Dell PC and Canon printer

[Doug R]

Hi
I have just purchased a Dell PC and need a printer. I am thinking of getting
a Canon Pixma MP500.
Are there any compatibility issues between these two?
Or between these brands in general

Thanks
Doug

 

[zakezuke]

I have just purchased a Dell PC and need a printer. I am thinking of getting

a Canon Pixma MP500.
Are there any compatibility issues between these two?
Or between these brands in general < Or would it be safer to get a dell printer? >

<From alt.sys.pc-clone.dell>

Dell doesn't make PCs nor printers. Most of their printers that they
sell are lexmark. The PCs they sell are pieced together from various
sources though typicaly from what i've seen the motherboards are from
intel. It's no more safe to go with a dell printer than a canon one.

The mp500 is pretty new, so it's hard to say in all honesty whether or
not there are any issues with the nkjet printer driver version 1.90 (I
presume if the same as the ip4200) and any PC.

It's impossible to say if there are any issues without a model number.
With a model number someone might reconize the system for what it is,
and with that data, who makes the stuff on the inside, establish if
there are issues.

 

[Knightcrawler]

There should be no issues. I mean it's running Windows XP like 95% of all
the PC's on the market and it has a mobo with USB port. Printers are usually
the least problematic of devices plugin to USB ports.

That said I have setup and used a lot of Canon printers and Dell machines
and never run into a problem.

 

[Fenrir Enterprises]

There should be no issues. I mean it's running Windows XP like 95% of all
the PC's on the market and it has a mobo with USB port. Printers are usually
the least problematic of devices plugin to USB ports.

That said I have setup and used a lot of Canon printers and Dell machines
and never run into a problem.

Just a note, I'm not so sure about the least problematic. I don't have
experience with the newer Canons, but I know with /many/ of the HPs
(especially the all in ones), you'd better read the directions first
and /only/ plug the printer in when the installing software tells you
to plug the USB cord in. If you plug the printer in before installing
the software, it can glitch the drivers and registry and require
manual editing to be able to un/reinstall it properly. While this is a
'user error' from not reading directions, and not specifically
anything wrong with the printers, (more due to Windows forcing
auto-detect/generic drivers for plug and play hardware, even if you
don't want it to) it is a rather commonly seen problem and can be
difficult to fix if you are not computer savvy.

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[Knightcrawler]

Canon is similiar in that it tells you to wait and install the driver first
and then it tells you to plug the USB cord in. Canon has it broken down into
steps though with a big sheet.

 

[ric]

Dell *do* manufacture PCs, they're famous for their JIT approach to
this.
The components (HDDs, RAM, etc) are all bought in, but this is the same
with all PC vendors: no single manufacturer of PCs manufactures
everything within them as it wouldn't make sense.
you're correct about lexmark, though. ratty things that they are.

 

[zakezuke]

Dell *do* manufacture PCs, they're famous for their JIT approach to this.

I was under the impression that they got most of their motherboards
from intel, and core assembly was done in one of intels various plants
like Dupont. I guess it's a matter of perspective... but as far as
something like "usb support" goes... for the most part this is
motherboard and OS related unless there is something about the software
installed.