Customer Reviews
very good all-1 here!! 
2006-03-08
bought this one for my brother and i'll tell ya, this is one heck of a printer, the quality is great. i catch myself using it more then my own epson.
and since my epson has crapped out one me, im looking into buying a MP130 for myself now.
as for the ink, i dont use it enough or buy ink for it so i dont know how long it last and what not.
Amazingly good machine and such a good price! 2005-12-23
I bought this primarily to replace a scanner, to use as a copier and to save my professional photo printers from the day to day printing that doesn't need its quality. Imagine my surprise at the quality and choices available with the MP130! Even the draft text printing is acceptable for a lot of uses (and for copying) and it's blazingly fast (even for copying). If you increase the quality of copies, it takes longer because it scans better but that's both understandable and perfectly acceptable. The big surprise was the photo quality this critter delivers. It rivals the S900 for quality on similar photo paper. I plan to use it for photo proofs some of the time; the color cartridge is all-in-one so individual colors aren't replaceable (as with my pro printers) but then again, the color cartridge isn't much more than each color of the other machines! It also prints letterhead (I use color for my logo) and excellent text at high quality and on good paper.
I tried recommending this to a friend but warned her it was a discontinued model. Sadly, in the day between the time I got mine and when she tried to order, they were indeed gone at the lowest price. We did find her one for a bit more (on a certain well-known auction websitesite) and, honestly, I'd pay quite a bit more for the MP130, knowing what I know now.
I recommend OEM Canon inks which are readily available on Amazon.com. If you order enough to qualify for the free shipping, the price comes in lower than any other location I've found.
Bottom line is that I recommend this maching highly. Sadly, I don't think all the glowing reviews will help a bit because the machine isn't much available now. But there is always the aforementioned auction site. ;) Seriously, it would be truly a service if Amazon.com could find some of these and once again offer them.
Excellent product but cartridges don't last long 
2005-11-28
It is a great all in one printer: delivers excellent prints and nice scanning features. However black ink got empty too fast; at least cartridges are very cheap.
excellent value 2005-11-06
This product has delivered everything it promised. It was simple to set up, and has performed flawlessly under the moderate to heavy demands we've been putting on it for the past month. Neither the copy nor print quality are top grade, but for an 'all in one' product at this price point, it's a lot better than you might expect. We're currently on our third black ink cartridge, and haven't had any problems with black or color prints. The cartridges are small and do need replacing relatively frequently, but at $3-$4 for generics, this isn't a big deal at all.
Smart Investment 2005-11-02
After my Epson died, I was truly confused about my next purchase.After some careful research and consulting PC magazine, I was very happy with my choice. The setup was easy and so far no problems. This was money well spent and this printer is highly recommended.
A little workhorse 2007-10-06
I bought this Pixma 26 months ago. Before this I had a Canon MP360 and loved it. I had to leave the MP360 with someone else when I came out here. Man that was an amazing printer. But it was discontinued. At the time I got this MP130, I had to be very price conscious. The MP130 completely fit the bill. For myself, all my printers will all be Canon until further notice. So that narrowed the field considerably. You might wonder why such loyalty to Canon? Okay, I'll tell you. Canon is high quality no matter how much you pay. In addition, the cost of operation is very low. Ink cartridges are less expensive and widely available from hundreds of sources both online and offline.
As for this MP130, it has done all asked of it. It prints high quality photos which is amazing since it only uses two cartridges (black & color). It prints crisp text with no smudging or blurring. It scans perfectly. It copies accurately. I don't know if this printer is still available, but if it is, and you need a printer for under $100 that is very low cost to operate, you cannot go wrong with this MP130.
I will add that mine now works much better with this 24# paper I just got. It's a bit thicker and the printer seems to really love it, you know? Printers are people too! smile.
In conclusion, have had this MP130 for 26 months and never needed to call for repairs or do any repairs. Just change the ink when it asks and run the deep clean cycle every four or five months. I WISH I had something bad to say about it so I could convince myself to get something new.
My Canon Pixma MP130 
2007-07-16
I was using my Canon Pixma MP130 All-in-One Photo printer almost everyday and was very happy with it until suddenly something called a waste ink absorber became full. It has a fault code on the screen and you have to take it to a printer repair service to have the code removed and replace the waste ink absorber. I've never heard of such a thing and am very unhappy about it. I'm sure the printer repair service guys love Canon. What a rip off!
Bought it, Love it, Rely On it 2007-01-16
I got this scanner/copier/printer when I wanted to do a photo-collage and send it to 150 people for wedding thank-yous, and I wished I had bought it sooner for the wedding invites [which I also designed in Adobe Photo-Shop--sold separately!] I've never regretted it! I got it new for just over a hundred with tax, I've had it for a year and a half, and it was money well spent! Staples sells knockoffs of the ink cartridges, so I save a few dollars there...One minor criticism: When making copies, the two-line, unlighted L.E.D. display is less-than-ideal, but I mostly use it for printing stuff from the web. Works great as a scanner also, esp. with PhotoShop.
DO NOT BUY A CANON!!! 
2007-01-04
Had the printer about a year, when suddenly something called a waste ink absorber became full. It has a fault code on the screen, that has to be cleared by a technician. I could not remember when I bought it, so Canon is saying it must of been over a year and will not honor the warranty. Service location is too far away. No offer from Canon to mail it in for repair. Just a lame offer of a 15% customer loyalty discount on an MP160.. for a total of about $75-80. That in addition to the $100 plus I laid out for this piece of junk would total nearly $200 in the span of about a year on low end printers. Not to mention the paper feed started acting up. Loyalty my foot, I bought a $30 Lexmark all in one on sale at Walmart to replace it. In my estimation they all have about the same quality of printing and construction (if I want photo's printed I'll go to the drugstore or order them online, why waste ink on low quality prints from a home printer?)I have a Canon digital camera (A510) which is fine, but after this little bait and switch quality fiasco. I'll probably buy another brand of camera as well, when the time comes. Thumbs down for Canon on quality and customer appreciation!
Avoid at all costs! 2006-05-07
Even if someone offers to give you this printer for free, don't take it. I wasted $100 on it. I think I got about 10 copies before the black ink cartridge ran out. It never feeds the paper correctly, constant paper jams. Visiting the Canon website and following all of their troubleshooting steps has not worked. I threw this thing away. The scanner works OK but that's about it.
