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The Canon replacement print head has been installed, and all is back to normal, indeed very good with (as yoiu would expect) a perfect nozzle check pattern . Many thanks to all for your help. Happy printing! John

Does the Mb5050 have a flip-down paper feeder at the back for card and envelopes? i can't see any mention in reviews and specs. Thanks

The feature set of the Mb5050 and our old mx870 seem pretty similar. What pro and cons would you see between them?

What else did you consider when you bought the 5050? Would you have considered an Epson, or are you a dyed-in-the-ink Canon man?

Any experience or thoughts on the Canon Maxify MB5050?

Thanks, The Hat; understood. So, I think I'd go for a known good printhead from Peter's link [thanks!]. But the question is whether to spend on the part, or go for a new printer/scanner, and if so , which?

Just out of interest, how can you tell it's not a clog in part of the printhead? What are the risks in buying a compatible printhead such as this:-? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-Compatible-For-Canon-IP3600-MP560-MP620-MX860-MX870-MG-5140-PrintHeads-/391050886985 many thanks everyone! John

This is over-contrasty compared with teh original pdf scan, but is accurate for the purpose here. Here at last is the A4 of text at a sensible file size:

Try these: only very slightly fuzzier than the first scans. I may try again, and put them in pdfs... my pencilled marks down the left side HTH Thanks, John

Thanks all for your responses. Particularly PeterbJ with the warning and the link. I'm in UK btw. I'll try now to upload the nozzle check print. Drat! The jpgs generated by my MG5350 are too big. Gimme a mo'....

Hi all, i've just joined after googling my problem led me to another post here. Please tell me if I don't 'behave'! We've had our mx870 from new, feeding it 3rd party carts and it has been fine. It's been in use most days. Now it does not print alternate strips of black text (eg document sent...