Good for scanning, print quality is average. Previously owned an HP printer, which was bulker, so I bought this printer because it was more stream-lined. They also had a special deal on it when we bought our computer. However, it eats ink much more than the HP. Also the ink for the Cannon is harder to find in stores, and is more costly than other brands. I bought ink for this printer about a month ago, after using the printer for two weeks, the low ink display came on. It kept showing this everytime I would print. Two weeks later since the first display came on, the ink is now completly empty. Typically we print about ten pages a week. The HP printer was more expensive, but the ink was less, and the Cannon was cheaper and the ink is more. Maybe that is the trade off.