7.2 out of 10

Canon PIXMA MP500

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  • User Score (27)
    7.4 7.4 from 27 reviewers
  • Expert Score (10)
    9.0 9.0 from 10 reviewers
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Pros & Cons

  • easy to use, reasonably fast print times, so many to list, good quality prints, great quality
  • slow to start up, download from your camera, printer cable not included, not for copygeneral, inks are good

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Manufacturer's Specs

Printers Attributes

  • Print Speed (up to)
    Black: 29 ppm (approx. 2.1 seconds/page)* Color: 19 ppm (approx. 3.2 seconds/page)* Color Photo: 4" x 6" borderless: approx. 51 seconds*
  • Number of Nozzles
    Black: 320 Color: 256 x 2 (Y, Bk) 512 x 2 (C,M) Total: 1,856
  • Print Resolution (up to)
    Black: 600 x 600 dpi** Color: 9600 x 2400 dpi**
  • Ink Compatibility
    PGI-5 Pigment Black CLI-8K Black CLI-8C Cyan CLI-8M Magenta CLI-8Y Yellow
  • Ink Droplet Size
    1 and 5 picoliters
  • Paper Sizes
    Letter, Legal, Credit Card (2.13" x 3.39"), 4" x 6," 5" x 7", U.S. #10 Envelopes
  • Output Tray Capacity
    Auto Sheet Feeder Plain Paper: Approx. 150 Sheets (13mm) 4" x 6" Photo Paper: 20 Sheets Cassette: Plain Paper: Approx. 15 Sheets(13mm) 4" x 6" Photo Paper: 20 Sheets

Copier

  • Copy Speed (up to)
    Black: 29 cpm (approx. 2.1 sec/page)* Color: 19 cpm (approx. 3.2 sec/page)*
  • Reductions Enlargement
    25% - 400%
  • Copy Feature
    Auto Magnification, AE (Auto Exposure), Borderless 4 on 1, Fading Correction, Duplex, Fit-to-Page, Image Repeat

Review Summary

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With the versatile PIXMA MP500 Photo All-In-One on your desktop, you’ll ask yourself how you ever got along without it. This amazing machine delivers an impressive resolution of up to 9600 x 2400 c…

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  1. Canon Pixma MP500

    Reviewer: Digitaltrends
    21 November 2006
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    The Canon PIXMA MP500 model is an advanced all-in-one performer with a 2.5" color LCD viewer. It can print up to 9600 x 2400 color dpi2 images with microscopic droplets as small as... Read more

  2. This general-purpose all-in-one printer offers fast speeds and high print quality.

    Reviewer: PC World
    11 January 2006
    Overall 8
    8.0
    Features 8
    8.0
    Performance 9
    9.0
     

    Upshot: The MP500 may lack some frills, but it delivers a great combination of performance, quality, and paper handling at a fair price. Read more

  1. Reviewer: scristaldi, PC World
    04 March 2008
    Overall 2
    2.0
     

    Software will not let you turn color off! Printer slowly uses even when you push bars all the way one way or the other. Should be able to just turn color printing off. This printer could have been a good purchase but with the ink issues and some other printer problems it IS NOT A GOOD BUY! Read more

  2. Print quality good

    Reviewer: Jim, Digitaltrends
    14 September 2006
    Overall 7
    7.0
     

    Print quality good but uses allot of ink. This printer seems to use ink when not printing. When you turn printer on after extended off period printer has to reprime print heads causing it to use extra ink. Individual cartridge feature don't seem to help as they all run out at the same time anyway. Read more

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