Canon Pixma MG2560 (page 2 of 6)

It was cheap at the post office. On the top of the box it said 'USB cable not included', on the side of the box it said ;USB cable not included', the list of contents on the outside of the box did not show a USB cable. I was not surprised to not find one. Set up was easy, print quality is good and it is good value. Bit of a pain to be liited to one copy at a time when not connected to the computer.

I bought this model from Harvey Norman for $17- as well as a HP printer costing more. I didn't use the Cannon as I bought it as a spare($17). After using the HP for some time and becoming fed up with the quality of printing and the drivers always being faulty or missing (software), I decided to try the MG2560. The quality of color printing is exceptional, and I would suggest if you would like to find the most intricate color page you can find and print that page. Mine was missing a cable for which I had a spare so for me it wasn't an issue. Try printing a color page and you will be totally astonished at the quality. If you don't have a cable, trust me and go buy one, you have a little miracle waiting to come to life in your MG2560

I bought this printer at Big W, just needed something to start organising my paper work. Get home to set it up and go through all the install prompts and downloads etc to find that after about 20 mins of it doing its thing it is asking me for a usb cable. I looked inside the box to find no usb cable, I looked all on the box to find in tiny writing “no usb included”. I was shocked! no usb for something that requires it for laptop to printer connection. I wasted my time messing with it and frustrated that a simple USB cord was not included. I wou...

Absolutely mortified that the USB cable does not come with the printer!! Not only do I have to buy it separately but I have to make another trip to the shops! Wouldn't have a clue where to buy one either. Waste of time. Definetly wont be buying another one. I pray the actual printer works or i will be writing another terrible review.

It was a bit hard to set up but it was still alright. Then I printed my documents several times, all the time I needed to look for the wifi and connect again and again. Sometimes it didint work and there was no solution. I decided to throw away this crap and bought new one. I suggest everyone when they buy a printer, it's better to check the price of inks as well.

No it’s trash why bother even putting it in shops
Withdraw it or be honest and write on box buyer beware
Can’t make any sense of the website
Go through all the installing on multiple devices still doesn’t work
Why can you explain why
And contact with canon is impossible seriously you can do better
I had a canon yrs back and it was great what a shame your company deliver such poor quality products in 2018

When I click on "PRINT" I get a choice of where to save the document. It only allows me to print something saved on a document. I hate it! Tried to print my insurance ID card. Finally called and told them to just mail it after it printed a jumbled mess several times. Waste of money.

So bought my printer today and no cable why would you sell a printer with no cable, they assume you have one but this is the first printer i bought so im not buying any canon products again.
Its like buying a laptop with no charger, it doesn't make sense!

I bought it early this year (2018) and it has never worked, contacted Canon support many times they suggested things to do, but nothing fixed the problem. I purchase it because of price, due to being unemployed I couldn't afford a more expensive one. I simply needed to print resumes.

Firstly, I paid $50 for this printer from my Post Office. Upon looking at reviews most have paid less than $30 for this pile of junk. Secondly, the USB cable necessary to have a working printer is not included. Why Canon would not include the most crucial piece of equipment is beyond me. Pathetic. Will not be purchasing a Canon printer ever again.

Brought the printer to get some important documents printed, was setting it up and found out that there is no USB included. Why would they want to sell a product with crucial element missing is beyond me. Spent 2 hours in frustration and finally gave up. Gonna return this piece of junk to the store first thing in the morning and stop using canon products in general.

I bought simply for scanning purposes, so a cheap buy really. I finally found a usb cord to connect to my laptop (one is not supplied) however that was not the last of the issues. By reading the comments here I was able to shorten the exasperating set-up time and survive, hair intact. I copied the disc from an old laptop to a USB to install the driver. Had to uninstall and reinstall for it to finally work. I took note that they expect you to align the print heads and disregarded this step once I knew the printer was connected and working. I finally found a file that enabled me to scan then set arranged my settings for scan and voila! Scanning happily to PC.

Immediately after paying for this the retailer told me I had to buy ink as it comes with very little ink, so the indicated price means nothing as you immediately have to pay more - with the price of ink costing the same as the printer. Rip off!

