Canon Pixma mini320 Compact Photo Inkjet Printer (2172B002)

After fighting with and subsequently ditching my hp photosmart printer for a brother laser printer, I purchased this printer so that I could still print some photos at home. I usually print out photos for the sole purpose of hanging on the fridge or to give to the grandmas....any heavy duty prints I order from www.mpix.com. If I would have written this review a few days ago I would have rated it poorly, but now that I have had a few days to play I realize that I am just a big dummy instead.
1. I have always used an hp printer so I have mounds of hp paper lying around. The prints that were coming out looked horrible. They smudged, had roller marks and the colors were not that great. This morning I went to Target and for less than $15.00 bought a 100 count package of 4x6 glossy photo II paper and WOW what a difference. The first photo that I printed looked amazing, the quality is comparable to the ones that I send away for.
2. When I was setting up the printer it kept giving me an error message saying that it could not complete the auto-align steps needed for setup. After I shouted a load of explicatives at the printer and read the manual a hundred times I still could not get it to align. I decided what the heck and I printed a photo anyway. To my dismay all of the colors came out except blue. So I performed the nozzle cleaning and then voila the printer did an auto-align immediately and the blue ink was flowing properly.
After these minor snags, the printer is working wonderfully and I am very pleased with the results of the photos.

I would give it more stars if possible.
A VERY GOOD PRODUCT AND IT WOR KS GREAT.
Better than the piece of C--P ONE TOUCH from KODAK that I had.

I have a larger Canon Pixma that I love, but wanted a portable one that did not have to be hooked up to computer. This is exactly what I hoped it would be! I had it up and running in minutes, and the prints are great! I am having so much fun :) I also bought one for my Mom to make it much easier for her to print her photos also (she has an all-in-one printer, fax, scanner). The prints look really good, and I love the crop feature. Not sure how long the ink included will last, so better order more. I'm havin a great time!
Also, I ordered it here on Amazon, but it shipped from J&R Music and Computer World. Very fast turn-around! If you are considering purchasing this printer, I would do it before the price increases. There is a $50 instant rebate that is reflected in most seller prices, but I'm sure it won't last forever...

Great little printer! It's fast, easy to use and the prints come out perfect.

I do a lot of digital photography and this little guy is a quality printer for the price...I can take it with me wherever I go and the image quality is as good as a much larger, more expensive unit.