:
The Bad News: Within 2 weeks of posting my review, this printer has dropped in price by $100! Oh well... that'll teach me to be first in line to buy a new model! :-)
The Good News: I rated it 5 stars at $299 and I still think it's every bit as good as noted in my review. At $199, it's now a steal of a deal as well.
UPDATE AS OF 12/7/09
The professional reviews are now coming in for the MP990, and they're raving: Computer Shopper gave it a 9 out of 10, and [...] gave it Editor's Choice, stating that they had a hard time coming up with any "cons" for their conclusion. I remain totally satisfied after two months of use.
UPDATE AS OF 4/3/10
So, 6 months after purchase, do I still think this is a 5 star printer? Well, yes and no. The printer performance remains every bit as good as previously described. But the ink usage has been another matter. While I've owned a variety of other inkjets, this is my first Canon, and I feel it penalizes you more than other brands for light usage. After printing perhaps 2-3 dozen pages with color on them--and I'm talking very moderate amounts of color and no printing of photos--I've just had to replace all five color cartridges at a cost of $50 at Amazon discount prices. Do the math and you realize that this is a huge cost-per-page, driven by this printer's all-too-frequent automatic cleaning cycles of the print cartridges, which use up large amounts of ink whether you're actually priniting or not. Of course, all inkjets do this, but I feel this Canon takes it to a whole other level that just seems like a blatant cleaning of your wallet. That said, if you print color regularly, the ink usage may well be on par with the norm.
PIXMA MP990 October 22, 2009
James (USA)
52 out of 55 found this review helpful
Today I received my new Canon PIXMA MP990 Inkjet Photo All-In-One Printer from Amazon. There is only one word to describe this printer: Wow!
After unpacking the printer, installing the drivers and software from the included CD-ROM, I updated the drivers and software for Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard from Canon's website. The Wi-Fi setup took about one minute and it has been working flawlessly all day.
Then I scanned a few documents and printed them out - the quality is just amazing.
There are six ink cartridges in total (in their installed order):
*Magenta (221)
*Black (221)
*Grey (221)
*Pigment Black (220)
*Cyan (221)
*Yellow (221)
There is a pigment-based black ink cartridge (220) that is only used for printing text. The rest of the dye-based ink cartridges (221) are used for printing photos. The text output is as clear or better than a laser printer, and the photo output is absolutely stunning IMHO.
If you are looking for a new printer for Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard get the new Canon PIXMA MP990 printer. You won't be disappointed...
a fair review November 16, 2009
Katya V. Bezerra (rio de janeiro, brazil)
24 out of 25 found this review helpful
I have professional scanner and printer but did not need all the equipment i had so i decided to get this one not before reading everything i could and checking personally this baby. i was so surprised it is by far the best all-in-one there. the quality of scanned pics and the copies you get from this one. you will save all your pics and get rid of the originals.my negatives have more than 20 years and still i was able to get the pics look better than the positive original ones. dont be fooled, get this all-in-one, follow instructions step-by-step and you will be using it in about 20 minutes, and once you start using it you wont stop till all the pics are digitalized. no noise, no waste of ink or paper, just the perfect equipment for a semi-pro. you can use this as copier, printer and scanner, it is y far way better than fax machine. Instead of faxing a document just scan it and email it. i give you my word, you will love not just this all-in-one but your pictures. you will look at then in a different way.i hope you have great time using it, as i do using mine.
Best printer yet January 24, 2010
xstitch (Sioux Falls, SD)
16 out of 16 found this review helpful
I've owned my Canon Pixma MP990 for nearly three months and finally decided to post a review. I've owned HP printers as well as Canon Pixma models MP780 and MX700. The MP990 is by far the best printer I've ever used. From some of the comments other reviewers posted, I can't comprehend how we can own the same model printer and have such different experiences.
Setup was a breeze. Contrary to what one person posted, there's no need for a USB cable if you're configuring the MP990 to work in a wireless connection with a Windows PC. In order to ensure I had the latest driver and other software, I downloaded them from Canon's website rather than use the included CD. This was the first time I'd ever used a wireless printer with my PCs; the process to get everything operating properly couldn't be any easier.
The MP990 is quiet, reliable, and I really like the large LCD (especially after using the tiny one on a Canon MX700). While none of my Canon printers have a problem with jamming, the MX700 sometimes pulls sheets of paper in crooked. No problem of any kind with the MP990. Photo and text quality are superb. I was amused by another reviewer who complained how it requires strong fingers to remove the orange plastic caps on Canon ink cartridges. I'm a petite, middle-aged woman and have absolutely no problem snapping off these caps (neither should any reasonably bright child). The MP990 doesn't have a fax capability. Considering how much trouble my MX700's fax feature caused with my phone's answering machine, I'm glad there's no fax. With the use of e-mail attachments, I rarely need a fax capability these days.
My sole objection to the MP990 is Canon's decision to use substantially smaller ink cartridges in this model compared with my other Canon printers. While these cartridges hold less ink, their prices aren't any lower; funny how that works. Also, the MP990 uses a gray ink cartridge which no local store carries. Since I buy ink cartridges from Amazon that's not a problem for me, but it's a good idea to keep a supply on hand since the gray ink cartridge is very difficult to find in stores.
Prices for the MP990 seem to fluctuate greatly. I paid $169 with free shipping; I've seen them on Amazon for as low as $148 with free shipping to as much as $275. Assuming you buy one at a decent price, I think the MP990 is an outstanding printer, especially in a wireless network.
Canon PIXMA MP990 October 14, 2009
Heywood Jablomee
17 out of 18 found this review helpful
In short, this printer at just under $200 is a pretty good deal. The feature set is above average and the print quality rocks. Setup was a snap, but there was a heck of a lot of tape to take off from all over the machine. The flip up screen looks snazzy and the overall looks of the machine aren't ugly by any means. Nice menu and it's a plus to be able to view and print photos from cameras and other devices without using your computer. I wish it were quieter, but that's about my only complaint about it. I'm used to a beast of an HP business inkjet and it's larger inkwells, so we'll see how long these smaller ink cartridges with the Canon last. So, maybe I'll have 2 complaints down the road, but that kind of issue is what you deal with in printing crap at home. Certainly a 4 1/2 star printer.
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