Hi all -
My trusty MP610 printer is staggering on its last legs (cyan color nozzle is burned out, Canon driver has long been unavailable for Mac and the Gutenprint driver has become increasingly flaky, etc), so I've been planning to get a new all-in-one for some time. B&H just dropped the price on the soon-to-be-discontinued Pixma G2260 megatank printer to US$ 109, and I purchased one last weekend. I'm aware of all the warnings on this list about reliability issues with the megatank printers, but I like the concept (although I've done it for years, I really don't enjoy refilling cartridges), the physical dimensions of this printer fit my needs, and I figured that at this price what the heck, especially because the printer comes with two extra bottles of pigment black ink.
I normally avoid extended warranties, but I'm thinking that in this case, given the clogging issues, it might make sense to get one. Canon offers a 4 year extended warranty (really three extra years of coverage, since the first year would be covered in any case by the regular warranty) for US$40. Everything is covered, including all shipping if the printer needs to be returned. Consumables, including the maintenance cartridge, are not covered of course. Does getting this coverage seem like a good idea?
Aside from the Canon extended warranty, B&H also offers an extended warranty from Allstate that would provide 2 extra years of coverage for $18. Downside is that it's a year shorter than the Canon offer, and I'm guessing that if there's a problem with the printer I would have to send it to them and they would junk it and send me a new one, whereas Canon would send me parts (such as a printhead) so long as they are deemed user-replaceable.
My trusty MP610 printer is staggering on its last legs (cyan color nozzle is burned out, Canon driver has long been unavailable for Mac and the Gutenprint driver has become increasingly flaky, etc), so I've been planning to get a new all-in-one for some time. B&H just dropped the price on the soon-to-be-discontinued Pixma G2260 megatank printer to US$ 109, and I purchased one last weekend. I'm aware of all the warnings on this list about reliability issues with the megatank printers, but I like the concept (although I've done it for years, I really don't enjoy refilling cartridges), the physical dimensions of this printer fit my needs, and I figured that at this price what the heck, especially because the printer comes with two extra bottles of pigment black ink.
I normally avoid extended warranties, but I'm thinking that in this case, given the clogging issues, it might make sense to get one. Canon offers a 4 year extended warranty (really three extra years of coverage, since the first year would be covered in any case by the regular warranty) for US$40. Everything is covered, including all shipping if the printer needs to be returned. Consumables, including the maintenance cartridge, are not covered of course. Does getting this coverage seem like a good idea?
Aside from the Canon extended warranty, B&H also offers an extended warranty from Allstate that would provide 2 extra years of coverage for $18. Downside is that it's a year shorter than the Canon offer, and I'm guessing that if there's a problem with the printer I would have to send it to them and they would junk it and send me a new one, whereas Canon would send me parts (such as a printhead) so long as they are deemed user-replaceable.
