Canon Pixma iP8500

73 reviews

Feb, 2025

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 73 reviews of Canon Pixma iP8500. The average rating for this product is 4.3/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Reviewers really like the print quality and noise. The design and usability also get good reviews. There are some mixed comments about the price. Some have doubts about the size and reliability.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Canon Pixma iP8500 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 85/100 = Very good quality.

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 17 user reviews of Canon Pixma iP8500 from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 4.1/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.co.uk. Reviewers really like the noise. The performance also gets good feedback, whereas the reliability and price get critical views.

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76% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Feb, 2025

Expert review by : Jeff Dorgay (pcworld.com)

Canon Pixma iP8500

Fast ; Full duplex printing ; Great color ; Updated design looks cool and protects the printer when it's not in use ; Quiet

No option for fine-art papers ; No FireWire port ; Dye-based inks lack long-range archival permanence ; Black-and-white prints have a sepia cast

Prints photos quickly and has a duplexer; ink and paper costs are below average. Direct-print features are limited.

Jan, 2005

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Expert review by (pcmag.com)

Canon Pixma iP8500 Photo Printer

At 6.7 by 17.8 by 11.5 inches (HWD), the iP8500 is a little larger than most ink jets, but not by much. As with the i9900, you'll find a PictBridge connector for cameras on the front, a separate cartridge for each ink inside, and a total of eight ink...

Impressively fast, high-quality photos. Separate cartridge for each ink color. Prints directly from PictBridge cameras

No memory card slots. Text/graphics quality and speed are good but not in the same league as photo quality and speed

The Canon Pixma iP8500 Photo Printer is designed for photos. Eight ink colors yield a wide color gamut, and 6,144 nozzles let it print photos at high speed. It's not designed with business applications in mind, but it's still fast enough for use as an...

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Canon PIXMA iP8500

The PIXMA iP8500 photo printer is Canon's first ChromaPLUS eight-color ink letter-sized format photo printer, designed for photographers and consumers seeking vivid color and precision with the highest level of photo printing quality. Canon's...

The iP8500 is a very fast printer, here's some average print times using the same 4-megapixel JPEG image and Canon Photo Paper Pro glossy media (except where noted):

Nov, 2004

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Expert review by : Peter K. Burian (shutterbug.com)

Canonâ-'s PIXMA iP8500 Photo Printer; Top Of The Line Model In PIXMA Printer Offerings

When compared to earlier six-color Canon printers, the PIXMA iP8500 generates images with even richer tones, particularly in the red and green spectrum.

Jul, 2005

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Expert review by : Jeff Dorgay (macworld.com)

Canon Ink-Jet Photo Printers

The printer you should purchase depends on your workflow, desk real estate, and budget, as well as the printer's image quality and image longevity. Of these two models, I prefer the i9900 for its ability to produce much bigger prints and for its FireWire

Great color ; full duplex printing ; fast ; quiet ; updated design looks cool and protects the printer when it's not in use

Dye-based inks lack long-range archival permanence ; no FireWire port ; no option for fine-art papers ; black-and-white prints have a sepia cast

Jan, 2005

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Expert review by (digicamera.com)

Digital Camera: Canon Pixma iP8500 Printer

Canon has never been a company to sit back on their laurels when they have a really great product. So I was interested when I heard that they had upgraded their line of inkjet photo printers and now offered eight-color printing on some models. Since I...

In addition to printing from a computer, the iP8500 also has a PictBridge port on the front for direct connection to cameras. This allows you to print directly from cameras, both still and digital video, that support the PictBridge feature, without the...

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Expert review by : Paul Jasper (goodgearguide.com.au)

Canon PIXMA IP8500

During our tests the Canon PIXMA IP8500 printed great-looking photos and very attractive borderless snapshots, but it costs a good deal more than some...

High speed, low running costs

Lack of flash media slots

The IP8500 prints photos very quickly, has a duplexer, and has cheaper-than-averages ink and paper costs. However, its limited direct-print features make it best suited for use hooked up to a PC.

Apr, 2005

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Expert review by : Simon Williams (trustedreviews.com)

Canon Pixma iP 8500 - Photo Printer

The Pixma iP 8500 is a stunning photo printer, but as always, you get what you pay for.

The Pixma iP 8500 is intended for printing digital photographs and at this it is supremely good. Whether printing on A4, 10 x 15 or on CDs, photos come out superbly natural and detailed. It’s also quick when printing photos, but don’t duplex plain...

Apr, 2005

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Expert review by (macformat.co.uk)

Canon Pixma iP8500

As Canon printers go, this is the undisputed king of the A4 jungle. There are eight inks to provide a wide colour gamut: Canon's ChromaPLUS system introduces two extra colours to the regular five-colour set-upwith vivid green and red cartridges

Rich colours, Good profiles, Built-in CD tray, Dual paper trays, Wide gamut

Lightfast issues

Superb colour quality, luxuriant glossy media and every feature you could want

Dec, 2006

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Expert review by : Brian Haverty (cnet.com.au)

Canon PIXMA iP8500 Bubble Jet Printer

The iP8500 is the flagship model of Canon's latest release of nine new PIXMA bubble jet printers. The print quality is superb, it has nice touches like the ability to print directly onto the surface of a CD and DVD, and it's quite stylish to boot.

Outlook: With the PIXMA iP8500, serious home printing enthusiasts can now more rapidly print out lab-quality images. Canon has also paid attention to the design, and although you wouldn't probably want to put it in your lounge as they claim you could,...

Sep, 2004

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