However the printer arrived with 1 missing print cartridge' I spent 2 hrs trying to configure the printer and after calling Cannon customer

Printing photos will kill the ink cartridge

Knock-off cartridges from known companies available that work just fine.

I love that it prints on both sides, the cassette at the base holds lots of paper, and there are cheap replacement cartridges available (not by Canon

You need to replace ridiculously expensive cartridges

Luckily, i also purchased the ink and paper bundle which had the missing Magenta cartridge

Then they pushed out a software update which caused the printer to reject my non-Canon ink cartridges.

First the pros:The cartridges are MUCH cheaper, the printer is SOOooo much more quiet than the Brother printer

I love that it prints on both sides, the cassette at the base holds lots of paper, and there are cheap replacement cartridges available (not by Canon

Knock-off cartridges from known companies available that work just fine.

I had purchased Canon products (camera and printers) and for most part they work as per the specs, though the user interface is not exactly friendly

Very nice e to have