Canon PC170 Personal Copier

Great for single/occasional copies!

Strengths: Virtually instant-on

Weakness: Needs a lot of room horizontally

This is a copier where the paper feeds from one side to the other, so it takes up a lot of room -- you can fold the paper feeder/tray up, but then you'd need to make room when you want to use it. I have to clear out the entire top of a two-shelf bookshelf so it can fit, so do keep that in mind. I do love how quickly I can make a copy with this one, though (current one needs MUCH more time to warm...

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Affordable but dependable personal copier

Strengths: Low price, low maintenance cost, clear and crisp quality, quick warmup

Weakness: A little heavier

This Canon copier, like other Canon products, is always the one you can depend upon. It is affordable while still outputs professional-like printout. We have a home office and now we have printed several thousand sheets and changed toners. This device is a little heavier, but for us, we almost don't carry it around so we really don't care. If you are seeking a dependable and quality-oriented...

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Canon PC170 Personal Copier

Strengths: Instant warm up and fast printing

Weakness: Heavy and occupies some space

This is the cheapest personal copier in the market. I chose this one instead of an all-in-one model because I already have a printer and a scanner, and I do not need the fax feature. It does not have any extra functions and can only do single-sided copying (double-sided if perform manually). The printing speed is fast, no warm-up waiting time. It does need some space when doing the printing, but...

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Canon personal copier PC170

Strengths: compact, clear black n white copies

Weakness: bit heavier

If you are looking for a very basic flat copier this unit isfor you. It makes clean black and white copies.Setting up is easy. It uses small amount of desk place.The system warms up quickly with virtually no waiting and the copies are clear. It is an excellent product for home use. We have made 150 copies now and have had no problems.It works perfectly and the quality print is the best.

An affordable personal copier

Strengths: Fast copying and low cost

Weakness: No stand-alone scanning

I bought this copier since it is cheaper than the others and the replacement toner is also cheaper. It does copying work well. The size is big and occupied half od my desk. The major complaint is that it does not support scanning from computer. So you can not use it as a normal scanner.

Good for pesonal use

Strengths: Cheap, fast and easy using

Weakness: Heavy, big size, no scanning

This is a low cost copier, good for personal use. It generates copies fast. The toner is cheap. However, the size is large and very heavy. So plan well in advance where to put it. Oveall, it is still a good personal copier for light use.

good copier

Strengths: small

Weakness: none

PC 170 Personal Copier is small and inexpensive. Form feed would be nice, but it's quick compared to the all in one's B & W but toners are cheap versus color

Excellent copier for family use

Strengths: Great price, starts up quickly, quiet

Weakness: Copies slow, can not identify red letters and red images

It works great and makes very clean looking black and white copies. But print is a little light unless you change the setting to be "darker" all the time. But it can not identify red letters and red images. I tried to copy some documents with red seals, but the print came out with white blank on the location of the seals. It starts up within seconds and shuts down automatically. You will feel...

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Canon PC170 Personal Copier

Strengths: No warm-up time. Convenient.

Weakness: Costly toner replacement.

Great copier. Definitely made for home uses. There is no warm up time so you can just turn it on and start copying. Easy to use. The starter cartridge should yield a decent amount of copies before need a replacement. Replacement cartridges would be the E20 which can be purchased for about $40-50.