I purchased this printer for printing my company's brochure. The quality of the printing is outstanding, better than the HP color laser printer that it replaced. It is noisy but not as noisy as the HP color laser.

THIS IS AN EXCELLENT PRINTER BUT COSTLY TO USE. THE REASON BEING THE CLEAR INK CARTRIDGE RUNS OUT AT THE SAME TIME AS THE BLACK CARTRIDGE MAKING THE COST OF REPLACING A BLACK CARTRIDGE DOUBLE.

Canon's PIXMA iX7000 is the company's second business-focussed A3 inkjet printer, and it's one of the most expensive on the market. It is big, slow and noisy but offers automatic duplex and network connectivity, and it produces great quality A4 and A3 output.

Produces great A4 photos; automatic duplexer can print double-sided A3 documents; draft documents are usable

Print quality issues with matte media and A3 photos; frustrating paper input options; extremely big

Most inkjet printers designed to handle paper up to A3+ are aimed primarily at the photo enthusiast or graphics professional. However, Canon's Pixma iX7000 is directed at the small office market, where plain paper prints are more prevalent and larger page sizes are needed more for posters,...

The Canon PIXMA iX7000 is a behemoth. At 410mm high and 710mm deep with trays fully extended, this A3+ inkjet printer takes up a substantial amount of desk space.

Canon has managed to create a number of exceptional large-format or wide-format printers in recent years. Most of these printers have focused on providing working photographers with a way to create lab-quality prints as large as 13x19 inches without needing to rely on a traditional photo lab.

Exceptional image quality; High-capacity paper cassette; Reasonable cost and easy on ink

Big and heavy; No built-in Wi-Fi; Slower than the competition

The Canon PIXMA iX7000 is a behemoth. At 410mm high and 710mm deep with trays fully extended, this A3+ inkjet printer takes up a substantial amount of desk space.

The Canon Pixma iX7000 Inkjet Business Printer ($399.99 direct) is the third inkjet printer I've seen in the past several months that can print on tabloid (11- by 17-inch) or larger-size paper and is aimed tightly at small offices-particularly micro and home offices.

Can't load both letter- and tabloid-size at once to switch between them easily

This large-format inkjet is excellent for cost-sensitive small businesses and home offices. Top-notch results with plain paper, plus auto-duplex printing, make it one of the most versatile single-function inkjets you can buy.

Excellent-quality text on plain paper; Paper sizes up to 13x19 inches; Auto-duplex printing; Three paper paths

Inconsistent print speeds; Too large for most desks

Last month we reviewed HP's Officejet 7000 , an A3+ inkjet printer with print quality, performance and running costs to rival a laser printer. A3 colour prints are useful in office environments, but while an A3 colour laser costs upwards of ￡1,000, the Officejet 7000 costs just ￡185.