All previous printers I've ever bought were plug in and use, this one required a call to Canon to get it going as the driver website they listed (given it wasn't plug in and go) didn't even exist when I tried to access it, and getting the drivers was a pain and huge waste of my time.

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I gave it 3 stars, taking into account that the printer with colour and black cartridge costs only $33, i.e. about half of the 2 cartridges alone.
After a nightmarish amount of hours to set it up, I found it prints quite well - I did print a photo to start with.

Now, I am certainly not complaining about the not included printer cable (I am sure I have more than 10 of those lying around, while I really use only my 5m long printer cable, which allows me to position the printer somewhere out of the way). What is really really bad is the unimag...

Why sell a printer without the USB cable required to connect it to your computer? Every other electronic device I've ever bought has included the necessary accessories! I thought it must be wireless, but nope, just inexplicably under-equipped... I checked if it contained ink cartridges before I bought it, but never thought it might not have a USB! At least Canon was generous enough to include a power cable...

The print quality of this printer is good for its price.
One downside of this printer is that is has been priced many times as being cheaper to purchase than the ink itself so I have had 5 of these printers sitting to go in the council throw out, all because they were cheaper than the price of the ink, and If the Ink is not replaced within a certain amount of time of it running out, the print head dries up.

I’ve only just received this but so far works well and got it at a bargain price. Easy to set up, great quality brand and so much cheaper to buy new. Have to try the scanner yet but can’t fault this. Not the sexist but economical. Would recommend for a student. Easy to replace ink.

The fact that this printer does not come with a USB connection cable nor does it state anywhere on the box that it doesn't come with a USB or needs one to function makes it deserving of a 1 star rating.
If the printer box included a USB cord then we wouldn't have had to abort mission halfway through the set up and we would instead be using the printer instead of writing a one star review complaining..

I'm sure the printer works wonderfully but I won't be finding out! It's not wireless, which is fine, I'm happy to use a lead, but it doesn't come with the lead. So you get all the way home, set it all up, and realize you have to go out again and spend 10 bucks on some obscure cable.
Waste. Of. My. Time.
(I'm angry because I needed to print something important ASAP).

I just bought this printer, although it looks cheap it is not.very light design and it loads paper from the back. doesn't come with a usb lead which is ok I have a few of those, nor is it a wireless device. This printer is handy for home not to do massive amounts of printing.

To pay $19 for a printer is a bargain, almost ridiculously cheap. Fantastic if you just want a printer sitting in the corner to print an occasional letter or receipt. Features are amazing for the price too.
Print quality starts of fine but deteriorates over time. If you are going to use a printer often, then this printer is not for you.
The big downside is when the time comes to replace the ink cartridges. The printer takes 2 cartridges (black and a multi colour one) and the cost of these two inks starts at about $64.95!! More than trip...

I bought this Pixma 2560 from The Good Guys more than 10 days. Cost $28.00 (original price $33.00). Have used it many times to scan and print a number of documents and photos. No problem at all. Very happy with the results from one of the cheapest scan-copy-print machines on the market. Surprising to read some negative comments about this machine. I don't have problem with the connector as I can utilise one from my old Canon printer (which I bought 5 years ago for $20).

just bought my 2560, my last was 3560 and YES it was ok, just about to install but am reading lots that there is no USB cable does say NO USB on the box NEED to read the directions.have 2 USB cables so surely one will fit my new one.

I purchased this printer a few months ago when Harvey Norman had them reduced to $17 and I think I know why now, it seemed to "drink" the ink cartridges very quickly I thought, and there are some glitches when printing, it seems to need to have a moment to "think" before printing all the while making lots of noise like printing is in progress, but it's not and nothing is happening except a lot of noise and clicking, ink refills are expensive by my standard but printing quality is good. It is a multi-function printer so I will be keeping it as a spare but am going to go back to the laser style of printer.

My canon printer works really well, it was easy to connect up to my Mac computer. All functions work well eg page numbers etc. the problem is the buying of cartridges. One cartridge costs more than the printer!! I will think twice next time I buy a printer. Now I source non Canon brand inkjet cartridges to use and I don't worry about them potentially damaging the printer as I can buy a new printer very cheap.