Canon PIXMA iP6000D Ink Cartridges

Canon iP6000D Printer Review

The Canon PIXMA iP6000D is designed to be a high-quality photo inkjet printer, and it has convenient features like a PictBridge port and media card slots to make the process easier. It struggles a bit with everyday business printing, however, and speeds aren't overly fast, printing a 4x6 photo in over a minute. Canon iP6000D printer ink can be pricey, but alternatives will save money.

The design of the iP6000D is compact, but somewhat chunky. It measures 7.7x16.9x12.3 inches, so it should fit on a desktop surface, but may be wider than expected. It weighs a bit more than some of its competition, at 15.9 pounds, and this doesn't include the weight of the PIXMA iP6000D printer ink supplies. The memory card slots and PictBridge port combine with the 2.5-inch LCD screen to make it easy for users to preview and print their photos without the need for a computer.

Professional reviewers praised the model's excellent photo quality, and its reasonably-fast performance, but noted slow speeds and mixed results for business documents, including unreadable text for some stylized fonts at small sizes. Reviewers also noted that graphics printed on standard paper caused a lot of curling of paper, which doesn't affect images on photo paper.

When buying OEM versions, the price for Canon iP6000D ink tends to be high. Compatible PIXMA iP6000D ink cartridges are available from third-party vendors at less than half the price, however, and make for a much more affordable solution. Each of the Canon iP6000D ink cartridges provide up to 420 pages.

As a photo inkjet printer, the iP6000D excels, but buyers shouldn't expect a well-rounded machine. Its photo output is very impressive, but lackluster office documents make it a poor choice for a user who plans to use it for anything other than images.